Universal has released a handful of new swanky images for Peter Berg’s “Battleship”. Check them out, won’t you?
Archive for Sci-Fi Movie News
Another Trailer for The Darkest Hour
More alien invasion goodness in a new trailer for “The Darkest Hour”, invading your hearts and minds later this month on December 25, 201. So open up, kids!
Michael Bay Back for Transformers 4
He won’t direct. He might direct. No, he won’t. Yes, he will.
That’s according to Vulture, anyway, who says Bay is currently in talks with Paramount to direct the fourth “Transformers” movie, making him the franchise’s only director since its inception in 2007.
Benicio Del Toro Out as Khan in Star Trek 2
But apparently Khan will DEFINITELY be one of the (if not THE) villains in the J.J. Abrams-directed “Star Trek” sequel.
At least, that’s according to Vulture, who says that talks with Del Toro broke down last week, even when everyone (including us) were still reporting Del Toro’s involvement in the sequel. So yeah, we’re looking pretty silly, I guess. But hey, them’s the breaks.
First Trailer for Lockout, aka Taken Meets Escape from New York in Outer Space
Well, if you needed a Snake Plissken to save your daughter, and Snake isn’t available, I guess you could do worst than getting Guy Pearce of “Memento” fame to do the work. That’s basically the premise of “Lockout”, which finds Pearce playing a convict who makes a deal to save the daughter of the President of the United States from a space prison that’s been taken over by the convicts. Maggie Grace, further connecting the film to the whole “Taken” vibe, plays the kidnapped daughter.
Five New Images From The Hunger Games
Gary Ross’ games begin March 23, 2012, but until then, check out five new images the studio has released for the upcoming adaptation of Suzanne Collins’ “The Hunger Games”.
Buckaroo Banzai Officially Beams Up to Star Trek Sequel, Benicio Del Toro May Play Kahn
Well, if you were waiting for J.J. Abrams’ untitled “Star Trek” sequel to become interesting, these pair of news will just about do it.
First up, Peter Weller, Robocop and Buckaroo Banzai himself, has confirmed that he’s officially joined the cast of Abrams’ movie.
Four Photoshoppy Character Posters for Journey 2: The Mysterious Island
Well, glad to see someone over at the photoshop department is keeping busy. Check out four new posters from “Journey 2: The Mysterious Island”. Via Yahoo.
Paul Verhoeven’s Starship Troopers Lands on the Remake Chopping Block
Neal Moritz, producer of “Fast Five”, has handed out writing assignments to the writing duo of Ashley Edward Miller and Zack Stentz (“X-Men: First Class”) to knock out a script for a remake of Paul Verhoeven’s 1997 movie “Starship Troopers” for him, according to Vulture.
Run! It’s Five 30-Second TV Spots for The Darkest Hour!
In case you’re still not sure about the intentions of the alien invaders of “The Darkest Hour”, these five TV spots for the upcoming Chris Gorak film should just about put that question to rest. In a word, they ain’t cuddly and definitely didn’t come here in peace.
Three John Carter of Mars Banners
Ugh. Still can’t believe they removed the “of Mars” part from “John Carter of Mars”. Whatever, Disney. Check out three banner posters from the Andrew Stanton-directed film, opening March 9, 2012.
Tom Cruise Officially Signs on for All You Need is Kill
If you’ve been waiting with bated breath for Tom Cruise to sign on for “All You Need is Kill”, well, congrats, because he has.
Variety reports that the “Top Gun” star will be making “All You Need is Kill” his next film after he wraps “One Shot” and “Tron: Legacy” director Joseph Kosinski’s sci-fi epic “Oblivion” aka “Horizon”.
Those Prometheus Images, Plus Some New Ones, Return in Higher Res
Remember those Entertainment Weekly scans? Well, Fox has released the official versions, plus a couple of new ones that we didn’t post previously. Check them out below, won’t you?
New, Action-Packed Trailer for John Carter of Mars
Or, well, “John Carter” as we should start calling it now, as the whole “of Mars” part seems to have been officially dropped from the movie title altogether. I think that’s kind of idiotic myself, but whatever, I’m not some highly-paid Hollywood studio bigwig. What do I know. Anyways, here’s the new, much better looking trailer for “John Carter”, which made its premiere on, of all places, ABC News. The better, official version should pop up online later this week or thereabouts.
J.J. Abrams’ Untitled Star Trek Sequel Gets Seriously Sexy By Adding Alice Eve
British beauty Alice Eve (“She’s Out of My League” and the upcoming “The Raven”) is the first new addition to J.J. Abrams’ upcoming untitled “Star Trek” sequel. The actress has been added to the film, scheduled for sometime in 2013, and will play a character that is new to series cannon. Which means you won’t have seen her character before in any of the franchise’s incarnations.
