If you've seen the latest trailer The Adventures of Tintin, you may have noticed a certain touch of Steven Spielberg's legendary sense of adventure and whimsy. That Spielbergian charm seemed to be somewhat absent from the later installments of the [...]
Read moreHailee Steinfeld to Star In Adaptation of Sci-Fi Novel FORGOTTEN
14-year-old Academy Award nominee, Hailee Steinfeld (True Grit) has signed on to star in the big-screen adaptation of Cat Patrick's debut young adult science fiction novel, Forgotten. The book was released in June, and tells the story of a 16-year-old [...]
Read moreSyfy Films Acquires George R.R. Martin’s Superhero Anthology WILD CARDS
At the end of last year, we brought you the news when Universal Pictures and SyFy Ventures joined forces to create Syfy Films. The new film company was said to create theatrical films under the SyFy brand that would be [...]
Read moreHappy Halloween from Your Friends at SciFi Mafia
Happy Halloween, here's a giant Zombie Pumpkin... If you want the story on this totally real monstrosity, head over to LaughingSquid. Be safe out there! [...]
Read moreBrad Bird Explains Why We Haven’t Seen a Sequel to THE INCREDIBLES
If you had read my Blu-ray review of the massively successful Pixar Animation Studios film The Incredibles, you likely noticed that I'm a huge fan of director Brad Bird's (Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol) CG animated story about a family [...]
Read moreFox May Move Forward On INDEPENDENCE DAY Sequels With or Without WIll Smith
Over the last few years, director Roland Emmerich has spoke a lot about a potential sequel (or two) to his 1996 box office hit, Independence Day. Back in early 2010 it was reported that Emmerich had signed on for two [...]
Read moreNEW Trailer for MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE – GHOST PROTOCOL Will Not Self-Destruct
Just yesterday, we brought you a featurette released by Paramount Pictures for the forthcoming, Brad Bird directed Spy-Fi film, Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol. Now, we've got the second trailer for the film starring Tom Cruise, Jeremy Renner, Simon Pegg [...]
Read moreTHE HUNGER GAMES: Eight New Character Posters Feature the Main Cast
Lionsgate has released eight new character posters for director Gary Ross' (Pleasantville) big-screen adaptation of the first novel in Suzanne Collins’ best selling trilogy, The Hunger Games. The posters feature Katniss Everdeen (Jennifer Lawrence), Peeta (Josh Hutcherson), Effie (Elizabeth Banks), Cinna [...]
Read moreBatman: Arkham City – Almost 5 Million Copies Sold In the First Week
It was great to see a superhero video game done right (finally) when Batman: Arkham Asylum hit our consoles back in 2009. The game received a ton of critical acclaim, and went on to score itself a bevy of awards, [...]
Read moreNew Featurette for MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE – GHOST PROTOCOL Tempts Fate
Earlier this month, we brought you a new poster for Paramount Pictures' fourth Spy-Fi outing, Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol directed by Brad Bird (The Incredibles). The poster featured Ethan Hunt himself, Mr. Tom Cruise scaling the Burj Khalifa skyscraper in [...]
Read moreKruger, Atwell and Beckinsale Vying for Role In Joseph Kosinski’s OBLIVION
Just last month, we brought you the news when Jessica Chastain (Wilde Salome, Mama) scored the role of the wife of Tom Cruise's character, the first of two female lead roles in the big-screen adaptation of writer-director Joseph Kosinski's graphic [...]
Read moreSummit Entertainment Sets Release Dates for RED 2 and ENDER’S GAME
Back in January, writers Erich Hoeber and Jon Hoeber were brought back to pen the screenplay for the sequel to the Robert Schwentke directed adaptation of Warren Ellis and Cully Hamner's comic series RED. The sequel, Red 2 has now been [...]
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