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As the U.S. celebrates Thanksgiving and we all prepare to watch Avatar, yet another movie where we invade the aliens, it's worth asking: why aren't there any movies or TV shows where humans come in peace and try to coexist? More »
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Planet 51 has an intriguing premise, promising advance clips, and acid-piddling dog straight out of Alien. But none of that can save a rambling movie that's never quite sure where it's going. More »
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Even if Khan turns up in the next Trek, he may be different than you're expecting. Also, there are arresting Avatar/Daybreakers posters.V's new showrunner explains how the show will change. Plus: Lost, Doctor Who, Dollhouse, Fringe, Supernatural and Smallville spoilers. More »
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A new casting call has people worried Spider-Man 4 will be another Superman Returns. You'll never guess whom Lost's Sawyer is lunching with. Plus clips from Fringe, Heroes, Stargate and Smallville. And there are Superman, Planet 51 and FlashForward spoilers! More »
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Everyone's favorite animated misfit robot has some serious competition, thanks to Planet 51's new CG robo-puppy, Rover. We've got 10 clips from this animated first-contact tale, and we're shocked at how adorable Rover and the Ridley Scott alien puppy are. More »
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Hancock 2 may be missing a key castmember. Plus Deadpool's producers make big promises! There are spoilery Dollhouse clips, and telltale pics from Lost, 2012, The Box and Planet 51. Also: FlashForward, Warehouse 13, Smallville, Chuck and True Blood spoilers! More »
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The days are already getting shorter and colder, which sounds like the ideal time to start considering spending evenings at your local multiplex, taking advantage of comfy chairs and large screens. But what movies should you see? Here's our guide. More »
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When Dwayne Johnson lands in the middle of alien suburbia on Planet 51, he's gotta make haste before the planet's government kidnaps him. Yet another "we're the aliens" switcheroo flick, but in reality the aliens are just Green-Americans. More »
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Ryan Reynolds talks Deadpool villains, Darlton talks Lost season six, and Shia talks Transformers. Plus Spider-Man, Iron Man, Land Of The Lost, Harry Potter, Planet 51, New Moon, Fringe, Smallville, Stargate Universe, Flash Forward, True Blood and Vampire Diaries. Spoilers! More »
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Today's spoilers include new Avatar armor pics, an Iron Man 2 tidbit, and action-packed new videos from G.I. Joe and Transformers 2. Tim Kring reveals Heroes storylines. Plus Harry Potter, New Moon, Paul and Planet 51. Spoilers: your entertainment innoculation. More »
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Two new trailers for the Ashley-Tisdale-vs-cute-aliens epic Aliens In The Attic have come out, and they're making me wonder: Is this the year of movies about humans fighting cute aliens with big eyes? The second trailer includes a rundown of the movie's cutesy alien invaders. At least there's mind control. More »
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Today's spoiler diet: Terminator Salvation reviews! Transformers 2 images! Land Of The Lost TV spots! Human Target suckage! Plus major revelations from Spider-Man 4, Lost, Gamer, Thor and Planet 51. Spoilers are nutritious! More »
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CG picture Planet 51 flips the first-contact story around, with a human astronaut visiting a xenophobic alien society (burger grilling and all!). But their Alien rip-off dogs are real acid-pissers, as this trailer shows. More »
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For the first time ever, two animated science fiction movies will open the same day, this Friday. Of course, Star Wars: Clone Wars will smush the flies-in-space epic Fly Me To The Moon like... well, like a bug. But this animated traffic jam is still significant, because of what it signals: the rise of animated science fiction from a minor subgenre to a full-blown genre in its own right, complete with a range of competing styles. More »
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A trio of flies follow their hearts on board NASA's Apollo 11, and end up saving the lives of America's first moon-walkers in the animated movieFly Me To The Moon. Follow Nat, IQ and Scooter as they dream big and end up sharing a space suit with Buzz Aldrin (who voiced his own CGI character). Other familiar voices include Tim Curry and Christopher Lloyd. The movie, coming out August 8, is more proof that animated movies are going through a scifi fad, with Wall-E, Space Chimps, Planet 51 and Escape From Planet Earth coming out this year and next. [Fly Me To The Moon] More »
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Humans are a plague, shredding across the galaxy and destroying other peace-loving creatures. At least, that seems to be the theme of a number of movies that are coming out in the next few years. I've been wondering what would replace the post-apocalyptic-Earth as the stock plot for "dark" science fiction movies, and the evil-humans-in-space plot seems increasingly likely to rule. Among others, James Cameron's Avatar and the new animated film Terra seem to be exploring this theme, which is a standard plot in written science fiction, but is fairly new to the movies. Click through for details. More »
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The trend of animated movies swinging from fantasy to science fiction (with Wall-E and Space Chimps) continues with Planet 51, starring the Rock as a human astronaut who lands on a planet of xenophobic aliens who regard him as an invader. Written by Shrek scribe Joe Stillman, Planet 51 is a "reverse E.T.," the Rock says. He gave away some new plot details for Planet, which he says is coming November 2009. More »
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Be very afraid: Science Fiction is about to be invaded by cute, generic computer-generated animation. The family-friendly cast of Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, Jessica Biel and Justin Long will provide the voices for New Line Cinema's first 3D CGI-movie, Planet 51. With a script written by the man behind the first two Shrek movies, could this movie sound any more unappealing? Learn more, and decide for yourself, after the jump. More »
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New Line Cinema announced today that it will be distributing Planet 51, Europe's biggest CGI film ever, in 2009. The $60 million dollar film features astronaut Captain Chuck Baker landing on a planet filled with 1950s-era aliens who live in complete fear of aliens, namely Chuck himself. Gallery of cute aliens after the jump. More »
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