Tron Legacy, Green Lantern, Cowboys & Aliens, Batman, Last Airbender, A-Team, Star Trek and more headline Vegas Licensing Expo

According to a report on THR, film studios will be squarely focused on tentpole franchises at next week’s Licensing International Expo, which will be celebrating its 30th anniversary. The Licensing International Expo runs from June 8th through the 10th, at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center in Las Vegas, and will feature attendees from the worlds ….

Batman 3 confirmed for 2012, adding to biggest summer for sci-fi/comic films ever

Warner Bros. has set July 20, 2012, as the release date for the third Christopher Nolan Batman film, according to HeatVisionBlog. This even though there’s no title or start date for the project. According to the report, the studio is not even in pre-production yet, and Nolan still completing post work on Inception, but apparently ….

Win one of six free copies of the sci-fi thriller Inalienable on DVD

Just received this cool little promo in my inbox for six free DVD editions of Inalienable, so I thought I’d share. The first 6 people to answer the following question will win a DVD copy of the sci-fi thriller signed by Walter Koenig (Star Trek). What kind of sports commercial was Walter Koenig in and ….

Indies outpace majors at 82nd Academy Awards

Independent films once again collected the most Oscars at the Academy Awards ceremony, including Best Picture for Summit Entertainment and Voltage Pictures’ The Hurt Locker. The win brings to 18 the number of independent films earning Best Picture over the past 30 years, the Independent Film & Television Alliance (IFTA) announced. This year, indies collected ….

Neat Stuff Collectibles buying & selling entire comic and memorabilia collections this weekend during special event

Neat Stuff Collectibles and Joseph Koch have a million dollars to spend on buying your comic book collection. Bring it in this weekend and they’re offering cash on the spot. They’re looking for Comic Books, Sports Cards and Collectibles, Non-Sports Cards, World’s Fair items, James Bond, Star Trek, Star Wars, GI Joe, Original Comic Book ….

Twilight Saga star Christian Serratos takes it all off for a good cause

So Cal native Christian Serratos, who plays Angela Weber in the popular Twilight series, recently took time away from the Twilight Saga promotional tour to pose for PETA’s ongoing sexy ad campaign “I’d Rather Go Naked”. PETA’s ad is set in a dark, misty forest, and depicts alluring Serratos baring all, in a clear homage ….

Overture and Hammer Films create fan page for horror Let The Right One In remake

Overture and Hammer Films have released the first official synopsis for Cloverfield director Matt Reeves’ Let Me In, which is based on the cult hit Let the Right One In. Let the Right One In was part of Magnet Films’ original Six Shooter Film Series, and was snapped up for a remake treatment by writer ….

Photos of the exclusive Star Trek Limited Edition Replica Gift Set and special edition Blu-ray

Amazon.com has an exclusive Star Trek Limited Edition Replica Gift Set attached to the purchase of the Star Trek Three-Disc plus Digital Copy Blu-ray version of the Star Trek film, which hits DVD and Blu-ray Disc on November 17, 2009. The U.S.S. Enterprise Commemorative Replica is modeled directly from the digital effects files used in ….

Disturbia director to learn the Art of Making Money

Paramount is in talks with Star Trek’s Chris Pine and director D.J. Caruso (Disturbia, Eagle Eye) to join the true-life drama The Art of Making Money, with an eye towards beginning production early next year, according to Variety. Brian Robbins, Sharla Sumpter and Brad Weston will produce ‘Money’ from a screenplay by Frank Baldwin, who ….

Twilight Zone event to include screenings and pop culture debate marking 50th Anniversary of cult series

October 2nd, 2009 marks the 50th Anniversary of Rod Serling’s sci-fi classic show The Twilight Zone, which almost single-handedly triggered the inclusion of the television sci-fi genre into the pop culture lexicon. On that night, illustrator, author and Twilight Zone scholar Arlen Schumer will be hosting a multimedia presentation called The Twilight Zone Forever at ….