Here's some pure entertainment for your Friday night. First up, the fine folks over at "How It Should Have Ended" recently dropped their alternate ending for Neill Blomkamp's epic film, District 9. After you finish watching that, you can check [...]
Read moreSharlto Copley Says Sequel Or Prequel To District 9 Likely In Two Years
In a recent interview, Sharlto Copley who played Wikus van der Merwe in Neill Blomkamp's District 9 revealed that a sequel will likely happen in approximately two years. Copley said that both he and director Neill Blomkamp want to go [...]
Read moreLOCKER Puts The Hurt On AVATAR At Oscars, Bigelow Now Queen Of The World
Kathryn Bigelow, director of “The Hurt Locker”, made Oscar history last night by being the first female director to ever be honored with the Best Director award from the Academy. The night belonged to “The Hurt Locker” as it swept [...]
Read moreOscars Invites Sci-Fi To The Dance Floor – AVATAR, DISTRICT 9, STAR TREK Nominated
This past Tuesday, the nominations for the eighty-second annual Academy Awards were announced and this year, it looks like scifi/fantasy films have taken another step into the mainstream consciousness of both the Academy and movie-goers alike. What’s wonderful to see [...]
Read moreWETA Unleashes DISTRICT 9 Full Scale Replica Weapons
We told you just over a week ago that WETA Workshop, who have created some of the most amazing props, costumes, armor, weapons etc. for District 9 announced that they would be creating a line of collectibles for the Neill [...]
Read moreWETA Announces Range Of DISTRICT 9 Collectibles
WETA Workshop, who have created some of the most amazing props, costumes, armor, weapons etc. for almost every great movie over the last decade - including The Lord Of The Rings Trilogy, Avatar and District 9 to name a few [...]
Read moreAside From AVATAR And UP, Sci-Fi Noms Lose At 2009 GOLDEN GLOBES
Did you watch the Golden Globes this past Sunday? In case you didn’t here’s a list of the winners of the night. SciFi Mafia has already reported to you that “Avatar” won “Best Picture: Drama” and also for James Cameron [...]
Read moreNeill Blomkamp Talks DISTRICT 9 Prequel, Video Game And His Next Project
Neill Blomkamp, director of the epic Sci-Fi film District 9 has admitted that he would consider making a prequel to District 9. Discussing his science fiction movie with the Los Angeles Times, Blomkamp ruled out bringing his South Africa-set alien [...]
Read moreGolden Globe Noms: AVATAR For Best Picture/Director, DISTRICT 9 For Best Screenplay, TRUE BLOOD For Best TV Series
The Golden Globes, hosted by Ricky Gervais, will be awarded and broadcast live on Sunday, January 17, 2010 from The Beverly Hilton in Los Angeles. The Hollywood Foreign Press announced its nominees for the Golden Globes this week and it looks [...]
Read moreDISTRICT 9 Passes $200 Million Mark and a Sequel May Happen “At Some Point”
As of this past weekend, "District 9" has made $200 million worldwide, for big budget-popcorn munching, Summer movie fare $200 million isn't unheard of but remember that D9 only cost a measly $30 million to make. Sony has to be [...]
Read moreDISTRICT 9 Blu-Ray Will Include GOD OF WAR III Demo
On December 29th, we will all be awaiting the release of District 9 on DVD and Blu-Ray. Something we didn't know is that the Blu-ray will include a playable demo of the PlayStation 3 game God of War III, which [...]
Read moreWETA Shows a Breakdown of Some Visual Effects From District 9
Check out these two videos, showing a breakdown of some of the visual effects used in District 9 courtesy of Weta Digital [...]
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