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J.J. Abrams confirms that he wants Benicio del Toro to play the villain in the Star Trek sequel!

Alasdair Wilkins — Thu, 24 Nov 2011 06:00:00 PST

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For old time's sake, we've got one last absolutely insane The Dark Knight Rises casting rumor... and it's a doozy. The Prometheus cast seems to disagree about whether this is an Alien movie. Tom Hiddleston reveals his Hulk-related Avengers injuries. More »

What are the big questions of the Robocop reboot? Plus tons of Avengers rumors!

Alasdair Wilkins — Tue, 27 Sep 2011 06:00:00 PDT

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Get ready for Doctor Who's big finale with a fresh round of hints. Tom Cruise's post-apocalyptic repairman movie finds a love interest. Fringe is planning some surprising returns for old characters. And finally, a Roald Dahl classic gets a big-screen adaptation! More »

The villains of Star Trek 2, Doctor Who season 6 and the Superman reboot could surprise you

Alasdair Wilkins — Fri, 08 Apr 2011 06:00:00 PDT

Chris Hemsworth explains that Thor will be taking some advanced hammer wielding courses between now and The Avengers. Roberto Orci drops the most cryptic Star Trek hint ever. Plus the latest insane Superman rumor reveals a surprising possible female villain! More »

Diane Lane talks being Superman's new mom, plus the cast of Game of Thrones take you inside the show's medieval world!

Alasdair Wilkins — Thu, 17 Mar 2011 06:00:00 PDT

Zack Snyder explains how the new Superman will handle Kal-El's continuity. A dozen cast videos for Game of Thrones take you inside HBO's adaptation of George R.R. Martin's series. The Ghost Rider sequel casts a comic book villain, and more! More »

First cast photo from Red Dawn remake shows Guerrilla teen militia The Wolverines

Meredith Woerner — Tue, 04 Jan 2011 11:10:26 PST

A cast photo of the new crew of Wolverines from the Red Dawn remake is out. It doesn't look official, but it certainly looks like the original. Just one thing is missing: their letterman jackets! More »

Australians rounded up and put into concentration camps: the invasion begins next week

Charlie Jane Anders — Mon, 23 Aug 2010 12:28:31 PDT

The remake of Red Dawn may or may not be coming out this fall, but Australians are already getting something better: the film adaptation of the classic invasion novel Tomorrow When The War Began. And the first review is out. More »

Fall movie preview: 10 movies we're sure will rule, and 10 that might surprise us

Charlie Jane Anders — Wed, 18 Aug 2010 15:41:53 PDT

It's been a mostly underwhelming movie summer. But fear not, moviegoers! There are still 10 movies left in 2010 that look set to rock your worlds, including Monsters, Skyline and Tron. And there are 10 more that, well...could surprise us. More »

Where are all the good alternate history movies?

David Daw — Sun, 13 Jun 2010 11:24:49 PDT

We've got tons of alternate history books, comics, and video games, and yet we have so few committed alt-history motion pictures. On this Sunday's Great Moments in Alternate History, we're going to the movies! More »

6 Stars Who Could Be The Next Female Action Hero

Meredith Woerner — Tue, 20 Apr 2010 17:21:37 PDT

Who will be the big screen's next Sigourney Weaver? We've had a few years now without any great action movies starring women, but 2010 could be the year this changes. Here are six picks for the action heroines of tomorrow. More »

The 20 SF Movies We're Most Excited To See In 2010

Charlie Jane Anders — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 14:26:25 PST

Are you prepared for cinematic awesomeness? This year sees a number of movies we're eager to watch, from Christopher Nolan's acid trip to new Iron Man, Predator and Tron films. Here are 20 reasons not to give up on movies. More »

Red Dawn Remake's Anti-American Propaganda Posters

Meredith Woerner — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 08:00:00 PDT

The Red Dawn reboot rallies to re-educate the workers of Pontiac, MI to fight corporate corruption. Check out some new set pics and video, which show the anti-captalism propaganda plastered across the streets after the Chinese and Russians have invaded. More »

Are Conservatives Better at Creating Futuristic Stories?

Annalee Newitz — Fri, 16 May 2008 15:00:00 PDT

During a recent campaign appearance, Republican presidential candidate John McCain revealed his science fictional side: He gave an entire speech where he pretended the year was 2012 and he'd already been president for four years. Apparently, he'd been getting a lot of things done, like fixing the environment and lowering taxes. More importantly, though, he was participating in a U.S. conservative tradition. He was spinning tales of a future where conservative forces triumph, roll back progressive culture, and make the world a better place. Like conservative congressman Newt Gingrich, who published an alternative history novel, McCain was trying to seduce U.S. voters with his vision of another world. Given the political climate in the U.S. right now, it would seem that conservative science fiction is pretty compelling indeed. Let's take a look at a few of the greatest hits of right-wing scifi from the USA. More »