Source: FirstShowing.net | Posted By: Dan Geer

Director Roland Emmerich’s sci-fi blockbuster Independence Day has to be one of the landmark films of my youth. While not a perfect film, not much can top the memory of going to the movies in the summer of 1996 and witnessing city-sized alien spacecraft blowing up buildings and mankind fighting back. To this day, I still think actor Bill Pullman’s presidential speech to the aerial combat fighters in the third act of the film is one of the best on screen speeches in the history of cinema. Still gives me chills. Overall, the movie has stood the test of time.

So it pleases this blogger to know that 20th Century Fox is re-releasing the film in 3D on July 3rd of next year in the U.S. Many have speculated that this could be to test the waters and see if there might be an audience for the long-rumored sequels, although actor Will Smith currently doesn’t think it will happen. Stereo 3D, the same company that post-converted Titanic to 3D, will be handling the post-converting of Independence Day. While the 3D is not essential for me to want to check out the film in theaters, it’ll certainly be interesting to see how it turns out in the third dimension. Not only that, but many who are old enough to remember that July 4th weekend of ’96 can now relive it once again.

In addition to this announcement, Fox has also announced U.S. release dates for three other highly-anticipated films. Hit the jump to find out more!

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Source: THR | Posted By: Dan Geer

The Last Voyage of the Demeter is a film that has been in the works for quite some time with Millennium Films. The Demeter is the name of the ship that stowed Count Dracula and his cargo during a trip from Transylvania to London in the classic novel by Bram Stoker. In the story, strange occurrences ensue on board the ship that involve the slaying of every crew member on board, save for one raving lunatic who craves the blood of insects, and of course the infamous Count himself. Read on to find out more about director Neil Marshall’s involvement with the project, and the production hiccups that have occurred along the way.

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Source: MTV | Posted By: Dan Geer

Men in Black 3 makes its debut in theaters nationwide May 25th, and finally director Barry Sonnenfeld (director of all three MIB movies) has made himself available to talk more about the film. MTV sat down with the director today to get some details, and it appears that this third film will not only conclude the trilogy, but also set up the franchise for a reboot. Read on for details!

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Source: Variety | Posted By: Dan Geer

Comic book fans may be gearing up for the release of The Avengers next month, but details on the next stand alone Iron Man film are also a much sought-after mystery by geeks around the globe – especially since Marvel is already going into early production on the film.

But today, we have been given one major news tidbit from Variety that none other than Ben Kingsley (Hugo, Schindler’s List) is in final negotiations to play the villian in Iron Man 3. Read on for more details!

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Source: Big Light | X-Files News | Posted By: Dan Geer

Fans of The X-Files TV series and movies know that a third film has been talked about ever since The X-Files: I Want to Believe came and went in 2008, despite the second film not performing as well at the box office as 20th Century Fox had hoped it would. Various members of The X-Files cast and crew have expressed a strong desire to make a third movie, including actors David Duchovny and Gillian Anderson, as well as creator Chris Carter and producer Frank Spotnitz. While some were let down by the last film, most X-Philes still want that third movie that would deal with alien colonization in 2012 – a subject that was arguably the biggest plot point of the entire series that never really got resolved because, well, it wasn’t the year 2012 when the series ended.

But, now that 2012 is here, and the Mayan calendar is coming to an end on December 21st, fans of the series have been questioning whether or not a third movie is even possible this year. In response, Spotnitz addressed the issue in a blog post today over at his Big Light website (I like to think my recent message I sent Spotnitz compelled him to write it… wink, wink). Read on to see what he had to say regarding the possibility of a third X-Files film being released this year!

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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: Collider | Posted By: Dan Geer

Last year marked the long-awaited release of George Lucas’ six Star Wars films on Blu-ray. Now, Lucas’ other hit franchise will be making its way to the blu-ray format in The Complete Indiana Jones Blu-ray Collection, featuring all four Steven Spielberg-directed films presented in high definition picture and sound. Also included with the release will be a “best of” collection of documentaries, interviews and featurettes (presumably from The Adventures of Indiana Jones DVD set), as well as “a few new surprises,” according to the official press release. Hit the jump to watch a trailer for the blu-ray set!

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Source: Variety | Posted By: Dan Geer

It has been a while since PCM’s last update on director Fede Alvarez’s remake of The Evil Dead, mainly because there really hasn’t been a whole lot to report on. Until today, the only real interesting update to give was that actress Lily Collins (star of the upcoming Snow White film Mirror, Mirror) was originally cast recently as the female lead in the film, but unfortunately had to drop out due to scheduling issues. But today, we get a nice little tidbit from Variety that Red Riding Hood star Shiloh Fernandez has officially landed the male lead in the remake. Read on for more!

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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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