While the Dawn of the Dead remake was the film that first made us take notice of Zack Snyder, his visceral adaptation of Frank Miller’s legendary graphic novel 300 made him a Hollywood heavyweight. So why isn’t he getting behind the camera for Xerxes, based on Miller’s ancient Greek follow-up?
It turns out there might be a previously undiscovered gas giant planet in our solar system. It’s four times larger than Jupiter, with colorful spots and bands. It has its own moons. Its name is Tyche. And we haven’t noticed it until now because it’s in the hypothetical Oort Cloud,
J.K. Rowling has revealed that she is currently working on a several new writing projects. The Harry Potter author attended the BAFTA Film Awards last night, where the film series based on her books was honored with the ‘Outstanding British Contribution to Cinema’ award. Speaking to BBC News, Rowling noted
Everyone always talks about romance on Valentine’s Day, but what about the ultimate romance ender? Marriage! (We kid, we kid.) Check out some cute and cheesy photos from memorable sci-fi TV and movie weddings that are so romantic that they put our idea of true love on an unreachably high
A Hobbit press conference went ahead in New Zealand today, despite Peter Jackson being at home under “health house arrest”, recovering from his recent surgery. Present and correct, however, were the actors who are going to play Bilbo Baggins and the thirteen dwarves in the two upcoming movies. Photo Courtesy
Many people think that Star Trek: Enterprise was the one major failure in the Star Trek franchise. But WHY did it fail? Longtime Star Trek producer Rick Berman has the answer. Running from 2001 to 2005 (only four seasons, as opposed to seven for the previous Star Trek reboots), Star
A private company aims to send a robotic lander and rover to the lunar surface as soon as December of next year on a Falcon 9 rocket. Astrobotic Technology Inc., a spinoff of Carnegie Mellon University, announced its contract with SpaceX Sunday. The Falcon 9’s upper stage will slingshot Astrobotic’s
In Marvel’s quest to replace Jon Favreau at the helm of the Iron Man franchise, they’re in talks with both an interesting and obvious choice: Shane Black, who ushered in a new era of action filmmaking with his script for Lethal Weapon. The choice is interesting in that, as a
Russian scientists have concluded that an 1,100-foot-long asteroid could hit the Earth—and they even have an exact date for its impact. According to the Huffington Post, researchers at St. Petersburg State University have marked April 13, 2036 as the date that the asteroid, named Apophis, might strike the planet. Professor
The classic French fantasy comics magazine Metal Hurlant, aka Heavy Metal, is being brought to the screen again—and this time it’s live-action! According to Variety, a French DVD company called We Productions has partnered with United Humanoids to produce Metal Hurlant Chronicles, a live-action TV series based on the long-running
If you ever find yourself trying to explain the gospel of Gallifrey to a Whogin (“Who virgin,” of course) and trip over the many and varied wrinkles of continuity, the singular plurality of the Doctor himself, then this poster should be your handout of choice. This poster-sized Dummies Guide to
Who are The Prodigies, and why are they hell-bent on leveling Manhattan? Hopefully, the answer will come this March in a CG flick that makes Heroes look like Days of Our Lives. Given that we’re not paying super-close attention to France’s movie release schedule, The Prodigies—hitting Gallic screens on March
