SCI FI Wire
The News Service of the SCI FI Channel.
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11 hot things you MUST see at Comic-Con in San Diego this month
Comic-Con can be an overwhelming four days of multimedia spectacle, and unless you can clone yourself or you have access to time travel, there's no way to attend every cool event. That's where we can help. The schedule's not even out yet, but we've already gotten wind of dozens of must-see happenin …
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How Dylan Walsh makes the new Stepfather a killer remake
Dylan Walsh, who's been playing doctor on Nip/Tuck since 2003, looks like he could use a few stitches himself right about now. Fake flesh hangs from his neck, and he's a bit bloodied up. He's playing the title character in The Stepfather, the upcoming horror film that reboots a cult classic from 198 …
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Which supernatural objects you'll see—and one you won't—in Warehouse 13
Forget those old Ark of Covenant and Holy Grail relics that Indiana Jones used to obsess over. In SCI FI Channel's upcoming Warehouse 13, Secret Service agents Pete Lattimer (Eddie McClintock) and Myka Bering (Joanne Kelly) have a more eclectic group of artifacts to track down. "I would have to sa …
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What's breaking in Eureka: A new romance, some old friends, a big threat
When SCI FI's Eureka returns for the second half of its third season next week, it will immediately deal with the cliffhanger of Sheriff Carter (Colin Ferguson)'s firing. (Spoilers ahead!) Sheriff Andy, a billion-dollar robot, replaces him as Carter looks for a new job. Andy only lasts one episode …
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Robert Rodriguez reveals a bit more about Predators and confirms the director
Robert Rodriguez, who is writing and producing Predators, confirmed to Ain't It Cool News that Nimrod Antal will direct the movie, and he also offered up a few details about the film, which is supposed to reboot the franchise and move it as far away as possible from the Aliens vs. Predator movies.
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News briefs: New Farscape DVDs; Avatar banner; Surrogates poster
Farscape will drop on DVD in The Complete Series Megaset in November as the show marks its 10th anniversary, with all four seasons and hours of extras; executive producer Brian Henson, creator Rockne O'Bannon, and stars Ben Browder and Claudia Black will be at this year's Comic-Con International in …
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Rumor mill: Live-action Star Wars TV series in preproduction in Australia?
Our Australian sister site SCI FI TV reports a rumor that preproduction is gearing up for George Lucas' proposed live-action Star Wars series, which is to be shot Down Under.
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Review: Lost's first two seasons on blu-ray aren't just worthwhile—they're essential
Lost is one of the best sci-fi shows of the last decade, but if you're a longtime viewer, it can also one of the most frustrating. After an explosive start, it struggled to find a comfortable rhythm, answering its initial mysteries at the same time as introducing new ones, abandoning plot developmen …
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News briefs: Hornet pushed; Lantern premiere at Comic-Con
Columbia Pictures has moved director Michel Gondry's comic-strip adaptation The Green Hornet back two weeks to July 9, 2010, from June 25, 2010, ERC Box Office reported. ... Green Lantern: First Flight, the fifth entry in the DVD series of DC Universe animated movies, will have its world premiere i …
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Torchwood's John Barrowman reveals Children of Earth details and why the show may not be done yet
It's been a long, long wait for the return of Torchwood, but star John Barrowman, who plays Captain Jack Harkness, promises it will be worth the wait when the series returns on July 20 for consecutive nights on BBC America in a five-episode mini-season called Torchwood: Children of Earth. And if it …
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40 more sci-fi Twitter feeds you should be following
A few months ago, we pointed out 18 Sci-Fi Twitter Feeds You Should Be Following, which included a lot of well-known Tweeters that you've probably read about elsewhere. Since then, the number of sci-fi luminaries on Twitter has grown tremendously, so we've put together a new list of interesting p …
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Could a movie version of the vampire TV show Moonlight rise from the dead?
The recent vampire craze borne of Twilight and True Blood came a bit too late to save CBS' Moonlight; the vampire detective series was canceled after one season. But it won a Saturn Award for best series on DVD last week, and executive producer Harry Werksman offered fans some hope that a Moonlight …
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Astro Boy's Kristen Bell ready to win more fanboy hearts as an anime urchin
Kristen Bellwho has become a cult favorite for her roles in Heroes, Fanboys and Veronica Marsis likely to extend her following as she lends her voice to the ultimate sci-fi franchise: She plays the new girl in Imagi Studios' upcoming 3-D animated feature-film version of the venerable Japanese Astro …
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So now it's possible Smallville's upcoming ninth season may not be its last?
The fact that The CW's Smallville is entering its ninth season has surprised its producers, let alone the fans. The show, which began with Clark Kent in high school before he became Superman, has morphed into a series with many other popular DC Comics characters in their younger incarnations. Now, J …
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Review: How Ice Age gets in your face with the 3-D Dawn of the Dinosaurs
3-D has added more visual gags to the third Ice Age film, but it hasn't changed its general aesthetic or tone. The third comer to the CGI animation world after Pixar and Dreamworks, Ice Age was always good, but not great. So Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs is another solid family comedy, no better or …
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Director Chris Columbus on why a fantasy version of Ripley will work
Jim Carrey has been attached to play Robert Ripley, the cartoonist at the center of Ripley's Believe It or Not! through a series of writers and directors. He was not happy with the biographical script to be directed by Tim Burton. Now Chris Columbus is attached to direct a more fantastic version. " …
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News briefs: 'Leoben' reunites with 'Starbuck' in 24; Nighy joins Potter
Battlestar Galactica alumnus Callum Keith Rennie ("Leoben") has been added to the cast of Fox's 24, joining fellow Battlestar alumna Katee Sackhoff, Sackhoff reported on her Facebook page. "How cool is that? I have missed my Battlestar castmates. We all should just be on 24! : )" ... The British In …
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Hellboy comic creator Mike Mignola returns and hints at the big surprises to come
The world of Hellboy comics is quite different from the world of Guillermo del Toro's films. Once he introduced the Golden Army in Hellboy II, del Toro strayed pretty far from what Hellboy creator Mike Mignola has continued to do with the character and universe in an ongoing series of comics. In re …
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A new Alien Nation series develops at SCI FI Channel
Looks like another fan-favorite franchise will get the reboot: SCI FI Channel is developing a new version of Alien Nation, which originated as a 1988 movie written by Rockne O'Bannon and was spun off as a TV show and series of TV movies. Tim Minearthe writer/producer known to fans for his work on A …
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News briefs: Twilight Eclipse to begin; Creature invades Universal
The Twilight Saga: Eclipse is scheduled to begin production on Aug. 17 and film through Oct. 31 at Vancouver Film Studios in that Canadian city, Production Weekly tweeted; David Slade (30 Days of Night) will direct from a script by Melissa Rosenberg. ... Creature from The Black LagoonA Raging Rocki …
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