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POLL: Christopher Nolan takes over <i>Superman</i>. Do you like?

POLL: Christopher Nolan takes over Superman. Do you like?

Today's big news that The Dark Knight's Christopher Nolan will "godfather" a new Superman reboot movie has us wondering: What do you think of this development?…Continue reading »
 

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<i>Shield</i>'s bad cop is ABC's superhero dad, other TV news

Shield's bad cop is ABC's superhero dad, other TV news

Holy Incredibles! How about The Shield's Michael Chiklis playing a superdad in ABC's new superhero drama pilot No Ordinary Family? In the pilot, Chikis plays the father of an American super family who all…Continue reading »
 

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The movie Italy could ban because it's TOO SCARY!

The movie Italy could ban because it's TOO SCARY!

That would be the supernatural horror movie Paranormal Activity, which the Italian government is deciding whether to restrict. That's because some Italian moviegoers have actually suffered panic attacks after watching the documentary-style movie, sparking…Continue reading »
 

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Fringe's Anna Torv as you've never seen her: Topless (NSFW)

\<i\>Fringe\<\/i\>\'s Anna Torv as you\'ve never seen her: Topless (NSFW)

If you've thought that Fringe's Anna Torv should let down her hair and loosen her collar a bit, well, we've got a treat for you.

Esquire magazine has posted a bunch of smoking-hot topless pics of the Aussie beauty on its Web site that will give you a new look at the normally buttoned-up FBI agent.

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Spike Jonze's weird, sad robot movie gets a weird, cool Web site

Spike Jonze's weird, sad robot movie gets a weird, cool Web site

Remember that odd, wistful trailer for Spike Jonze's weird robot romance movie, I'm Here?…Continue reading »
 
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Jack Bauer and <i>24</i> to torture terrorists on the big screen!

Jack Bauer and 24 to torture terrorists on the big screen!

The following takes place between 10 a.m. and 11 a.m. Jack Bauer is taking on a challenge he's never faced before ... making a movie. In a conspiracy of Hollywood proportions, 20th Century Fox's…Continue reading »
 

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<i>Star Wars</i> reimagined with Paris subway tickets

Star Wars reimagined with Paris subway tickets

Here's something cool: A French artist has sculpted tiny, exquisite origami/paper replicas of Star Wars ships out of Paris subway tickets. Awesome, non?…Continue reading »
 

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Hedge fund buys <i>Terminator</i> rights: Now what?

Hedge fund buys Terminator rights: Now what?

In the popular consciousness, it would seem that the only force more nefarious than Skynet is a hedge fund, so it comes as huge irony that Pacificor has outbid Lionsgate and Sony Pictures for…Continue reading »
 

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Big shock: James Cameron might NOT direct Avatar 2

Big shock: James Cameron might NOT direct \<i\>Avatar 2\<\/i\>
James Cameron talks about Avatar in Beijing. [CFP]

As James Cameron heads into the home stretch of making sure every human being who hasn't seen his film Avatar gets to the theater, talk is naturally turning to exactly what the King of the World will be working on next. And he revealed that he might NOT direct a sequel.

We caught up with Cameron at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival, where he received the fest's Modern Master award, and he said that he hasn't completely settled on his next project, but added that he certainly won't be taking another 12-year sabbatical before getting behind the camera again, as he did between Titanic and Avatar.

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Epic spoilers for Sam Raimi's <i>20,000 Leagues</i> reboot

Epic spoilers for Sam Raimi's 20,000 Leagues reboot

Now that Disney has pulled the plug on McG's proposed Captain Nemo movie, it looks like a competing 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea project from Spider-Man's Sam Raimi has an open field. It's not…Continue reading »
 

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<i>Green Lantern</i>'s villain has a new father

Green Lantern's villain has a new father

Tim Robbins—who has been carving out a career as the dad in such films as City of Ember—will play another one in the upcoming Green Lantern movie.…Continue reading »
 

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HUGE Superman news: Supes to get Dark Knighted?

HUGE \<i\>Superman\<\/i\> news: Supes to get \<i\>Dark Knighted\<\/i\>?
Christopher Nolan (left) directs Aaron Eckhart in The Dark Knight

Warner Brothers is going to try to reboot its Superman franchise yet again, but the big news is that they're enlisting the man who turned Batman into one of the biggest movies of all time: The Dark Knight director Christopher Nolan.

According to Deadline Hollywood:

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News briefs: Draco is haunted; <i>Smallville</i> scores

News briefs: Draco is haunted; Smallville scores

Tom Felton, who plays Draco Malfoy in the Harry Potter fims, will join Twilight cast member Ashley Greene and Sebastian Stan in The Apparition, a supernatural horror movie for Joel Silver's Dark Castle genre…Continue reading »
 

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Neo, John Connor and 9 other awesome sci-fi hackers

Neo, John Connor and 9 other awesome sci-fi hackers

Now that Fox has effectively boarded up Dollhouse, we should take a moment to reflect on the near-apocalypse Topher created just by being the best hacker he knew how to be.

But memorable character that he was, Topher is just one in a long line of computer cowboys who go beyond the binary and make quick work of microprocessors. Check out these great hackers who give computer geeks a good name.

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Caprica's Alessandra Torresani is HOT in NSFW Maxim pics

\<i\>Caprica\<\/i\>\'s Alessandra Torresani is HOT in NSFW Maxim pics

Alessandra Torresani may play a teen fembot in Syfy's Caprica, but as you can plainly see from these new images from Maxim magazine, she's really a full-grown woman.

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6 reasons The Wolfman may be the best monster remake ever

6 reasons \<i\>The Wolfman\<\/i\> may be the best monster remake ever

If you are a fan of the original 1941 werewolf movie The Wolf Man, then you should be very pleased with the upcoming remake from Universal Pictures, slightly renamed The Wolfman.

That's because star/producer Benicio Del Toro, a longtime Universal monster fan who helped develop the remake, wanted to honor the original in a way that appealed to modern audiences. (Spoilers ahead!)

After a series of mishandled remakes of classic Universal monster movies—Van Helsing anyone?—we think the studio may have finally got it right with this one. Here's six reasons why. (Click on the images for larger versions.)

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The Wolfman looks good, I hope it delivers. My favorite monster remake is John Carpenter's "The Thing." I personall...More »
 

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Why Michael Shanks thinks Stargate SG-1 is history

Why Michael Shanks thinks \<I\>Stargate SG-1\<\/I\> is history

It looks like Stargate SG-1 may finally be dead, at least according to star Michael Shanks, who played Dr. Daniel Jackson on the series, which ran for 10 seasons and spurred two DVD movies in 2008 and two Syfy spinoff series.

"Given the amount of time lag that's gone on between us doing the movies, I suspect that we might be very far away from, if ever, doing another DVD movie. This might be the closing of the book on that particular [chapter of the] franchise," said Shanks, whom we caught up with while he was promoting his guest-starring role as Hawkman in The CW's two-hour film Smallville: Absolute Justice.

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SG-1 itself could be history; after all Col. Carter went on to command at Atlantis. But so far the Stargate univers...More »
 

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In a real-life <i>Avatar</i>, natives seek Cameron's help

In a real-life Avatar, natives seek Cameron's help

If there were a real-life tribe of Na'vi, a la James Cameron's Avatar, who were threatened by an unscrupulous mining company, who do you think they'd turn to for help? A: a paraplegic Marine…Continue reading »
 

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Star Wars' Owen, Grindhouse girl in The Thing

\<i\>Star Wars\<\/i\>\' Owen, \<i\>Grindhouse\<\/i\> girl in \<i\>The Thing\<\/i\>
Mary Elizabeth Winstead in Grindhouse

We've got great casting news for that upcoming prequel to John Carpenter's The Thing: Mary Elizabeth Winstead (Grindhouse, Scott Pilgrim vs. The World) and Joel Edgerton (Uncle Owen in Star Wars: Episode III—Revenge of the Sith) will star.

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I hear Kurt Russell is going to make a cameo as Snake Plissken....More »
 

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<i>Jericho</i> hottie to star in Syfy's <i>Haven</i>

Jericho hottie to star in Syfy's Haven

Syfy announced that Emily Rose (Jericho) has joined the cast as the star of Haven, its upcoming new supernatural drama, based on Stephen King's novella "The Colorado Kid." Rose will play FBI agent Audrey…Continue reading »
 

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