Sci Fi News Daily Digest: New Blade Runner Film Will Be Sequel, But w/o Original Cast, John Barrowman Wants to do Doctor Who Movie, But w/o Matt Smith, and More

News and Updates November 7th:

ScienceFiction.com: Ridley Scott Reveals New Details For Blade Runner Movie - It looks like this project is moving farther along than first thought as Scott has now given more details about the movie that may be his next project after ‘Prometheus.’

Axiom's Edge Sci Fi: Cancellation Watch: Terra Nova Gets a Halloween Trick, Takes a Slide in the Ratings - Trick or Treat brought the former to FOX’s Terra Nova last Monday as the show saw a significant drop in its numbers slipping to a 2.1 rating in the 18-49 demographic and just over six and a half million viewers.

Blastr.com: John Barrowman wants to do a Who movie (but not with Matt Smith) and Tells Us What's Happening with Torchwood - Poor Matt Smith. Seems that Torchwood's John Barrowman—who is, as always, more than willing to reprise his character of immortal Captain Jack Harkness in anything Who-related—is ready to do a Doctor Who movie ... IF it's done with David Tennant as the Doctor.

Geeks of Doom: Benicio Del Toro Joining Star Trek 2 as the Villain? If there was ever a way to make the impending Star Trek 2 any more interesting than it already is, JJ Abrams and his crew may have just done it.

Deadline Hollywood: Is Martin Scorsese’s Quasi-Steam Punk film Hugo a Best Picture Contender? Another piece of this year’s Oscar movie puzzle was unveiled in a big way this weekend when Paramount rolled out Martin Scorsese’s 99.9%-finished version of Hugo, an ode to the early days of cinema and the eye-popping possibilities of movies.

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: Fantasy Novel Tailchasers Song by Tad Williams Headed For Animated Feature

BleedingCool.com: Marvel Cancels Destroyers Series From Fred Van Lente And Kyle Hotz

Deadline Hollywood: Robert Zemeckis Sets Writers For Garden Gnome Attack Film

EW.com: The Walking Dead: Writer Robert Kirkman talks about the latest episode, 'Cherokee Rose'

Deadline Hollywood: Relativity Titles Its Snow White Film Mirror Mirror

BleedingCool.com: Nook Tablet Announced – And It Has Marvel Comics On It

Reviews:

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Interesting Fact of the Day:

Axiom's Edge Sci Fi: Sci Fi Trifles: Dark Shadows Wasn’t Always About Vampires, Werewolves, and Other Supernatural Beings

Back To The Future DeLorean To Make Comeback As Electric Car

Geeks of Doom: As far as vehicles go, the DeLorean was something of a flop when it was first unveiled back in the ’80s. But thanks to Back to the Future, it became one of the most iconic cars ever made, and die–hard fans everywhere would give limbs to have one all to themselves. Read

Scientists are working on a "tractor beam" that could recover astronauts floating in space

io9.com: It's the interstellar version of a man overboard — an astronaut, thrown from his spacecraft, drifting helplessly into space. Until recently, safety measures to account for such a situation have been somewhat limited. Read

Steve Jobs Dead at 56: Remembering Apple's Visionary

Hollywood Reporter: Steve Jobs, the Apple co-founder who used digital technology to resurrect animated feature films, reshape the music industry and shake up film and television distribution models, died Wednesday. He was 56. Read

Netflix, Hulu, Others Ink Deals That Will Fold Entertainment Into Facebook

Deadline Hollywood: Facebook’s latest revamp has big implications for entertainment. CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced a slew of content deals that will allow users to latch on to the TV shows, movies and music that their friends are enjoying. Read

NASA has unveiled the rocket that will take us to Mars

io9.com: Say hello to NASA's Space Launch System (SLS) — it's about to become the largest, most powerful space rocket we've ever built. Read

A Real Town Modeled After Syfy’s Eureka?

ScienceFiction.com: The town of Eureka may be rolling up it’s sidewalks, but the vision will live on. Bob Brumley, the chief executive officer of Pegasus Global Holdings, said he wants to build a $200 million town on 20 square miles of land that he will call “The Center.” Read

An Orwellian new technology that monitors your television use

io9.com: In a technological twist that could be interpreted as either practical or downright Orwellian, a San-Francisco-based startup has collaborated with TV companies to bring you a television that keeps tabs on what you're watching in an unprecedented way. Read

Is Apple's iPad Copied from 2001: A Space Odyssey?

Hollywood Reporter: Who's more of a visionary -- outgoing Apple CEO Steve Jobs or legendary film director Stanley Kubrick? Read