[ad_1] If you’re both a Star Wars fan and a hypebeast, the next month might a dream come true. Adidas is releasing an entire Star Wars x Adidas collection of basketball shoes starting on November 1st, catering to both your particular fandom and your footwear style in a bid to create buzz for The Rise […]
Category: sci-fi
Picard’ debuts January 23rd, 2020
[ad_1] For one, CBS has surprise-released the first of its Short Treks mini episodes — you can watch “Q&A” right now. The short tells the tale of Spock’s first day aboard the Enterprise and the headaches that ensue when he’s stuck in a lift with Number One. Future episodes will appear October 10th, November 14th, […]
Ridley Scott’s ‘Alien’ returns to theaters in October
[ad_1] Alien was the perfect blend of science fiction and horror. Not only was the 1979 film a visual masterpiece, but it was also infused with sub-surface meaning, exploring themes from corporate exploitation to Freudian birth trauma. 40 years later, it still stands as one of the best sci-fi films ever made. Tickets are available […]
A fourth ‘Matrix’ movie is happening
[ad_1] Variety sources claimed production will start in early 2020. As to why they’re revisiting the series, besides money? Lana Wachowski argued that many of the themes from the original Matrix trilogy are “even more relevant” in the modern era. That’s not a far-fetched conclusion. Simulated worlds and artificial intelligence are playing ever more important […]
‘The Man Who Fell to Earth’ will get a TV remake on CBS All Access
[ad_1] The series will be executive produced and written by Alex Kurtzman and Jenny Lumet, both veterans from Star Trek: Discovery. Kurtzman will direct, too. And they clearly see a way to modernize the concept — they liken the alien’s Prometheus-like gifting of technology to the work of real-world entrepreneurs like Steve Jobs and Elon […]
Amazon renews rescued sci-fi series ‘The Expanse’ for fifth season
[ad_1] This isn’t the first time Amazon has renewed a series well in advance of a season debut, but it still makes The Expanse part of an exclusive club. Amazon usually reserves these early renewals for shows it believes will be hits from the outset, such as Jack Ryan and Marvelous Mrs. Maisel. Even a […]
‘Westworld’ season 3 trailer shows robots venturing beyond the park
[ad_1] The channel still hasn’t revealed a specific release date for the third season beyond “2020.” However, it’s likely to become one of HBO’s more important season launches. With HBO Max launching in spring 2020, WarnerMedia will no doubt be looking for tentpole shows launching around the same time. While there’s no guarantee Westworld will […]
‘Stranger Things 3’ pays respect to the power and perils of tech
[ad_1] This presents an opportunity for the gadgets that were so prominent in seasons one and two, like walkie-talkies and amateur radios, to play a more crucial role than before in the Stranger Things universe. Season three features eight episodes, and it takes place in the summer of 1985, months after Eleven (Millie Bobby Brown) […]
Amazon’s sci-fi drama ‘Bliss’ to star Salma Hayek and Owen Wilson
[ad_1] Wilson plays Greg, a recently divorced man whose life is “falling apart”. He then meets Isabel (played by Hayek), a woman who lives on the streets and is convinced the world they’re living in isn’t exactly “real.” Isabel thinks they’re living inside a simulation that exists inside a beautiful, utopian “world of bliss.” While […]
Anthony Mackie cast as a drone pilot in Netflix’s ‘Outside the Wire’
[ad_1] After playing an Avenger in the MCU and a very adventurous gamer in Black Mirror, Anthony Mackie has another project lined up for Netflix. He’ll star in the upcoming movie Outside the Wire, a sci-fi flick set in the future where he plays a drone pilot who ends up working for an android to […]