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Voltron Force sets free the robot lions, and their horrible, psychopathic teenage pilots

Jonathan Wilkins — Fri, 17 Jun 2011 16:45:00 PDT

With last night's premiere of Voltron Force, the world was introduced to three new cadets who are going to be trained to eventually become pilots. Unfortunately, the three are a psychopath, a speed freak, and a nerd. More »

Fuzzy Nation by John Scalzi: Humans, Aliens, and Lawyers

Grey_Area — Thu, 19 May 2011 14:00:00 PDT

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Even big time SF authors can't resist doing fanfic. And why not? Our favorite writers are fans just like us. John Scalzi, author of Old Man's War and internet darling, probably read Little Fuzzy by H. Beam Piper as a kid. This tale of humans debating the intelligence of a cute, fuzzy alien species has charmed readers since 1962, was a Hugo Best Novel nominee, and was in many of our student bookbags along with the Heinlein juveniles and John Christopher's Tripod books. More »

MTV's Teen Wolf series replaces the hijinks with teen angst

Meredith Woerner — Wed, 30 Mar 2011 06:30:00 PDT

MTV has finally released the first official trailer for their TV series reboot of the Teen Wolf franchise. So what's different from the original Michael J. Fox version? It's not just the switch from basketball to lacrosse. More »

Jeff Bridges wants to make Starman 2

Meredith Woerner — Wed, 22 Dec 2010 06:30:00 PST

Could the next nostalgic movie sequel for Jeff Bridges be Starman 2? He's certainly open to it. In fact, he's got a few questions from the original he'd like answered in the sequel. More »

Robert Pattinson playing Edward Scissorhands? We'd rather have Johnny Depp put our eyes out.

Meredith Woerner — Mon, 28 Jun 2010 08:00:00 PDT

A crazy internet rumor picked up steam over the weekend. Whisperings of an Edward Scissorhands remake have been floating around, with everyone's favorite unwashed vampire, Robert Pattinson, in the lead. To which we say, "No." More »

Logan's Run remake finally finds a director

Meredith Woerner — Wed, 26 May 2010 16:23:24 PDT

Brace yourselves for sexy parties from a spandex-clad dystopian future, because Warner Brothers' Logan's Run movie may actually see the light of day! Beloved commercial and short film creator Carl Rinsch is in talks to direct the futuristic remake. More »

Paul Greengrass spares Fantastic Voyage from his shaky-cam lens

Meredith Woerner — Thu, 20 May 2010 08:00:00 PDT

Paul Greengrass is no longer tied to Fox's 3D reboot of the Fantastic Voyage. Some speculate that this is because producers James Cameron and Jon Landau were never really in love with Greengrass shaky cam style. Neither were we. [Deadline] More »

Has The Scaly Face Of The New Godzilla Surfaced?

Meredith Woerner — Thu, 06 May 2010 13:30:00 PDT

Last week we found out that Godzilla was prepping for a full reboot, coming out in 2012. Could this possibly be his brand new face? More »

An Oscar-winning Producer is Remaking The Toxic Avenger. O-kay...But Why?

Marc Bernardin — Fri, 09 Apr 2010 08:00:00 PDT

Akiva Goldsman is heading up a team that plans to take Troma's marquee character, the Toxic Avenger, and give him a family-friendly makeover. Because, apparently, no one demanded it. More »

6 Fantastical Theme Park Rides Lost To History

Cyriaque Lamar — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 06:30:00 PST

This week, Michael Jackson's Captain EO staged an unlikely comeback and reopened at Disneyland. Here are six sadly defunct science fiction fairground rides that you can still visit, thanks to the magic of YouTube. More »

Was This The Decade Of The Reboot?

Graeme McMillan — Sun, 06 Dec 2009 12:00:40 PST

Looking back at the fictional stories that defined the last decade, you might think of things like The Dark Knight, Battlestar Galactica, or failures like Bionic Woman and Speed Racer. Was this the decade we ran out of original ideas? More »

Forbidden Planet Reboot Could Become a Franchise

Lauren Davis — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 14:40:00 PST

J. Michael Straczynski is revealing more details about his remake of Forbidden Planet. Not only does the script call for more action than the original scifi classic, there may be plans in the works for more Forbidden Planet movies. More »

Reboot Is Getting Rebooted?

Meredith Woerner — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 15:03:04 PDT

Rainmaker Studios, the creators of Reboot, claim to be working on a reboot of this Saturday morning TV show. Update: turns out it's a movie reboot, check out the teaser trailer, Reboot! More »

Ian McKellen Is A Sick Torture Genius In New Trailer For "The Prisoner"

Meredith Woerner — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 11:00:00 PDT

Let the mind games begin. In this exclusive trailer from AMC's miniseries remake of The Prisoner, see the many ways Number Two (McKellen) plans on messing with Number Six (Jim Caviezel). Plus, is that a baby Number Two? More »

AMC's Prisoner Reboot Sets A Date

Meredith Woerner — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 13:58:00 PDT

At last, we can witness the Ian McKellen/Jim Caviezel battle of wills (and acting.) AMC's remake of the The Prisoner will air on November 15 and stretch over three nights — that's six hours of mind twists. More »

3D Anime Reboot of "Night Of The Living Dead"?

Meredith Woerner — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 07:00:00 PDT

Because we are completely out of new ideas, Night of The Living Dead will be remade again, but in CG 3D. It's an origins story and Romero is not involved. More »

X-Files Next For Reboot Treatment?

Graeme McMillan — Sat, 22 Aug 2009 07:00:38 PDT

Gillian Anderson has been talking about appearing in a third X-Files movie, but does that mean that we should expect more of I Want To Believe's Scully/Mulder love story? Possibly not, if a particular rumor turns out to be true. More »

How Can Bryan Singer's BSG Movie Compensate For Leaving Out Six?

Meredith Woerner — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 07:00:00 PDT

Coasting on the excitement from the Star Trek reboot and Ronald D. Moore's series, the rumored Battlestar Galactica movie may get greenlit by Universal... with Bryan Singer directing. But is it possible to have two well-made reboots so close together? More »

CG "Rats Of Nimh" Goes Alvin And The Chipmunks

Meredith Woerner — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 07:00:00 PDT

Now that G-Force has made millions, more rodents are scurrying into the action-movie spotlight. That's right: Hollywood is remaking The Rats of Nimh as a CGI extravaganza. Mrs. Frisby is about to have an aneurism. More »

Which Show Would Give SyFy The Space Opera They Deserve?

Graeme McMillan — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 12:00:24 PDT

When Meredith spoke with Syfy president David Howe this week, he revealed that the newly-rebranded network was looking for a new space opera to replace BSG. But considering their love of remakes, why not just use an old one? More »

Tron Reboots Into Online Sitcom

Graeme McMillan — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 15:00:18 PDT

Can't wait until Comic-Con to get your first taste of brand new Tron? Salvation is at hand with the first episode of Tron Reboot, which may end up being a more true sequel to the original movie than Disney's version. More »

The Next Crow Film Won't Be A Reboot Or A Sequel

Meredith Woerner — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 09:30:00 PDT

Remember The Crow reboot that's been kicking around in development purgatory? Looks like the script is almost done, and apparently it's not a sequel or reboot at all. A source close to the movie's development told Mania that Stephen Norrington should be delivering the script this month, and it's "very different from the original - a whole new story about a whole new character." [Mania] More »

Just How Dark Will Alien Nation And New Quantum Leap Reboots Go?

Meredith Woerner — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 14:36:53 PDT

Firefly's Tim Minear is already hard at work on the Syfy Channel's reboot of Alien Nation, and we asked the Syfy execs about it. But that's not the only classic they're looking at restarting: Quantum Leap could make a comeback. More »

Aronofsky's Robocop Delayed Until 2011

Gary Susman — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 13:30:00 PDT

The announcement of a new Robocop comics title this week only reinforced our curiosity about the status of the upcoming movie reboot, about which we've heard nothing in recent months. So we called MGM and got the 411. More »

Todd McFarlane Wants DiCaprio to Star in "Spawn" Reboot

Gary Susman — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 16:30:00 PDT

Can casting Leonardo DiCaprio in an updated version of Spawn make fans forget the sucky 1997 movie? Creator Todd McFarlane believes it can. More »

Total Recall Reboot Gets A Screenwriter, Let The Judging Begin

Meredith Woerner — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 07:00:00 PDT

What do you do when a reboot you're morally opposed to gets an interesting screenwriter? Kurt Wimmer will be rebootingTotal Recall. Wimmer, of course, wrote and directed both Equilibrium and Ultraviolet. Does that calm your nerves or inflame them? More »

China and U.S. Fight Over Reboot of Korean Giant Monster from "The Host"

Annalee Newitz — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 14:29:54 PST

Not only is America in debt to China for tons of cash, but also apparently for giant monster movie ideas. After Korean giant monster flick The Host took the world by storm, a Chinese film crew set to work making what they called a "localized" sequel to the saga of a toxic beast defeated by a plucky family of misfits. Now Gore "The Ring" Verbinski is making noise about doing an American reboot too. More »

V Is Back! All Hail The Visitors!

Meredith Woerner — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 09:30:00 PDT

Welcome back, my 80s-permed alien friends. ABC is bringing back the lizard-alien mini-series V, hooray! The 4400 creator and producer Scott Peters revealed to the trades that the aliens are back and that there may be a video game on the way too. But more importantly, will they bring back the jumpsuits and fantastic 80s sunglasses? More »

How We'd Give Farscape a Battlestar-style Reboot, and Make a New Hit

Annalee Newitz — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 17:05:10 PDT

After chatting briefly with the extremely nice (and still-ultra-hunky) Ben "Farscape" Browder at Comic-Con, I realized what society needs most right now: A reboot of 1990s space opera Farscape. Supposedly the Sci-Fi Channel is airing 10 Farscape webisodes, but those have yet to materialize and besides they are not enough. There are a lot of cool ways this underrated show could return to TV as something darker, less campy, and more socially relevant, just like Battlestar Galactica did. And with all the good alien ensemble dramas evaporating from TV (later days, Star Trek: Enterprise and Stargate), now is the time to strike. More »

House of Gundam

Lisa Katayama — Fri, 16 May 2008 10:14:52 PDT

Reboot, a concept home designed by Philly native Victor Vetterlein, is literally a Gundam house — like the giant robot armor from anime, it responds to commands and looks like a giant creature with a glowing eye. It's wired so that you can voice command it to do things like turn on the AC, dim the lights, bust out some dance music, or play a movie. Your laptop or cell phone serve as your cockpit—you can navigate it wirelessly from wherever. More »

No Star Trek In Your Stocking This Year

Kevin Kelly — Thu, 14 Feb 2008 07:20:23 PST

Those teaser posters that claim Star Trek will beam into theaters this Christmas will be collector's items some day. Paramount has delayed the film until the summer of 2009. The 2008 summer crop of films looks like a geek traffic jam: Iron Man, Indiana Jones IV, The Dark Knight, The Incredible Hulk, Hellboy 2, X-Files 2, Quantum of Solace, and Wall-E will all be competing for your box office bucks. But Trek's only real competition in summer 2009 may be the Wolverine movie and Angels and Demons, the Da Vinci Code prequel. It's also possible that with the writers' strike finally over, J.J. Abrams hopes to do some rewrites and reshoots. More »

J.J. Abrams Says Trek Will Avoid Greenscreen Fakeness

Kevin Kelly — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 16:37:34 PST

J.J. Abrams and his Star Trek team answered canned questions in a "live" online chat today. They had to stop taking questions once they'd received over 600 queries, including hard-hitting investigative questions like "Do you like Phasers?" But they also let slip a few cool tidbits about the movie. More »