That's year original movie was set in
When will the live-action "The Transformers" be coming to a theater near you? Try 2005.Yeah, that seems a while away, but makes sense with the fact that the film was just announced, and a supporting pre-production crew is being put together by producer Tom DeSanto ("The X-Men")."The first word is th ...
Read MoreElijah Wood and Dominic Monaghan talk about recent film
Could they be playing up the last "The Lord of the Rings" movie a little too much?Elijah Wood (Frodo Baggins) and Dominic Monaghan (Merry Brandybuck)say that "The Return of the King" will challenge all other movies as one of the strongest ever made."It's a full-on war movie," Wood told MTV of the fi ...
Read MoreThat's good news for 'Enterprise'
When the first episode of "Smallville" premieres on The WB for its third season in the Wednesday 8 p.m. timeslot, its main competitor -- UPN's "Enterprise" -- will have a three-episode jump start.The latest Star Trek series, which will begin its third season Sept. 10, comes in with a new look and ne ...
Read MoreHis vision would be continuation, not reimagining
It wasn't too long ago that X-Men producer Tom DeSanto was attached to the "Battlestar Galactica" project with X-Men director Bryan Singer. But when schedules forced the two to withdraw, Ronald D. Moore of "Star Trek: Deep Space Nine" fame took over, and now DeSanto is reflecting on how he and Singe ...
Read MoreWould make third director in four movies
Maybe Alfonso Cuaron's stint with Harry Potter will be shorter than realized.Rumors are circulating this week that Mike Newell, best known for director "Four Weddings and a Funeral," could be in line to direct the fourth Harry Potter film, "Goblet of Fire," according to a report in Variety.Warner Br ...
Read MorePLUS: $100 million lawsuit won't affect Fox/UPN affiliate negotiations
Fans will get their first glipmse of the new alien species, the Xindi, a bit earlier than expected.UPN announced that it plans to premiere "Enterprise" Sept. 10, two weeks earlier than the reported Sept. 24 start, which normally marks the beginning of the new television season.To lead up to the prem ...
Read MoreProps known as 'Jefferies Tubes' named after him
He was considered a visionary similar to Gene Roddenberry himself. But while Roddenberry created the road to "Star Trek," it was Walter "Matt" Jefferies who built the ship.Jefferies, who designed the original famous saucer and dual-nacelle NCC-1701, which now hangs at the Smithsonian Institute of Sc ...
Read MorePLUS: More minor spoilers on upcoming third season
This report contains minor spoilers.Lawsuits from Activision and Fox, sagging ratings, a bombed movie ... where is Star Trek going? Even a recent TV Guide cover told genre fans to forget about Trek, and make their way to the Sci-Fi Channel to watch "Stargate SG-1."But "Enterprise" co-creators Rick B ...
Read MoreFans in eight countries will compete
How much into Star Trek are you? Well, you might be able to test your trivia knowledge with everyone else on the planet as Paramount Pictures revives its Star Trek Guru contest.In its first year last year, the international competition pitted players from Germany and the United Kingdom against each ...
Read MoreOscar Award-winning actress hopes for positive changes
When Storm makes yet another appearing in the third X-Men film, actress Halle Berry said she hopes there will be some changes."After every movie, ... the real diehard fans come up to me, and they often say, 'Yeah, you know, Storm was OK. But she should do more. She should fly. She should fight. She ...
Read MoreWill challenge 'Enterprise' makeup department
So, how diverse will the Xindi, the new alien foe of UPN's "Enterprise" be? Try five different species, and five different looks.Series co-creator Brannon Braga told Sci-Fi Wire that the Xindi will probably provide the biggest challenge yet for Michael Westmore and his prostethic makeup crew. The fi ...
Read MorePLUS: 'Farscape' miniseries not ruled out by former star
Sometimes it might seem that the cast and crew working on the "Battlestar Galactica" mini-series for the Sci-Fi Channel are running for president, and have low approval ratings. However, if there is a major fan dissent over the upcoming project, Jamie Bamber (Apollo) said they didn't show up to Comi ...
Read MoreDoctors not sure extent of injuries
Doctors want to know if Gillian Anderson is OK after a fall in her home in London forced her to spend some time in the hospital.Anderson, best known as Agent Dana Scully in the Fox series "The X-Files," is sharing a $2.3 million home with journalist Julian Ozanne, who followed the 34-year-old to the ...
Read More'Buffy' and 'Firefly' get nominated as well
As expected, genre series were nominated for Emmys only in technical categories, but "Enterprise" added five nominations to Star Trek's overall powerhouse of nominations, bringing the overall total since 1966 to 147 nominations.The UPN series dominated the Outstanding Special Visual Effects For A Se ...
Read MoreSays back problems didn't come from 'Seabiscuit'
Whether he got fired or not from "Spider-Man 2" has been the talk of the town over recent months. But Tobey Maguire, who will reprise his role in the web-slinging sequel told Sci-Fi Wire that the holdup in him coming to the set had more to do with wanting to make sure he could do the stunts, and not ...
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