I'm still on the "Will Pandorum actually be as scary as Event Horizon" band wagon and so far the plot continues to be too dark to tell. But in these new clips we meet the rest of the rarely seen crew. What the hell is going on up there? And where did Ben get that delightful gun? Pandorum will be out September 25th.

Pandorum will be out September 25th.

Pandorum will be out September 18, 2009.

Ben Foster wants you to know that his new film Pandorum will scare the ever-loving hell out of you. Perhaps this is why neither he nor Cung Le wouldn't really go into any sort of details about the new futuristic horror feature, this past weekend at the Fangoria Weekend Of Horrors show. Scared of the The Desecent-like mutant people who appear to have taken over the darkened spaceship, perhaps?

Foster did explain that mind tricks, identity issues and memory loss are a big part of the film. Which takes place after he and his captain, Dennis Quaid, wake up on an empty vessel, completely unaware of what's happened, and where the rest of the 60,000 person crew went. After they get attacked by an unknown being, it's up to Foster to pull himself together and find the rest of the passengers. At a small roundtable interview, the actors tried to give us just a taste without giving away what is most likely the big twist ending for Pandorum.

Ben, what was it about this character that appealed to you?

I liked the idea of not remembering who you are. And having to get back to a primitive reaction. I liked the nightmare element in it. I don't know how you guys sleep, but I don't sleep too well. I wanted to play with that experience of being so lost, having to depend on instinct. We've all had these nightmares actually getting to bring these things into a living experience was exciting to play with.

Your character can't have a backstory, how do you make yourself not remember?

Very basically it's, "where did I put my keys?" But then you add crack to that. On a space ship, in the future.

The trailer looks like it plays around with tight spaces?

It plays with both phobias: agoraphobia and a claustrophobia. It switches between tight very uncomfortable spaces and a vastness which makes you feel more inconsequential and endangered.

You mentioned that this movie is substantially violent, how so?

It's a thriller, a scifi horror movie. It bounces through a lot of different genres. I imagine it will appeal to a wider audience, it certainly scared the shit out of me when I read it.... When I read this script, it had me. There were a lot of interesting physical twists and physical demands which were exciting to play with.

Let's talk about the ship you're riding around in. It's supposed to carry 60,000 passengers, correct? Can you describe it at all?

It's extraordinarily vast, because it plays with memory [the movie] and identity, it jumps around a bit. And I suppose the exciting thing, it would be sort of a drag to give it all away, but you start in a small space that can allow you to survive, the sleep chamber. You come out of the sleep chamber, which you see in the preview, and you have to confront this environment which expands and introduces a level of violence which you have to try and survive.

Any little world building details you can tell us about this future?

I'm sorry...these things are so hard...They'd cut my tongue out if I say anything..

What can you tell us about the little demon baby at the end?

It's not Danny DeVito. I can say that.

Cung Le also talked about his amazement with the spaceship:

Cung Le: On my first day on set I took next to Ben, and Ben's all, "Cung, we're on a spaceship, man." And I looked down the hallway, it was one of the scenes where we had to run. We were sprinting from one end to the other, and we had to get focused and get into character, because you're on a space ship.

But he didn't go into detail, and interestingly enough the trailer still hasn't shown that this Vietnamese-speaking actor and Middleweight Champion doesn't actually speak a lick of English for the entire flick.

Confused? You bethcha, but if you put Ben Foster in something and then label it "on crack" I'm going to see it. We'll have to keep waiting for the September 4th release date, to find out more about this strange, ultra-violent white-mutant-plagued space ship crewed by a bunch of forgetful passengers. Seriously does anyone even think Dennis Quaid is even in this movie, outside of Foster's mind? I'm open to hearing theories. How many of you think it's all in someone's mind, and how many of you think it's a human-versus-diseased-human flick?

Creepy baby people no? Some of these pale beasts are a bit similar to the Crawlers from The Descent, which I'm actually OK with because I loved those fellas, and I think there may be more to these Pandorum nasties.

Here's the official synopsis:

Two astronauts awaken in a hyper-sleep chamber aboard a seemingly abandoned spacecraft. It's pitch black, they are disoriented, and the only sound is a low rumble and creak from the belly of the spacecraft. They can't remember anything - who are they, what is their mission? The only way out of the chamber is a dark and narrow airshaft. Corporal Bower (Foster), the younger of the two, crawls inside, while the other, Lt. Payton (Quaid), stays behind for guidance on a radio transmitter. As Bower ventures deeper and deeper into the ship, he begins to uncover a terrifying reality. Slowly the spacecraft's shocking and deadly secrets come unraveled, and the astronauts realize that the survival of mankind hinges on their actions.

Also, we hear there's a contest surrounding the trailer — if you liked it, post about it on Twitter with the hashtag #Pandorum. (Or just retweet our post about it.) The studio will search for that hashtag, and pick someone to receive a free trip to San Diego Comic Con. Contest rules are here.

The flick hits theaters September 4, 2009.

Here's the official synopsis:

Two crew members wake up on an abandoned spacecraft with no idea who they are, how long they've been asleep, or what their mission is. The two soon discover they're actually not alone — and the reality of their situation is more horrifying than they could have imagined.

Pandorum, will be in theaters September 4th, and it stars my favorite up and coming character actor of all time, Ben Foster. But until then, check out the poster Latino Review found floating around at WonderCon, and click the link for a closer look.

Screen Rant is buzzing about a possible Neil Patrick Harris Flash, which we completely support 100% even though we know it will never, ever happen. Why? Because it's a brilliant idea, and because our dreams-coming-true quota was all used up when they cast Christian Bale as John Connor.

But NPH isn't the only blondie with his hand in the Flash pie. According to Think Mcfly Think, Scott Porter is in the racing for the role as well. You may remember Porter as Jason Street, the handicapped quarterback in Friday Night Lights. If Porter gets this role that would mean two FNL stars are now superheroes of sorts, with Taylor Kitsch as Gambit in X-Men Origins: Wolverine.

And speaking of Origins, what happened to the Ryan Reynolds as The Flash rumor? I assume gone with his Deadpool casting because, well, why would you want to be The Flash when you could be Deadpool?

While we're really sold on NPH as The Flash we have to toss in a few more members of Hollywood into the mix, and here are our suggestions for the man in the red spandex suit:

Ben Foster:


Why He's A Front Runner: This character actor is just dying for a lead role. He can pull of completely deranged sidekick (3:10 to Yuma) and sweet faced Angel (X-Men). I would love to see Foster put a little heat behind the eyes of The Flash and give him some depth.
Why He'll Lag Behind: He's just not big enough yet to star in a tentpole production, which is sad (and the same fate I forsee Topher Grace being handed for the Venom spin-off).

Ryan Gosling:


Why He's A Front Runner: Women love him (The Notebook) so it will drive the ladies into the theater, plus he has that hero look about him. He'll be cast as a big screen hero yet; Hollywood won't let that chin go to waste.
Why He'll Lag Behind: I could see this opportunity being passed up by Gosling; he's been rumored as so many other heroes before (Green Lantern, anyone?) that he may be sick of the speculation and say, "no thanks" ...which would be a huge mistake.

The two crewmen awaken (Quaid and Foster) and their ship is over run with TRIBESMEN. You know the spear-carrying, "I hunt for food" kind of people. This group of people is now trying to kill the confused and bewildered spacemen.

Now, I'd watch Ben Foster open letters for an hour. He's that entertaining of an actor. So actually, I am pretty optimistic, but I'm having trouble accepting the idea of tribal warriors running around on a space ship. If the future human race has invented space travel and hyper space sleep wouldn't you assume that Quaid and Foster would be better equipped with rayguns or blasters to kill said tribe? We're going to have to wait this one out until a trailer surfaces. Until then you can view more stills from the flick at Entertainment Weekly. There is still no release date attached to this film.