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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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BlakOpal:
I think he should do what Lucas did with the original Star Wars Trilogy. Write the story, but have bother directors...More »
 

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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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Forge:
How about a completely different appoarch?? How about a Superman comedy? Can we say Mister Mxyzptlk???? Come on!!!!...More »
 

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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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big_hurt:
Cant believe you forgot "Cowgirl' from the Tekwar series. (Played by Lexa Doig)...More »
 

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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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a different tim:
Yes and thanks to Tyler Sields I now know why Holden Caufield had his ideas about everyone. Seems like celebrities ...More »
 

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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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max452:
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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Kat-tastrophe:
Well, they *did* blow him to pieces in Sanctuary *grin*... I think Michael will shine in whatever project he gets i...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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News briefs: 'Doc Brown' on <i>Chuck</i>, <i>Mr & Mrs Smith</i> rebooted

News briefs: 'Doc Brown' on Chuck, Mr & Mrs Smith rebooted

Back the Future's Doc Brown, Christopher Lloyd, will play a therapist in an upcoming episode of NBC's spy comedy Chuck; the 16th episode is slated to air in April or May, Entertainment Weekly reported.…Continue reading »
 

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What was the best animated picture of 2009? Look <I>Up</I>!

What was the best animated picture of 2009? Look Up!

And the winner for best animated picture is ... Up, which nabbed the top prize at 37th annual Annie Awards on Saturday. Star Trek's William Shatner emceed the awards, which honored the best in…Continue reading »
 

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Everything you need to know about sci-fi TV this week

Everything you need to know about sci-fi TV this week

This will be the last normalish week for a while, considering that many shows will head into reruns as the Winter Olympics takes over the schedule. So you may want to dig into the premieres of BBC America's Survivors and Fox's Past Life, plus the end of NBC's Heroes season, which promises a "Brave New World."

Elsewhere on the schedule, Chuck's going on a mission with Smallville's Kristin Kreuk, Leonard has to decide between Penny and Sheldon on the ultimate Big Bang Theory trip, CSI: Miami heads into space, Lost tries to figure out Kate, The Vampire Diaries opens Katherine's tomb, Cupid stops by for a little Supernatural valentine, Smallville goes all "Warrior" on us, and big events transpire on Legend of the Seeker (and we mean really big!).

Here's what we have to look forward to on sci-fi, action and paranormal TV this week.

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Gozer:
Yes! A Transmorphers prequel! My prayers have finally been answered! Heading to Amazon right now to pre-order that ...More »
 

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<i>Avatar</i> no longer tops at box office

Avatar no longer tops at box office

James Cameron's Avatar, which has dominated the box office for the last seven weekends, finally slipped to second place the weekend of Feb. 5, but still took in a strong $23.6 million.…Continue reading »
 

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Director: Captain America will be an unknown U.S. actor

Director: \<i\>Captain America\<\/i\> will be an unknown U.S. actor

Good news for those worried that Scottish-born John Barrowman or Australian Sam Worthington might be the guy to put on Captain America's red-white-and-blue tights: Director Joe Johnston said categorically that he will cast an American in the title role of The First Avenger: Captain America.

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PALADIN:
Wave that flag? Senacca, MY captain WEARS that flag and it would be a humiliating act of desecration if this movie...More »
 

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Wire's hottest stories and best comments this week

Wire\'s hottest stories and best comments this week

Here's a list of our hottest stories and best comments this week, in case you missed anything. (And the debate over Lost's final season premiere got quite heated!) Think of this week-ending roundup as a DVR for SCI FI Wire.

Enjoy!

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Live-Happy, Comments of the week are comments selected by Sy-fi then republished, not random comments, no problem, ...More »
 

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