While movies like 2017's Life and next years Underwater aim to satisfy general audiences by injecting horror movie tropes into science fiction scenarios it is movies like Interstellar and Gravity that help further the genre to higher levels of realism and cinematic awe. This year's science-fiction epic comes from writer and director James Gray and Hollywood leading man Brad Pitt, who stars as Major Roy McBride, an astronaut who travels to the outer edges of the solar system to unravel a mystery that threatens the Earth itself. Pitt is joined by fellow Hollywood A-listers such as Tommy Lee Jones, Donald Sutherland, and Liv Tyler, in a movie that director Gray said in an interview with Collider will be...
"...the most realistic depiction of space travel that's been put in a movie."
Ad Astra, also a Latin phrase that translates as "to the stars", will hit US theaters September 20th, with its world premiere taking place at the Venice Film Festival on August 29th.
Paramount is reportedly considering a hostile takeover of Warner Bros., undermining Netflix!
Paramount are not pleased about the Netflix acquisition of Warner Brothers. So much so, the rival studio is reportedly considering a hostile takeover!
Netflix have bought Warner Bros. for $82.7 billion & will own DC, HBO and more!
The streaming giant will soon become the largest player (again) in the entertainment streaming world. Netflix will now own DC Films, HBO & all of WB properties.
Scified Interviews Movie Poster Mogul Matt Ferguson
We talk to Matt Ferguson - the poster boy for creating cinema's most iconic recent blockbuster one sheets! From Predator: Badlands to Alien: Romulus & more!
Is Predator: Badlands a box office flop?
Is Dan Trachtenberg's Predator: Badlands considered a box office flop or did the film make Disney enough money? We dive into the numbers to find out.
Kraken (2026) – New giant monster movie emerges from the depths next year!
Norway is unleashing the Kraken! An exhilarating new big-budget sci-fi movie sees Norwegian scientists awaken the giant beast from the sea! Trailer now online!
