28/04/11 - Supernatural to return without Castiel?

Supernatural has been renewed for a seventh season but, if current rumours are true, Misha Collins's [pictured] Castiel won't be coming back.

This news comes from SuperntrlFreak's Twitter page which revealed: "IMPORTANT NEWS!!! Misha Collins has been written off the show! I'm friends with his manager and he told me just now!"

Meanwhile Collins own tweet revealed: "I have good news & bad news. The good news is the reality show I like about the two brothers who take acid & hunt ghosts gets a 7th season. The bad news is... brace yourselves... they were out of my fleur de sel carmel ice cream at the grocery store just now. I am beside myself."

 

27/04/11 - Meyer has future plans for Twilight

Twilight is a series that divides the world into two camps: those who love it and those who hate it. So the news that Stephenie Meyer [pictured] may be thinking of writing another book set in the Twilight universe will delight you or fill you with dread.

According to Sci-Fi Wire, in a recent interview the author revealed that though she won't be writing any more books about Edward and Bella, because "the story's already been told, and I doubt I'll ever write another series based on the same characters," she does have a return to Twilight planned out.

When asked whether Jacob (the werewolf/shape shifter) and Renesmee (Edward and Bella's human/vampire hybrid child) could ever have children, she replied: "That is a question I'm reserving the right not to answer, because there is a chance I'll go back to their story."

 

26/04/11 - Ian Holm will return as Bilbo Baggins

While Martin Freeman will star as Bilbo Baggins in The Hobbit, Ian Holm [pictured], who played the character in the Lord of the Rings trilogy, will also make an appearance in the movie.

Whilst The Hobbit will take place 60 years before The Fellowship of the Ring, director Peter Jackson has confirmed that Holm will be returning as the older Bilbo Baggins.

As previously reported, Elijah Wood is set to play Frodo in a sequence which will see him reading about the events of The Hobbit from Bilbo's book. This looks likely to be where Holm's Bilbo will be employed - perhaps reading the story to Frodo.

 

21/04/11 - Will Vin Diesel be the new Terminator?

Justin Lin is currently the favourite to direct the fifth movie in the Terminator franchise and rumour has it that he wants Vin Diesel [pictured] to appear as the next Terminator.

While officially Lin has confirmed that the only person he's approached for T5 at the moment is Arnold Schwarzenneger, the director hinted at Vin Diesel's involvement and admitted that he's discussed the Terminator franchise with Diesel in the past: "We've talked about the mythology [of the Terminator series]... he's a great guy and a great actor. I really like working with him so anything I do I usually talk to him about. Sometimes we even talk about going back and doing a little indie movie."

 

20/04/11 - Doctor Who's Elisabeth Sladen dies

Elisabeth Sladen [pictured], who appeared in Doctor Who as Sarah Jane Smith with both Jon Pertwee and Tom Baker, has died aged 63.

The actress found fame again in recent years reprising her Doctor Who character in the spin-off series The Sarah Jane Adventures.

The actress is reported to have been battling cancer for some years.

 

19/04/11 - Work has begun on Sandcrawler office

According to Sci-Fi Wire Lucasfilm Animation, which produces The Clone Wars, will be moving into a new building in the future - an office block which has been designed to look like a Sandcrawler from Star Wars.

Construction on the company's new eight-storey building has just started in Singapore. Apparently when it's completed it's interior will feature Star Wars decor, a 100-seat theatre and state-of-the-art production facilities.

 

18/04/11 - Build your very own Stargate

For Stargate fans who dream of building their own gateway to the stars then head on over to eBay and check out Propworx's auction for the original blueprints used to build the very first Stargate for the 1994 movie.

The company is auctioning off the four 24" by 36" art department blueprints that were used to create the actual Stargate gate room.

 

15/04/11 - Is Faora the new Superman villain?

According to the latest Internet rumour the main female villain in Zack Snyder's new Superman movie Man of Steel will be Faora, a DC Comics character that was the original inspiration for Ursa in Superman II.

Faora, as seen in the comics, is a man-hating serial killer from the planet Krypton who once created a male concentration camp for Kryptonians. When she was sentenced to time in the Phantom Zone, she, along with many other criminals from the planet of Krypton, survived that planet's destruction.

Man of Steel comes to theatres in 2012 and stars Henry Cavill, Diane Lane, Kevin Costner, Amy Adams and Michael Shannon.

 

14/04/11 - The real reason Terra Nova is delayed

The executives at Fox have recently been explaining that the reason Steven Spielberg's new sci-fi series, Terra Nova, is being delayed is because the special effects need more time to be completed. However, trade paper The Hollywood Reporter is claiming that this is just a smokescreen and that there are more serious problems with the production.

The trade paper is reporting that the main problem with the series, which follows a group of colonists who are sent back in time to the age of the dinosaurs in order to restart human civilization, is that there wasn't enough footage shot for the show's two-hour premiere episode.

Apparently the problem arose with the way the project was developed. Not only has the show had a rather unusual turnover of executive producers and writers, but the network didn't decide whether to schedule a one or two hour slot for the pilot until the last minute, when it decided to allocate two hours. In addition filming in Australia was problematic as it never stopped raining.

The show was originally to premiere last summer. This was delayed to this May, and now it's been delayed again to this autumn. But with the pilot alone costing somewhere between $10 million and $20 million (which would make it the most expensive pilot in history) the plug may be pulled before the show's many issues are resolved.

 

13/04/11 - Martian Chronicles film in the works

John Davis, the producer responsible for bringing Predator, I, Robot and er... Waterworld to the big screen is currently working on turning Ray Bradbury's 1950 short story collection The Martian Chronicles into a movie.

This isn't the first time Hollywood has attempted to adapt the book. in the '90s Steven Spielberg tried - and failed.

While there's currently no writer, director or stars attached to the project, we'll keep you posted on any future updates.

 

12/04/11 - The Crow remake is a step closer

The long in pre-production The Crow reboot has finally bagged itself a director, however it's still missing a lead actor.

Juan Carlos Fresnadillo [pictured] (28 Weeks Later) will not not only direct this "reimagining" of the 1994 film (which was based on James O' Barr's comic books), but also write the film with an as-yet-unconfirmed co-writer.

The movie will follow Eric Draven, who's resurrected as the Crow in order to avenge his wife's murder so he can reunite with her in the hereafter.

 

11/04/11 - Michael Shannon is Superman's Zod

Michael Shannon [pictured] has signed on to play the role of General Zod in director Zack Snyder's new Superman film, Man of Steel.

As General Zod, Shannon will go head-to-head with Henry Cavill, who plays Clark Kent/Superman in the film. Other cast members include Amy Adams as Lois Lane, and Diane Lane and Kevin Costner as Martha and Jonathan Kent.

Man of Steel will be released in cinemas in 2012.

 

08/04/11 - Planet of the Apes movie is retitled

The Movieweb site is reporting that 20th Century Fox has retitled its Planet of the Apes prequel, Rise of the Apes to Rise of the Planet of the Apes, to keep it more in line with previous films in the franchise.

The latest movie is an origin story and will be set in present day San Francisco. It will explore mankind's own experiments with genetic engineering, which ultimately leads to the development of intelligence in apes and the onset of a war for supremacy.

Rise of the Planet of the Apes will be released in cinemas on 05 August 2011 and stars James Franco, Brian Cox, Andy Serkis, John Lithgow, Freida Pinto and Tom Felton.

 

07/04/11 - Jackman may star in Snow White

According to the Deadline website, Hugh Jackman [pictured] may delay the start of filming on the next Wolverine movie as he's currently weighing up whether to accept the role of the huntsman in Universal Pictures's Snow White and the Huntsman.

The plot of the movie follows a huntsman who is ordered to take Snow White into the woods and kill her but instead he chooses to let her go and the two are chained together for part of the movie as they make their escape.

The huntsman role was originally to be played by Viggo Mortensen, but he left the project as he was unhappy with rewrites of the script.

 

06/04/11 - Bill & Ted's Adventure is a step closer

That much rumoured Bill & Ted's Adventure sequel is another step closer to happening after it was revealed that a script is nearing completion.

The plot? Well According to Keanu Reeves, who's looking forward to returning to his character: "When we last got together, part of it was that Bill and Ted were supposed to have written the song that saved the world, and it hasn't happened... So they've now become kind of possessed by trying to do that. Then there's an element of time and they have to go back."

 

05/04/11 - Will Smith to tackle another sci-fi film

Will Smith and his son Jaden Smith [pictured] have signed up for M. Night Shyamalan's latest sci-fi movie.

Shyamalan and Will Smith will produce the as-yet-untitled project which is set 1000 years in the future. The film will follow a young boy as he navigates an abandoned and sometimes scary Earth to save himself and his estranged father after their ship crashes.

Jaden Smith is the twelve-year-old son of Will and Jada Pinkett Smith. He recently starred in the worldwide blockbuster The Karate Kid.

 

04/04/11 - Conan sequel is on the cards

Stargate Atlantis actor Jason Momoa [pictured] has revealed that there are already plans for a sequel to his currently in production movie, Conan the Barbarian.

In a recent press call, when asked about a sequel, Momoa said: "Oh, yeah. There are sequels to everything. There's a Fast & Furious seven, isn't there? There's like four Pirates of the Caribbean."

However, any planned sequel will depend on how the movie performs at the box office.

 

01/04/11 - Nimoy lends Transformers his voice

Leonard Nimoy [pictured], most famous for playing Vulcan first officer Spock in the original Star Trek TV series, will lend his vocal talents to play the role of Sentinel Prime in Transformers: Dark of the Moon.

Nimoy is no stranger to the Transformers universe, having voiced Galvatron in the 1986 animated Transformers: The Movie.

Sentinel Prime is Optimus Prime's predecessor, and is capable of transforming into a fire engine.

Transformers: Dark of the Moon will be released in cinemas on 01 July 2011 and stars Shia LaBeouf, Rosie Huntington-Whiteley, Julie White, Kevin Dunn, Josh Duhamel, Tyrese Gibson, Alan Tudyk and John Malkovich. The film is directed by Michael Bay.

 

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