The Thing's release date and plot
Universal Pictures has announced the release date of the prequel to John Carpenter's classic, The Thing. The new Thing opens on April 29th 2011, but more importantly; here is the full official plot summary.
Ghosts in Sherwood Forest
As if Ridley Scott's medieval action drama Robin Hood was not enough, a German movie called Robin Hood - Ghosts of Sherwood is being planned for a release later this year. Oliver Krekel directs what is possibly the first horror-themed feature film about the hooded helper.
Space Nazis, Super 8 and Luke Cage
After some crazy Norwegians made that "Nazi zombie splatter feelgood comedy" Dead Snow, the Finns are joining the ressurected Nazis trend in Iron Sky, featuring Space Nazis from the Moon's dark side (literally). This and other new projects are detailed here.
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Lelong heals with colours
French synthesizer artist Florent Lelong is releasing his second album, Color Therapy, on May 10th. In this next musical chapter, he approaches music as if it was the art of painting, cinema or sculpture.
Alio Die & Parallel Worlds
Italian ambient artist Alio Die and Greek synthesizer artist Parallel Worlds have teamed up for the first time, to create Circo Divino, an album described as "surreal, yet down to earth".
Aliens in Moscow, Rabbit 2 & more
Zemeckis plans Roger Rabbit 2 while Spielberg looks into the future. Tron 2 already is set up for a sequel, while aliens invade Moscow. Planet of the Apes may finally be rebooted again. In other words, just another day at the office for planned and possible future movies.
Moonbooter goes nuclear
Label owner, producer, musician and composer Bernd Scholl has released his 7th album as Moonbooter. World of Apes 1 is a concept album about the nuclear threat, the cold war and the weapons race. To underline this, actual radiation data was used as the basis for sounds and music.
Oz remake, and Leonardo as Indy
Will James Cameron extend Avatar and release it to theatres again? Will Steven Spielberg direct rebellious robots? Will Leonardo da Vinci be a medieval Indiana Jones? Will The Wizard of Oz be be remade, with a sequel? Read these and other good or bad ideas in this round-up of announced ideas and plans.
116 comic-book movies
At the time of writing, no less than 116 movies based on comic books are being planned or in production, and that's just the ones that have been mentioned or announced! Let's look at some of the movies that are being planned.
Superman's got a super writer
News broke this week about possible plans for the next Superman movie. After the failed franchise reboot in 2006, attempts have been made to launch another reboot, and with yesterday's news things look a little brighter.
Space explores space exploration
The French musician and composer Didier Marouani, known as Space since the late 70s, has put the final touches on his new album, the first since 2002. The album is called From Earth to Mars and is dedicated to the planet Mars and the first human flight there.
Upcoming remakes and sequels
A peek into Hollywood's crystal ball reveals many familiar franchises and titles, as what they plan for us are mostly remakes and sequels. Two Terminators, Stan Lee educates aliens, and a movie they'll make only to keep the sequel rights are among the projects we'll soon have as popcorn excuses.
Science fiction music
A group of artists have teamed up to contribute unreleased music to a compilation CD that mixes two forms of art and entertainment; electronic music and science fiction. Curated by a small Norwegian record company, the project's aim is to promote the idea of a connection between the two art forms.
