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Bill & Ted Remake Planned
When I first ran across this item I stared very hard at the date stamp to make sure that I wasn’t reading an errant April Fool’s post. Sadly, everybody’s serious. Let me stress that this is not a sequel, it’s a remake. This time around the rock band is called Atomic Gorillas rather than Wyld…
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Hyperion Being Adapted by Warner Bros.
The studio has announced that they’ll be adapting the first two books of Dan Simmons’ Hyperion Cantos (Hyperion and Fall of Hyperion) into one feature film. Trevor Sands, a relative newcomer, convinced the studio to let him write the adaptation by “taking a selective approach to the two novels’ multiple points of view in a…
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Oh, Not Again
Variety reports that Dune is going to be flogged to death remade again, this time by Paramount Pictures. Peter Berg (The Kingdom) has been hired to direct, and the project has been farmed to writers. I’m sort of mystified by Hollywood’s moth-like attraction to the conflagration that is Dune. The planning meetings had to have…
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The Worst SF Resurrections
io9 has an amusing list of the worst SF Movie/TV resurrections (no books are listed). Just about any Jedi in Star Wars: When you die in Star Wars, and you have the power of the Force, you have the option of appearing as a glowing, transparent spectre. It’s hinted that this is due to the…
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Time After Time Musical in the Works
Playwright and musical lyricist Stephen Cole wanted to stage a musical version of The Time Machine, but “Eventually I realized a musical with Morlocks would be a surefire flop.” I really can’t agree with that. I think a musical with Morlocks would be awesome. Anyway, he became interested in the 1979 Malcolm McDowell film and…
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Indiana Jones Trailers
Even though they’re technically playing coy, there are a lot of hints that Indiana Jones’ next adventure will involve an encounter with aliens. (See io9 for a major hint–and semi-spoiler–in this direction.) Sounds enough like SF to be blogged about here. :) The Indiana Jones site has the first trailer (which includes a glimpse of…
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The Capricorn Ticket
Feeling disillusioned by the political process? Ready for a real change? Then endorse the candidate who isn’t afraid to take risks and who responds to moral dilemmas by throwing people out the airlock. It’s the only sensible option. Vote Roslin/Airlock ’08. Link (via io9)
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V Returns (Maybe)
Twenty-five years after the original V miniseries, creator Kenneth Johnson is continuing the story in a new novel and is also talking about doing a movie. IESB.net has a chatty interview with him about the new book and potential movie. Have you noticed that the movie industry is currently in the process of cannibalizing the…
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Star Trek Movie Trailer
When, precisely, did Trek get all emo and cyberpunk? Link (via Closet Sci-Fi Geek)
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Coraline Movie Footage
Neil Gaiman’s Hugo-award winning novella Coraline (beware, spoilers) is currently being made into an animated movie due out next January. Gaiman recently released some not-quite-final footage of the film. It looks suitably atmospheric. Weird voice credits, though: Dakota Fanning, Teri Hatcher, and that guy who plays PC in the Apple commercials. (via Neatorama)