The Fallen
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen – Two of the villains from Michael Bay’s new movie are coming out as toys, and a couple of early pics have surfaced. I have to say, the character ‘The Fallen’ that the title of the film is based looks absolutely sick and I’d go as far as to say one of the coolest robots I’ve ever seen. (He’s the robot toy in the image to the left).
Watchmen & Star Trek XI – Watchmen hits screens on March 6, and it will do so together with a brand new as yet unreleased trailer for Star Trek XI. If you like Star Trek, you now have to go see Watchmen 
Speaking of Watchmen related news, Total Film have posted an article in which Alan Moore (who wrote the original graphic novel) voices his disdain for the comic book to movie industry – actually, the movie industry itself really. I can’t help but agree with Alan Moore on everything he said, particularly his statement that, “The main reason why comics can’t work as films is largely because everybody who is ultimately in control of the film industry is an accountant.” Yet, whilst this is the main reason why comic movies haven’t worked well traditionally it is not a valid reason to support an argument that all comic book movie adaptations can’t work. Read the rest of this entry »
Here’s the latest sci fi news. There’s isn’t a lot which I suppose makes this an easy read.
Terminator: Salvation – Christian Bale made headlines this week with a dummy spit aimed at the Director of Cinematography on the set of Terminator: Salvation. The anger episode occurred some time ago but a recorded audio of the event only found its way to the internet this week. In the audio Bale uses more ‘F’ words than is worth counting and threatens to not only bash Shane Hurlbut but also to destroy his lighting set up. Have a listen here. Enough said (and, in my view, hilarious)! In other Terminator: Salvation news, an image was also released of the T600 (left/below) which looks pretty damn cool.
Heroes - NBC’s Heroes returned this week and recorded strong ratings with Season 3 Episode 14, A Clear and Present Danger (which forms part of Volume: 4 Fugitives). Despite the strong ratings, I have to review this episode as very average. The script was poor to say the least and continuing the plot outline of ’super powered people just trying to be normal’ is now quite unbelievable. That said, after whining about how poor the series had become, the last twenty minutes of the episode really ramped up and set the scene for a potential turn around in what can only be described as a continuing deterioration since Season 2. If Tim Kring can stop making Hiro seem like an idiot and stop the ‘I just want to blend into society and be normal’ routine, and stop taking away powers from the main characters, and add some common sense to the characters, that’d be a good start. The last part of this episode sort of started this process. Let’s hope it continues. Read the rest of this entry »
Here’s a summary of some of the more interesting sci-fi news of the day.
Virtuality – If you haven’t heard, Fox aren’t happy with Ronald D. Moore’s new sci-fi series pilot. The story in a nutshell: Virtuality isn’t mainstream enough and Fox want it dumbed down. Well, that’s the way I see it without the sugar coating. Here’s the sugar coated version according to Kevin Reilly, president of entertainment for Fox: “It [Virtuality] could air as is, and there’s a certain segment of the audience that would flip over it, but it is, I think, right now a little bit too dense. They shot a two-hour pilot, and I think the storytelling probably would have been served as a one-hour, so they’re going in, and they’re re-cutting, and we’re going to look at it. It’s pretty cool.” Flip over it? It’s pretty cool? There was some doubt as to whether or not the pilot would even see screen time, but after those comments I’d say the butchering that’s been imposed upon Ron Moore is just a delay and not an ending.
Stargate Atlantis – More than 2.02 million viewers tuned in to view the final episode of Stargate Atlantis, making the finale the best performing episode of Atlantis since the finale of the previous season. Read the rest of this entry »
Relatively unknown 26 year old Matt Smith has been named the 11th Doctor Who. Smith will be the youngest actor ever to play the iconic Time Lord.
In an interview with BBC1 Smith stated, “I’m flabbergasted. I haven’t slept really, to be honest.” Actually, he stated a lot more than that, so I’ve included the video of the interview at the end of the article.
Smith’s television debut occurred only two years ago, and in what is really quite ironic, his debut was next to David Tennant’s most popular sidekick, actress Billy Piper.
In reaction to the announcement (and with a sly joking smile), David Tennant stated, “As I approach the beginning of the end of my time as the Doctor, I am very jealous of the chap who’s coming next, who’s got all this extraordinary journey to look forward to, and everything that’s about to unfold and the way his life is about to change in so many ways.” Read the rest of this entry »
Steven Moffat, the award winning scriptwriter considered by many to be the new creative power behind Doctor Who is reportedly keen to see Doctor Who make the transition to the big screen. Moffat, who is credited with driving the series since the departure of Russel T. Davies, apparently told attendees of a recent festival that he is keen to see Doctor Who hit the big screen: “It would be good to see it in the cinema so long as it is great and fantastic….so long as it never gets in the way of the TV show. If it got in the way of the show that would be appalling.”
Doctor Who premiered on television way back in 1963 and despite the immense popularity of the re-imagined modern take on the series, talk of a big screen debut have never been serious. For the millions of fans that the series has around the world combined with the growing number of fans that the series is now attracting in the US, talk of a big screen movie story with the good Doctor is creating quite a stir of interest. Read the rest of this entry »
