By Krystal Clark, Source: blastr.com It’s no secret that Fox 2000 is producing a sequel to Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief. But we’re shocked to learn one of our favorite actors has joined the cast—Nathan Frakkin’ Fillion. Fillion is a fanboy favorite, so this is a major
By Don Kaye, Source: Blastr.com It’s been kind of quiet on the Dark Tower scene in recent months, leading to speculation that the mammoth project had fallen into development hell. But now there are signs that Roland the last gunslinger might be coming to a theater near you after all.
By Matthew Jackson, Source: Blastr.com We’ve been squinting at every little scrap of footage we can get our hands on for months, trying to unravel just who’s populating this otherworldly army backing up Loki in The Avengers. There are a number of theories, some more popular than others, and Joss
By Nathalie Caron, Source: Blastr.com If you’ve all been waiting for scientists to finally come up with a Star Trek-like warp drive—so that you could finally start building your very own Starship Enterprise in your basement/garage/backyard—then you’re outta luck. Scientists have just theoretically determined that the whole thing would prove
By Nathalie Caron, Source: Blastr.com Jerry Bruckheimer just released the first official pic from his Lone Ranger movie, giving us our a look at the two main stars of the upcoming film: Johnny Depp as Native American warrior Tonto and Armie Hammer as the masked hero. Bruckheimer, who’s producing the
By Don Kaye, Source: Blastr.com The British sci-fi classic The Day of the Triffids is headed to the big screen once again … and this time Sam Raimi is behind the project. Raimi, director of the Evil Dead and Spider-Man films, is putting his producer hat on for a new
By Trent Moore, Source: Blastr.com Zombieland writers Paul Wernick and Rhett Reese have written a script for a new film—based on a cult fave graphic novel—that could have the coolest title ever. So—what is it? Cowboy Ninja Viking, based on Image Comics’ graphic novel by AJ Lieberman, follows a covert
By Trent Moore, Source: Blastr.com Everyone worried that CBS’ upcoming Sherlock Holmes series Elementary might rip-off the BBC’s exceptional Sherlock can breathe a sigh of relief—because the U.S. version is definitely taking a few liberties. Genre stalwart Lucy Liu (Rise: Blood Hunter, Kill Bill) has signed on to play Holmes’
By Matthew Jackson, Source: Blastr.com Two weeks ago, NASA’s woes got deeper when they took a 20 percent cut to their space exploration money. That money might mean we never make it to Mars, but NASA’s not giving up on the Red Planet just yet. On Monday, the space agency
By Matthew Jackson, Source: Blastr.com As we prepare for the fifth season of HBO’s sinful little vampire show, it’s clear that True Blood the series shows no signs of slowing down. Sadly, it seems the same can’t be said for series creator and head writer Alan Ball, who’s just plain
By Marc Bernardin, Source: Blastr.com Even though writing for children has made her rich beyond the dreams of mortal man, J.K. Rowling has announced that her next novel will be “very different from the Harry Potter series.” And she’s already signed the deal for its release. Details, as you can
By Matthew Jackson, Source: Blastr.com We’ve been talking for weeks about the eventual fates of Fox’s Fringe and Terra Nova, and the promise (or lack thereof) of the new drama Alcatraz. The network itself hasn’t ruled on any of the shows just yet, but if you believe certain TV experts,
