London Film and Comic Con 2010 show details
The 2010 London Film and Comic Con will take place on Saturday, July 17th and Sunday July 18th, at Earls Court 2, in London. Among the activities is a Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back 30th Anniversary Reunion, which will bring together a host of people who starred in and worked on The Empire Strikes ….
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 ….
Spock returns to “Vulcan” for commemorative event
Star Trek fans and residents of the Town of Vulcan, Alberta celebrated the town’s new status as “Official Star Trek Capital of Canada”, with a very special close encounter of the Vulcan kind. Last Friday, April 23rd, actor Leonard Nimoy, best known for his portrayal of Mr. Spock in the original Star Trek series visited ….
Zoe Saldana reveals why she’s attracted to sci-fi, fantasy and all around fanboy-loving roles
Sci-Fi comes to Kennedy Space Center
Star Trek Live, a new interactive stage show from CBS and Mad Science Productions, will make its worldwide debut at the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex on June 11, 2010. Based on the popular science-fiction franchise, the show takes audiences on a 30-minute journey featuring a live theatrical experience for fans of all ages. The ….
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 ….
Captain Kirk may step into CIA agent Jack Ryan’s shoes?
Well, yes, according to a report on Variety, Chris Pine may be a part of a second Paramount franchise reboot. The studio is apparently in talks with Pine to play CIA analyst Jack Ryan in the reboot of the franchise based on Tom Clancy’s novel series. The actor is expected to come aboard the new ….
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 ….