Cowboys & Aliens is the big screen adaption of the 2006 graphic novel written by Fred Van Lente and Andrew Foley, with art work by Luciano Lima. The film has been in development for over a decade with Star Trek and Lost scribes Roberto Orci, Alex Kurtzman and Damon Lindelof bringing the concept up to scratch. Steven Spielberg and Ron Howard are amongst […]
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Sony Picks Up Elysium For $120 million, With Blade Runner’s Edge
Elysium is the next big Sci-Fi flick from director Neill Blomkamp that recently locked in Jodie Foster to star alongside Matt Damon and Sharlto Copley. It’s set a 100 years in the future on another planet and will reportedly combine the social allegory and themes that made District 9 so distinct. Media Rights Capital who […]
Neill Blomkamp’s Sci-Fi ‘Elysium’ Builds Momentum
Director Neill Blomkamp made it big with his Sci-fi flick District 9, the mockumentary style film which integrated a classic alien invasion story with themes of social segregation. Made with his friend and collaborator Sharlto Copley, it was a remake of their ambitious short film Alive in Joburg which became a launching pad for their […]
There’s Trouble Brewing for Cowboys and Aliens
The next big sci-fi action-western flick is headed for a showdown with the writers associated with it’s development getting ready for a gunfight over the lucrative credit. From Iron Man director Jon Favreau, Cowboys & Aliens stars Daniel Craig who replaced Robert Downey Jr. due to scheduling, with screen legend Harrison Ford and Tron:Legacy babe […]
Roland Emmerich’s New Sci-Fi Flick Canned
Roland Emmerich‘s new Sci-Fi alien flick has been canned just before filming was to get underway. The news broke recently that after months of development, production has now been shut down. The proposed film from the man who brought audiences Independence Day was set to be in the style of The Blair Witch project or […]