The brilliant minds of Alex Kurtzman and Roberto Orci that brought us Fringe, 2009’s Star Trek movie, and nearly a television adaptation of Joe Hill’s comic book series Locke and Key have been tasked with remaking two well known titles [...]
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Blu-ray Review: The Darkest Hour
Director: Chris Gorak Cast: Emile Hirsch, Max Minghella, Rachael Taylor, Olivia Thirlby, Joel Kinnaman, Veronika Ozerova Writer: Jon Spaihts, Leslie Bohem, M.T. Ahern MPAA Rating: PG-13 (for sci-fi action, violence and some language) Run Time: 88 minutes Synopsis: A Sci-fi thriller featuring mind-blowing special effects [...]
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Universal Taps Prometheus Scribe to Reboot THE MUMMY
Universal Pictures has enlisted Prometheus scribe Jon Spaihts to reboot the highly successful The Mummy franchise. The franchise began with Stephen Sommers’ 1999 The Mummy, starring Brendan Fraser and Rachel Weisz, that raked in $415 worldwide and has consistently performed [...]
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Does Ridley Scott Have His Sights Set On Noomi Rapace For The ALIEN Prequel?
Just last month we told you that Noomi Rapace (The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo) and Jeremy Renner (The Hurt Locker, The Avengers) were in negotiations to star in Tommy Wirkola‘s (Dead Snow) Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters for Paramount [...]
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[Updated] Could Gemma Arterton Become Ripley’s Predecessor In Ridley Scott’s Alien Prequels?
Gemma Arterton (The Disappearance of Alice Creed, Tamara Drewe) revealed in a recent interview that not only has she joined the cast of the Christopher Nolan (Inception,The Dark Knight) penned adaptation of Ruth Rendell's novel The Keys to the Street, [...]
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Ridley Scott Talks About His Upcoming ALIEN Prequel
Back in July we told you that Lost co-creator Damon Lindelof had left the island behind and started a rewrite of Jon Spaihts' current draft of the script for Ridley Scott‘s forthcoming Untitled Alien Prequel for 20th Century Fox. Now, Scott [...]
Read moreLOST’s Damon Lindelof Rewriting Ridley Scott’s Alien Prequel
There hasn't been too much recent news on Ridley Scott's forthcoming Untitled Alien Prequel #1 for 20th Century Fox. The last we heard was that there would be two 3D prequels. Now, a new writer has reportedly left the island [...]
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Keanu Reeves Signs On To Star In Sci-Fi Film PASSENGERS
Morgan Creek Productions has signed Keanu Reeves (The Matrix) as the male lead in a Sci-Fi film entitled Passengers, to be directed by Gabriele Muccino (Seven Pounds). The original script for the film was written by Jon Spaihts but is [...]
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