Sci Fi on TV has always had a rough go of it. I guess the most successful examples are “Star Trek” and ABC drama “Lost,” with “The X-Files” riding close behind. TV’s last big, sci fi epic, the time-traveling show “Timeless” was cancelled once, then renewed, than cancelled again....
If you couldn’t get enough of Millie Bobby Brown in Netfix’s “Stranger Things” series, you definitely have “Godzilla” to look forward to. The new trailer, released at San Diego Comic Con, shows Millie deliver a full-on sense of urgency to the picture. The film also stars Kyle Chandler, Vera Farmiga, Bradley Whitford, Sally Hawkins, Charles Dance, Thomas Middleditch, O’Shea Jackson Jr., Ken Watanabe and Zhang Ziyi....
Mark Hamill reprised his role as Luke Skywalker–maybe for the last time–in “Star Wars: The Last Jedi.” Now you can add the film to your personal collection. (You do have one right?) A new trailer released today highlights the DVD and Blu-ray disc sets due out next month. The Lucasfilms picture received rare critical acclaim and shattered box office records with its theatrical release last year. If finished No. 1, grossing $1.3 billion worldwide....
Natalie Portman wants a piece of whatever causes her husband to disappear in a mysterious environmental disaster zone known as “Area X” in a new trailer for the upcoming sci-fi movie “Annihilation.” The science fiction thriller film is directed and written by Alex Garland based on Jeff VanderMeer’s best-selling book by the same name. Portman’s character, Lena is joined by Jennifer Jason Leigh a Psychologist, Gina Rodriguez as Anya Thorensen, an anthropologist, Tessa Thompson, a surveyor, and Oscar Isaac as Lena’s biologist husband....
Caesar could use a few lessons from Sun Tzu, who wrote the book on warfare, when a crazed military colonel goes after his tribe of intelligent apes in a new trailer for the upcoming “War for the Planet of the Apes.” The latest ape movie is the third in a series that began with the 2011 reboot of the 1968 “Planet of the Apes” original, starring Charlton Heston. Steve Zahn, Amiah Miller, Karin Konoval, Judy Greer and Terry Notary also star. Matt Reeves directs....
Scarlett Johansson has become a fixture in sci-fi movies. In a new 30-second Super Bowl ad for her upcoming movie “Ghost in the Shell,” she strips and does a swan dive off a high rise. But all is not as it seems for the cyber-terrorist warrior. Johansson plays “The Major.” Michael Pitt, Pilou Asbæk, Chin Han and Juliette Binoche also star in the film. ...
Jennifer Lawrence confirms that future space travelers will wear flimsy tops and no bras in a new trailer for her upcoming sci-fi movie “Passengers.” She stars with Chris Pratt of “Star Trek” fame in the romantic science fiction adventure film. The movie also stars Michael Sheen, Laurence Fishburne and Aurora Perrineau. ...
Liam Hemsworth may be Australian but he puts on his best American accent and straps in to fight aliens in a new “Independence Day 2: Resurgence” trailer. We’ve had 20 years to prepare for them. But, then again, they’ve had 20 years to prepare for us. Plenty of original cast members return, including Jeff Goldblum, Bill Pullman, Judd Hirsch, Vivica A. Fox and Brent Spiner...
“Rogue One: A Star Wars Story” is trying to go where only comic book superhero movies have gone by creating an “anthology” of Star Wars movies that play off the original series while minting new stars and new characters who can carry on the legacy. The cast includes Felicity Jones, Diego Luna, Ben Mendelsohn, Donnie Yen, Jiang Wen, Forest Whitaker, Mads Mikkelsen, Alan Tudyk and Riz Ahmed....
“Jurassic World” is science fiction, with a big emphasis on fiction, and not only because the dinosaurs are cloned. Paleontologists say a number of the lizards are misrepresented or portrayed wrongly to make them fiercer than they were in real life. The movie, a reboot of the 1993 hit “Jurassic Park,” stars Chris Pratt, Bryce Dallas Howard, Vincent D’Onofrio, Ty Simpkins, Nick Robinson, Omar Sy, B. D. Wong and Irrfan Khan....
George Clooney and Britt Robertson take a destructive thrill ride in a new trailer for Disney’s upcoming movie ‘Tomorrowland,” a futuristic adventure story that is chock full of violent scenes, including humans who are dismembered and disintegrated. The film is currently rated “PG,” which means suitable for all audiences with only “parental guidance” recommended. It also stars Hugh Laurie, Raffey Cassidy, Thomas Robinson, Kathryn Hahn, Tim McGraw, Keegan-Michael Key and Judy Greer....
Jason Momoa’s Aquaman character will be decidedly different form the traditional comic book superhero according to an image of the character dropped last night by Warner Bros./DC director Zack Snyder. What were they thinking? Momoa’s character looks more like Neptune than Aquaman of old....
Neill Blomkamp established his science fiction cred with his film “District 9,” a stunning twist on the genre that sheds some light on how he might put his stamp on the new “Alien” movie that he’s just signed on to direct. ...
Mila Kunis, Channing Tatum and Eddie Redmayne deliver some cringe-worthy moments and idiotic dialogue in their new film “Jupiter Ascending,” but the critics who have savaged are overlooking the dazzling effects and ambitious possibilities from Directors Lana and Andy Wachowski. There are mesmerizing moments in the film just like their last outing “Cloud Atlas.”...
