Aliens News

Stan Winston, the special-effects wizard, whose work was seen in such films as The Terminator, Jurassic Park, Aliens, Edward Scissorhands, Batman....

Read news story: SPECIAL-EFFECTS WIZARD WINSTON DIES AT 62

ROBERT DOWNEY JR. is set to bring a 10-year-old sci-fi movie idea to the big screen after negotiating to star in COWBOYS + ALIENS.
The Iron Man....

Read news story: DOWNEY JR IN TALKS TO PLAY COWBOY IN QUIRKY SCI-FI WESTERN

Robert Downey Jr is reportedly in talks to star in Cowboys and Aliens, a self-explanatory popcorn movie planned for a 2010....

Read news story: ROBERT DOWNEY JR TO SWAP COMICS FOR COWBOYS AND ALIENS

A scheme to encourage childhood reading promotes Stormbreaker creator Anthony Horowitz and the young James Bond novels by Charlie....

Read news story: NEW GOVERNMENT BOOK PLANS ENCOURAGE FATHER-SON READING

Fraggle Rock is set to become a live-action musical with a mix of humans and the Jim Henson puppets, according to a report. Variety claims....

Read news story: FRAGGLE ROCK SET FOR BIG SCREEN OUTING

MIKE LEIGH has admitted he has an obsession with crop circles. The Mirror reports that the acclaimed film director, whose hit projects....

Read news story: MIKE LEIGH TAKES AN INTEREST IN CROP CIRCLES

Paramount has reportedly agreed to screen its forthcoming Mike Meyers comedy The Love Guru to a group of Hindu leaders in the U.S. in an apparent....

Read news story: HINDU PROTESTS MOUNT OVER MEYERSS LOVE GURU

Paramount has reportedly agreed to screen its forthcoming Mike Meyers comedy The Love Guru to a group of Hindu leaders in the U.S. in an apparent....

Read news story: HINDU PROTESTS MOUNT OVER MEYERSS LOVE GURU

Paramount has reportedly agreed to screen its forthcoming Mike Meyers comedy The Love Guru to a group of Hindu leaders in the U.S. in an apparent....

Read news story: HINDU PROTESTS MOUNT OVER MEYERSS LOVE GURU

The Beatles are to become the first band to have an audience deep in space as Nasa is to beam one of their songs to the edge of the....

Read news story: BEATLES SONG ACROSS THE UNIVERSE TO BE SENT INTO SPACE

Overseas, I Am Legend continued to burn up the box office, with the Will Smith starrer earning $39.8 million to bring its overseas total to $221.4....

Read news story: LEGEND CLOSE TO BECOMING ONE OVERSEAS

As expected, National Treasure: Book of Secrets remained No. 1 at the box office, taking in an estimated $55.4 million over the five-day New....

Read news story: TREASURE GROWS BY 554 MILLION

No new films are scheduled to open wide this weekend, leaving a clear field for National Treasure: Book of Secrets, starring Nicolas Cage, to....

Read news story: MORE TREASURE IN STORE AT BOX OFFICE

Only a handful of critics managed to get a look at Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem before it opened Tuesday. And they savaged it. Among seven online....

Read news story: MOVIE REVIEWS ALIENS VS PREDATOR REQUIEM

It appeared Tuesday that National Treasure: Book of Secrets would wind up with about $65 million for the five-day Christmas holiday. The figure,....

Read news story: CHRISTMAS TREASURE

TV presenters Richard and Judy are looking to improve child literacy by launching a kids' version of their popular book club on their Channel 4....

Read news story: TV DUO LAUNCH KIDS BOOK CLUB

It's one thing for monsters to battle aliens; it's quite another for both of them to battle an avatar -- especially in 3-D, DreamWorks Animation....

Read news story: KATZENBERG CALLS 3-D TRUCE

ALIENS actor BILL PAXTON has laughed off his tough guy reputation - insisting he's nothing like his screen image. The Titanic star has been given....

Read news story: PAXTON IM NO TOUGH GUY

Twentieth Century Fox on Wednesday suddenly pulled several highly touted films from next week's Comic-Con in San Diego, saying that "the material....

Read news story: FOX YANKS FILMS FROM COMIC-CON

Buffy the Vampire Slayer star James Marsters is to make a guest appearance in the new series of Torchwood, the BBC has announced. The....

Read news story: BUFFY STAR TO JOIN TORCHWOOD

Funfair organisers have stumbled upon a new measure to drive away troublesome youths: Cliff Richard songs. Bosses at Carter's Steam Fair....

Read news story: CLIFFS RECORDS DRIVE AWAY YOUTHS

British film fans like nothing better than sitting down for an evening with Darth Vader and Obi-Wan Kenobi, a poll suggests. A new survey....

Read news story: STAR WARS TOPS FILM POLL

Folk rockers Mystery Jets have been added to the bill at the Field Day event, billed as a psychedelic summer fete. The fete takes place on....

Read news story: MYSTERY JETS TO HAVE A FIELD DAY

England football legend PAUL GASCOIGNE has reportedly signed up to star in an alien horror movie alongside RAY WINSTONE's daughter LOIS....

Read news story: GAZZA TO STAR IN ALIEN MOVIE

Director JAMES CAMERON has cast SIGOURNEY WEAVER in new movie AVATAR, his first fictional film since 1997's Oscar-winning blockbuster TITANIC. The....

Read news story: CAMERON CASTS WEAVER IN HIS FIRST FILM IN 10 YEARS

Despite the fact that few details were immediately known about the cause of death of Anna Nicole Smith Thursday, broadcast and cable news outlets....

Read news story: NEWS CHANNELS ALL NICOLE ALL THE TIME

Taking a break from the film industry nowadays generally means a couple of months in a rehab clinic. But as TITANIC director JAMES CAMERON has simply....

Read news story: CAMERON WAITS 10 YEARS FOR SCI-FI BLOCKBUSTER

An episode of Fox's The Simpsons scheduled to air two days before next month's midterm elections has stirred up a political flap. As reported by the....

Read news story: WILL GOP HAVE A COW OVER SIMPSONS EPISODE