Push – According to the Box Office results on the IMDB Chris Evens and Dakota Fannings new super power movie, Push, has surprised big time. The movie has grossed over $122M to date and received a sound 7.0 rating. For what was really a relatively unknown movie as far as many people were concerned, and considering that its takings have actually been going up weekend to weekend rather than down, Push is proving itself to be a winner.
Franklyn – Three new international posters have surfaced. Check em out in the movie poster section.
Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles – Thomas Dekker, aka John Connor, has commented on some of what to expect for the rest of the season in Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles. It’s an interesting read to say the least, but there are some spoilers in his comments so if you want to read them be prepared. No spoilers are in these news posts so to read his comments you’ll have to visit Canmag. TSCC returns to Fox tomorrow.
Knowing – A preview clip has surfaced from Nicholas Cage’s new sci fi thriller, Knowing. It’s the subway scene and basically its a spoiler so don’t watch it if you don’t want it spoiled. If you don’t mind, then check it out here.
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen – Paramount Pictures have announced Michael Bay’s highly anticipated robot action flick will hit now hit theaters on June 24. It’s only two days earlier, but for many fans that’s a big deal. Read the rest of this entry »
Transformers 2 - Filming on location at the Pyramids
Avatar - Total Film have posted an exclusive interview with James Cameron where he gives you a gazillion reasons why you should be watering at the mouth over his upcoming sci fi blockbuster, Avatar. At the start of the year I voted Avatar as the most anticipated movie of 2009 and although you’re not seeing mass marketing information about it like you are Terminator: Salvation or Transformers 2, read this interview and you might just share my view.
X Men Origins: Wolverine - A cameo with Storm was shot for the movie but, alas, its not going to find its way into the movie. But we should still see it on the DVD when it finally makes it there. How do I know? Widscreen have posted an exclusive video interview with the film’s producer Lauren Shuler Donner here.
X Men: First Class – Yes, this is an all new live-action X Men movie that’s in development with a scheduled release date of 2010. Josh Schwartz is writing the script but given that there’s no director on board as yet it’s not looking 2010 likely. Recently Schwartz told MTV that he wasn’t allowed to divulge anything regarding the script, saying only that it’s exciting and going to be huge.
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen – As we anticipate a little more footage from the new movie (new trailer to be released Monday), Michael Bay has told the guys at Collider that Transformers 2 is “Epic in Scale” and that he has made it darker and given the Transformers more personality. At present the film, which is still being edited, will run almost two and a half hours. Additionally Transformers 2 has been shot using IMAX cameras, and Bay is quoted as saying that the IMAX version of the film is very different to watch than the standard cinema, citing the IMAX footage as “Awesome.” Read the rest of this entry »
Womb – Hungarian director Benedek Fliegauf is set to direct the sci fi drama Womb, his first English-language film. The film follows a grieving widow, played by Eva Green (Casino Royale / The Golden Compass) as she clones her late husband. The film will also co-star the new Doctor Who, Matt Smith. Production will commence on Womb in March.
V: The Series – With the news that famed sci fi series V will be returning to the small screen, io9 have apparently managed to feast their eyes upon the script. Their verdict: optimistic. If you’re into spoilers, head on over and have a read of what they had to say here.
Powers – A new super hero television series is on the way based upon Briand Bendis and Mike Oeming’s comic book, Powers. Powers tells the story of two detectives who investigate homicides related to superhumans – and one of the detectives used to be a super hero. Apparently Bendis is also writing the screenplay which is promising. Don’t hold your breath though, it won’t be for a while yet. Read the rest of this entry »
If you’re a Battlestar Galactica fan then you must have heard of Bear McCreary – if not, you’ve probably heard his work without realizing it. He’s the music composer of the absolutely astounding score to the Battlestar Galactica series. He’s also the composer to the brilliant score behind Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles.
Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles the music score was released just under a month ago (December 23, 2008). There’s three songs that ruin the mood of McCreary’s music but apart from that the rest of the soundtrack is superb – typical McCreary top-quality musical craftsmanship. Since it’s release it has received nothing but rave reviews, with all reviewers handing it 5 out of 5 stars. I too give it 5 out of 5 stars and believe this is one for any sci-fi music buffs collection.
If you don’t know much about McCreary then I suggest you go out of your way to find some of his music to listen to because he’s easily the best music composer in Television. You can visit his official website to learn more about him. You can also find all of his released albums in the Sci Fi Scoop Mall.
Sci Fi Wire have posted an exclusive interview with Thomas Dekker, aka John Connor from Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles. If you hadn’t already guessed, Season 2 of this excellent series didn’t wind up in 2008 – nine more episodes forming the last half of Season 2 are set to begin airing from the 13th February 2009.
In the interview, Dekker drops a few hints as to what fans can expect as the rest of Season 2 unfolds. He talks about what will happen to Riley (who we all know attempted suicide in the last episode), about the looming death of a major character, and on the planned acceleration in the evolution of his kind-of-silent character into the ass-kicking intelligent warrior that we all know John Connor is destined to become. He talks about a lot of other stuff too, so if you don’t mind a few spoilers, go check out the interview at Sci Fi Wire.
The second season of Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles will premiere on September 9 at 8 p.m. ET/PT on Fox, and the news is a major character is going to die. Given that there aren’t that many major characters in the series, and given that we’re well aware John Connor goes on to battle the Terminator’s in the future, that doesn’t leave too many characters to wonder about.
Of course, if the character who is going to die is Sarah Connor herself (and, well, we know she has to die eventually), then it sort of makes the name of the series kind of redundant. For this reason, it’s highly doubtful the death will be Sarah Connor. Despite the fact that reports indicate the role of Thomas Dekker (John Connor) will accelerate as John Connor steps up to take more control in line with his future calling as a leader of the resistance against the machines, it’s surely a fair bet to say Sarah will stick around for a while.
There are really only three more major characters. We have Summer Glau as the georgeous and deadly Terminator named Cameron Phillips, we have FBI agent James Ellison played by Richard T. Jones, and we have Brian Austin Green, the ex Beverly Hills 90210 star playing John Connors uncle, Derek Reese. Read the rest of this entry »
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