The Star Trek series of movies are among the most endearing in the history of SF. The first movie was released in 1979 – ten years after the original TV was cancelled – and a further ten have so far been released, the most recent in 2009, with worldwide box office takings now over $1.4 billion. [...]
Body switching, time travel and adventures in space. These are just some of the possibilities for a sci fi or fantasy movie crossover for The Hangover. With the first movie taking over $450 million worldwide at the box office and the sequel set to soar past even that, The Hangover is one of the most [...]
Science fiction is no stranger to movie remakes, with Planet of the Apes and Star Trek examples of two franchises that have already been rebooted. Terminator, Aliens and Star Wars could all be heading for remakes in the future but they’re not the only series of science fiction movies that studios may want to consider [...]
For decades, alien invasion movies have been lighting up cinema screens with tales of the end of the world, from classics like Invasion of the Body Snatchers to more recent blockbusters filled with special effects and mass-destruction. But despite ET often giving Earth a good hammering, it’s rare for the aliens to beat us in [...]
Planet of the Apes did it in 2001 and will again this year, Star Trek did it in spectacular style in 2009 and both Robocop and Mad Max appear to be heading for it soon. Remakes of popular science fiction movie series can anger fans of the originals but are popular with studios as a way [...]
Popular 2000AD comic character Judge Dredd is set to make his return to cinema screens next year in a new science fiction movie written by Alex Garland and starring Karl Urban as the future lawman in Mega City 1. First published in 1977, British comic 2000AD has given rise to many popular characters and stories [...]
This year cinema audiences have much to look forward to, including new Transformers, Pirates of the Caribbean, Harry Potter, Twilight and Kung Fu Panda movies. And the good news is that 2012 is looking like another great year for multiplexes, including a long-overdue return to Middle Earth, blockbuster superhero movies and sequels to blockbusters like [...]