The second Avatar trailer is out now. Refreshingly, if this trailer is anything to go by, Avatar appears to have a strong character driven plot, as well as the best special effects we've seen. Few directors of big budget effects films seem to bother with decent stories lately. Just think Independence Day or Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull. Watch the trailer below and tell us what you think. Director James Cameron may have produced just the right mix. We'll soon see. Avatar is out December 18.

The actors behind two of Star Trek's most recognisable characters, Leonard Nimoy as "Spock" and William Shatner as "James T. Kirk", have come together to reveal a life long friendship in a new 75 minute documentary, Mind Meld: Secrets Behind the Voyage of a Lifetime. The original Star Trek television show featuring the two actors ran from 1966 to 1969 and then evolved into a series of highly successful feature films in the 70s and 80s. Nimoy recently reprised his role as Spock in the recent J.J. Abram’s Star Trek feature film series relaunch.

Watching Science fiction and fantasy films is a fantastic way to experience the end of everything without the hassle of you or your friends dying horribly at the same time. Luckily for those in love with depictions of death and destruction, Hollywood appears fixated lately. Apocalyptic scenarios are all the rage. Chaos is in. Nuclear Armageddon, natural calamities, zombies, alien invasions, there are numerous ways the human race could be wiped from the face of the earth and films and TV shows appear to be adopting them as creative premises in a frantic rush of entertainment.

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The premise behind Bruce Willis’ upcoming science fiction thriller, Surrogates, is a clever twist on the usual tale of malfunctioning machines and robotic dystopias. It’s also a lot closer to reality than you might think.

In Surrogates, Bruce Willis and Radha Mitchell play FBI agents investigating the mysterious murder of a college student linked to the man who helped create a high-tech surrogate phenomenon - a phenomenon that allows people to purchase unflawed robotic versions of themselves: fit, good looking, remotely controlled machines that live your life for you.

In another sign that 3D is finally taking off in a big way (as if the Avatar trailer wasn't enough!), AinItCool news reports that Jon Favreau, director of the upcoming sequel Iron Man 2 starring Robert Downey Jr., is considering converting the entire film into digital 3D. Apparently studio heads experimented by converting one minute of the sequel into 3D as a demo. They were so impressed with what they saw they put out bid requests to three special effects companies to see exactly how much the conversion process would cost, and how long it would take.