Jean-Claude Van Damme has fought a lot of bad guys in his career. Evil terrorists, guys named Bison, hardasses, time travelers, etc. Now he an add alien invaders from outer space to his credit of asses kicked.
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Jean-Claude Van Damme Vs. Aliens in UFO
Screw Your Bad Reviews! Transformers Dark of the Moon Crosses the $1 Billion Mark
I liked “Transformers: Dark of the Moon”. Then again, I liked “Transformers: Dark of the Moon”. Hell, I like most movies about giant robot aliens from outer space that can transform into cool vehicles while a cool “transforming” soundtrack plays in the background. In my book, that translates into coolness. Hence, this site. I like cool sci-fi stuff, so sue me. I’m an easy guy to please.
New Poster for Found Footage Sci-Fi/Horror Flick Apollo 18
Dimensions films has released a new poster for the Timur Bekmambetov-produced/Gonzalo Lopez-Gallego-directed “Apollo 18″, now due out September 2nd, 2011. Check it out below, won’t you?
Third Trailer for Andrew Niccol’s In Time
Used to be you couldn’t get a single thing on Andrew Niccol’s “In Time”, then all of a sudden you’ve got an extended trailer, a second trailer, and now a third official trailer. Go figure. Wish they would release more images, though. Until then, check out the latest trailer.
The Darkest Hour Trailer Debuts
I have to admit, I’ve been very curious about this Timur Bekmambatov-produced alien invasion film. The setting is novel — it has American kids in Moscow getting caught during the alien invasion. There’s something you don’t see every day. Check out the first trailer below.
Peter Berg’s Battle: Pacific Ocean — er, I mean, Battleship Trailer Debuts
Or more accurate, “Battleship: Transformers”? Well, it seems to have parts of “Battle: Los Angeles” and “Transformers” in there somewhere. Check out the first teaser trailer for Peter Berg’s “Battleship”, based on the game of the same name. Well not really, but you know, the title is the same and such.
Dangerous Looking Pics from Karl Urban’s Dredd Reboot
Empire Magazine has your first looks at Pete Travis’ Judge Dredd remake, simply titled “Dredd”. They’re low-res, but what the hell, better low-res than nothing, am I right? Check out more looks at Karl Urban as Judge Dredd, along with your first looks at Olivia Thirlby as Judge Cassandra Anderson and Lena Headey as the villainous Madeline ‘Ma-Ma’ Madrigal.
Official Logo for Guillermo Del Toro’s Pacific Rim
Legendary Pictures has released your first official look at the title logo for Guillermo del Toro’s upcoming sci-fi/epic/monster flick “Pacific Rim”. Check it out below.
Acclaimed writer, producer and director Guillermo del Toro’s new film PACIFIC RIM features cast members including Charlie Hunnam, Idris Elba, and Rinko Kikuchi. Now the logo featured on uniforms from the film is revealed here.
Quick News: Escape From New York Remake is Dead, but Voltron Lives!
Two major news from the world of sci-fi movie development today. The first has that “Escape from New York” movie being dropped from New Line. The studio, with Warner Bros. have decided not to remake the film, so now it’ll be up to someone else to bring Snake Plissken back to the big screen.
Third Clip and Sizzle Reel for Rise of the Planet of the Apes
Tired of apes yet? No. Good. Here’s a third clip featuring Tom Felton (the baddie from “Harry Potter”, still playing a baddie here; I guess the kid just has “that” face, if you know what I mean) and a sizzle reel that was shown at Comic Con. Sizzle reels are essentially action clips mush together. Those are some pissed off apes!
Hillary Swank to Save Venus in Shrapnel
Hillary Swank as a badass former space soldier? Hey, why not. The girl convinced me she could box in “Million Dollar Baby”, so I think she’s got the physicality to carry this off. I guess we’ll find out soon, because Swank has signed on to star in “Shrapnel”, which will be based on a comic book of the same name by Nick Sagan and M. Zachary Sherman, based on the concept by Sagan and Mark Long.
Extended Comic Con Trailer and Posters for Andrew Niccol’s In Time
Been waiting for this for a while, so, without further delay, check out your first look at the trailer for Andrew Niccol’s latest and greatest, “In Time”. And look, cool posters, too!
Star Wars Comic Con Deleted Scenes Preview Clip
In case you haven’t heard, the entire “Star Wars” series is coming to Blu-ray for the very first time September 16, 2011, and if you were at Comic Con, then you saw this brief minute-long clip for the upcoming release. Okay, so there’s only about 30 seconds of actual deleted scenes footage here, but it’s still pretty cool.
First Images from Ridley Scott’s Prometheus and The Darkest Hour
It’s good to be a sci-fi fan this week. Comic Con is going full swing over in San Diego, and the studio are releasing a ton of new, sci-fi goodies. Up first, two first-ever images from two highly-anticipated movie. Okay, so one highly anticipated movie (Ridley Scott’s not-”Alien”/”Alien” prequel “Prometheus”) and the alien invasion flick “Darkest Hour”. Check them both out below.
