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Fox cancels Human Target, goes with J.J. Abrams’ Alcatraz instead

While Fox won’t officially announce its fall schedule until next week, it looks like the network has already made most of its decisions regarding what’s being picked up and what’s being canceled. J.J. Abrams’ Alcatraz will join Steven Spielberg’s Terra Nova and the returning Fringe on the schedule for the

Hugo Weaving is back for The Hobbit (Ian McKellen says so!)

It’s been rumored for months, but now it’s confirmed: Hugo Weaving will once again play Elrond in Peter Jackson’s film version of The Hobbit. Weaving’s involvement in Jackson’s two-part adaptation of the Tolkien novel has been rumored for some time, but it was confirmed by fellow The Lord of the

What’s after Cowboys and Aliens? How about Dinosaurs vs. Aliens?

If you asked every 12-year-old kid what they’d make a movie about, they would almost definitely answer with either “aliens” or “dinosaurs.” But the really clever ones? The overzealous, crazy few? They’d make a movie featuring both. It seems Barry (Men in Black) Sonnenfeld’s inner child falls under that category,

12 wild and wacky patent applications that are weirder than sci-fi

Plato postulated that “necessity” was the mother of invention and we’ve always wondered—who’s the baby’s daddy? If the backlog of applications under review by the US Patent & Trademark Office is any indication, inventions are fertilized by Having Way Too Much Time on Your Hands. Often you’ll see “patent pending”

Robert Kirkman says don’t believe those Walking Dead rumors

Remember all those rumors that The Walking Dead was going to use all freelance writers for its second season instead of a full-time writing staff? A source who would know says not to believe them. In an interview with Heat Vision, Walking Dead comic-book creator Robert Kirkman said that reports

Aside From the Vampires, Lincoln Film Seeks Accuracy

Get ready for ABRAHAM LINCOLN: VAMPIRE HUNTER. The book is as historically accurate as is possible for a book that imagines President Lincoln as an axe-wielding kick-ass slayer of the undead can be, and it’s a lot of fun to boot. Timur Bekmambetov (WANTED) is filming it now, to be

Will this be the last Doctor Who season for Amy Pond?

The departure of companions is nothing new in the grand scheme of Doctor Who history, but in a season already marked by death, could we be seeing a much more grisly end for Amy and Rory? Looks like, no matter what, the signs are building to an end for the

Think FPS games make you aggressive? Sports games are WORSE

Of all the videogame out there, first person shooters—where the player shares the POV of the character—are considered the most violent. But new research shows that FPS’s cause fewer violent emotions in players than other genres. The worst offender? Sports games. At first glance, you might draw the conclusion that

Frank Miller Dark Knight Returns splash page sells for $448,125

Blastr is reporting that “Original comic book art has seen jawdropping prices set in recent auctions, but those record-breaking number are usually reserved for covers from Silver Age crusaders like Superman and Spiderman, and rarely anything from the modern era. But that all changed last night.” “A Batman and Robin

Full Specs and Cover Art for the Star Wars Complete Saga Blu-Ray

Them’s lots of “Star Wars”! Check out the full specs and cover art for the complete “Star Wars” saga on Blu-ray below. Man, them’s lots of “Star Wars”! Bring home the adventure and share Star Wars™ with your whole family – when STAR WARS: THE COMPLETE SAGA comes to Blu-ray

Why U.S. audiences will be the LAST see Marvel’s Thor movie

We hate to say this because it makes us look petty, but we’re feeling a LOT jealous of the rest of the world right now. That’s because we live in the U.S., and it seems like moviegoers in every other country on Earth have been able to catch Thor except

The Sarah Jane Adventures To Continue

The Sun is reporting the BBC is to continue showing The Sarah Jane Adventures, and complete the series, despite Elisabeth Sladen’s death. BBC Bosses had been unsure about the shows future without Elisaberth Sladen – and how to explain Sarah Janes absence without upsetting young fans. But sources say they

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