Tag: Sci-Fi (91-100 of 251)

Jan 29 2012 11:32 AM ET

Sundance 2012: Meet the funny, fearsome cutie-pie from 'Beasts of the Southern Wild'

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The name you’re going to want to remember is pronounced: Kwah-VAHN-Jah-Nay.

Eight-year-old Quvenzhané Wallis is the adorable little star melting hearts at Sundance this year with Beasts of the Southern Wild, a dreamlike Dixieland fable about a swampland girl named Hushpuppy who faces down the apocalypse alongside her ailing daddy.

The movie won the festival’s Grand Jury Prize, and has already been picked up for distribution by Fox Searchlight, which will soon introduce its charismatic young actress to the world.

This is what it’s like to meet her now: READ FULL STORY »

Jan 27 2012 11:42 AM ET

Sundance 2012: Mystery man behind 'Safety Not Guaranteed' meme takes a bow

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For about 15 years, the Internet has been laughing at this small, mysterious classified ad.

It became an Internet meme, tweaked and toyed with by online jokesters, though few knew where or when it originated. Those 43 words took on a life of their own.

At Sundance this year, the ad finally manifested itself as a full-length feature film — a comedy-romance-adventure starring Mark Duplass, Aubrey Plaza, and Jake Johnson. At the biggest public screening so far, the creator of the original text finally got to stand up and take a bow…

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Jan 25 2012 08:29 PM ET

Sundance 2012: 'Robot & Frank' lands a distribution deal

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“I want one!” was a sentiment expressed by many moviegoers who saw Frank Langella’s sci-fi crowdpleaser Robot & Frank at the Sundance Film Festival.

Now Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisitions and Samuel Goldwyn Films have one. READ FULL STORY »

Jan 25 2012 10:00 AM ET

Evangeline Lilly talks 'Real Steel' (now on Blu-ray) and playing a warrior elf in 'The Hobbit'

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A quick glance at Evangeline Lilly’s IMDb page reveals a filmography that’s surprisingly short on quantity. But look at what is there: a groundbreaking and beloved TV series (Lost), a Best Picture winner (The Hurt Locker), and, oh, a tiny two-movie project known as The Hobbit.

Last year, Lilly starred in the robot-boxing family film Real Steel, which earned nearly $300 million worldwide and received an Oscar nomination yesterday for its motion-capture visual effects. She played Bailey, the former girlfriend of Charlie (Hugh Jackman) who now owns the boxing gym he frequently visits.

EW recently checked in with Lilly to chat about Real Steel, which debuted on Blu-ray and DVD this week. Click through to read the interview, in which Lilly discusses why she signed up for the role, what it was like working aside animatronic machines, and her upcoming role as a kickass warrior elf in The Hobbit. READ FULL STORY »

Jan 24 2012 08:18 PM ET

Simon Pegg and Edgar Wright are 'hard at work' on new movie 'The World's End' (probably) -- PHOTO

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It is fair to say that, between the Oscars and Sundance, we’ve hardly been lacking movie news today. But for those with a penchant for painstaking genre homages, the onscreen pairing of Simon Pegg and Nick Frost, debates about the relative merits of Stone Roses albums, and a certain brand of British frozen treat, the real story today is the photograph to the left.

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Jan 24 2012 11:54 AM ET

Sundance: 'Bubba Ho-Tep' director back with a vengeance -- VIDEO

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What was the most surreal, batsh– crazy aspect of John Dies at the End, the first movie in a decade from Bubba Ho-Tep director Don Coscarelli? Maybe it was the flying mustache that attacked our hero David (newcomer Chase Williamson). Or perhaps the scene where a doorknob turns into a huge penis? Maybe the creature with a turkey for a head and sausage links for fingers? Or was it the mere presence of Oscar nominated Actor Paul Giamatti, who costars and executive produces, in the midst of all this insanity?

“This is a movie that’s strange,” Coscarelli told the packed house at last night’s Park City at Midnight screening. “I guess the only way that I can describe it is that it’s about drugs. Now, is anyone out there familiar with drugs? We got the right crowd!” READ FULL STORY »

Jan 22 2012 04:03 AM ET

Sundance 2012: Four clips from Frank Langella's sci-fi heartwarmer 'Robot and Frank'

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Imagine if the iPhone’s Siri was a humanoid-shaped household appliance, but one with a big, beating heart in its toaster chest.

That’s the setup for the Sundance crowdpleaser Robot and Frank, which warmed up the snowy festival Saturday with its not-so-distant-future tale of an old man (Frank Langella) befriending a caretaker machine he initially loathes. (The robot is voiced by Peter Sarsgaard, with Hal 9000 coolness, and a physique akin to Honda’s Asimo.)

EW presents four clips from the indie movie, which immediately attracted a frenzy of studio buyers after the debut. Click through to watch, and get details from the premiere. READ FULL STORY »

Jan 18 2012 11:22 AM ET

'You wanna see something really scary?': How anthology movies became horror's hot new trend

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New horror movie anthology The Theatre Bizarre caused something of a ruckus when it screened at a film festival in Oldenburg, Germany, last September. The specific source of said ruckus? A segment called “Vision Stains” in which a young woman uses a hypodermic needle to transfer fluid from the eyeballs of her murder victims to her own ocular apparatus so she can “see” their memories.

“It was the first festival we played that wasn’t a genre festival,” says David Gregory, who produced the film and directed one of the segments, along with Richard Stanley (Hardware), Douglas Buck, and the “Vision Stains” -making Karim Hussein, amongst others. “Doug went to the bathroom and some dude came in, fell, and hit his head on the urinal. Doug ran out to tell everybody that someone was sick. Just as he did, another guy collapsed in the doorway of the auditorium. Both of them were fine but the combination of eyeball and needle just made the gentlemen pass out. They were there with their dates and the girls were like, ‘Whatever. P—ies.’” READ FULL STORY »

Jan 5 2012 12:12 PM ET

Benedict Cumberbatch cast as villain in 'Star Trek' sequel

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It’s official: Benedict Cumberbatch and Jessica Chastain will apparently star in all the movies from here on out. Cumberbatch, who was recently seen in both Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy and major Oscar contender War Horse, has reportedly joined the cast of another highly anticipated project. According to Variety, in addition to The Hobbit, the British Sherlock star will also be part of J.J. Abrams’ follow-up to his hit 2009 Star Trek reboot.

The actor has been reportedly been cast to play a villain in the still-untitled sequel. “I’m hugely excited and very very flattered,” Cumberbatch said today while promoting the next season of Sherlock Holmes at the TCA press tour today in Pasadena. “[I'm] over the moon.”

Cumberbatch joins Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto, Alice Eve, and Peter Weller for the film, which is slated to hit theaters May 17, 2013.

Read more:
Benedict Cumberbatch joins ‘The Hobbit’
Peter Weller joins ‘Star Trek’ sequel
J.J. Abrams signs on to direct ‘Star Trek 2′

Dec 22 2011 03:33 PM ET

'Prometheus' trailer: Yep, this is DEFINITELY an 'Alien' prequel

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Ever since Ridley Scott started talking about his first foray back into science fiction since 1982′s Blade Runner, the geekosphere has been all Twitterpated over whether the film is, in fact, a prequel to Alien. First it was. Then it wasn’t. Then it was again, kinda. Well, now Scott has unveiled his first real peek at the film, and there should be no doubt: Prometheus is definitely a prequel to Alien.

Exhibit A: The photo to the right. READ FULL STORY »

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