Sigourney Weaver Implies Neill Blomkamp’s ‘Alien 5’ Could Still Happen

By Johnny Brayson November 2, 2018

  The Alien franchise is at a bit of a crossroads. Ridley Scott’s most recent crack at reviving the series, the Prometheus sequel Alien: Covenant, wasn’t very popular with either critics or fans, and didn’t exactly make a ton of money at the box office. Naturally, this has caused some to question whether the franchise...

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‘Flash Gordon’ Remake on the Way from ‘Overlord’ Director

By Johnny Brayson November 1, 2018

  Nothing screams delicious sci-fi cheese quite like Flash Gordon, but unfortunately, we’ve been denied a new big screen adaptation of the star-wandering hero for nearly 40 years. But now it looks as though we’ll finally be returning to the planet Mongo, as the upcoming Flash Gordon reboot film has just found its writer/director.  ...

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‘Star Trek’ Animated Series On the Way from ‘Rick and Morty’ Writer

By Johnny Brayson October 31, 2018

  CBS All Access has quickly learned that Star Trek is their cash cow, with Discovery, Short Treks, and a new Patrick Stewart-led TNG sequel series on the way. Now, the network is taking another leap into the final frontier with a brand new Star Trek animated comedy series.   The new series, Star Trek:...

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Ray Harryhausen’s Monster Designs To Be Used in New Film

By Johnny Brayson October 29, 2018

  Nobody made monster movies quite like Ray Harryhausen. The trailblazer revolutionized special effects in movies, and was responsible for crafting the creatures in classic films like The 7th Voyage of Sinbad, Jason and the Argonauts, and Clash of the Titans. He passed away in 2013, leaving behind loads of unused creature designs that never...

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NASA Has Just Discovered a Godzilla Constellation

By Johnny Brayson October 26, 2018

  Most people can spot a handful of constellations in the night sky: Orion, Ursa Major, Gemini, etc., but have you ever come across a constellation in the shape of Godzilla? Well, now you can… provided that you have an extremely powerful telescope.   NASA’s Fermi space telescope has taken all sorts of stunning deep...

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‘Killer Klowns from Outer Space’ Is Getting a Remake

By Johnny Brayson October 25, 2018

  One of the most absurd B movies of all time is about to get the remake treatment, as it looks like Syfy will be making a new version of Killer Klowns from Outer Space.   According to Bloody Disgusting, the network is close to securing the rights to produce a new version of the...

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‘Night of the Comet’ Remake on the Way from Orion Pictures

By Johnny Brayson October 24, 2018

  One of the ’80s most underrated sci-fi gems is about to get a modern remake, courtesy of the resurgent Orion Pictures.   Orion was responsible for some of the most iconic genre films of the ’80s and ’90s, like RoboCop, Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure, and The Terminator, but the brand went dark in...

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COMET’s Halloween Night Programming Will Leave You Speechless

By Johnny Brayson October 22, 2018

  This Halloween night, COMET is proving that there’s nothing scarier than dreadful silence by hosting a marathon of classic silent horror films in an event we’re calling Hushaween.   The old-fashioned terror kicks off at 10/9 C Halloween night with the 1922 classic German expressionist film, Nosferatu. Nearly 100 years later, this Dracula adaptation...

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John Carpenter May Be Working on a ‘They Live’ Sequel

By Johnny Brayson October 19, 2018

  Just about every John Carpenter movie is rumored to be in some stage of development on a sequel or reboot, but one that we hadn’t heard anything about is his quirky cult classic B movie They Live. The politically-charged satire of Reaganomics was a perfect fit for its 1988 release date, but we think...

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Robert Englund Wants a ‘Nightmare on Elm Street’ Prequel

By Johnny Brayson October 18, 2018

  The Nightmare on Elm Street franchise may be in stasis at the moment, but the original Freddy Krueger has a pretty good idea of where the film series should head next.   During an appearance at Maryland’s Monster Mania Convention, Robert Englund detailed his desire to see a full-on prequel movie showing the origin...

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