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As J.J. Abrams preps to shoot his new mysterious, (possibly) time-traveling TV series Alcatraz, we're piecing together the trail of clues Abrams has left. What is this show about? Astral-projecting convicts, ancient magic, science? Here's what we know. Spoilers/speculation ahead... More »
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The prequel film for John Carpenter's The Thing starts filming next month with newcomer actors Joel Edgerton and Elizabeth Winstead. But does the audience really care what happened to the science team before the monster ran into Kurt Russell? More »
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Tron's hot new bot is ready to ride into the sunset with Daniel Craig in Jon Favreau's Cowboys & Aliens comic book adaptation. More »
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Rumors are flying that the eternal side character, Bradley Cooper, is finally getting his big screen debut as the power-ring wielding space cop, Green Lantern. But what are the real chances of this coming true? More »
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SGU has cast its final crew members - and check it out, it's Lou Diamond Phillips and Ming-Na. Add the new cast to David Blue and Robert Carlyle, and SGU is shaping up quite nicely. More »
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A new castmember of the overly dramatic — but we love them for it — vampire drama is Preston Jones. While I'm not familiar with his past work in Road Trip II: Beer Pong, I am liking his pretty mug. Let's hope Alan Ball follows True Blood tradition, and gets him topless and bloody in a hurry. Please share your speculations on what character from the books he could be playing. [Variety] More »
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The new ABC drama Flash Forward is picking up the first members of its cast. And it sounds more and more as though the show, based on a novel by Robert J. Sawyer about a worldwide prophetic blackout, will be a worthy companion in weirdness to ABC's Lost and Life On Mars. More »
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As Michelle Dessler on 24, Reiko Aylesworth battled terrorists, nuclear threats, and office politics. Now she’s joining the cast of Lost, where she’s sure to get caught up in the intricate mysteries and conspiracies of the Island. But it seems her character will be less interested in unraveling those enigmas than in finding love with one of the castaways. More »
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Cloverfield opens today, ending months of internet speculation and Slusho tie-in controversies. We spoke to the man behind the movie, Matt Reeves. He took time out of his busy day, where he's poised to count bags of incoming cash and laugh maniacally, to talk to us about Gojira, David Schwimmer, and the big secret at the end of the movie. Check out the interview inside, and steel yourself for one of the nicest guys we've ever met in Hollywood. More »
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The writers strike is forcing executives to actually consider some of the rash decisions they've made. Case in point, the Justice League movie. Before the holidays there were announcements of cast members, chatter about the shooting location, a script that needed some work, and even rumblings from the Christian Bale/The Dark Knight camp that they weren't happy about another Batman hitting the screen. Looks like Warner Bros. has finally listened and is putting the skids down on the movie, hard. More »
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