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So there's gonna be ANOTHER Silence-based show on top of Hannibal?

Marc Bernardin — Fri, 25 May 2012 17:08:31 -0500

Pushing Daisies creator Bryan Fuller is hatching his show about a young Hannibal Lecter—before he ended up in a mental institution and before he helped Clarice Starling catch a serial killer—but now another network is mining the Silence of the Lambs universe for another TV show.

The Golden Gate Bridge is 75: Check out 24 times it starred in sci-fi

Andrew Liptak — Fri, 25 May 2012 16:59:30 -0500

San Francisco's Golden Gate Bridge—a frequent guest star in sci-fi movies and TV—turns 75 years old this weekend. Opened in 1937 after four years of construction, the bridge is a distinctive landmark that (based on what we've seen on the screen) will last far into the future.

Guy who created Dredd wants you to know what he thinks of the movie

Marc Bernardin — Fri, 25 May 2012 16:02:13 -0500

You can never tell how a comic book creator is going to feel about seeing his work adapted for the screen. After all, it can either go incredibly well or horribly wrong. But John Wagner is in the rare position of having his creation, Judge Dredd, adapted twice. The first one was a nightmare ... and he's just seen the Karl Urban reboot. And ...

Forget Samuel L. Jackson—The Hoff says HE'S the ultimate Nick Fury

Trent Moore — Fri, 25 May 2012 14:44:29 -0500

Samuel L. Jackson may have taken on the mantle of S.H.I.E.L.D. commander Nick Fury in the recent slate of big-screen Marvel adventures, but David Hasselhoff thinks the world needs reminding: Jackson may be the man now, but the Hoff is still the "ultimate" Nick Fury.

Here's how Will Smith explained Men in Black 3 to confused kids

Marc Bernardin — Fri, 25 May 2012 13:43:28 -0500

Will Smith is not afraid of science. If he were, he probably wouldn't have the career he does. Nor would he have agreed to speak to 300 high school kids at New York City's Hayden Planetarium about science and science fiction. And he definitely wouldn't be able to give a pretty decent explanation of how time-travel paradoxes work.

15 of this year's genre shows ranked from highest to lowest-rated

Matthew Jackson — Fri, 25 May 2012 12:51:04 -0500

The end of the 2011-2012 broadcast TV season means it's time to look forward to our favorite summer shows, but it also means it's time to see how the shows we've been following all year did in the final rankings. Some of the results may surprise you.

See the Joker (and only the Joker) in 10-min Dark Knight supercut

Marc Bernardin — Fri, 25 May 2012 12:41:08 -0500

There are lots of things to love about Christopher Nolan's second Bat-film, The Dark Knight, but high on that list—way up near the top—is Heath Ledger's interpretation of the Clown Prince of Crime. If you just want to swim in his performance, here's every line of Joker dialogue ... and nothing but.

J.J. Abrams + 11 more sci-fi supergeeks on why they love Star Wars

Matthew Jackson — Fri, 25 May 2012 11:57:26 -0500

It was 35 years ago this week that Star Wars hit silver screens around the world and changed movies forever. Three and a half decades, six flicks of varying quality, two TV series and countless books, comics, toys, fan films and cosplayers later, it's still one of the most influential cultural touchstones ever, and Hollywood's biggest geeks still turn to it for inspiration.

Int'l Amazing Spider-Man trailer spotlights more Lizard carnage

Trent Moore — Fri, 25 May 2012 11:40:46 -0500

A new, German trailer for Marc Webb's The Amazing Spider-Man has made its way online, featuring some new snippets of the Lizard wreaking havoc on Manhattan.

You'll say 'What the hell is that!?' after 2 new Prometheus clips

Trent Moore — Fri, 25 May 2012 11:04:20 -0500

The onslaught of sneak peeks into Ridley Scott's Prometheus continues, and we have two brand-new clips that take us further behind the scenes and show off some snippets of new footage along the way.

Why Christopher Eccleston's 'conscience is clear' for leaving Who

Nathalie Caron — Fri, 25 May 2012 10:56:04 -0500

Much has already been said about Christopher Eccleston leaving behind his role as the Ninth Doctor on Who. The actor's puzzling departure from the beloved BBC sci-fi series after just one season had been less than ... shall we say, friendly? But, whatever, because the actor claims that on that particular subject, his conscience is clear.

Fun fan Expendables 2 trailer slams the superhero movies you love

Marc Bernardin — Fri, 25 May 2012 10:46:39 -0500

Is the great American action movie an endangered species? Have CG-heavy comic book and sci-fi movies rendered old-fashioned muscles and explosions obsolete? Not if you believe this ass-kicking, rah-rah trailer one fan cut for this summer's Expendables 2.

Former SETI boss says aliens don't want to eat or enslave us

Trent Moore — Fri, 25 May 2012 10:27:41 -0500

Though big-screen aliens are typically trying to turn us into dinner or slaves, a former Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (SETI) director says the movies have it wrong—if anything, aliens will probably just pop in to say hello.

Celebrate Christopher Lee's 90th with 15 awesome sci-fi moments

Trent Moore — Fri, 25 May 2012 09:47:24 -0500

Christopher Lee has been in a lot of movies. A lot. Throughout his half-century career, Lee has over 200 roles to his credit, ranging from Dracula to Saruman in Lord of the Rings.

14 sci-fi movie boycotts (and what turned people into protesters)

Marc Bernardin — Fri, 25 May 2012 09:19:05 -0500

As the old saying goes, you can't please all of the people all of the time. And then there are people who seem to want to be upset and who direct their fury at big honking pop-cultural topics and demand that others join in a boycott. Occasionally, these protesters have a point. But sometimes ... well, you'll see with this rundown of offenses and offenders.