Source: AICN | Matty Collector | Posted By: Dan Geer

Ever since I was nine years old and first saw Back to the Future Part II in the theater, the one thing I wanted (and every other kid my age wanted) more than anything was a real hoverboard like the one Marty McFly rides in the film. I completely believed at the time that it was a real possibility we’d have them by 2015. Well, the year 2015 is less than three years away now, and we’re still waiting on Mattel to invent that hover technology so that we can all air skate.

However, last month Mattel announced that they are in fact actually producing a movie accurate prop replica of the hoverboard, which is officially available for pre-order now through March 20th for $120.00. It is 1:1 replica that, while unable to actually “hover,” does in fact glide over most smooth surfaces and makes the actual sounds the hoverboard makes in the film. It is probably the closest thing we’ll ever get to the real thing, and it really does look amazing, so you might want to cough up the dough for this purchase now. Of course, the running joke from Mattel right now is that we’ll just have to wait until 2015 for one that actually hovers…

A new video has been released which goes over every detail regarding this amazing replica, and you can watch it below!

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Source: Peter Jackson Facebook | Posted By: Dan Geer

The first production video of 2012 for Peter Jackson’s two-film adaptation of The Hobbit is now online! This marks the 6th video blog overall from the production, and it is essentially a continuation of the last production video, showing us more of the incredible location shooting in New Zealand. We also get to see more of Andy Serkis (Gollum) in action as second unit director. Hit the jump to head back to Middle Earth!

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Source: TED Blog | Posted By: Dan Geer

One of the most anticipated movies of 2012, Prometheus is not only a film that marks director Ridley Scott’s long-awaited return to science fiction, but is also one in which the plot is loosely related to Scott’s first sci-fi film, Alien.

One of the ways in which Prometheus relates to the Alien franchise is through the character of Peter Weyland, played by Guy Pearce, who is the CEO of the Weyland Corporation that later becomes the Weyland-Yutani Company we hear about in the Alien films. In a clever viral marketing video for the film, Weyland gives a TED talk in the year 2023 (click here to learn more about TED), which is a few years prior to when Prometheus takes place. The video is a great primer for Prometheus, not to mention total geek sustenance for those familiar with the Alien films. Check it out below!

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Source: MTV Geek | Posted By: Dan Geer

For over a decade now, Star Wars fans thought they knew everything there is to know about Darth Sidious’ Sith apprentice, Darth Maul. However, during Season 3 of Cartoon Network’s Star Wars: The Clone Wars, it was revealed that not only did Maul have a brother (Savage Opress), but that he also somehow survived being cut in half by Obi-Wan Kenobi during the climactic lightsaber battle at the end of Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace (click here to read about how this might be possible).

It was announced last October that Darth Maul will be returning toward the end of the current season of The Clone Wars to reveal how he survived and what he’s been up to since The Phantom Menace. Now, MTV Geek has an exclusive behind-the-scenes look at voice actors Clancy Brown and Sam Witwer voicing Savage Opress and Darth Maul, as well as some footage showcasing Maul in animated form. Don’t worry though, as the footage only shows the top half of Maul and doesn’t spoil how exactly he gets around with no legs. Hit the jump to watch!

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Source: Star Wars Uncut | AICN | Posted By: Dan Geer

An incredible video has been floating around online today of a crowd-sourced project called Star Wars Uncut. In a nutshell, the project was started in 2009 by Vimeo developer Casey Pugh in which internet users from around the world could select a 15-second clip of their choice from Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope and remake it in their own creative way. The end result of the project is a “Director’s Cut” of sorts in which clips are hand-selected from the entire Star Wars Uncut collection and stitched together to form a full-length feature film – essentially remaking the original Star Wars as a fan film.

If you have a little over two hours to kill, and are fanatical enough about the original Star Wars that you pretty much know it frame by frame and line by line – you have to check out this great, collective work created by fans just like you from around the globe. Hit the jump to watch!

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Source: AMC | Posted By: Dan Geer

AMC was quick to renew their hit TV series, The Walking Dead for a third season after the Season 2 premiere broke cable ratings records last October. In the first half of the second season last year, the show continued to maintain the strongest telecasts for any drama in basic cable history against Adults 18-49, and will probably continue to do so when the season picks back up on Sunday, February 12th.

Even so, most viewers probably assumed that next season would get an order for 13 episodes just like Season 2 did, as 12-13 episodes is the typical amount for a normal cable TV series. But that is not the case for Season 3 of The Walking Dead, as AMC announced yesterday via their official blog that they have ordered 16 episodes for next season!

Hit the jump to get a sneak peek of the next episode of Season 2, and head on over to AMC to read the full announcement!

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Source: IGN | EW | Posted By: Dan Geer

Ever since it was first announced way back in 2005 at the Star Wars Celebration III Convention in Indianapolis, Indiana, the Star Wars Live-Action series has become the most anticipated project from Lucasfilm that almost seems like it will never see the light of day.

We know that 50 scripts have been written for the show, that it takes place between Episodes III and IV of the film series, and that it will deal with minor characters from the films and/or characters we’ve never seen before. It has also been mentioned in the past that Boba Fett, the infamous bounty hunter who captured Han Solo in The Empire Strikes Back, will be a part of it. However, the show is currently delayed because George Lucas and producer Rick McCallum are waiting until it becomes affordable to produce TV episodes that hold their own against the epic visual scale of the feature films.

It has been a while since we last had an update, but this week McCallum has been commenting on the status of the series while promoting his upcoming film, Red Tails, with both IGN and Entertainment Weekly, discussing the working title of the series, the difficultly of producing it, and even some vague plot details. Read on to watch IGN‘s incredibly interesting interview, and for snippets from the EW article!

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Source: Team CoCo | Batman-News | Posted By: Dan Geer

Ever since the prologue for The Dark Knight Rises premiered with select IMAX screenings of Misson: Impossible – Ghost Protocol last month, the voice of Bane (one of the main villains in the film) has become a huge controversial subject around the world, as many complained that his dialogue was incredibly difficult to understand because of the mask he wears in the film. The same happened with the second trailer for the film (although fans were not as vocal about it because there is really only one line of Bane dialogue in the trailer to analyze). As of right now, sources claim director Christopher Nolan is happy with Bane’s dialogue the way it is and only plans to alter the sound slightly.

To poke fun at all the controversy, Conan O’Brien decided to create a spoof of the trailer on his TBS show, Conan, making fun of Bane’s dialogue. The spoof aired last night, and while not nearly as hilarious as some of his comic material, it just might get a chuckle or two out of you. Hit the jump to watch!

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Source: AICN | Posted By: Dan Geer

Last week saw the debut of the trailer for Ridley Scott’s Prometheus, which, of course, has fans going absolutely crazy to not only finally see Scott return to the same universe first seen in his 1979 film, Alien, but to science fiction film making in general. The trailer even has the title slowly forming on screen just like in the original Alien teaser, letting us know that we’re officially going back to the universe Ridley Scott created all those years ago.

In a similar gesture, a fan made trailer for the original Alien has emerged online that sort of celebrates the new trailer for Prometheus by showing us what it would be like if the original Alien teaser was edited together in the same way the new Prometheus trailer was. It is simply a cool video that connects Alien with Prometheus in a creative way that seemed worth posting, so hit the jump to watch!

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Source: Peter Jackson Facebook | Posted By: Dan Geer

The first “teaser” trailer for Peter Jackson’s The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey that just debuted this week has got everyone hyped up and anticipating a return to Middle Earth next December. Well, now fans have something to get them even more excited, because Peter Jackson’s latest production video has just debuted online!

In the video, Jackson goes into detail about the logistics of filming on location in New Zealand, which, by the way, is simply mind-blowing when you see just how much work goes into making it all happen. It also goes a bit into how they’ve reconstructed Hobbiton as a permanent tourist attraction, which is just too cool for words. As soon as it is available, the video will be posted here. But for now, you can head on over to Peter Jackson’s Facebook page to watch!

Update: The video is now available to watch after the jump!

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