As we reported earlier, director Ridley Scott is on board to direct a new Alien movie, a prequel to his 1979 science fiction classic starring Sigourney Weaver. The director recently spoke to Empire Magazine and revealed a tiny bit more about what he has in mind. He was in the UK for the London Film Festival.
“It’s a brand new box of tricks,” said Scott. “We know what the road map is, and the screenplay is now being put on paper. The prequel will be a while ago. It’s very difficult to put a year on Alien, but [for example] if Alien was towards the end of this century, then the prequel story will take place thirty years prior.”
Empire suggests this means Ridley has decided to give the new movie a "more human focus" rather than just an out and out blood bath featuring the nasty, acid spitting, sharp fanged extraterrestrial beasties we've all come to know and love.
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Thursday, 29 October 2009 21:34
John Howell
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.
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Thursday, 22 October 2009 09:30
John Howell
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.
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Friday, 16 October 2009 16:51
John Howell
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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Tuesday, 29 September 2009 21:02
John Howell
If you’d like to be in the running for a Surrogates prize bag, which includes a Surrogates sweatshirt, USB charger and laptop case, simply send your email address to
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, including your name, postal address and the words “Surrogates Competition Entry” in the subject line.
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