Sci-Fi Storm

Andre Braugher (Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer), who plays a military man in the upcoming updated Andromeda Strain, discussed how the movie has been updated with SCI FI Wire. Obviously the setting has been updated to the present day, but he calls the book “anticlimactic”, and that the new version is a “retelling of the story, with the same premise, but an entirely different retelling.” I’m a bit concerned about the comment, “There are elements of that film Sphere [which was also based on a Crichton book], … in terms of the involvement of another power in the creation of the virus.” Did there need to be some nefarious higher power involved?

Looking for an X-Phile’s X-Mas gift? How about this whopping 61-disc X-Files – The Complete Collector’s Edition DVD set? Read More for the complete press release about this new package which includes all 9 seasons plus the feature film! Side note – I’m working on the Sci-Fi TV Store to include Blu-Ray and HD-DVD discs where available, and finally split off movies into their own Sci-Fi Movies Store, but I still have more work to do…

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