SCREAM 2009 Awards Nominees Announced!
Spike TV’s 4th annual SCREAM Awards are coming up on October 17th at the Greek Theater in Los Angeles. Before we get to that ceremony however, first come the nominees! Announced late this afternoon, the nominees for the awards, which honor the fan favorites in comic books, sci-fi, horror and and fantasy, certainly comprise a number of blockbusters and fan favorites from the past year. J.J. Abram’s sci-fi masterpiece Star Trek leads the way with a total of seventeen nominations, including Best Science-Fiction Movie, Best Director and Best Ensemble. Read more
Klingon Group Raises Money for Hospice
Recently we ran into Leila McMichael (her Klingon name is Captain Keela Sutai-Septaric) at HeroesCon, where she was decked out in full Klingon gear for a good cause.
How did you get your Klingon name?
I chose the Klingon name because it was close to my Klingon name and I joined the House of Septaric so that became my last name. Read more
The Dark Knight Storms Annual Saturn Awards
Adding more awards to an already impressive list, The Dark Knight lay claim to five more in last night’s Saturn Awards, the annual ceremony put on by the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films. While the Academy Awards may have announced that the DC Comics’ hero’s portrayal played a part in their decision to expand the Best Picture category from five to ten nominees in the coming years, the Saturn Awards richly awarded The Dark Knight in several main categories. Read more
More Crazy Costumes From HeroesCon
Earlier this week Comicbook.com brought you a collection of costumed females from the recent HeroesCon in Charlotte, North Carolina. Here is another collection of some of the costumed characters walking around HeroesCon, everything from wizards to emperors to superheroes, of course.
DC Comics Superheroes - Green Lantern is recently back from the dead, and Batman is waiting to return from the dead, but both were spotted at HeroesCon.
‘Star Trek’ blasts to a huge $72.5 million opening
“Star Trek” plans to ‘live long and prosper’, according to the film’s opening weekend box office take. Blowing past the competition, the reboot of the long running franchise took in a whopping $72.5 million dollars, easily outsdistancing the 2nd place finisher, “X-Men Origins: Wolverine.”
Boosted by fantastic reviews and strong word of mouth, the movie actually gained momentum throughout the weekend, taking in $26.8 million on Friday and $27.4 million on Saturday.
The latest installment of the beloved franchise, Star Trek centers on the early days of Captain Kirk, Spock, Dr. McCoy and the rest of the U.S.S. Enterprise crew.
Paging Zachary Quinto: It’s Time To Let Go Of Sylar
An open letter to Zachary Quinto: You don’t know me, but I’m going to give you some helpful advice anyway. You see, I just got back from seeing the new Star Trek film, and I absolutely loved it. The story was great, the characters were interesting. It just rocked. Except one thing.
You. While I did my best to pretend that the crazy hair, pointy ears and (even) bigger eyebrows really helped you to BE Spock, the problem is, I just kept seeing–and especially hearing–Sylar from Heroes.
Star Trek Review: This is One You Don’t Want to Miss
“Star Trek” seems to have it all: Life. Death. Good. Bad. Action. Drama. Angst. Anger. All on top of each other. And that’s only the opening sequence. Read more
Our Star Trek Opening Box Office Gross Guess? 100+ Million
While we at ComicBook.com typically get passes to advance screenings to many movies (as was the case with “Star Trek”), we also like to send someone out to screen the movie early on Friday. Why? We’ve found that the first showing on a Friday will give us a good gauge of how the film will do on opening weekend. Read more
Zachary Quinto is Primed for Star Trek Sequels
Even though ‘Star Trek’ hasn’t hit theaters yet, Zachary Quinto (Spock) is looking forward to future sequels. The Heroes star sat down with SciFiWire and talked about the Star Trek franchise:
“We spent a lot of time in this film introducing these characters and exploring the events that lead them to the convergence as the crew of the Enterprise.” So I imagine that in future films, or the next film or the next installment, we would probably settle into some sort of cohesion as a crew, as individuals and as a unit.”
Midnight Mass: Droves Come Out for Wolverine
Even as I type this, X-Men Origins: Wolverine is being proclaimed as the weekend’s box office champion, taking in at least $87 million dollars, far ahead of its closest competitors. While this is certainly not shocking to many, as this film was expected to do as much, a large number of people who helped to contribute to this number were viewers who took advantage of local theaters showing the film at midnight on May 1st.
Talking with several people at a Durham, North Carolina theater gave a pretty clear indication as to what these viewers were hoping to see, even at a late hour during the traditional work week, and not in the middle of summer, no less.
