Posts Tagged ‘Sci-fi’
Guide to Sci-Fi Sub-Genres
Confused as to what kind of sci-fi you're watching? Worry no longer - our handy sci-fi sub-genre primer is here to...
Richard Curtis to direct sci-fi film!
It's been a little while since his second directorial effort, The Boat That Rocked came out, but Richard Curtis is finally returning with a low budget film. The title will ring bells with all his fans who feel they've been waiting too long for the man to climb back behind the camera, About Time. You may know Richard Curtis best as the guy...
Lunar Boy novel coming to cinemas courtesy of Bekmambetov
After he's done with Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter, director Timur Bekmambetov will be turning his sights to his latest acquisition: the rights to sci-fi novel One Hundred Percent Lunar Boy. One Hundred Percent Lunar Boy is a novel set two millennia from the present day, and follows Heironymous Rexaphin, a boy who lives in a Moon colony...
Tom Hanks to star in sci-fi webseries
Tom Hanks, in a break from tradition, is due to star in a web-based sci-fi series. While that sinks in, I'll throw some knowledge at you. Electric City is a series set in the aforementioned metropolis, a place that seems like paradise, until a more sinister side hidden away underneath its glossy exterior is revealed. Hanks has done writing...
ParaNorman teaser trailer appears
ParaNorman. C'mon. Read the title. ParaNorman. Do you see what they did there? The makers of Coraline are making a zombie film, and I'm very happy about that. If there's one thing that can be said for animation, it's certainly getting weirder. Sure, The Nightmare Before Christmas wasn't your conventional children's Christmas film, but you...
Harry Potter Director Confirmed for Doctor Who Film
It has been confirmed that iconic BBC sci-fi series, Doctor Who, is set to hit the big screen, with Harry Potter director, David Yates, at the helm. However, it appears unlikely that latest incarnation of the Doctor, Matt Smith, will be cast in the lead role, despite his popularity with TV viewers. Yates has indicated that the film will not...
Billy Nighy to star in Total Recall remake
Total Recall is, ignoring Arnie's awful-as-ever acting, a good watch. Now, it's being remade, and this time, Nighy's up to play Kuato (played by George Bell in the original), the leader of the Mars rebellion. With Total Recall, you're at something of an advantage. The plot is already fine, though if you remove the Nineties melodrama filter it...
Skyline teaser trailer appears online
Ever wondered what it's like to be abducted by aliens? Brothers Greg and Colin Strause, the directors and special effects wizards, are about to show us, with Skyline. We've just seen the trailer, and we'll be honest - it's hard not to feel slightly scared. Stephen Hawking's point that aliens may in fact try to colonise Earth in much the...
Alien prequel to focus on the Space Jockey
If you're a fan of Alien or any of its spectacularly entertaining sequels, you'll have spent the last year or so engaged in rapturous celebration of the fact that Ridley Scott is to return to the franchise to direct the prequel. However, it's going to be told from an unusual but warranted angle: the Space Jockey. For those who remember the...
The movie industry's ten easy steps to time travel…
Understanding the space-time continuum can be a total head fuck - has the future already happened if the past has changed? Is it incest if your pre-birth mum kisses you? How easy is it to go back and buy shares in Microsoft? It boggles the mind. Fear not, though, movieland has all the answers*. Here are the industry's top ten tips to transcending...
Star Wars win Sci-Fi battle
It's set to be a summer of high-budget sci-fi releases, but it looks like the oldies are still the mostly highly regarded - with the original Star Wars flick coming top in an online poll to find the genre's all time best movie.I'm sure no one ever expected the Revenge of the Sith to eclipse George Lucas' 1977 smash starring Harrison Ford as Han...
