Friday, November 18, 2011

SciFi News For 11-18-11

First Full Trailer For "The Hunger Games" (Video 2:36):
http://www.tor.com/blogs/2011/11/watch-the-full-trailer-for-the-hunger-games

SciFi Short "XXIT" Has "Blade Runner" Look And Feel (Video 11:05):
http://www.wired.com/underwire/2011/11/xxit/ 

Lost 1977 Mark Hamill Video Interview Turns Up (Video 29:44):
http://www.sfsignal.com/archives/2011/11/lost-mark-hamill-video-interview/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Sfsignal+%28SFSignal%29 

"Star Wars" Fan Documentary Creator Sets Sights On "Indiana Jones" (Video 17:00):
http://io9.com/5860609/watch-17-minutes-of-this-amazing-indiana-jones-documentary-and-believe-in-movie-magic-again

Special Editions Usually Inevitable For Elite SciFi Directors:
http://www.sfx.co.uk/2011/11/13/what%E2%80%99s-so-special-about-the-sci-fi-special-edition/ 

An Uncertain Future For Space Exploration:
http://www.thespacereview.com/article/1971/1

"Fantastic Voyage" Type Submarine Looks Promising For Medical Use:
http://www.hindustantimes.com/Lifestyle/Wellness/Fantastic-voyage-probe-detects-clots/Article1-765957.aspx

Smart Houses, Robots And Artificial Intelligence:
http://www.lightspeedmagazine.com/nonfiction/back-to-the-future-smart-houses-robots-and-artificial-intelligence/

Beyond A B-Movie? - "Attack Of The 50-foot Cheerleader"
http://www.beyondhollywood.com/sales-art-for-kevin-oneills-attack-of-the-50-foot-cheerleader/ 

OTHER NEWS
Small bits of information continue to flow in regarding the next Star Trek movie. Filming on the movie starts January 15th and set construction has already started. In addition, Industrial Light And Magic has already started work on some of the effects shots for the movie. Also JJ Abrams traveled to Hawaii to scout a location which is being seriously considered for a "jungle planet." Finally the plot of the film is described as "bigger" in scope than the 2009 Star Trek film.

In related Trek XII news, rumors continue to crop up online that the Klingons
will be part of the second film. Not only that but one site claims that the tribbles could get some screen time.

A big screen adaptation of "Doctor Who" is currently in the planning stages, with David Yates of Harry Potter directorial fame at the helm. Variety points out that this film version will be a full-on reboot, seemingly indicating any continuity from the show’s long history, or the Russell T. Davies and Steven Moffat eras, will not necessarily have anything to do with this project.

It seems that prices keep rising on everything these days...even bionic people! A big-screen reboot of the popular 70′s series "The Six Million Dollar Man" appears headed forward,  only this time it will be the "Six Billion Dollar Man" Bryan Singer is in conversations to direct the film and Leonardo DiCaprio is in talks to take on the role of Steve Austin. 

Popular television scientist Bill Nighy has some reassuring words for fans worried about the remake of  "Total Recall". Nighy, who plays Kuato, the leader of the rebels says "The original is treasured by people, I know, but I think I can help them relax. I think it’s in very, very good hands. The script is fabulous. I like sci-fi. I’m not keen on monsters from outer space, or that kind of thing, too much, although I’ll go with it, in certain cases. But, I love imaginative representations of a possible near-future"

There have been unofficial reports coming in for awhile now about Albert Pyun's intent to move ahead with a prequel to his 1980's "Cyborg". Now it looks like a full movie is quickly shaping up. This week, the director started test photography on "Cyborg: Rise of the Slingers" . As for the storyline Pyun says "The big issue never really addressed by Cyborg was the plague that destroyed the world."

AMC is making the leap into science fiction following the announcement that they
have bought "Thunderstruck", an hour-long UFO project developed by several people, including former "Battlestar Galactica" executive producer David Eick.

BOOK REVIEWS
"Tunnel In The Sky" - Robert A Heinlein (1955):
"Firebird" - Jack McDevitt:
"What Makes Your Brain Happy And Why You Should Do The Opposite" - David Desalvo:
New "Dune" Novels Site:

SCIFI NEWS QUOTE OF THE WEEK
"I would spend hours and hours gazing at the stars and wondering, what's out there? Sometimes I wondered if...maybe there was another girl like me on another planet some place gazing at the stars and thinking about the same things"- Anousheh Ansari - First female space tourist and first Iranian in space. (2006)

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