ITV's Primeval has been renewed for two more seasons!
Here’s an amazing story that I never thought I’d get to write (and which I wish I would get to write about Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles amongst others).
Back in June it was officially announced that ITV’s creature-feature series Primeval had been canceled. That story was true, but now Primeval fans are going to be very happy to hear that BBC America and UKTV have stepped in to save the show by sharing the costs of the production with Impossible Pictures.
Not only has Primeval been revived from the grave, it will also get not one but two new series (series=seasons in the US) which will total 13 episodes.
The fourth season will premiere on ITV early in 2011. The fifth season will premiere on UKTV later in 2011.
Primeval fans will be ecstatic, because the new deal is on top of Warner Bros. continued production of a full scale Primeval feature film. Lots of Primeval goodies on the way!
Source: Variety
Here’s an interesting trailer for an independent Swedish film that demonstrates some very cool, very creative digitally animated sci-fi.
Metropia, directed by Tarik Saleh (who also wrote the screenplay) and aimed at an adult audience, takes place in the not-so-distant future. The world is running out of oil and the underground train systems have been connected into a gigantic subway network beneath Europe. Whenever Roger (Vincent Gallo) from Stockholm enters this system he hears a stranger’s voice in his head. He looks to the mysterious Nina (Juliette Lewis) to help him escape the disturbing web of the Metro, but the further they travel, the deeper he’s involved in a dark conspiracy.
The film also includes True Blood’s Alexander Skarsgård as the voice of Stefan.
Check out the trailer after the jump.
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James Purefoy and Mark Strong join 'John Carter of Mars'
James Purefoy (Soloman Kane / Resident Evil) and Mark Strong (Sherlock Holmes / Sunshine) have joined the cast of Disney’s John Carter of Mars.
John Carter of Mars is a new epic sci-fi feature film adapted from the Edgar Rice Burroughs novel that follows a Civil War veteran who, after being transported to Mars, finds himself partially super-powered thanks to the planet’s low gravity. There he becomes embroiled in a battle between the Martians and invading aliens.
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Though not very clear, that's the Green Hornet (well, his stunt double at least)
Behind the scenes footage from the set of director Michel Gondry’s The Green Hornet has been posted online.
The footage includes a pretty cool explosion scene and also offers fans a first glimpse at Seth Rogen’s Green Hornet costume.
Watch it after the jump.
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Superman/Batman: Public Enemies is now available on DVD and Blu-ray, and to coincide with its release yesterday Warner Bros. Home Video have released an extended clip from the movie.
If you’re wondering whether or not to check out the film, I highly recommend you do. I’ve had the pleasure of seeing it and I’d rate it as ‘excellent’ – easily the best animated Superman or Batman movie I’ve ever seen.
Check out the clip after the jump.
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Tim Daly provides the voice of Superman in Superman/Batman: Public Enemies
Tim Daly is undisputed as the iconic voice of the Man of Steel having voiced more than 52 episodes and several animated movies as Superman. Now he returns to reprise his role in Superman/Batman: Public Enemies.
In Superman/Batman: Public Enemies, United States President Lex Luthor uses the oncoming trajectory of a Kryptonite asteroid to frame Superman and declare a $1 billion bounty on the heads of the Man of Steel and his “partner in crime,” Batman. Heroes and villains alike launch a relentless pursuit of Superman and Batman, who must unite to battle the action-packed onslaught, uncover Luthor’s agenda, and ultimately stop the asteroid from destroying the world.
Daly kindly found time in his busy schedule to answer a few questions regarding his longstanding connection with the Man of Steel…
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Screen Gems and Constantin Film announced today that Resident Evil: Afterlife has begun production in Toronto, Canada. Resident Evil: Afterlife is the fourth Resident Evil film but the first to be shot and released in 3-D.
“The Resident Evil franchise has successfully entertained audiences around the globe and we are pleased to bring yet another installment to fans with the same creative team, but this time in 3-D,” Screen Gems’ President Clint Culpepper said.
Most of the key actors from the Resident Evil franchise will be reprising their roles. Actress Milla Jovovich returns as the zombie-fighting heroine Alice. Ali Larter reprises her role as Claire Redfield from Resident Evil: Extinction. Spencer Locke, who played K-Mart in Extinction, is also set to return.
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Three new posters, referred to as ‘character banners’, have been released for The Twilight Saga: New Moon.
Check them all out after the jump.
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Defying Gravity will premiere on BBC Two in October 2009
Although the ABC has left US fans of Defying Gravity out in the cold, CTV in Canada continues to support the show. They’ll be making episode 10 available on Space on October 2nd at 8pm. Details here.
For UK fans the news is even better. BBC Two have announced that “the 13-part series will broadcast on BBC Two in October 2009.”
Hopefully their announcement really does mean all thirteen episodes will be broadcast. I actually think they will be as the odds are Defying Gravity will be better received in the UK than it was in the US, especially considering the series was inspired by the BBC drama-documentary Space Odyssey: Voyage To The Planets which was broadcast on BBC One in 2004.
The official air date hasn’t yet been announced by BBC Two, but you can keep up to date with it here: BBC Two Official Defying Gravity website.
Battle Angel was meant to be the film that heralded the return of James Cameron. Then it was to be a film shot back to back with Avatar, before it was put completely on hold in favor of Avatar.
It has since been speculated that Battle Angel would be Cameron’s next film, although Cameron himself has done nothing more than stamp a big “mabye” on the idea.
“Maybe, maybe,” Cameron told MTV last month when asked if Battle Angel would be his next film. “We’re going to look at that.”
Now producer Jon Landau, who worked as producer with Cameron on Titanic and Avatar and who will produce Battle Angel, has given fans their biggest hint yet that Battle Angel is finally on the way and may, in all likelihood, be Cameron’s next film.
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