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James Cameron’s latest feature, Avatar, hasn’t even been released yet, but it appears the director may already be starting another project.  Cameron is apparently working on a screenplay with Shane Salerno, who wrote Shaft, Armageddon, and Alien Vs. Predator: Requiem.
Not much has been said about the script other than it is for an action/sci-fi film [...]

Jeff Bridges is set to star in Tron Legacy, the sequel to the 1980’s film Tron.  The movie will focus on the son of Bridges’ character, Flynn.  Flynn’s son goes into the computer world shown in the original flick in order to find his father.  Olivia Wilde, Michael Sheen, and Bruce Boxleitner will also star [...]

Back in August, director David Twohy said that some ideas were being considered for a third Chronicles of Riddick movie.  There had been no other word on the progress of the film since then.
Vin Diesel changed that recently as he posted a brief sentence about the film on his Facebook page. “The Riddick team is [...]

After being announced a year ago, the sci-fi classic Forbidden Planet is finally on the road to being remade as the screenplay for the movie is in the works.  J. Michael Straczynski (Changeling, Babylon 5) is penning the feature for Warner Bros.
The first film was based loosely on William Shakespeare’s The Tempest and although this [...]

Eli Roth (Cabin Fever, Hostel Part I & II, Inglourious Basterds) is set to produce a new alien flick entitled Invasion.  The film was written by Ben Magid who recently worked on the film adaptation of Hack/Slash, as well as sold his original screenplay that has a new twist on the Peter Pan story.
Invasion is [...]

If you click over to msn movies, you can check out an interesting list of dumb movie moments that have taken place in the sci-fi genre.
The debatable list includes moments from The Empire Strikes Back, Signs, Alien, Terminator 2, Independence Day, The Fly, Jurassic Park, The Matrix, Superman: The Movie, and Contact.
Source: http://www.scifistream.com/2009/11/debate-on-the-dumbest-moments/

Over the past week, Star Trek fans from around the world have been chiming in with their thoughts on a scene that might have been.  Just recently, a role written for William Shatner in J.J. Abrams’ Star Trek was revealed.  To the disappointment of quite a number of fans, Shatner’s part was ultimately never filmed.
If [...]

The man in the iron suit will be on the cover of Empire Magazine’s January issue, which hits newsstands tomorrow.  The magazine will feature info about Iron Man 2, including a set report and behind the scenes pics.
Stories on Avatar, The Lovely Bones, and Robin Hood will also be in the magazine.
Iron Man 2, starring [...]

Joshua Jackson has been hired to head the cast of the film adaptation of the 1970’s television show, UFO.  Jackson will play Paul Foster, a pilot who, in the original show, joins a secret organization that fights aliens that are killing humans for body parts.  Matthew Gratzner is set to direct the film, which is [...]

Some more news for Star Trek fans today, as well as fans of Fringe and Lost.  At the link below, you can watch a nine-minute video interview with Roberto Orci and Damon Lindelof, two of the filmmakers behind this year’s installment of the Star Trek franchise.  In the video, Orci speaks briefly about the status [...]