Flux Star Not Animated

Marton Csokas, who co-stars in the upcoming SF movie Aeon Flux, told SCI FI Wire that his character, Trevor Goodchild, differs considerably from the one in the MTV animated series on which the film is based. More...

Rossum At Heart Of Phantom's Opera

Emmy Rossum, star of the upcoming movie of Andrew Lloyd Webber's The Phantom of the Opera, told SCI FI Wire that she thrilled at the prospect of headlining such a huge production, even after working on Roland Emmerich's The Day After Tomorrow. More...

Goyer Back In A Flash

Blade: Trinity writer/director David Goyer will write, produce and direct a movie based on DC Comics' The Flash, Variety reported. More...

Covenant Heads For Movies

Revelstone Entertainment and the Mark Gordon Co. are teaming up to produce a feature-film version of Stephen Donaldson's fantasy book series The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant, according to The Hollywood Reporter. More...

Mask 2 Star Praises Helmer

Jamie Kennedy, star of the upcoming fantasy sequel film Son of the Mask, told SCI FI Wire that director Lawrence Guterman gave him confidence while shooting the film. More...

Chow In Pirates Sequels?

Hong Kong action star Chow Yun-fat is set to play a pirate in the upcoming sequels to last year's hit Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl, the French AFP wire service reported. More...

Mary Poppins Flies On Stage

Critics heaped lavish praise on the London world theater premiere of Mary Poppins on Dec. 16, after it took in nearly $20 million in advance sales, the Reuters news service reported. More...

Stars In Talks For Bull

Sarah Polley and Chris O'Donnell are in talks to star in the fantastical movie Cock & Bull, an adaptation of the novel by British author Will Self, Variety reported. More...

Selick Crazy For Fox

Director/animator Henry Selick told SCI FI Wire that he's excited about collaborating with director Wes Anderson and screenwriter Noah Baumbach on an upcoming big-screen treatment of Roald Dahl's The Fantastic Mr. Fox. More...

Lemony Is A Fairy Tale

Brad Silberling, director of the upcoming fantasy film Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events, told SCI FI Wire that his adaptation of Daniel Handler's series of children's books fits in the tradition of fairy tales. More...

Mask 2 Was Physical Challenge

Jamie Kennedy, star of the upcoming fantasy sequel Son of the Mask, told SCI FI Wire that he did not enjoy the physical training his role required. More...

Weitz Quits Dark Materials

Citing the "technical challenges of making such an epic," director Chris Weitz has dropped out of New Line Cinema's adaptation of the Philip Pullman fantasy trilogy His Dark Materials, Variety reported. More...

Dylan Dog Develops

Platinum Studios announced that it will produce the computer-animated thriller film Dylan Dog: The Fourth Kingdom with Relativity Management, based on the Italian comic-book series Dylan Dog. More...

Selick To Direct Coraline

Henry Selick told SCI FI Wire that he'll write and direct a big-screen adaptation of Coraline, based on the children's fantasy novel by Neil Gaiman. More...

Kids Say Lemony's OK

Brad Silberling, director of the upcoming fantasy film Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events, told SCI FI Wire that he consulted young readers of Daniel Handler's original Lemony Snicket books before he began his film adaptation—and the children all favored a much darker take on the material. More...

Jim Carrey, in England to promote Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events, had to evacuate his hotel on Dec. 16 because of a fire, wire services reported. "I think it's a good sign," the unharmed Carrey reportedly said. "The movie's all about fire and disaster, ... and suddenly, my house [away from home] is burning down."

Academy Award-winning director Robert Zemeckis (Back to the Future, The Polar Express) has been selected by the Visual Effects Society's board of directors to be presented with the organization's highest honor, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

The British satellite TV network Sky One has purchased all U.K. rights to NBC's canceled computer-animated series Father of the Pride, which will premiere next year, Variety reported. NBC is owned by NBC Universal, which also owns SCIFI.COM.

Warner Brothers and Imax Corp. signed a deal for an Imax release of Tim Burton's upcoming fantasy film Charlie and the Chocolate Factory to coincide with its regular, theatrical release on July 15, 2005, Variety reported.

Warner Home Video and DC Comics will release Justice League Unlimited: Saving the World, a DVD set featuring three episodes of the animated JLA TV series, on Feb. 15, 2005, with a suggested retail price of $14.97.