Cult/Sci-Fi and Horror news round up
By Skip • Aug 19th, 2008 • Category: Cult/Sci-Fi and HorrorI’ve been a bit slack in getting some of these stories up onto the website. Latest stories are listed first with links to the full story below each item.
No assault charge for Batman Bale Batman star Christian Bale will not face charges over an alleged assault on his mother and sister during a row, the Crown Prosecution Service has said.
Rocky remake leaves O’Brien cold A remake of cult 1975 film The Rocky Horror Picture Show is being produced without the blessing of its creator Richard O’Brien, he has told the BBC.
Sky buys drama from Lost creator Fringe, a new US drama from the creator of Lost and Alias, has been bought by Sky One. Science fiction series Fringe, by JJ Abrams, stars Dawson’s Creek actor Joshua Jackson, John Noble from Lord of The Rings and Lost’s Lance Reddick.
Scotty’s ashes missing in crash Some of the ashes of actor James Doohan, who played Montgomery “Scotty” Scott in Star Trek have gone missing.
Potter fairytales to be published A collection of fairytales penned by Harry Potter author JK Rowling is to be published to raise money for a children’s charity. The Tales of Beedle the Bard, which Rowling first mentioned in The Deathly Hallows, will go on sale on 4 December.
Olympic boost for Mummy blockbuster? As all eyes turn to Beijing for the Olympics, the third instalment of the successful Mummy films offers its own take on China - swapping Egyptian Pyramids for the Tomb of the Dragon Emperor. So is the timing a coincidence? Or are the filmmakers hoping for a box office boost from the Olympic Games?
Vicar supports Life of Brian ban A mayor’s plan to end her town’s ban on the 1979 Monty Python film Life of Brian are being opposed by the local vicar, who says it pokes fun at Jesus.
Dr. Horrible Not So Horrible, And It’s Now On Hulu (Update: And International) Joss Whedon’s Dr. Horrible’s Sing Along Blog is a 40 minute musical that stars Neil Patrick Harris as Dr. Horrible, a bumbling, video blogging super villain who’s trying to get into the Evil League of Evil. The project is available on iTunes for $4 - this week Hulu also put it on its site for free with commercials.
Press views: The Wizard of Oz A stage version of classic film The Wizard of Oz has opened at the Royal Festival Hall in London. It is the first major live production of the story in the UK’s capital for 20 years, and stars Sian Brooke in the role of Dorothy, made famous by Judy Garland on the silver screen. The critics have delivered their verdict on how the magic of the cinema favourite has translated to the stage.
Venom Spin-Off On The Way Back in February there was talk of Sony looking at writers for a possible Venom movie, and now we have news that a draft script has been written by Jacob Estes. However, the studio is considering going in a different direction from Estes’ script and is seeking writers for a new draft.
Comic Con: True Blood, and Alan Ball’s Unique Take on Vampires Big banner ads all over Comic Con are advertising Tru Blood, the fictional “synthetic blood nourishment beverage” that serves as a blood replacement for vampires in Alan Ball’s new series, True Blood. Eerily convincing, they serve as a clever reminder of the show’s ARG, which also includes a vampire dating site and a blog.
TV’s Lost audience ‘will be lost’ Viewers of the fifth series of Lost will not know where or when the action is set, the show’s producers have said. Talking at arts and comic book convention Comic-Con, they revealed they would play around with the show’s flash-back and flash-forward formula.
Rocky Horror Picture Show, Part Deux WHY?! Wasn’t the first one bad enough? Do we really need to be subjected to this? Apparently so. MTV (figures) is doing the remake, and plans on using the original script.
I Am Legend Prequel Happening, Will Smith Interested In Returning I Am Legend became the second-biggest non-sequel of 2007 with $584 million worldwide, and ever since then there’s been a lot of rumours and speculation whether Warner Bros. would try to do some kind of prequel or sequel to it. Well it turns out they are.
Torchwood set for ‘Big Bang’ day A special radio episode of sci-fi drama Torchwood is to be broadcast as part of BBC Radio 4’s Big Bang day. The station will broadcast from the European nuclear research facility in Geneva on 10 September where scientists are to recreate the Big Bang aftermath.
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Skip is the nerd out of the GSFN partnership. Skip enjoys nothing more than good sci-fi and horror, be it on the big screen, TV or in a book. He also likes the bad stuff too. Skip also has a thing for faces and continuously likes to point out actors from one film to the next, much to the annoyance of Drew.
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