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- Terminator – The Sarah Connor Chronicles rose in ratings, while Heroes ratings continue to dip.
- Speaking of Sarah Connor… Japanese company Cyberdyne is renting cybersuits that enhance strength for just 2,200 a month or 1,500 for a leg. The suits will go into mass production Friday.
- This is why we need a house fund. Joss Whedon’s house is for sale. The five-bedroom, six-bathroom house has 5,259 square feet with an outdoor fireplace, deck and pool set against a backdrop of mountain and canyon views. The birthplace of Buffy and Firefly can be yours for just $3,695,000.
- Captain Jean-Luc Picard USS …. Tardis? Patrick Stewart will be joining Dr Who, as renegade Time Lord the Meddling Monk.
- AMC is developing a new series based on Red Mars, a 1992 novel by Kim Stanley Robison, which takes a realistic look at the first colony on Mars. While the series will be less sci fi flashy and more character driven, some of the writers and production team have worked on Jumper and Armageddon.
- Award winning Dracula docmentarian Ian Holt and Dacre Stoker, the great grandnephew of Bram, have written Dracula 2: Electric Boogaloo, er I mean, Dracula: The Undead . The authors used Bram Stokers hand written notes to write the novel so it includes characters and plots over a century old. The book is set to hit shelves in a year and of course the film is also coming soon.
- According to Harrison Ford, George Lucas is in “think mode” over Indiana Jones 5. Hey I’d also be hard pressed to think of something more ridiculous than Indy and the Invincible Fridge.
- A Daredevil reboot may be in the works. Fox’s looking for their own Christopher Nolan to direct it. As Rupert Murdoch once said, “I’d like to see that.”
- David Duchovny has completed his treatment for sex addiction. In January, Duchovny won a Golden Globe Award as best actor in a comedy for his role as Hank Moody, an oversexed single dad and novelist struggling with writer’s block in the Showtime series “Californication.” He is also set to star in a film called “The Joneses” scheduled for release next year.
- James Earl Jones will get a lifetime achievement award at the SAG awards in January. He was mute as a child because of a stuttering problem and credits reading with helping him find his voice. Where the hell can I find that book?
- M. Night Shyamalan has told sources he’s done with the prep work for his live action adaptation of “Avatar The Last Airbender.”
- The 1959 Roger Corman classic “Attack of the Giant Leeches” is getting remade by My Dead Girlfriend indie director Brett Kelly.
- Guillermo del Toro has announced plans to film Frankenstein, with promises not to appear shirtless in it (like past director Kenneth Branagh did) He has also hinted at Doug Jones as the creature. Jones played Abe Sapien in the Hellboy series and also the Silver Surfer.
- The first issue of Marvel’s adaptation of Ender’s Game hit stores today. If you want to see what it looks like, there is an exclusive preview at Io9.com.
- A University of Arizona research team has made a significant breakthrough in 3-D displays that could put holographic sets on the market in five to ten years. Insert your own holodeck or princess leia joke here.
- One of 3 official Sony/MGM authorized Ghostbusters 1959 Cadillac Miller Meteor Ecto-1 is on Ebay for 45grand. While not used in filming, it is official, and was built exclusively for Universal Studios Florida where it has been for 15 years.
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