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Thursday, December 22, 2011
Sci Fi News Daily Digest: Harrison Ford Officially Joins Ender's Game, Helen Mirren Wants to be Doctor Who, and More
News and Updates December 22nd:
Hollywood Reporter: Harrison Ford Officially Joins Ender's Game - The actor will appear opposite Abigain Breslin, Asa Butterfield, Hailee Steinfeld and Ben Kingsley in the sci-fi adaptation of Orson Scott Card's novel.
ScienceFiction.com: Helen Mirren Wants To Be The First Female Doctor In Doctor Who - She played a Mossad agent in ‘The Debt,’ a retired CIA operative in ‘Reds’ and even the Queen of England in ‘The Queen,’ but now Oscar award winner Helen Mirren has set her sights to play the next Doctor in the long running British television show ‘Doctor Who.’
Axiom's Edge Sci Fi: Full Mid-Season Schedule for the Science Fiction and Fantasy Television Shows
Hollywood Reporter: American Horror Story Finale: Burning Questions Answered
Sci Fi Mafia: True Blood Showrunner Gives a Tiny Peek into Season Five
TrekNews.com: JJ Abrams Says Star Trek Sequel Will be Shot in 2-D Then Converted to 3-D
Deadline Hollywood: Terra Nova Makes Moves to Prep for Second Season
ScienceFiction.com: Doctor Who: Worlds In Time’ MMO Game Now Open To Players
Hollywood Reporter: Stan Lee to Create Indian Comic Superhero 'Chakra - The Invincible'
io9.com: Why is the U.S. government trying to control the contents of scientific journals?
Hollywood Reporter: Harrison Ford Officially Joins Ender's Game - The actor will appear opposite Abigain Breslin, Asa Butterfield, Hailee Steinfeld and Ben Kingsley in the sci-fi adaptation of Orson Scott Card's novel.
ScienceFiction.com: Helen Mirren Wants To Be The First Female Doctor In Doctor Who - She played a Mossad agent in ‘The Debt,’ a retired CIA operative in ‘Reds’ and even the Queen of England in ‘The Queen,’ but now Oscar award winner Helen Mirren has set her sights to play the next Doctor in the long running British television show ‘Doctor Who.’
Axiom's Edge Sci Fi: Full Mid-Season Schedule for the Science Fiction and Fantasy Television Shows
Hollywood Reporter: American Horror Story Finale: Burning Questions Answered
Sci Fi Mafia: True Blood Showrunner Gives a Tiny Peek into Season Five
TrekNews.com: JJ Abrams Says Star Trek Sequel Will be Shot in 2-D Then Converted to 3-D
Deadline Hollywood: Terra Nova Makes Moves to Prep for Second Season
ScienceFiction.com: Doctor Who: Worlds In Time’ MMO Game Now Open To Players
Hollywood Reporter: Stan Lee to Create Indian Comic Superhero 'Chakra - The Invincible'
io9.com: Why is the U.S. government trying to control the contents of scientific journals?
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Tuesday, December 20, 2011
Sci Fi News Daily Digest: Audiences Complain They Can't Understan Dark Knight Villain, John Woo Launches Animated Web Series, and More
News and Updates December 20th:
Hollywood Reporter: The Dark Knight Rises Faces Big Problem: Audiences Can't Understand Villain - Sources say some at Warner Bros. want Christopher Nolan to change the sound mix in response to complaints that Bane's dialogue is hard to hear. But the filmmaker plans only to alter the sound slightly.
Hollywood Reporter: John Woo Launches Animated Web Series Seven Brothers with Liquid Comics - Director John Woo has launched the animated web series Seven Brothers in association with Liquid Comics and Tiger Hill Entertainment.
Deadline Hollywood: Did Promotheus Teaser Leave Hints Of Alien Influence? - The 20th Century Fox promo that teased the upcoming first trailer for the Ridley Scott-directed Prometheus certainly seemed different from Scott’s iconic science fiction film Alien–but does one small clue at the end indicate there’s a closer tie to the franchise than previously believed?
Deadline Hollywood: Wolverine Pirate To Serve Year In Prison
BleedingCool.com: Terry Gilliam’s 10 Lessons For Directors Today
EW.com: Terra Nova: 6 ways to save the show
Hollywood Reporter: NBC Offers Full Season 'Holiday Catch-Up' Online for Grimm and Other Shows
ScienceFiction.com: James Cameron Gets Sued Over Avatar … Again! To The Tune Of Over 2 Billion
Blastr.com: DC Comics wanted to kill Superman four years earlier than it did
BleedingCool.com: DC Offers Retailers Customizable Comic For Free Comic Book Day 2012
Hollywood Reporter: The Dark Knight Rises Faces Big Problem: Audiences Can't Understand Villain - Sources say some at Warner Bros. want Christopher Nolan to change the sound mix in response to complaints that Bane's dialogue is hard to hear. But the filmmaker plans only to alter the sound slightly.
Hollywood Reporter: John Woo Launches Animated Web Series Seven Brothers with Liquid Comics - Director John Woo has launched the animated web series Seven Brothers in association with Liquid Comics and Tiger Hill Entertainment.
Deadline Hollywood: Did Promotheus Teaser Leave Hints Of Alien Influence? - The 20th Century Fox promo that teased the upcoming first trailer for the Ridley Scott-directed Prometheus certainly seemed different from Scott’s iconic science fiction film Alien–but does one small clue at the end indicate there’s a closer tie to the franchise than previously believed?
Deadline Hollywood: Wolverine Pirate To Serve Year In Prison
BleedingCool.com: Terry Gilliam’s 10 Lessons For Directors Today
EW.com: Terra Nova: 6 ways to save the show
Hollywood Reporter: NBC Offers Full Season 'Holiday Catch-Up' Online for Grimm and Other Shows
ScienceFiction.com: James Cameron Gets Sued Over Avatar … Again! To The Tune Of Over 2 Billion
Blastr.com: DC Comics wanted to kill Superman four years earlier than it did
BleedingCool.com: DC Offers Retailers Customizable Comic For Free Comic Book Day 2012
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Monday, December 19, 2011
Sci Fi News Daily Digest: Ridley Scott Reveals More About Prometheus, Terra Nova Producer Optimistic on Renewal, and More
News and Updates December 19th:
Filmophilia: Interview: Ridley Scott Talks Prometheus, Giger, Beginning of Man and Original Alien - An interview with legendary director Ridley Scott, who is now working on one of 2012′s most anticipated blockbusters, sci-fi thriller Prometheus.
Hollywood Reporter: Terra Nova' Executive Poducers 'Guardedly Optimistic' For Season 2, Tease Finale's 'New Mysteries' - Rene Echevarria and Brannon Braga discuss talks for a second season, whether they could move the series from Australia and the death of a beloved character.
Blastr.com: Steven Moffat says Yates Who movie would be 'a heathen thing to do' - Steven Moffat [says] . . . that David Yates' Who movie reboot is not gonna happen on his watch, calling the whole project "a heathen thing to do" and a "heresy."
Hollywood Reporter: Star Wars-Inspired Religion Gaining Popularity in the Czech Republic
Axiom's Edge Sci Fi: Cancellation Watch: Person of Interest Still Hanging On
Vulture: Did Lost End the ‘Golden Era’ of Television?
Hollywood Reporter: Daniel Craig In Talks To Star In Five More Installments of Bond Series 007
New York Times: Santa Claus Conquers the Martians Wins Honors as Worst Christmas Movie Ever
Hollywood Reporter: Ender's Game Casts Canadian Teen Star Brendan Meyer
TrekNews.com: William Shatner’s One-Man Show Headed to Broadway
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Filmophilia: Interview: Ridley Scott Talks Prometheus, Giger, Beginning of Man and Original Alien - An interview with legendary director Ridley Scott, who is now working on one of 2012′s most anticipated blockbusters, sci-fi thriller Prometheus.
Hollywood Reporter: Terra Nova' Executive Poducers 'Guardedly Optimistic' For Season 2, Tease Finale's 'New Mysteries' - Rene Echevarria and Brannon Braga discuss talks for a second season, whether they could move the series from Australia and the death of a beloved character.
Blastr.com: Steven Moffat says Yates Who movie would be 'a heathen thing to do' - Steven Moffat [says] . . . that David Yates' Who movie reboot is not gonna happen on his watch, calling the whole project "a heathen thing to do" and a "heresy."
Hollywood Reporter: Star Wars-Inspired Religion Gaining Popularity in the Czech Republic
Axiom's Edge Sci Fi: Cancellation Watch: Person of Interest Still Hanging On
Vulture: Did Lost End the ‘Golden Era’ of Television?
Hollywood Reporter: Daniel Craig In Talks To Star In Five More Installments of Bond Series 007
New York Times: Santa Claus Conquers the Martians Wins Honors as Worst Christmas Movie Ever
Hollywood Reporter: Ender's Game Casts Canadian Teen Star Brendan Meyer
TrekNews.com: William Shatner’s One-Man Show Headed to Broadway
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Friday, December 16, 2011
Sci Fi News Daily Digest: Two Characters Will be Leaving Doctor Who, American Horror Story and Game of Thrones Among Golden Globe Nominees, and More
News and Updates December 16th:
ScienceFiction.com: Steven Moffat Confirms Karen Gillian And Arthur Darvill Are Leaving Doctor Who - Executive producer Steven Moffat made it official: Amy and Rory Pond will be exiting the series next season and the Doctor will have a new companion.
Geeks of Doom: American Horror Story and Game of Thrones Among Golden Globes Best TV Series Nominees, Hugo Gets Best Motion Picture Nod - Nominations for the 69th annual Golden Globe Awards have been officially announced.
Deadline Hollywood: R.I.P. Joe Simon - Captain America co-creator Joe Simon has died. The legendary Simon, who collaborated with Jack Kirby on other characters as well, died Wednesday night in New York City after a brief illness. He was 98.
Deadline Hollywood: B-Movie King Roger Corman At Age 85 Busy As Ever On Eve Of Documentary About Him
EW.com: The Avengers movie to get four-issue comic book prelude
Hollywood Reporter: Box Office in Free Fall: Why December Numbers Are Tanking and How 2012 Could Improve
Sci Fi Mafia: January Premiere Set for G4′s New Anime Series BLADE
ScienceFiction.com: The Amazing Spider-Man Website Opens With New Hi-Res Photos, Character Descriptions And Official Sypnosis
Blastr.com: Could Michael Chabon's Kavalier & Clay become an HBO series?
BleedingCool.com: Dynamite To Publish The Bionic Woman Comic In March
Observations and Commentaries from Around the Web:
Geeks of Doom: Could Netflix Be The Savior Firefly Fans Have Been Waiting For?
Axiom's Edge Sci Fi: Netflix Developing Its First Genre Series, but a Firefly Revival Seems Like a Stretch
io9.com: Why Person of Interest is a Superhero Show Done Right
ScienceFiction.com: Steven Moffat Confirms Karen Gillian And Arthur Darvill Are Leaving Doctor Who - Executive producer Steven Moffat made it official: Amy and Rory Pond will be exiting the series next season and the Doctor will have a new companion.
Geeks of Doom: American Horror Story and Game of Thrones Among Golden Globes Best TV Series Nominees, Hugo Gets Best Motion Picture Nod - Nominations for the 69th annual Golden Globe Awards have been officially announced.
Deadline Hollywood: R.I.P. Joe Simon - Captain America co-creator Joe Simon has died. The legendary Simon, who collaborated with Jack Kirby on other characters as well, died Wednesday night in New York City after a brief illness. He was 98.
Deadline Hollywood: B-Movie King Roger Corman At Age 85 Busy As Ever On Eve Of Documentary About Him
EW.com: The Avengers movie to get four-issue comic book prelude
Hollywood Reporter: Box Office in Free Fall: Why December Numbers Are Tanking and How 2012 Could Improve
Sci Fi Mafia: January Premiere Set for G4′s New Anime Series BLADE
ScienceFiction.com: The Amazing Spider-Man Website Opens With New Hi-Res Photos, Character Descriptions And Official Sypnosis
Blastr.com: Could Michael Chabon's Kavalier & Clay become an HBO series?
BleedingCool.com: Dynamite To Publish The Bionic Woman Comic In March
Observations and Commentaries from Around the Web:
Geeks of Doom: Could Netflix Be The Savior Firefly Fans Have Been Waiting For?
Axiom's Edge Sci Fi: Netflix Developing Its First Genre Series, but a Firefly Revival Seems Like a Stretch
io9.com: Why Person of Interest is a Superhero Show Done Right
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Thursday, December 15, 2011
Sci Fi News Daily Digest: Poster for Ridley Scott's Prometheus Released, Find Out Which Theaters Will Show the Dark Knight Prologue, and More
News and Updates December 15th:
Ridley Scott's Prometheus, which may or may not have ties to the Alien franchise of films, hits theaters on March 9, 2012. Here is the poster for the film (click to see larger). Stay tuned to the Sci Fi Scroll site for our 2012 science fiction and fantasy movie preview.
EW.com: The Dark Knight Rises IMAX prologue: Here's where you can see it - Only 42 IMAX theaters in North America will be playing Christopher Nolan’s eye-popping introduction of Tom Hardy’s masked villain Bane.
Hollywood Reporter: Thor 2 Star Natalie Portman Furious Over Director Patty Jenkins' Firing
Sci Fi Mafia: IDW and ComiXology Expand Digital Partnership
Deadline Hollywood: Arthur & Lancelot In Warner Bros Budget Crisis: Projected $130M Cost Too High
Blastr.com: Incredibles director blames lack of a sequel on The Avengers
Hollywood Reporter: American Horror Story: 5 Things Learned From 'Birth'
Blaster.com: Moffat says those 2-part episodes have been hurting Doctor Who
Reviews:
Vulture: Movie Review: The Maximum Clutter of Sherlock Holmes: Game of Shadows
Hollywood Reporter: Mission Impossible delivers wall-to-wall action in a spectacular, if repetitive, fourth series entry.
ScienceFiction.com: Comic Book Review: Carnage USA #1
ScienceFiction.com: Comic Book Review: Avengers: X-Sanction #1
EW.com: The Dark Knight Rises IMAX prologue: Here's where you can see it - Only 42 IMAX theaters in North America will be playing Christopher Nolan’s eye-popping introduction of Tom Hardy’s masked villain Bane.
Hollywood Reporter: Thor 2 Star Natalie Portman Furious Over Director Patty Jenkins' Firing
Sci Fi Mafia: IDW and ComiXology Expand Digital Partnership
Deadline Hollywood: Arthur & Lancelot In Warner Bros Budget Crisis: Projected $130M Cost Too High
Blastr.com: Incredibles director blames lack of a sequel on The Avengers
Hollywood Reporter: American Horror Story: 5 Things Learned From 'Birth'
Blaster.com: Moffat says those 2-part episodes have been hurting Doctor Who
Reviews:
Vulture: Movie Review: The Maximum Clutter of Sherlock Holmes: Game of Shadows
Hollywood Reporter: Mission Impossible delivers wall-to-wall action in a spectacular, if repetitive, fourth series entry.
ScienceFiction.com: Comic Book Review: Carnage USA #1
ScienceFiction.com: Comic Book Review: Avengers: X-Sanction #1
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Wednesday, December 14, 2011
Sci Fi News Daily Digest: Listen to a Rare Star Trek Radio Special from the 80's, Philip K. Dick's Now Wait for Last Year Movie on the Way, and More
News and Updates December 14th:
TrekNews.com: Listen to a Rare 60-Minute Star Trek Radio Special from 1982 - Before the Internet and tablets, radio programs were a popular source of entertainment and a potent promotional strategy.
Sci Fi Mafia: Philip K. Dick’s NOW WAIT FOR LAST YEAR Is Headed to the Big Screen - Variety reports that Lila 9th and Electric Shepherd Productions are joining forces to bring Philip K. Dick‘s 1966 sci-fi novel Now Wait For Last Year to the big screen.
BleedingCool.com: Exactly One Year Before The Hobbit Opens, The Official Blurb Is Unveiled - One year from today, the first in Peter Jackson’s pair of Hobbit films will finally be playing in cinemas.
Axiom's Edge Sci Fi: Cancellation Watch Update: Once Upon A Time Slips Again, Terra Nova Still Languishing
Hollywood Reporter: Screen Gems to Adapt Supernatural Cyberbully Short Viral
Deadline Hollywood: Stephen Hopkins To Direct NBC Futuristic Drama Pilot Beautiful People
Blastr.com: Rise of the Planet of the Apes director shares his sequel plans
Hollywood Reporter: Pierce Brosnan's Bag of Bones Miniseries Boosts Ratings for A&E
ScienceFiction.com: Masters Of The Universe’ Film Still A Go
Deadline Hollywood: Warner Bros Buys Action/Sci-Fi Pitch Rise
Hollywood Reporter: American Horror Story Mansion on Sale for $4.5 Million
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TrekNews.com: Listen to a Rare 60-Minute Star Trek Radio Special from 1982 - Before the Internet and tablets, radio programs were a popular source of entertainment and a potent promotional strategy.
Sci Fi Mafia: Philip K. Dick’s NOW WAIT FOR LAST YEAR Is Headed to the Big Screen - Variety reports that Lila 9th and Electric Shepherd Productions are joining forces to bring Philip K. Dick‘s 1966 sci-fi novel Now Wait For Last Year to the big screen.
BleedingCool.com: Exactly One Year Before The Hobbit Opens, The Official Blurb Is Unveiled - One year from today, the first in Peter Jackson’s pair of Hobbit films will finally be playing in cinemas.
Axiom's Edge Sci Fi: Cancellation Watch Update: Once Upon A Time Slips Again, Terra Nova Still Languishing
Hollywood Reporter: Screen Gems to Adapt Supernatural Cyberbully Short Viral
Deadline Hollywood: Stephen Hopkins To Direct NBC Futuristic Drama Pilot Beautiful People
Blastr.com: Rise of the Planet of the Apes director shares his sequel plans
Hollywood Reporter: Pierce Brosnan's Bag of Bones Miniseries Boosts Ratings for A&E
ScienceFiction.com: Masters Of The Universe’ Film Still A Go
Deadline Hollywood: Warner Bros Buys Action/Sci-Fi Pitch Rise
Hollywood Reporter: American Horror Story Mansion on Sale for $4.5 Million
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Tuesday, December 13, 2011
Sci FI News Daily Digest: Netflix to Produce Original Horror Series, Scientists Closing in on the God Particle, and More
News and Updates December 13th:
Hollywood Reporter: Netflix Prepping Eli Roth-Directed Horror Series - The company is nearing a 13-episode order for Hemlock Grove, a thriller based on Brian McGreevy’s upcoming horror novel by the same name.
MSNBC.com: Long-sought 'God Particle' cornered, scientists say - Physicists are closer than ever to hunting down the elusive Higgs boson particle, the missing piece of the governing theory of the universe's tiniest building blocks.
io9.com: The Best Unproduced Science Fiction Screenplays of 2011, According to Hollywood Insiders - Find out what movie scripts Hollywood is bouncing up and down about — but not actually ponying up money to produce — right now.
Deadline Hollywood: The Amazing Spider-Man And The Dark Knight Rises Release New Movie Posters
Blastr.com: George Takei urges Star Wars and Trek fans to unite against Twilight
Radio Times: Two long-lost episodes of Doctor Who uncovered
Geeks of Doom: Justice League Doom will be next DC direct-to-DVD animated feature
Deadline Hollywood: Legendary Pictures Postpones January Start Of Alex Proyas-Directed Paradise Lost
Vulture: George Lucas Is Still Puzzling Over Indiana Jones 5
io9.com: BBC Challenging Studio Ghibli with its own Borrowers Adaptation
Deadline Hollywood: Universal Makes Deal On Luc Besson-Angelina Jolie Sci-Fi Film
BleedingCool.com: The Biggest Comic Convention In America… Is In South America?
Hollywood Reporter: IFC Acquires The Moth Diairies, Starring Lily Cole and Sarah Bolger, Based on Mary Harron's Vampire Novel
BleedingCool.com: How Digital Could Help Comic Publishers Build Their IP Empire
Hollywood Reporter: Netflix Prepping Eli Roth-Directed Horror Series - The company is nearing a 13-episode order for Hemlock Grove, a thriller based on Brian McGreevy’s upcoming horror novel by the same name.
MSNBC.com: Long-sought 'God Particle' cornered, scientists say - Physicists are closer than ever to hunting down the elusive Higgs boson particle, the missing piece of the governing theory of the universe's tiniest building blocks.
io9.com: The Best Unproduced Science Fiction Screenplays of 2011, According to Hollywood Insiders - Find out what movie scripts Hollywood is bouncing up and down about — but not actually ponying up money to produce — right now.
Cancellation Watch from Axiom's Edge Sci Fi: Tracking the weekly ratings and the cancellation prospects of the science fiction and fantasy shows currently airing on broadcast and cable networks.
Deadline Hollywood: The Amazing Spider-Man And The Dark Knight Rises Release New Movie Posters
Blastr.com: George Takei urges Star Wars and Trek fans to unite against Twilight
Radio Times: Two long-lost episodes of Doctor Who uncovered
Geeks of Doom: Justice League Doom will be next DC direct-to-DVD animated feature
Deadline Hollywood: Legendary Pictures Postpones January Start Of Alex Proyas-Directed Paradise Lost
Vulture: George Lucas Is Still Puzzling Over Indiana Jones 5
io9.com: BBC Challenging Studio Ghibli with its own Borrowers Adaptation
Deadline Hollywood: Universal Makes Deal On Luc Besson-Angelina Jolie Sci-Fi Film
BleedingCool.com: The Biggest Comic Convention In America… Is In South America?
Hollywood Reporter: IFC Acquires The Moth Diairies, Starring Lily Cole and Sarah Bolger, Based on Mary Harron's Vampire Novel
BleedingCool.com: How Digital Could Help Comic Publishers Build Their IP Empire
Friday, December 9, 2011
Sci Fi News Daily Digest: 8-Minute Dark Knight Rises Preview to Hit IMAX, Ben Kingsly May Join Ender's Game, and More
News and Updates December 9th:
Hollywood Reporter: Christopher Nolan Debuts 8-Minute Dark Knight Rises Preview - Warner Bros. and Christopher Nolan showed off about eight minutes of footage from The Dark Knight Rises on Thursday night, a preview that will be seen later this month in select IMAX theatres before Mission: Impossible -- Ghost Protocol. Also See What the Media Is Saying
Hollywood Reporter: Ben Kingsly in Talks to Join the Cast of Ender's Game - Ben Kingsley is in talks to join the cast of Ender’s Game, Odd Lot’s sci-fi film adaptation of the novel by Orson Scott Card.
Hollywood Reporter: Former James Cameron Employee Sues Claiming Avatar Was His Idea - Filmmaker James Cameron and his Lightstorm Entertainment were sued Thursday by a former employee who claims he spent two years developing a movie that became the basis for Avatar.
Deadline Hollywood: Are These The Most Anticipated 2012 Films?
TrekNews.net: Edgar Ramirez & Jordi Molla Possibilities for Star Trek Sequel Villain
TrekWeb.com: John Billingsley Blames Enterprise Cancellation on Studio Greed
Deadline Hollywood: Dan Gilroy Signs On To Pen Stan Lee’s Chinese Superhero Pic The Annihilator
Blastr.com: Mark Strong wants Green Lantern 2 to chronicle Sinestro's fall
Hollywood Reporter: Guy Ritchie and Lionel Wigram in Talks to Make Man From U.N.C.L.E.
Sci Fi Mafia: Comedy Central is Developing Robots
Hollywood Reporter: Hot Sci-Fi Movie Project Rosa Lands at Fox
io9.com: H.P. Lovecraft’s leading scholar prepares his ultimate look at the master’s weird life
Hollywood Reporter: Redbox to Team With Verizon on Internet-Streaming Business
Geeks of Doom: Evil Dead Remake Gets An Official Release Date; Plot Details Surface
Hollywood Reporter: Grimm EPs Reveal 4 Things That Make a Fairy Tale Ripe for Adaptation
Reviews:
Axiom's Edge Sci Fi: The Dollhouse Epitaphs Comic is the Way That Joss Whedon Should Have Gone With This Story from the Start
Hollywood Reporter: Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows
Cybermage: Book review: K55 Lögnernas Valv [English:K55 Vault of Lies] by Erika Oscarius
Hollywood Reporter: Christopher Nolan Debuts 8-Minute Dark Knight Rises Preview - Warner Bros. and Christopher Nolan showed off about eight minutes of footage from The Dark Knight Rises on Thursday night, a preview that will be seen later this month in select IMAX theatres before Mission: Impossible -- Ghost Protocol. Also See What the Media Is Saying
Hollywood Reporter: Ben Kingsly in Talks to Join the Cast of Ender's Game - Ben Kingsley is in talks to join the cast of Ender’s Game, Odd Lot’s sci-fi film adaptation of the novel by Orson Scott Card.
Hollywood Reporter: Former James Cameron Employee Sues Claiming Avatar Was His Idea - Filmmaker James Cameron and his Lightstorm Entertainment were sued Thursday by a former employee who claims he spent two years developing a movie that became the basis for Avatar.
Deadline Hollywood: Are These The Most Anticipated 2012 Films?
TrekNews.net: Edgar Ramirez & Jordi Molla Possibilities for Star Trek Sequel Villain
TrekWeb.com: John Billingsley Blames Enterprise Cancellation on Studio Greed
Deadline Hollywood: Dan Gilroy Signs On To Pen Stan Lee’s Chinese Superhero Pic The Annihilator
Blastr.com: Mark Strong wants Green Lantern 2 to chronicle Sinestro's fall
Hollywood Reporter: Guy Ritchie and Lionel Wigram in Talks to Make Man From U.N.C.L.E.
Sci Fi Mafia: Comedy Central is Developing Robots
Hollywood Reporter: Hot Sci-Fi Movie Project Rosa Lands at Fox
io9.com: H.P. Lovecraft’s leading scholar prepares his ultimate look at the master’s weird life
Hollywood Reporter: Redbox to Team With Verizon on Internet-Streaming Business
Geeks of Doom: Evil Dead Remake Gets An Official Release Date; Plot Details Surface
Hollywood Reporter: Grimm EPs Reveal 4 Things That Make a Fairy Tale Ripe for Adaptation
Reviews:
Axiom's Edge Sci Fi: The Dollhouse Epitaphs Comic is the Way That Joss Whedon Should Have Gone With This Story from the Start
Hollywood Reporter: Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows
Cybermage: Book review: K55 Lögnernas Valv [English:K55 Vault of Lies] by Erika Oscarius
Thursday, December 8, 2011
Sci FI News Daily Digest: Russell T. Davies Puts Career (and Torchwood) on Hold, NASA Finds Evidence of Water on Mars, and More
News and Updates December 9th:
ScienceFiction.com: Doctor Who’s Russell T. Davies Puts Career On Hold, Is This The End Of Torchwood? Sometimes things happen that make you take stock of what’s important in your life, and recently Russell T. Davies was faced with that predicament.
NASA.gov: NASA Mars Rover Finds Mineral Vein Deposited by Water - NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity has found bright veins of a mineral, apparently gypsum, deposited by water. Analysis of the vein will help improve understanding of the history of wet environments on Mars.
Deadline Hollywood: Alan Moore & David Lloyd Part Of Occupy Comics Push - Alan Moore has joined the roster of Occupy Comics, a group of comic book and graphic novel artists and writers joining to support the Occupy protests nationwide.
Hollywood Reporter: American Horror Story: Did You See Violet's Reveal Coming?
EW.com: Full season of Once Upon A Time to be made available for stream
Sci Fi Mafia: R.I.P. Jerry Robinson, creator of The Joker, Robin and Alfred
io9.com: How the new Detective Comics will depict Batman’s rookie days
Cybermage: Forthcoming Science Fiction and Fantasy Books December 2011-2014
Reviews:
Hollywood Reporter: It may not be The Incredibles, but there is some fairly incredible stuff to be found in Mission: Impossible —Ghost Protocol
ScienceFiction.com: Comic Book Review: Voltron #1
ScienceFiction.com: Comic Book Review: The Defenders #1
Geeks of Doom: Comic Review: Flash Gordon Zeitgeist #1
ScienceFiction.com: The Vampire Diaries Mid-Season Review
ScienceFiction.com: Doctor Who’s Russell T. Davies Puts Career On Hold, Is This The End Of Torchwood? Sometimes things happen that make you take stock of what’s important in your life, and recently Russell T. Davies was faced with that predicament.
NASA.gov: NASA Mars Rover Finds Mineral Vein Deposited by Water - NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity has found bright veins of a mineral, apparently gypsum, deposited by water. Analysis of the vein will help improve understanding of the history of wet environments on Mars.
Deadline Hollywood: Alan Moore & David Lloyd Part Of Occupy Comics Push - Alan Moore has joined the roster of Occupy Comics, a group of comic book and graphic novel artists and writers joining to support the Occupy protests nationwide.
Hollywood Reporter: American Horror Story: Did You See Violet's Reveal Coming?
EW.com: Full season of Once Upon A Time to be made available for stream
Sci Fi Mafia: R.I.P. Jerry Robinson, creator of The Joker, Robin and Alfred
io9.com: How the new Detective Comics will depict Batman’s rookie days
Cybermage: Forthcoming Science Fiction and Fantasy Books December 2011-2014
Reviews:
Hollywood Reporter: It may not be The Incredibles, but there is some fairly incredible stuff to be found in Mission: Impossible —Ghost Protocol
ScienceFiction.com: Comic Book Review: Voltron #1
ScienceFiction.com: Comic Book Review: The Defenders #1
Geeks of Doom: Comic Review: Flash Gordon Zeitgeist #1
ScienceFiction.com: The Vampire Diaries Mid-Season Review
Wednesday, December 7, 2011
Sci Fi News Daily Digest: Avengers vs. X-Men Will Be the Big Marvel Event Next Year (See the Livestream Event), Thor 2 Director Exits, and More
News and Updates December 7th:
Geeks of Doom: The Avengers Vs. The X-Men: It’s Happening - Pretty much every year, comic book publishers unleash a monthly event comic to boost excitement and sales in their comics. And this week Marvel Comics announced that event as The Avengers vs. The X-Men. Check Out The Livestream Event
Hollywood Reporter: Thor 2 Director Patty Jenkins Exits - The Monster helmer, who is leaving the project due to "creative differences," tells THR that she and Marvel parted "on very good terms."
NASA.gov: NASA's Kepler Mission Confirms Its First Planet in Habitable Zone of Sun-like Star - NASA's Kepler mission has confirmed its first planet in the "habitable zone," the region where liquid water could exist on a planet’s surface.
Axiom's Edge Sci Fi: Cancellation Watch Update: Are the Ratings Declines of Terra Nova and Once Upon A Time Deja Vu Back to FlashForward and V?
Hollywood Reporter: Final Destination 5 Poster Scares Up U.K. Ad Ban for Upsetting Children
TrekNews.com: William Shatner Added to Wizard World’s New Orleans Comic Con Also More Guests Announced for 2012 Las Vegas Star Trek Convention
Deadline Hollywood: Verizon Plans To Take On Netflix With Web Service
ScienceFiction.com: Looks Like Michael Bay Is Returning For A Fourth ‘Transformers’ Movie
Hollywood Reporter: Morgan Spurlock's Comic-Con Documentary Picked Up for Distribution
BleedingCool.com: Ridley Scott On “The Only Way To See A Film” And Why
Sci Fi Mafia: Zoe Kravitz and Sophie Okonedo to Join the Cast of Shyamalan’s After Earth
Deadline Hollywood: ABC Gives Pilot Green Light To Dan Fogelman’s Alien Family Comedy
Geeks of Doom: The Avengers Vs. The X-Men: It’s Happening - Pretty much every year, comic book publishers unleash a monthly event comic to boost excitement and sales in their comics. And this week Marvel Comics announced that event as The Avengers vs. The X-Men. Check Out The Livestream Event
Hollywood Reporter: Thor 2 Director Patty Jenkins Exits - The Monster helmer, who is leaving the project due to "creative differences," tells THR that she and Marvel parted "on very good terms."
NASA.gov: NASA's Kepler Mission Confirms Its First Planet in Habitable Zone of Sun-like Star - NASA's Kepler mission has confirmed its first planet in the "habitable zone," the region where liquid water could exist on a planet’s surface.
Sci Fi Trifles from Axiom's Edge: Useless but essential pop culture tidbits and trivia from the worlds of Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror.
Axiom's Edge Sci Fi: Cancellation Watch Update: Are the Ratings Declines of Terra Nova and Once Upon A Time Deja Vu Back to FlashForward and V?
Hollywood Reporter: Final Destination 5 Poster Scares Up U.K. Ad Ban for Upsetting Children
TrekNews.com: William Shatner Added to Wizard World’s New Orleans Comic Con Also More Guests Announced for 2012 Las Vegas Star Trek Convention
Deadline Hollywood: Verizon Plans To Take On Netflix With Web Service
ScienceFiction.com: Looks Like Michael Bay Is Returning For A Fourth ‘Transformers’ Movie
Hollywood Reporter: Morgan Spurlock's Comic-Con Documentary Picked Up for Distribution
BleedingCool.com: Ridley Scott On “The Only Way To See A Film” And Why
Sci Fi Mafia: Zoe Kravitz and Sophie Okonedo to Join the Cast of Shyamalan’s After Earth
Deadline Hollywood: ABC Gives Pilot Green Light To Dan Fogelman’s Alien Family Comedy
Tuesday, December 6, 2011
Sci FI News Daily Digest: Syfy's X-Mas Episodes Air Tonight (See the Animated Eureka Sneak Peek), Del Tor Drops Out of Star Trek 2, but Kahn Will be the Villain, and More
The Christmas episodes of three of Syfy's Summer shows air tonight. The Holiday mini-marathon kicks off at 8 PM EST with Eureka, followed by Warehouse 13 at 9 PM and Haven at 10 PM. Here's a hilarious sneak peek at the Eureka inspired by well-known animated Christmas specials:
News and Updates for December 6th:
Blastr.com: Khan is IN (but Benicio Del Toro is OUT) as Star Trek 2's villain - Bad news is: Benicio Del Toro (The Wolfman) is out of the running as Star Trek's next villain. Good news is: Khan Noonien Singh will be the Big Baddie.
Vulture: A Starship Troopers Remake Is in the Works - Break out the bug spray! Sony Pictures Über-producer Neal Moritz has decided that the time has come to reboot Paul Verhoeven's 1997 fascist classic Starship Troopers.
BleedingCool.com: Andrew Stanton Has Already Started Prepping For John Carter 2 And 3
Deadline Hollywood: Sienna Miller Is Tippi Hedren, Toby Jones Is Hitchcock In BBC2 Drama About The Birds
Hollywood Reporter: Glee's Christmas Episode Guest Star: Chewbacca
io9.com: Nichelle Nichols reveals that the original Spock was a woman
Deadline Hollywood: Star Wars Camera Fetches Record $625K At Auction
AOL TV: Castiel Will Return to Supernatural
Hollywood Reporter: Larry King Shocks Guests With Cryogenics Revelation: 'I Wanna Be Frozen When I Die'
News and Updates for December 6th:
Blastr.com: Khan is IN (but Benicio Del Toro is OUT) as Star Trek 2's villain - Bad news is: Benicio Del Toro (The Wolfman) is out of the running as Star Trek's next villain. Good news is: Khan Noonien Singh will be the Big Baddie.
Vulture: A Starship Troopers Remake Is in the Works - Break out the bug spray! Sony Pictures Über-producer Neal Moritz has decided that the time has come to reboot Paul Verhoeven's 1997 fascist classic Starship Troopers.
Cancellation Watch from Axiom's Edge Sci Fi: Tracking the weekly ratings and the cancellation prospects of the science fiction and fantasy shows currently airing on broadcast and cable networks.
BleedingCool.com: Andrew Stanton Has Already Started Prepping For John Carter 2 And 3
Deadline Hollywood: Sienna Miller Is Tippi Hedren, Toby Jones Is Hitchcock In BBC2 Drama About The Birds
Hollywood Reporter: Glee's Christmas Episode Guest Star: Chewbacca
io9.com: Nichelle Nichols reveals that the original Spock was a woman
Deadline Hollywood: Star Wars Camera Fetches Record $625K At Auction
AOL TV: Castiel Will Return to Supernatural
Hollywood Reporter: Larry King Shocks Guests With Cryogenics Revelation: 'I Wanna Be Frozen When I Die'
Monday, December 5, 2011
Sci Fi News Daily Digest - Peter Weller Joins Star Trek 2 in Undetermined Role, Bill Willingham Talks Fables vs Once Upon A Time, and More
News and Updates December 5th:
Deadline Hollywood: Peter Weller Joins Star Trek 2 Cast - Peter Weller’s reps confirm he’s joining the cast of JJ Abrams’ Star Trek sequel, in what is a principal role but one they would not specify.
Comic Book Resources: Bill Willingham on his Fables comic vs ABC's Once Upon A Time TV Series - Both series explore the notion of popular fable, folklore and fairytale characters, native to a fantasy medieval setting, but still living today in modern day America. Let's discuss.
Geeks of Doom: Dark Horse Comics Going Same Day Digital - Dark Horse Comics announced that starting December 14, 2011 the company will be releasing every comic book on the same day digitally as the print version hits store shelves.
Axiom's Edge Sci Fi: Cancellation Watch: Could Supernatural be on its Way Out? It’s worth taking a look at CW mainstay Supernatural, which has struggled in the ratings this year, to consider if its time might be running out.
BleedingCool.com: Bryan Q Miller To Launch Smallville Season Eleven As A Novel
Hollywood Reporter: Comic Book Legends Alan Moore and Frank Miller Feud Over Occupy Movement
Deadline Hollywood: Paranormal Activity 2 Helmer Kip Williams Will Write/Direct Adaptation of Horror Novel Those Across The River
Sci Fi Mafia: Buffy Season 9 Gets Collected, First Volume Hits Shelves in August
io9.com: Read the first drafts of the Star Trek opening monologue
Blastr.com: Why John Carter's director axed the words 'of Mars' from the title
Hollywood Reporter: Chris Columbus' Production Company Acquires Sci-Fi Novel How to Live Safely in a Science Fictional Universe
Deadline Hollywood: X-Men: First Class Scribe Jane Goldman Scripting Tim Burton's Adaptation of Miss Peregrine’s Home For Peculiar Children
BleedingCool.com: Tintin 2 To Go Into Production In The Summer? Jurassic Park 3D Re-Release On The Cards?
Hollywood Reporter: Robot Chicken Duo Seth Green and Matthew Senreich Launch Animation Studio
Deadline Hollywood: Peter Weller Joins Star Trek 2 Cast - Peter Weller’s reps confirm he’s joining the cast of JJ Abrams’ Star Trek sequel, in what is a principal role but one they would not specify.
Comic Book Resources: Bill Willingham on his Fables comic vs ABC's Once Upon A Time TV Series - Both series explore the notion of popular fable, folklore and fairytale characters, native to a fantasy medieval setting, but still living today in modern day America. Let's discuss.
Geeks of Doom: Dark Horse Comics Going Same Day Digital - Dark Horse Comics announced that starting December 14, 2011 the company will be releasing every comic book on the same day digitally as the print version hits store shelves.
Axiom's Edge Sci Fi: Cancellation Watch: Could Supernatural be on its Way Out? It’s worth taking a look at CW mainstay Supernatural, which has struggled in the ratings this year, to consider if its time might be running out.
BleedingCool.com: Bryan Q Miller To Launch Smallville Season Eleven As A Novel
Hollywood Reporter: Comic Book Legends Alan Moore and Frank Miller Feud Over Occupy Movement
Deadline Hollywood: Paranormal Activity 2 Helmer Kip Williams Will Write/Direct Adaptation of Horror Novel Those Across The River
Sci Fi Mafia: Buffy Season 9 Gets Collected, First Volume Hits Shelves in August
io9.com: Read the first drafts of the Star Trek opening monologue
Blastr.com: Why John Carter's director axed the words 'of Mars' from the title
Hollywood Reporter: Chris Columbus' Production Company Acquires Sci-Fi Novel How to Live Safely in a Science Fictional Universe
Deadline Hollywood: X-Men: First Class Scribe Jane Goldman Scripting Tim Burton's Adaptation of Miss Peregrine’s Home For Peculiar Children
BleedingCool.com: Tintin 2 To Go Into Production In The Summer? Jurassic Park 3D Re-Release On The Cards?
Hollywood Reporter: Robot Chicken Duo Seth Green and Matthew Senreich Launch Animation Studio
Friday, December 2, 2011
Sci Fi News Daily Digest: Premiere Dates for Alcatraz and Touch, Any Doctor Who Movie Would Not Be a Reboot, and More
News and Updates December 2nd:
Hollywood Reporter: FOX Gives Premiere Dates for Alcatraz and Touch - Touch will have a preview on January 25th at 9 PM EST then continue in its scheduled Monday 9 PM timeslot beginning March 10th. Alcatraz will have a two-hour premiere January 16th at 8 PM EST then take up its scheduled Monday 9 PM timeslot the following week
BleedingCool.com: Any Doctor Who Movie Would Star The TV Doctor And Not Be A Reboot - Steven Moffat just tweeted: To clarify: any Doctor Who movie would be made by the BBC team, star the current TV Doctor and certainly NOT be a Hollywood reboot.
The Guardian: Can science fiction lead us away from economic collapse? - Recent SF novels dealing with the fall of western capitalism seem right on the mark. But do they offer any answers?
Hollywood Reporter: 10 Hot Visual Effects Teams Reveal How They Made Movie Magic on Harry Potter, Captain America, Transformers
Deadline Hollywood: 70mm Imax Theaters Set For Dec. 16 Bow Of 6-Minute Prologue Of Dark Knight Rises
ScienceFiction.com: Paramount In Talks To Acquire Daughter Of Smoke And Bones
Blastr.com: Tom Cruise + Groundhog Day + aliens = All You Need Is Kill
Hollywood Reporter: Hailee Steinfeld Joins Cast of Summit's Ender's Game
Deadline Hollywood: Comic Book Author Sues Over Cowboys & Aliens Movie
Sci Fi Mafia: Interview with the Cast and Creator of Syfy’s Neverland
Hollywood Reporter: Teen Wolf Adds Michael Hogan and Two More to Cast for Season 2
Reviews:
Axiom's Edge Sci Fi: Looking Back, This Season Has Delivered a Mostly Mixed Bag of Genre Shows Thus Far
TrekNews.net: Trek Nation: A Star Trek Documentary Like No Other
ScienceFiction.com: Comic Book Review: Avengers Origins: Thor #1
Hollywood Reporter: FOX Gives Premiere Dates for Alcatraz and Touch - Touch will have a preview on January 25th at 9 PM EST then continue in its scheduled Monday 9 PM timeslot beginning March 10th. Alcatraz will have a two-hour premiere January 16th at 8 PM EST then take up its scheduled Monday 9 PM timeslot the following week
BleedingCool.com: Any Doctor Who Movie Would Star The TV Doctor And Not Be A Reboot - Steven Moffat just tweeted: To clarify: any Doctor Who movie would be made by the BBC team, star the current TV Doctor and certainly NOT be a Hollywood reboot.
The Guardian: Can science fiction lead us away from economic collapse? - Recent SF novels dealing with the fall of western capitalism seem right on the mark. But do they offer any answers?
Hollywood Reporter: 10 Hot Visual Effects Teams Reveal How They Made Movie Magic on Harry Potter, Captain America, Transformers
Deadline Hollywood: 70mm Imax Theaters Set For Dec. 16 Bow Of 6-Minute Prologue Of Dark Knight Rises
ScienceFiction.com: Paramount In Talks To Acquire Daughter Of Smoke And Bones
Blastr.com: Tom Cruise + Groundhog Day + aliens = All You Need Is Kill
Hollywood Reporter: Hailee Steinfeld Joins Cast of Summit's Ender's Game
Deadline Hollywood: Comic Book Author Sues Over Cowboys & Aliens Movie
Sci Fi Mafia: Interview with the Cast and Creator of Syfy’s Neverland
Hollywood Reporter: Teen Wolf Adds Michael Hogan and Two More to Cast for Season 2
Reviews:
Axiom's Edge Sci Fi: Looking Back, This Season Has Delivered a Mostly Mixed Bag of Genre Shows Thus Far
TrekNews.net: Trek Nation: A Star Trek Documentary Like No Other
ScienceFiction.com: Comic Book Review: Avengers Origins: Thor #1
Thursday, December 1, 2011
Sci Fi News Daily Digest: Harrison Ford May Join Ender's Game Movie, Rare Interviews Reveal a Different Direction for the Star Wars Prequels, and More
News and Updates December 1st:
NextMovie.com: Harrison Ford May Dust Off His Space Boots For Ender's Game - After nearly three decades, Harrison Ford may finally be returning to where he truly belongs… outer space.
The Official Star Wars Blog: Rare Empire Cast Interview Surfaces - Reveals a very different direction originally intended for the prequels.
ScienceFiction.com: Action Comics #1 Now The Most Expensive Comic After Selling For Over $2.1 Million - A few days ago, we reported that a copy of ‘Action Comics’ #1, was up for auction at ComicConnect.com. The comic, featuring the first appearance of Superman, has a 9.0 CGC rating making it the highest graded copy of this particular issue in existence.
Cybermage: New Science Fiction and Fantasy Books December 2011
Blastr.com: FOX exec attacks Prometheus leaks as 'heartbreakingly unfair'
EW.com: Game of Thrones scoop: DVD release date, details, photos
Deadline Hollywood: Cross Creek And Hammer Films Acquire Steampunk Novel Boneshaker For Feature Film
Geeks of Doom: Start the Countdown To Christmas With the ‘Cthulhu Christmas Calendar’ App
Hollywood Reporter: NBCUniversal Plans Harry Potter Attraction at Second Theme Park
EW.com: American Horror Story: Ryan Murphy talks The Black Dahlia and whether Violet is alive... or dead
Hollywood Reporter: Alice Eve in Talks for Big Role in New Star Trek Film
io9.com: Steve Martin has to explain to Fox News the difference between a solar system and a galaxy
Hollywood Reporter: Sony to Release Remake of Sam Raimi's The Evil Dead
Blastr.com: Barrowman says Who's 50th without Capt. Jack would be a 'travesty'
Hollywood Reporter: Harlan Ellison Drops Lawsuit Claiming In Time Ripped Off His Story
NextMovie.com: Harrison Ford May Dust Off His Space Boots For Ender's Game - After nearly three decades, Harrison Ford may finally be returning to where he truly belongs… outer space.
The Official Star Wars Blog: Rare Empire Cast Interview Surfaces - Reveals a very different direction originally intended for the prequels.
ScienceFiction.com: Action Comics #1 Now The Most Expensive Comic After Selling For Over $2.1 Million - A few days ago, we reported that a copy of ‘Action Comics’ #1, was up for auction at ComicConnect.com. The comic, featuring the first appearance of Superman, has a 9.0 CGC rating making it the highest graded copy of this particular issue in existence.
Cancellation Watch from Axiom's Edge Sci Fi: Tracking the weekly ratings and the cancellation prospects of the science fiction and fantasy shows currently airing on broadcast and cable networks.
Cybermage: New Science Fiction and Fantasy Books December 2011
Blastr.com: FOX exec attacks Prometheus leaks as 'heartbreakingly unfair'
EW.com: Game of Thrones scoop: DVD release date, details, photos
Deadline Hollywood: Cross Creek And Hammer Films Acquire Steampunk Novel Boneshaker For Feature Film
Geeks of Doom: Start the Countdown To Christmas With the ‘Cthulhu Christmas Calendar’ App
Hollywood Reporter: NBCUniversal Plans Harry Potter Attraction at Second Theme Park
EW.com: American Horror Story: Ryan Murphy talks The Black Dahlia and whether Violet is alive... or dead
Hollywood Reporter: Alice Eve in Talks for Big Role in New Star Trek Film
io9.com: Steve Martin has to explain to Fox News the difference between a solar system and a galaxy
Hollywood Reporter: Sony to Release Remake of Sam Raimi's The Evil Dead
Blastr.com: Barrowman says Who's 50th without Capt. Jack would be a 'travesty'
Hollywood Reporter: Harlan Ellison Drops Lawsuit Claiming In Time Ripped Off His Story
Wednesday, November 30, 2011
Sci Fi News Daily Digest: New John Carter Poster, Man Finds Amazing Fantasy #15 in Attic, Bryan Singer to Direct Munsters Reboot, and More
News and Updates November 30th:
Disney has release a new poster (click to see it larger) for their upcoming John Carter film which stars Taylor Kitsch and adapts the famous science fiction and fantasy novel series by Edgar Rice Burroughs. The film will hit theaters March 9, 2012. Stay tuned to the Sci Fi Scroll site for our 2012 science fiction and fantasy movie preview.
Hollywood Reporter: Man Finds Amazing Fantasy No. 15 (The First Appearance of Spider-Man) in His Attic - The issue, featuring the first appearance of Spider-Man, could be worth $10,000 to $12,000.
Deadline Hollywood: Bryan Singer To Direct And Produce NBC’s The Munsters Reboot - NBC’s The Munsters will be brought to you by The Bryans. X-Men and Superman Returns helmer Bryan Singer is finalizing a deal to direct and executive produce Bryan Fuller’s reboot of the 1960s comedy
io9.com: December in Science Fiction and Fantasy: Your Ultimate Survival Guide!
Hollywood Reporter: Director of Hot Sci-Fi Short Rosa Signs With Verve
TMZ.com: Chronicles of Riddick New Movie BACK ON After Cash Starts Flowing
Winter is Coming: Rumor: HBO to order two more seasons of Game of Thrones, film them back-to-back
ScienceFiction.com: Akira Casting Notice Reveals Plot Changes
Blastr.com: Ray Bradbury relents, allows Fahrenheit 451 to be released digitally
io9.com: One of the universe’s fiercest black holes is hiding inside this galaxy
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Hollywood Reporter: Man Finds Amazing Fantasy No. 15 (The First Appearance of Spider-Man) in His Attic - The issue, featuring the first appearance of Spider-Man, could be worth $10,000 to $12,000.
Deadline Hollywood: Bryan Singer To Direct And Produce NBC’s The Munsters Reboot - NBC’s The Munsters will be brought to you by The Bryans. X-Men and Superman Returns helmer Bryan Singer is finalizing a deal to direct and executive produce Bryan Fuller’s reboot of the 1960s comedy
Cancellation Watch from Axiom's Edge Sci Fi: Tracking the weekly ratings and the cancellation prospects of the science fiction and fantasy shows currently airing on broadcast and cable networks.
io9.com: December in Science Fiction and Fantasy: Your Ultimate Survival Guide!
Hollywood Reporter: Director of Hot Sci-Fi Short Rosa Signs With Verve
TMZ.com: Chronicles of Riddick New Movie BACK ON After Cash Starts Flowing
Winter is Coming: Rumor: HBO to order two more seasons of Game of Thrones, film them back-to-back
ScienceFiction.com: Akira Casting Notice Reveals Plot Changes
Blastr.com: Ray Bradbury relents, allows Fahrenheit 451 to be released digitally
io9.com: One of the universe’s fiercest black holes is hiding inside this galaxy
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Tuesday, November 29, 2011
Sci Fi News Daily Digest: More Mad Max Sequels Than Expected On the Way, Neil Gaiman Talks About His Audio Book Label, and More
News and Updates November 29th:
BleedingCool.com: George Miller Preparing Not Two But Three New Mad Max Films - Set for production next year, it seems, is Fury Road. Furiosa has been scripted and storyboarded, and now, Miller has gotten deep into the writing of a third part.
Axiom's Edge Sci Fi: Cancellation Watch: Terra Nova Meets The Grinch, Once Upon A Time Drops - FOX’s Terra Nova slipped yet again in the ratings and could not even beat out repeats of How the Grinch Stole Christmas and Shrek the Halls over on ABC.
Salon.com: Neil Gaiman Talks About His New Audiobook Label - The best-selling author talks about introducing his new, hand-picked lineup of favorite books to American ears
ScienceFiction.com: Is Producer Roy Lee Going To Reboot The Grudge, The Ring And Poltergeist
Sci Fi Mafia: First Trailer for The Hobbit Will Debut In Theaters This December
Hollywood Reporter: 24's Jon Cassar to Direct Canadian Futuristic Cop Drama Pilot Out of Time
Deadline Hollywood: Microsoft Eyes Entry Into Scripted Television
Hollywood Reporter: Once Upon A Time's Raphael Sbarge Teases Jiminy Cricket's Deep Dive
Reviews:
Cybermage: Book Review: The Ninth Circle (Tour of the Merrimack 5) by R. M. Meluch
Geeks of Doom: DVD Review: Doctor Who – Day Of The Daleks
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BleedingCool.com: George Miller Preparing Not Two But Three New Mad Max Films - Set for production next year, it seems, is Fury Road. Furiosa has been scripted and storyboarded, and now, Miller has gotten deep into the writing of a third part.
Axiom's Edge Sci Fi: Cancellation Watch: Terra Nova Meets The Grinch, Once Upon A Time Drops - FOX’s Terra Nova slipped yet again in the ratings and could not even beat out repeats of How the Grinch Stole Christmas and Shrek the Halls over on ABC.
Salon.com: Neil Gaiman Talks About His New Audiobook Label - The best-selling author talks about introducing his new, hand-picked lineup of favorite books to American ears
Sci Fi Trifles from Axiom's Edge: Useless but essential pop culture tidbits and trivia from the worlds of Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror.
ScienceFiction.com: Is Producer Roy Lee Going To Reboot The Grudge, The Ring And Poltergeist
Sci Fi Mafia: First Trailer for The Hobbit Will Debut In Theaters This December
Hollywood Reporter: 24's Jon Cassar to Direct Canadian Futuristic Cop Drama Pilot Out of Time
Deadline Hollywood: Microsoft Eyes Entry Into Scripted Television
Hollywood Reporter: Once Upon A Time's Raphael Sbarge Teases Jiminy Cricket's Deep Dive
Reviews:
Cybermage: Book Review: The Ninth Circle (Tour of the Merrimack 5) by R. M. Meluch
Geeks of Doom: DVD Review: Doctor Who – Day Of The Daleks
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Monday, November 28, 2011
Sci Fi News Daily Digest: Christian Bale Hangs Up His Batman Cape, Robert Kirkman Talks Walking Dead Mid-Season Finale, and More
News and Updates November 28th:
Hollywood Reporter: The Dark Knight Rises Marks the End of Christian Bale's Batman Era - In a new interview, the actor recalls hanging up his cape for "the last time," calling it the end of "that Batman era."
Hollywood Reporter: The Walking Dead Dissection: Robert Kirkman Talks Death and What's Ahead - The comic book creator discusses Sunday's midseason finale and teases next year's "explosive" second half of the season.
io9.com: The ancestor of all life on Earth might have been a gigantic planetary super-organism - All life on Earth is related, which means we all must share a single common evolutionary ancestor.
Deadline Hollywood: R.I.P. Filmmaker Ken Russell
Blastr.com: Terry Gilliam trashes Transformers: 'What's the point?'
Sci Fi Mafia: Game of Thrones Season One DVD and Blu-ray Details Revealed
Deadline Hollywood: Analyst Warns: Pay TV Will Fade As Young Viewers Look For Cheaper Alternatives
TrekWeb.com: Marina Sirtis on Recasting the Next Generation Cast, Fans Wish for More TNG Movies, Her Favorite Episode and TNG on Blu-Ray
Deadline Hollywood: YouTube Pacts To Rent 100s Of Disney Films Including Pixar & DreamWorks
Hollywood Reporter: Lucasfilm's Indiana Jones Ventures Into Social Gaming With Zynga's Adventure World
Hollywood Reporter: The Dark Knight Rises Marks the End of Christian Bale's Batman Era - In a new interview, the actor recalls hanging up his cape for "the last time," calling it the end of "that Batman era."
Hollywood Reporter: The Walking Dead Dissection: Robert Kirkman Talks Death and What's Ahead - The comic book creator discusses Sunday's midseason finale and teases next year's "explosive" second half of the season.
io9.com: The ancestor of all life on Earth might have been a gigantic planetary super-organism - All life on Earth is related, which means we all must share a single common evolutionary ancestor.
Cancellation Watch from Axiom's Edge Sci Fi: Tracking the weekly ratings and the cancellation prospects of the science fiction and fantasy shows currently airing on broadcast and cable networks.
Deadline Hollywood: R.I.P. Filmmaker Ken Russell
Blastr.com: Terry Gilliam trashes Transformers: 'What's the point?'
Sci Fi Mafia: Game of Thrones Season One DVD and Blu-ray Details Revealed
Deadline Hollywood: Analyst Warns: Pay TV Will Fade As Young Viewers Look For Cheaper Alternatives
TrekWeb.com: Marina Sirtis on Recasting the Next Generation Cast, Fans Wish for More TNG Movies, Her Favorite Episode and TNG on Blu-Ray
Deadline Hollywood: YouTube Pacts To Rent 100s Of Disney Films Including Pixar & DreamWorks
Hollywood Reporter: Lucasfilm's Indiana Jones Ventures Into Social Gaming With Zynga's Adventure World
Saturday, November 26, 2011
Sci Fi News Daily Digest: Star Trek 2 Gets Release Date, Abrams Says the Sequel Will 'Start Over', More
News and Updates November 26th:
Hollywood Reporter: Paramount's Star Trek Sequel to Open May 17, 2013 - The release date slots the sci-fi franchise into a very busy tentpole-filled May 2013, coming right after Marvel/Disney's Iron Man 3 and Warner Bros.' Guillermo del Toro-directed Pacific Rim.
TrekMovie.com: JJ Abrams: Star Trek Sequel Will 'Start Over’ - A new comment from producer/director JJ Abrams indicates that the sequel will stand on its own.
EW.com: American Horror Story: Rubber Man revealed! We talk to [SPOILER] about the major plot twist!
Hollywood Reporter: Why Harry Potter Might End Its Long Streak of Oscar Snubs
EW.com: Walking Dead producer responds to abortion outcry
Hollywood Reporter: James Bond Skyfall's Gadget Maestro Q to Be Played By Ben Whishaw
ScienceFiction.com: Epileptic Seizures Reported During Twilight: Breaking Dawn
Reviews and Other Points of Interest from the Web:
Axiom's Edge Sci Fi: Sci Fi Trifles: Doctor Who Transforms to Save a Show
io9.com: Movie Review: Our future robot overlords will be obsessed with Martin Scorsese’s Hugo
Geeks of Doom: Comic Review: Pilot Season: Seraph #1
io9.com: Movie Review: The New Muppet Movie is The Real Thing
Hollywood Reporter: Paramount's Star Trek Sequel to Open May 17, 2013 - The release date slots the sci-fi franchise into a very busy tentpole-filled May 2013, coming right after Marvel/Disney's Iron Man 3 and Warner Bros.' Guillermo del Toro-directed Pacific Rim.
TrekMovie.com: JJ Abrams: Star Trek Sequel Will 'Start Over’ - A new comment from producer/director JJ Abrams indicates that the sequel will stand on its own.
Sci Fi Trifles from Axiom's Edge: Useless but essential pop culture tidbits and trivia from the worlds of Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror.
EW.com: American Horror Story: Rubber Man revealed! We talk to [SPOILER] about the major plot twist!
Hollywood Reporter: Why Harry Potter Might End Its Long Streak of Oscar Snubs
EW.com: Walking Dead producer responds to abortion outcry
Hollywood Reporter: James Bond Skyfall's Gadget Maestro Q to Be Played By Ben Whishaw
ScienceFiction.com: Epileptic Seizures Reported During Twilight: Breaking Dawn
Reviews and Other Points of Interest from the Web:
Axiom's Edge Sci Fi: Sci Fi Trifles: Doctor Who Transforms to Save a Show
io9.com: Movie Review: Our future robot overlords will be obsessed with Martin Scorsese’s Hugo
Geeks of Doom: Comic Review: Pilot Season: Seraph #1
io9.com: Movie Review: The New Muppet Movie is The Real Thing
Wednesday, November 23, 2011
Sci Fi News Daily Digest: New Avengers Poster, Syfy Orders Booster Gold Pilot, Anne McCaffrey Passes Away, and More
Disney just issued this poster to tease fans for the upcoming Avengers movie which opens May 2012:
News and Updates November 23rd:
Hollywood Reporter: Syfy Orders Script Based on DC Comics' Booster Gold - The project, which will be penned by Fringe's Andrew Kreisberg, hails from Greg Berlanti's production company.
Sci Fi Mafia: Renowned Author Anne McCaffrey Dies at Age 85 - Sci-Fi/Fantasy author Anne McCaffrey, who published almost 100 books, was the first woman to win both a Hugo Award and a Nebula Award, and the creator of the planet of Pern has died in her home after a massive stroke, at the age of 85.
Axiom's Edge Sci Fi: The Development Report: Netflix Opens a Can of Worms Plus a Look at Some Other Sci Fi TV Development Projects - Video/DVD service Netflix had already made the move toward developing original productions, but now they have also decided to get into the business of saving cancelled shows.
Deadline Hollywood: Who’s Faking ‘Mirror Mirror’ Praise? Hmm…
Sci Fi Mafia: Rumor Has It! Gary Oldman Passing On AKIRA; Ken Wantanabe Offered His Role
Deadline Hollywood: The Walking Dead's Gale Anne Hurd Developing ‘Area 51′ Series
Blastr.com: Viggo Mortensen was asked to cameo in The Hobbit, but then ...
News and Updates November 23rd:
Hollywood Reporter: Syfy Orders Script Based on DC Comics' Booster Gold - The project, which will be penned by Fringe's Andrew Kreisberg, hails from Greg Berlanti's production company.
Sci Fi Mafia: Renowned Author Anne McCaffrey Dies at Age 85 - Sci-Fi/Fantasy author Anne McCaffrey, who published almost 100 books, was the first woman to win both a Hugo Award and a Nebula Award, and the creator of the planet of Pern has died in her home after a massive stroke, at the age of 85.
Axiom's Edge Sci Fi: The Development Report: Netflix Opens a Can of Worms Plus a Look at Some Other Sci Fi TV Development Projects - Video/DVD service Netflix had already made the move toward developing original productions, but now they have also decided to get into the business of saving cancelled shows.
Black Days of November Sale at TFAW.com: Save 50% - 80% on comics, graphic novels, toys, and more!
Deadline Hollywood: Who’s Faking ‘Mirror Mirror’ Praise? Hmm…
Sci Fi Mafia: Rumor Has It! Gary Oldman Passing On AKIRA; Ken Wantanabe Offered His Role
Deadline Hollywood: The Walking Dead's Gale Anne Hurd Developing ‘Area 51′ Series
Blastr.com: Viggo Mortensen was asked to cameo in The Hobbit, but then ...
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