3-D Piranha eats Teenagers
Alexandre Aja, the French horror auteur who is helming the upcoming Piranha 3-D reboot film, doesn't have much sympathy for his teen protagonists: "They are like meat for the fish," Aja told SCI FI Wire. "I'm not really on the side of the spring-breaker." More...
Conan The Barbarian Gets New Writers
Dirk Blackman and Howard McCain have been hired to rework the script for Conan--as in, "The Barbarian"--for Lionsgate, according to The Hollywood Reporter. More...
Wheel Of Time Optioned
Universal Pictures has acquired film rights to the late Robert Jordan's best-selling Wheel of Time series of fantasy novels in a seven-figure deal, Variety reported. More...
J.J Abrams Shakes Up Quake Film
Producer/director J.J. Abrams (Star Trek) and David Seltzer, the screenwriter of the original Omen, are working together to develop an earthquake-themed movie for Universal Pictures, according to The Hollywood Reporter. More...
Indiana Jones And The Kingdom Of The Crystal Skull Drops On DVD
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull will drop on DVD and Blu-ray disc on Oct. 14, Lucasfilm Ltd. and Paramount Home Entertainment announced. More...
Werewolf Script Bites Stone Village
Scott Steindorff's Stone Village has acquired Lobo, a spec script for a werewolf-themed action thriller by Dikran Ornekian and Ryan Colluci, Variety reported. More...
Argonauts Written By Zak Penn
X-Men writer Zak Penn is writing and will produce The Argonauts, a new take on the classic Greek myth, for 20th Century Fox, Variety reported. More...
Night At The Museum 2 Plot Revealed By Stiller
Ben Stiller, who stars in the fantasy sequel Night at the Museum 2: Battle of the Smithsonian, told SCI FI Wire that the film will make use of its famous location to open up new adventures in history. Stiller reprises his role as a security guard who watches over museums where the exhibits come to life at night. More...
Dark Knight Breaks Box-Office Records In Its Fourth Weekend
The Dark Knight took in $26 million to finish as the number-one movie for the fourth straight weekend in a row for the Aug. 8 period, the Associated Press reported. More...
Batman Classics - A Must Read For Fans Of The Caped Crusader
The Dark Knight rules the box office for the fourth weekend in a row, so it's a good a time for SCI FI Wire to fire a grappling hook around a guide to the Essential Batman: The books that gave rise to director Christopher Nolan's reinvigorated version of the Caped Crusader. More...
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