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Sci-fi goes global with new Japanese VIZ Media imprint

VIZ Media has announced the launch of a brand-new imprint called Haikasoru, which will publish an array of contemporary Japanese science fiction and fantasy stories for English audiences. This is the first time an imprint with a dedicated focus on Japanese sci-fi has launched in North America. Haikasoru is scheduled to publish twelve books a ….

Win movie tickets to Medicine for Melancholy

The Tribeca Film Fest is running a contest for one lucky indie film fan to win admission for two to any showing of Medicine for Melancholy at the IFC Center during its run, which begins on Monday, February 2nd. The indie drama has been nominated for three Independent Spirit awards, and revolves around two artistic ….

Cult sci-fi comedy Red Dwarf returning to TV

The BBC reports that the cult sci-fi comedy Red Dwarf will return to television, 21 years after it first hit U.K. airwaves. A new special will appear on the digital channel Dave in the U.K. for a two-part Easter-weekend event. In the new show, the cast has finally returned to Earth. The special reunites the ….

NBC orders sci-fi pilot Day One from Heroes scribe

NBC has ordered a post-apocalyptic drama pilot called Day One, from Heroes writer Jesse Alexander, who has also written episodes of Alias and Lost, according to a Variety report. The one-hour show takes place following a catastrophic global event that destroys the world’s infrastructure. The action centers on a small group of survivors.

Will Angelina Jolie return for a Lara Croft: Tomb Raider reboot?

Warners Bros. and Dan Lin, who was a producer on The Departed, as well as the upcoming Terminator Salvation, Sherlock Holmes and Jonny Quest movies, are in early development on a “revival” of the Tomb Raider franchise, according to The Hollywood Reporter. We may not have too much to fear – yet, as the report ….

Iron Man scribes and indie thriller Elite Squad director team for Ludlum adaptation Sigma Protocol

Elite Squad was a tension-filled, gritty drama that I watched a screening of some time ago (Read my review RIGHT HERE). I am pleasantly surprised that Universal has taken notice of Berlin Fest Golden Bear prize winner Jose Padilha, and are negotiating with him to helm the international thriller The Sigma Protocol, which is based ….

Notorious screenwriter to pen Lowriders tale

Cheo Hodari Coker, who co-wrote the critically acclaimed Notorious B.I.G. biopic that’s currently in theaters, has been contracted to write the drama Lowriders, which is set in the world of low-riding cars, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Imagine Entertainment and producer Brian Grazer (American Gangster, Changeling, Inside Man) are producing the new film. Grazer, whose ….