Tag: sci fi

Netflix Buys Universal’s ‘Extinction,’ Starring Michael Peña and Lizzy Caplan

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Actor Michael Peña

Two Star Wars Films Contain Hidden Philadelphia Eagles References

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Lucasfilm sound engineer David Acord loves his Philadelphia Eagles. When he was tasked with devising a language for the reptile-like alien Teedo in 2015’s Star Wars: The Force Awakens, Acord had the beast say “Celek” and “Fletcher” onscreen. This was a reference to Eagles tight end Brent Celek and defensive tackle Fletcher Cox. For Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, Acord passed off an Esperanto translation of “Fly, Eagles Fly” as a mystical Jedha City chant.

How ‘Altered Carbon’ Handles Its Unique Whitewashing Issue

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Indiewire: ‘Philip K. Dick’s Electric Dreams’ Review: Amazon’s Star-Studded Anthology Series Needs to Dream Bigger

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Announcing the Nominees for the 2018 Philip K. Dick Award

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Action/Sci-Fi Flick ‘Kill Order’ Hits VOD and DVD This February

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It’s a New Year: Barack Obama Reveals His Fave Books & Music Lists on Facebook

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On the list: Feminist sci-fi/spec fiction novel The Power by Naomi Alderman

Naomi Alderman’s The Power

Amazon Anthology ‘Philip K. Dick’s Electric Dreams’ Sets Premiere Date

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And check out this cast! SO EXCITED.

The series will feature stars like Steve Buscemi, Bryan Cranston, Greg Kinnear, Anna Paquin, Terrence Howard, Maura Tierney, Janelle Monáe, Richard Madden, Liam Cunningham, Vera Farmiga, Juno Temple, Essie Davis, and Benedict Wong. Ronald D. Moore, Michael Dinner, David Kanter and Cranston are executive producers.

#ICYMI ‘Stranger Things’ Season 2 Wants to Redefine the 1980s SFF Action Heroine

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‘Doctor Who’ Has Found the 13th Doctor’s New Best Friends

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