Some of you may remember that Diablo Cody (Jennifer’s Body) was producing the adaptation of Breathers: A Zombie’s Lament? by S.G. Browne. Looks like Cody now has a script for the tale of a guy that comes back to life after an auto accident that kills his wife only to learn that society does not welcome the fresh and not so freshly dead back to polite company.
Archive for Sci-Fi Movie News
First Full Trailer for Percy Jackson and That Pesky Lightning Thief
If you need to launch a fantasy franchise, you could do worst than Chris Columbus, who helped launch that little guy named Harry Potter from across the pond. His latest is “Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief”, and a full trailer for it has shown up on YouTube.
Concept Pics For Gattaca Directors New Sci-Fi Film
Andrew Niccol, who brought us the amazing tale of Gattaca, about a society where you could only get anywhere if you were perfect and about how those judged imperfect got around the system, is preparing his next vision of future society gone horribly wrong.
New Star Trek Guys Talk Old Star Trek, Sequel
The L.A. Times recently caught up with “Star Trek” wunderkinds J.J. Abrams (director) and Roberto Orci (writer) on the Vancouver set of their TV show Fringe, and of course, the topic of “Star Trek 12″ came up. Here’s what the duo had to say about where they plan to take the sequel.
Shawn Levy to Direct Futuristic Battling Robots in Real Steel
Battling robots? You mean like Rock’em Sock’em Robots? Um, not quite. The movie is called “Real Steel”, and at one point “The Kingdom” director Peter Berg was attached. Berg has now moved on, leaving the space open for Shawn Levy.
FAQ About Time Travel (2009) Movie Review
Time travel is unpredictable business. Just ask the blokes of the UK movie “Frequently Asked Questions About Time Travel”, a sci-fi comedy that barely has any big-budget special effects, but still manages to be pretty darn good if you enjoy wacky stories about time paradoxes, hot girls from the future, and drinks in a pub.
Sci-Fi Cinema Obscura: Steel Dawn
This edition of SFCO is dedicated to the memory of Patrick Swayze.
The First News And Views Of Duncan Jones’s Mute
Looks like Duncan Jones, he of Moon fame, has started pre production work on “Mute”, his Blade Runner inspired Sci-Fi that will be set in future Berlin(!).
Sylvain White On The Direction Of Frank Miller’s Ronin
Back in the day, before Frank Miller had his way with Batman with the Dark Knight Returns, Frank created a graphic novel series in the early 80′s called “Ronin”. Ronin recounts the cinematic story of a master-less Samurai, or Ronin, that seeks the death of his master’s killer, a demon called Agat. To kill the demon, the Ronin must use a special sword that can only bring on the Demon killing mojo if it is enriched with the blood of an innocent.
Five Pandorum Clips for Your Space Terror Pleasure
Overture Films just sent us five clips from their upcoming sci-fi/horror movie “Pandorum”, one of those movies that will, surely, bring back the age of space horror. Or at the very least, an ass kicking good time at the movies if you’re into the genre.
Ewan McGregor And Eva Green Star In Pre-Apocalyptic Love Story The Last Word
Ewan McGregor and Eva green (Golden Compass, Casino Royale) come together for a little romance as the world is ending in “The Last Word”, a film being directed by David Mackenzie (Mister Foe) that starts shooting in Glasgow, Scotland, this month.
9 (2009) Movie Review
Spending the time and energy to create and release a non Pixar-ish animated movie these days is quite a gamble. Even with Tim Burton producing, a studio and a watching public, careful with their Saturday movie money, has to think, But are there cute bleeping robots? How about talking cars?
Doctor Who: Planet of the Dead (2009) Movie Review
It’s an awkward time to be a Doctor Who fan in 2009. David Tennant’s departure as the beloved 10th Doctor is bearing down on us like an eighteen wheeler with burned out brakes and a driver smashed on Wild Turkey. Matt Smith’s turn as the 11th Doctor is waiting in the delivery room, ready to hatch. With all this going on, it seems that series minder Russell T. Davies wasn’t paying much attention to the 2nd of only 5 “Doctor Who” episodes this year; as a result the milestone 200th episode is more of a by the numbers effort unworthy of the series’ achievement.
Wanted: Dead or Animated — Superman/Batman Public Enemies Trailer
Oh, that rascal Lex Luthor. One day he’s CEO of his own diabolical corporation and the next he’s President of the United States. Then he goes and frames Superman for some impending disaster, and somehow Batman gets involved, as does everyone else in the D.C. universe. That’s the plot of “Superman/Batman: Public Enemies” in a nutshell, which will be based on a story by comic scribe Jeph Loeb.
The Last ZombieLand Trailer?
Well, it’s a good one, but let’s hope this trailer is the last we see before all us Zombie lovers dutifully flock down to the local Cinema to see Abigail Breslin, Woody Harrelson, Jesse Eisenberg, Emma Stone and Amber Heard join together to creatively diminish the larger Zombie population in “Zombieland”.
