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Syfy will debut Red Faction: Origins (working title), a two hour live-action movie pilot scheduled to air in March 2011. The story of Red Faction: Origins follows the lineage of rebel hero Alec Mason and the Mason family, set during a period between the critically acclaimed Red Faction: Guerrilla video …

Moviegoers gave “Inception” the answer to their dreams as the Christopher Nolan-helmed Leonardo DiCaprio starrer took in an estimated $60.4 million in opening domestic box office, finishing on the high side of early estimates. The Top-12 grossing motion pictures for the weekend, per data collected as of Sunday, July 11, 2010 …

THQ Wireless announced Star Wars: The Battle for Hoth for iPhone and iPod Touch is now available for download on iTunes for $2.99. In the game, players assume the role of the commander of the Rebel forces as they defend the shield generators from the Imperial ground troops. With 15 …

As part of a multi-tiered programming, digital and marketing campaign custom-designed for the 2010 San Diego Comic-Con, SHOWTIME announced the launch of DEXTER GAME ON (DexterGameOn.com), an interactive promotional game that will take place simultaneously at San Diego Comic-Con and in five other major cities across the U.S. from Wednesday, …

Sometimes, the scariest things come from within. Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment presents one of the most successful and terrifying film franchises of all time when the ALIEN ANTHOLOGY debuts on Blu-ray for the first time ever from October 25 internationally and on October 26 in North America. All four ALIEN films …

Matthew Vaughn is working at a furious pace to cast X-Men: First Class.  Now comes word that Jennifer Lawrence and Kevin Bacon are joining the cast, according to a report at The Hollywood Reporter’s Heat Vision blog. Jennifer Lawrence will play the shape-shifter Mystique, who was portrayed by Rebecca Romijn …

Author Seth Grahame-Smith has nabbed a high profile gig redrafting the screenplay on Tim Burton’s film adaptation of Dark Shadows, according to Deadline. Grahame-Smith takes over for John August on the project, and is writing the new draft under the supervision of Burton.  He landed the job based on his …

Elizabeth Banks has signed to play Peter Pan’s favorite pixie in Disney’s live action film simply titled Tink, according to Variety. The concept for the film will be similar in tone to Disney’s 2007 hit Enchanted and will “play with the mischievous nature of the Tinkerbell character.” Though not much …

When NBC’s “Chuck” premieres this fall, the first big guest star will be former “Rocky IV” villain Dolph Lundgren. Speculation is that the Swedish actor will be playing a villain, someone Chuck will need to use his super-spy skills to defeat. Additionally, Harry Dean Stanton of “Big Love” is set to …

Disney is working on an untitled gargoyles project. The studio is in the process of hiring Zoe Green to develop a story revolving around the stone creatures. The project seeks to build a mythology around the stone carvings. Disney has reached into the past to mine gargoyles before, notably in the …