Archive for March 31st, 2009
Star Trek sequel already in the works
by Doc on Mar.31, 2009, under Movies
It is still more than a month away before we REALLY get to see what J.J. has done to the franchise, but apparently a sequel is already moving forward. It is still in the early phases, with only the writing team ( Roberto Orci, Alex Kurtzman and Damon Lindelof) and the producing team (J.J. Abrams and Bryan Burk) and an “embryonic” story line, but they expect to be able to turn in a script by Christmas with an anticipated Summer 2011 release. This doesn’t mean that production can’t be stopped if the movie tanks…
MIFFF Debuts the Maelstrom International Fantastic Film Festival
by Doc on Mar.31, 2009, under Conventions
A new genre film festival is opening in September in Seattle, called the Maelstrom International Fantastic Film Festival. Seems the force lines of SF all converge in Seattle now…Read More for the full press release.