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If you still care, a major character on
Heroes is facing the grim reaper.
Check out the reel of outtakes from J.J. Abrams'
Star Trek reboot.
The Lord of the Rings' own Gandalf speculates on who might and might not appear in the prequels.
The director of the original
Stargate movie says he's willing to consider a sequel.
Fox says it will air all 13 episodes of the second season that have been produced so far.
Jabba the Hutt may not have known how to treat a princess, but he sure knew how to start a costuming craze.
Why has Fox never made a sequel to its surprise $800 million hit Independence Day? In typical Hollywood fashion, it...
Sanctuary leapt in the ratings versus last year's average.
These were the best ratings for the
Stargate franchise since 2005.
The fantasy author needs 1,000 collaborators to help him finish his newest short story.
The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn has been given the green light. Or has it?
The series picks up an additional 2 million viewers when DVR users are included.
Learn the secret formula to writing for
Trek.
The sexy bloodsuckers of True Blood, Angel, Interview with a Vampire, and more.
The director of
2012 knows you're skeptical about his proposed adaptation.
Scheduled for release in October 2007, the film was mysteriously pulled from theaters by distributor Warner Bros.
In a bit of unexpected but welcome news, Bryan Singer said he's interested in directing the next X-Men movie for...
The people over at Quantum Mechanix aren't kidding around. After three years of work they're getting ready to take pre-orders...
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre,
Saw, and more of the grossest images ever.
A number-one fan, a telekinetic teen, and a haunted hotel are among the horror master's greatest adaptations.
The premiere of the third season might take place as soon as late October.
The adaptation of Scott Mitchell Rosenberg's comic book is taking a turn towards real westerns.
Alex Kurtzman and Roberto Orci defend their movie idea.
What you had to say about
Star Trek,
FlashForward,
Fringe and more.
Season two of the Syfy series kicks off tonight at 10 p.m. ET/PT.
Meet the chilling children from
The Omen,
The Exorcist,
Firestarter and more.
The star of the original
Mission Impossible TV series may return for the latest movie.
We rate Dana Scully, Sue Storm, Uhura and other female film and TV scientists.
Alex Kurtzman, J.J. Abrams and Roberto Orci spill
Star Trek sequel secrets.
The original Mr. Spock does not expect to be involved in any
Trek sequel.
NASA is planning to drop a spent rocket motor into the Cabeus crater on the moon Friday morning as part...
Hang out at Planet Hollywood with SCI FI Wire as we talk to Lou Diamond Phillips and Ming-Na at the...
Ursula K. Le Guin, Ray Bradbury and Samuel R. Delany are worthy candidates.
Go behind the scenes with Max Records, Forest Whitaker, Lauren Ambrose and the rest of the cast.
New Doctor Matt Smith will judge the contest to design a new time console.
The former
X-Files star rips into Stephenie Meyer in his
Californication role as sex-addicted writer Hank Moody.
Leonard Nimoy answers questions about his character in tonight's
Fringe.
Pennywise and The Joker prove there's nothing scarier than a clown.
Paramount is letting you decide whether their scary indie film Paranormal Activity gets a nationwide release. They're using the Eventful...
Rumor is writer/director Gary Ross may take over the
Spider-Man spinoff.
New details have emerged about James Horner's score for James Cameron's
Avatar.
Syfy has announced full details about its upcoming four-hour movie event.
You asked for it, you got it: the real Tauntaun sleeping bags are coming!
We've got the full skinny on the new
Battlestar prequel movie.
The two series show the biggest gains when DVR viewing is taken into account.
The casting of Robert Rodriguez's sci-fi prequel suggests a different approach.
Underneath that battle armor, you'll find a bikini, a tutu, a corset and more.
What could have been the next
Star Trek? Get a look at Gene Roddenberry's failed pilots.
A roundup of news in brief.
Lucas doesn't particularly care how you watch a movie, as long as you watch it.
NBC releases a new image from the upcoming episode "Hysterical Blindness."
Leonard Nimoy returns to Fox's sci-fi series this Thursday night, and we've got a first look.
Director Spike Jonze had to add a bunch of stuff to Maurice Sendak's book: Here's a guide.
BBC have unveiled a new logo for its venerable
Doctor Who series.
Send your pet trick-or-treating as Mr. Spock, Batman, Indiana Jones, Spider-Man and more.
A roundup of news in brief.
The new collection contains the final four films featuring the
ST:NG Trek cast—
Generations,
First Contact,
Insurrection and
Nemesis.
Say it ain't so: A new series based on
Doctor Who's robot dog is coming soon.
Stargate Universe debuted on Friday as the network's best franchise premiere in four years.
The zombie movie pushes
Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs out of the top slot.
Get ready for a sugar rush with Gremlins, Ghost Busters and more.
Theodore Sturgeon's script for the episode "Amok Time" dramatically changed our view of Spock.
We still care about Jane Austen and H. P. Lovecraft—so why not Edmond Hamilton?
You don't have to wait up until midnight to see the ultra-scary movie Paranormal Activity anymore. The film has been...
These toys take a slimy monster and turn it cuddly.
A haunted hotel, a killer prom queen, a deadly dog and more.
David "Darth Vader" Prowse was driving down the M1 highway in Northamptonshire, England, when his car broke down earlier this...
Amazon's deletion did more than just remove copies of
1984 and
Animal Farm from his Kindle.
Watch the former
SG-1 star chat up her fellow 'Gaters over salad in this exclusive video.
What you had to say about
Firefly,
Transformers 2 and more.
Conspiracy? Hallucination? Alternate reality? We uncover the possiblities.
The filmmaker loves the ideas of getting horror fans involved in the making of his scary movies.
We talked exclusively with the cast and creators of the new horror comedy movie Zombieland at the film's Hollywood premiere...
A financial obstacle to the production of Guillermo del Toro's
Hobbit movies has fallen.
The living dead fall prey to helicopters, a lawnmower and more.
Watch five minutes of Roland Emmerich's upcoming disaster movie.
A roundup of news in brief.
This self-referential movie about the last survivors of a zombie holocaust also turns out to be one of the funniest movies of the year.
Ricky Gervais is a big, fat loser. What else did you expect.
Producer RHI Entertainment posted a trailer for new The Phantom miniseries that'll be running on Syfy. You don't get to...
The sci-fi epic will now air as a four-hour mniseries early next year.
The producer calms our fears about Freddy Krueger's new look, sound.
Hate
Hostel? Love horror? We've got the movie for you.
The stars of Syfy's newest series talked with Al Roker on the NBC morning show.
A roundup of news in brief.
A bunch of new images from James Cameron's upcoming sci-fi epic have appeared online.
Flash Forward has been wrongly criticized as a
Lost replacement since day one.
The first image has appeared of Seth Rogen as the title character in the new
Green Hornet.
The director says he's gearing up for
Transformers 3 and mends fences with Megan Fox.
Check out Jack-o'-lanterns carved to look like Yoda, Darth Vader and more.
A call has gone out for extras on the adaptation of George R.R. Martin's fantasy epic.
The LAPD bomb squad answers a call on the set of Seth Rogen's superhero movie.
Another classic novel meets another iconic monster.
Ellen Page talks about James Gunn's upcoming superhero spoof movie
Super.
John Cho talks about balancing his commitments to
FlashForward and
Star Trek.
The author of
The Windup Girl believes a shift in subject matter is necessary.
Stand down: News that a
Twilight star will appear in the new movie aren't true.
Three new cast members were announced for the upcoming
John Carter of Mars.
Jackie Earle Haley stars in a contemporary re-imagining of the horror classic.
More behind the scenes videos from the set of
Iron Man 2.
A roundup of news in brief.
This Spider-Lizard does whatever a lizard can.
Catch up with Joss Whedon, Nathan Fillion and others.
The director of the cult
Free Enterprise talks about a sequel with our favorite starship captain.
Summit has released a new batch of onesheet posters for its upcoming Twilight sequel, New Moon, and you've never seen...
The Japanese are buildling a life-size Gigantor in Kobe.
Primeval fans rejoice: The show's not extinct anymore.
The Beast is a living teddy bear and The Blob is just the jolly fat kid.
The rights to the Terminator franchise are up for sale again, but there probably isn't that much reason to worry...
Ron Moore on "Star Trek", "Battlestar Galactica" and more.
Tahmoh Penikett stars in miniseries based on the books by Philip José Farmer.
Sneak peek at the 90-page script.
Radha Mitchell says the film's robotic avatars aren't really much different from what many of us are already involved with online today.
Columnist Wil McCarthy wonders why Hollywood promotes mysticism as a superior alternative to science.
Officials objected to Harry Potter's creator being given the Presidential Medal of Freedom.
Two downbeat flicks failed with audiences in favor of a second
Cloudy helping.
This Japanese monster movie remains a triumph of storytelling.
Will Tribble and his friends spent a month making the video 28 Days Later, in One Minute, in One Take...
ABC is only going to show four episodes of its V remake this year before taking the show off the...
Are we ever going to get to see Peter Jackson's Hobbit films? First there were rights issues, then there was...
The Friday-night premiere of
Dollhouse bombed.
Could this be the next
Blair Witch Project?
What you had to say about Keanu Reeves, Kanye West and more.
This full-scale matchstick model of
Doctor Who's greatest enemy could be yours.
A billboard in the background touts the "perfect safety record" of Oceanic Airlines.
The news that the director of
Frost/Nixon wants to tackle the horror genius scares us.
The new theatrical trailer is live for Denzel Washington's upcoming post-apocalyptic Western.
Watch an extended clip from the debut episode of
Stargate Universe.
The
Stargate Universe star talks about his new series in our exclusive video.
Watch the full clip from
Entertainment Tonight here.
The greatest sci-fi anthology series ever turns 50 a week from today.
Kristen Bell gives us four reasons to love the new incarnation of
Astro Boy.
Pandorum promises you a whole bunch of scary stuff happening on a bitchin' spaceship, and it delivers.
Bruce Willis plays the standard-issue crusty, jaded FBI agent who, with his standard-issue partner must solve a murder.
The movie, centering on the black-ooze alien nemesis, is moving forward.
Star Trek,
Star Wars, and
BSG look good enough to eat.
Director Jonathan Mostow and star Radha Mitchell talk about
Surrogates.
Ming-na re-found this fantastic
Star Wars video that shows Darth Vader falling in love.
If you can imagine a politician who doesn't want your money, you're in sci-fi land.
A roundup of news in brief.
New footage from the game based on James Cameron's
Avatar has gone live.
A rumor is floating that the studio may want to split the last book into two movies.
Our love/hate relationship with
Heroes continues.
Check out this video compilation of the biggest cliche in modern horror.
The
Spider-Man director will nurture a newbie Brit and his horror movie
Refuge.
David Cronenberg may be remaking his 1986 classic sci-fi horror film.
Can the writer of
The Dark Knight redeem the guy with the flaming skull?
Check out the trailer for the steampunkish new Web series.
Dr. Horrible and Captain Hammer in glorious plastic.
Twilight author Stephenie Meyer took a shine to the writer/director of
Gattaca.
A fan video gives us a glimpse of the bizarro version of Superman that might have been.
We've got exclusive scoop about what to expect in
Dollhouse season two from the cast.
Alex Kurtzman and Roberto Orci are in talks to produce
Xombie, about an undead cop.
Jaimie Alexander and Colm Feore join Capt. Kirk's dad in the new
Thor movie.
Page won a Gemini award for her performance—but don't expect
Juno.
A roundup of news in brief.
Videogame characters come to life and terrorize gamers.
Justin Lin will direct a new version of the supernatural film franchise.
The director of the film adaptation of Cormac McCarthy's acclaimed book explains the delays.
Can't figure out what the sci-fi horror movie's about from the trailer? The star helps us out.
Michael Sheen reveals a few secrets about his portrayal of
New Moon's Aro.
The
Star Wars actor was one of several celebrities considered for a special cameo role.
Danish-born, American-raised director Nicolas Winding Refn conceived of his Viking movie as sci-fi.
CCH Pounder, who plays the mysterious character on Syfy's show, pulls back the veil.
Watch Stan Lee and Len Wein talk about the character's origins,
We take a look at the alternate universes
Family Guy visits in its season premiere.
We round up the best and worst genre Blu-rays for you this month.
We take a peek at what's in store for the Syfy series as it gears up for season two.
The veteran actor is ready to do a sequel, but he wants to make sure he gets a horse ...
The new movie doesn't even hit theaters until Christmas, but a sequel is already planned.
Michael Sheen updates us on his many upcoming movies.
Fans have hired a moving billboard to press for a DVD movie to cap the canceled Fox TV show.
Anna Torv, Alyson Hannigan, Hayden Panettiere and others walk the red carpet.
We'll be speaking with Phillips next week, so if you've got questions, post them here.
Hayden Panettiere and Masi Oka reveals a few secrets about the new season four.
Stars of
Star Trek,
Battlestar,
Doctor Who and more hit the showers.
The soundtrack listing for
New Moon has gone live, and we've got it.
Emmy left out some of the sci-fi TV greats in its "In Memoriam" segment on Sunday.
On the eve of this Friday's second-season premiere of Fox's Dollhouse comes news that Japan has already taken steps to...
Director Nicolas Winding Refn enumerates the ways he will reinvent the Robert Louis Stevenson classic.
We learned a few new details about the feature-length adaptation of Tim Burton's short film.
The upcoming 50th Disney animated feature will honor tradition while turning things upside down.
One of the few true must-see horror movies of 2009.
The show, which is long gone from ABC, has taken home four Emmys this month.
The estate of Marvel creative giant Jack Kirby is mulling a suit over the Disney/Marvel deal.
Watch the Dr. Horrible skit from Sunday night's Emmys.
A Nigerian government minister has asked for Sony to stop screening the film and apologize.
The animated 3-D movie tops the box office, while Megan Fox's headlining debut tanks.
Daniel Jones, who created the International Church of Jediism, claims he was victimized.
The latest trailer for Syfy's
Stargate Universe gives you an idea of the show's epic scale.
Watch this cool video compilation of pop culture references to
TRON!
Think Taylor Swift had it bad? Pity our favorite sci-fi series ...
Ultimately, it's as lame as the things it lampoons.
A new batch of character posters with good looks at the title monsters from Spike Jonze's movie.
We've got the new poster for the upcoming sci-fi thriller film.
The film will have you at Jell-O.
We got the writers of the new horror comedy to come up with a list of their favorite undead scenes.
Dominic Monaghan and Jack Davenport may know the secret at the heart of the ABC sci-fi series.
We've got the scoop right here.
A flurry of casting news for the upcoming supernatural post-apocalyptic thriller.
You can catch the first 18 minutes right here!
A roundup of news in brief.
Got a PC? Love
Stargate? Check this out.
Get a look at PIerce Brosnan in the new trailer for this awkwardly named fantasy movie.
Creator Joss Whedon reveals a lot about the upcoming second season of his Fox sci-fi series.
National Lampoon does an interview with Megan Fox like no one else. Literally.
Our recap of everthing that's happened so far.
The
Star Trek creator's first computer is being auctioned off.
We spoke exclusively with the creators of the new animated film.
Star Trek co-writer Roberto Orci says the contemplated sequel will turn its eye on a contemporary issue.
The cast and directors talk about the upcoming animated movie and why it's something new.
Plus, rumors about the soundtrack for the
Twilight sequel film.
Two stars of ABC's upcoming fantasy romantic comedy series clear a few things up.
Kandyse McClure said there are good reasons to check out the new
Corn remake.
Dan Brown's latest novel sells a lot of books in its first day, but well below
Harry Potter.
A roundup of news in brief.
Post your own caption to this White House photo.
What might series creator Alan Ball do to drive Sookie into the arms of Eric?
Star Trek expert and filmmaker Robert Meyer Burnett asks you to pick your favorite.
Even if ABC hasn't officially canceled the soapy sci-fi series, what are its chances?
Watch the announcement video from D23 Expo as long as it's up.
The former
Reaper star is joining the cast of the Fox sci-fi series when it returns on Friday.
The cast and creators of ABC's upcoming sci-fi series set us straight on what we need to know about the show.
Director Karyn Kusama has some real reasons you should take her Megan Fox horror movie seriously. Really.
Where in the world will
Cars 2 go? Here's an itinerary.
Paul McAuley's
The Quiet War features killer clones and wired battle pilots in a posthuman future.
A roundup of news in brief.
Shawn Levy will direct
Real Steel.
John Logan will adapt Jordan Ainsley vampire novel for his
Gladiator director.
New details have been released for the Wizarding World of Harry Potter.
A roundup of news in brief.
A primer for season two of Fox's hit sci-fi series
Fringe.
We catch up with the prolific writer/director/producer to find out what's the what with
Trek 2, etc.
Joss Whedon gives us a bunch of exclusive updates on his shows, Emmy and movie.
We've got an exclusive clip from the DVD release of
Wolverine, which drops today.
The former
Battlestar Galactica cast member welcomed the chance to appear on the Syfy series.
Dominic Monaghan talks with us about his character in ABC's sci-fi drama.
Star Chris Evans says his actor character isn't based on the real star of
My Name Is Earl.
Director Sylvain White has different plans for his graphic novel adaptation.
It's not Osamu Tezuka—but it's a good introduction to the iconic robotic boy hero
Here's your chance to tell the world what you think should be in the fifth Indy movie.
We talk with the star and creators of the upcoming horror satire movie.
Patrick Swayze is celebrated by the cast of
Mystery Science Theater 3000.
Palm Beach County hopes that the supposed creature will create tourism.
"There's no point in trying to figure it out," the actress said.
Sookie Stackhouse creator Charlaine Harris' guest appearance was just the icing on the cake.
Disappointing doesn't even begin to describe it.
We talk exclusively with Disney about how the revamped Star Tours won't betray your memories.
Disney creative officer John Lasseter unveils a raft of animation news.
The vampy star tells us five things we'll love about her new comedy horror movie.
The director's latest dreamlike masterpiece is only appearing in a French department store.
How will the sequel to the groundbreaking1982 movie evolve the mythology? We've got some answers.
Disney screens new footage and it wows a convention audience in Anaheim, Calif.
Guillermo del Toro dares us to think of Disney horror; here's four ways to accept.
Nicolas Cage unveiled new footage from the upcoming fantasy movie and argued that it's got something for everyone.
According to columnist John Clute, Bacigalupi's first novel lives up to the promise of his stunning short stories.
A follow-up to this year's X-Men origin story is a ways off.
Star Trek star Zoe Saldana talks about what she's looking forward to--and not--in the sequel.
Jeffrey Dean Morgan may be a big movie star now, but he's game to return to The CW show this season.
The
Watchmen star throws his hat into the ring for the proposed comic adaptation.
Joss Whedon's groundbreaking Web musical wins a creative arts Emmy Award.
Shane Acker's
9 did OK, but other genre movies opened poorly in the post-Labor Day weekend.
Watch the full trailer for
The Twilight Saga: New Moon here.
Five actresses and a cameraman were arrested and charged in Georgia.
If you know where this is from, please tell us.
John Travolta and his family re-emerge after mourning the loss of their beloved son.
You won't believe the news that broke at Disney's first big fan convention today.
Why critics fixated on
Whiteout's shower scene.
Matt Frewer is back as
Eureka adventurous Aussie.
The Vampire Diaries was The CW's biggest premiere ever.
As Fox's sci-fi series gears up for season two, we have a sneak peek at some weird stuff.
The new trailer for Disney's sci-fi action movie has gone live.
We previewed footage from
Princess and the Frog, which promises a return to 2-D glory.
Variety confirms that the stars are being asked to return.
Fans finally get to see more of the famous gore that was cut from the seventh installment.
The remake of 1983's
The House on Sorority Row relishes its own political incorrectness.
A roundup of news in brief.
At the opening day of Disney's first fan convention, some reassurance about the Marvel deal.
Academy Award nominee Josh Olson wants to make a deal.
The concept artist for Syfy's
Battlestar comes up with some cool retro designs.
Writer Matt Selman sticks it to a pompous gasbag.
Check out the latest sci-fi satire from the creators of
Robot Chicken.
What the haters hate about Neill Blomkamp's blockbuster.
The former Col. Carter says to expect production to gear up later this year.
Sci-fi vet Michelle Forbes talks about playing the evil Maryann in the HBO vampire series.
The campy 1986 movie
Troll really did include a character named Harry Potter.
The high school horror show isn't
Twilight&8212;and that's a good thing.
Can a
Daily Show writer write a sci-fi novel?
Warner will take over the development at the newly rebooted DC Entertainment.
That's the rumor on BlackFilm.com.
A roundup of news in brief.
Sony has bought
Supermax, which is not to be confused with a similar movie about Green Arrow.
The Halloween-themed movie drops on home video next month.
The adaptation of Cormac McCarthy's post-apocalyptic novel gets a Thanksgiving release date.
What's with all the movies with "9" in the title this summer?
Aaron Eckhart says the upcoming sci-fi battle movie is
Black Hawk Down meets
Alien.
The director's
Green Hornet comic will show what the movie should have been.
A roundup of news in brief.
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