sci-fi
Stephen King meets The Matrix: Gerard Butler's forgotten flop Gamer is now free on Tubi
Neveldine and Taylor’s 2009 film, with Logan Lerman controlling Butler’s death-row inmate like a game character, is streaming free from 17 September.
September 20, 2026 4:21 pm
Six Emmys later, Vince Gilligan's Pluribus is back among the biggest shows on streaming
Vince Gilligan’s series with Rhea Seehorn won six of its 18 Emmy nominations and is back at No. 7 among Apple TV’s most-streamed series worldwide.
September 20, 2026 11:36 am
Will Resident Evil get a sequel? Zach Cregger: 'I have no idea' — The Flood and the Weapons prequel come first
Asked by Variety about a direct sequel, Zach Cregger had no plans to share: he is in soft prep on The Flood and has Gladys lined up after it.
September 19, 2026 10:41 am
At 38, Akira is out-grossing Andrew Garfield's new epic in US cinemas — on a third of the screens
Crunchyroll and Sony’s 4K and IMAX run of Otomo’s 1988 classic has become Akira’s best North American release ever — on fewer than 800 screens.
September 19, 2026 9:31 am
Doctor Who fans finally have a return window: 2028-29. The last new episode aired in May 2025.
Doctor Who fans finally have a steer on when Season 16 should land, as the BBC launches a competitive tender for the show's next chapter.
September 18, 2026 3:38 pm
Zack Snyder told Variety he wants to make the Rick and Morty movie — Warner Bros. has already given it to Jacob Hair
Zack Snyder hasn’t given up on making a Rick and Morty film — never mind that another take is already quietly bubbling away elsewhere.
September 18, 2026 2:14 am
Zack Snyder is not updating Escape From New York — he is setting it in the 1997 that 1981 imagined, down to the original's release date
Zack Snyder is spelling out how he’ll tackle his Escape From New York remake — and dropping fresh details you’ll want to hear.
September 17, 2026 8:14 pm
Meet the ‘new Tarantino’ — fans say it’s Zach Cregger after his near‑perfect Resident Evil
With 'Resident Evil' set to cap a cracking three-film run, fans are suddenly likening Zach Cregger to a certain revered director — no pressure.
September 17, 2026 7:10 pm
Marvel hid Hayley Atwell on the Avengers: Doomsday set by putting someone else's name on her chair
Marvel Studios pulled a sneaky on-set move to keep Hayley Atwell’s Avengers: Doomsday return secret — and she’s finally spilled the beans on how they pulled it off.
September 16, 2026 9:14 pm
Cate Blanchett was sent to erase humanity. Alpha Gang left Telluride on 83%, with Chris Pine and Dave Bautista as her crew
Dave Bautista and Chris Pine’s sci‑fi comedy Alpha Gang is off to a flyer on Rotten Tomatoes, outperforming what fans had braced for.
September 16, 2026 3:31 pm
John Lasseter has not directed since Cars 2 in 2011. Netflix has just let his comeback film, Cosmic Motors, go to cinemas
Former Pixar creative chief John Lasseter’s first film in 15 years is already being likened to a certain four-wheeled Pixar favourite.
September 16, 2026 4:56 am
Ridley Scott produced a crime show that did Sherlock's mind palace and Mindhunter's method years before either
Think maths and crime don’t mix? 'Numb3rs' adds them together and somehow makes it sing.
September 15, 2026 12:25 am
Michelle Yeoh says Blade Runner 2099 works if you have never seen a Blade Runner film in your life
Michelle Yeoh reckons you don’t need to cram the earlier Blade Runner films before Blade Runner 2099 on Prime Video — and she has a simple reason.
September 14, 2026 11:20 pm
Happy Death Day made 190 million dollars on a 14 million spend, and Universal still will not pay for the third one
Jessica Rothe’s dropped the sort of Happy Death Day 3 update horror fans have been craving, speaking candidly at the 2026 International Film Festival (TIFF).
September 14, 2026 11:10 pm
Stuart Fails to Save the Universe brings back the Big Bang colonel, demoted to captain
A familiar face returns in Stuart Fails to Save the Universe — and a TBBT Season 10 hint suggests the spin-off was on the cards.
September 14, 2026 12:59 am
Rogue Trooper review: Duncan Jones gets 2000 AD right, and then runs half an hour long
Duncan Jones goes full tilt with Rogue Trooper, an ambitious animated 2000 AD adaptation that dazzles plenty but serves up a wild, uneven ride.
September 13, 2026 8:31 pm
What happens at the end of 57 Seconds? The ring's fate, and the 1960s discovery behind it
57 Seconds (2023) ending explained: what Franklin Fox does with the time-rewinding ring, how his war with pharma boss Sig Thorenson plays out, and the decades-old secret behind Anton Burrell's technology. Cast, plot, and the film's sci-fi source material included.
September 13, 2026 7:07 pm
Why does Star City use British accents? The showrunners' explanation, and the For All Mankind precedent it broke
Star City, the For All Mankind spinoff on Apple TV+, has its Soviet characters speaking English in British accents. The showrunners' full explanation, the Chernobyl connection, and the franchise precedent it overturned.
September 12, 2026 7:07 pm
Anthony Hopkins goes full world domination in a new post-apocalyptic sci-fi thriller
Anthony Hopkins slips into a chilling role for a morally knotty sci‑fi thriller that goes deep underground—wait till you find out when it’s set.
September 10, 2026 10:34 pm
What happened to Hershel in Dead City? Logan Kim says the character "can't go back" from what he's seen
Hershel Rhee — Glenn and Maggie's son, played by Logan Kim — has spent three seasons of The Walking Dead: Dead City being kidnapped, recruited, and pulled between his mother and the people who took him. With season 3 airing on AMC from 26 July to 13 September 2026, Kim has explained where the character now stands and why the past seasons still shape him. Here's Hershel's full arc so far, plus the detail about his grandfather's pocket watch.
September 10, 2026 6:08 pm
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