No, sci-fi actress extraordinaire Sigourney Weaver hasn't fallen into a gorge. She has joined the cast of Apple original film The Gorge.
Described as a "high action, genre-bending love story" which we think might be code for sci-fi romance at a time when people haven't forgotten Jupiter Ascending or The Passenger.
Submitted by ionscifi on February 24, 2023 - 14:07
Last month the Critics Choice Association showered indie sci-fi film Everything Everywhere All at Once with five wins out of fourteen nominations in their general awards.
In their Super Awards dedicated to fantasy, sci-fi, horror and action, Everything only received four nominations, tied with Doctor Strange and the Multiverse of Madness in third place behind Black Panther: Wakanda Forever with five and The Batman with six.
Submitted by ionscifi on February 24, 2023 - 11:53
Indie studio A24 who brought us Everything Everywhere All at Once are auctioning that film's props for charity (Laundry Workers Center, Transgender Law Center and Asian Mental Health Project).
Included are hot dog fingers and the Auditor of the Month / butt plug trophy.
Submitted by ionscifi on February 20, 2023 - 09:39
While Everything Everywhere All at Once was tied second for number of nominations (10) at this year's British Academy Film Awards (BAFTAs), it won only Best Editing (Paul Rogers).
Science fiction's only other win came courtesy of Avatar: The Way of Water for Best Special Visual Effects (Richard Baneham, Daniel Barrett, Joe Letteri and Eric Saindon).
Submitted by ionscifi on February 20, 2023 - 08:46
The past two weeks have been uncommonly quiet on the entertainment trailer and news fronts. We had put that down to Marvel (Ant-Man and The Wasp: Quantumania) and Harry Potter (Hogwarts Legacy) but there was a third factor in the mix.
Folk were probably also holding back content for the IGN Fan Fest. Mostly gaming but also a dab of television and film.
Submitted by ionscifi on February 19, 2023 - 13:01
Without giving any reason - just a new poster - Marvel has delayed The Marvels, the film from July to November. In the US the 10th but an Australian date hasn't been announced yet.
Also only in the US at this point, Disney's Haunted Mansion film has been brought forward from August to fill the July slot.
