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E.T. – Rare 1982 Behind The Scenes Footage And Interview With Melissa Mathison


Check out this rare look behind the scenes of E.T. with Steven Spielberg and screenwriter Melissa Mathison. It’s like entering a time machine and going all the way back to 1982. This rare interview clip was apparently captured from a long-forgotten foreign broadcast. They manage to pack a lot into this 3-minute clip.

If you ever wondered why they chose to make the story take place on Halloween, Mathison talks about this here. She also talks about the script a bit. It’s a charming little clip from a more civilized age. It is worth your 3 minute investment.

via Eyes on Cinema

Scifi Staff by — January 8, 2016 in Behind The Scenes 0
Never-Before-Seen Back to the Future Poster

Never-Before-Seen Back to the Future Poster
We all know the iconic poster for Back To The Future that shows Marty and Doc with the Delorean, but there was another poster that you may not know about that was almost used instead. This unused poster concept recently came to light after a former employee at Lonsdale Advertising in England found it in their collection.

Now it is headed to auction. This is an awesome poster, but I’m glad they went with the other one. The retro 50s element of the first movie would have been the focus here. It works, but it is not nearly as dramatic.

Scifi Staff by — January 5, 2016 in Art 0
Rare Star Trek Photos From Gene Roddenberry’s Archive

Rare Star Trek Photos From Gene Roddenberry's Archive
Star Trek’s 50th anniversary is next year, and so Roddenberry Entertainment has announced that next year they will be releasing a ton of rare photos, memos, script pages, documents and more from their archives. One can only imagine what is in those archives. It is a treasure trove of Trek.

They are calling this “The 366 Project,” and starting in 2016 they will release one piece of Star Trek history on their social media channel every single day. So over that year, we will have 366 pieces of historical Trek artifacts in total. I can’t wait to see what is coming. There should be a lot of good stuff in there.

Rare Star Trek Photos From Gene Roddenberry's Archive

Rare Star Trek Photos From Gene Roddenberry's Archive

Rare Star Trek Photos From Gene Roddenberry's Archive

via EW

Scifi Staff by — December 28, 2015 in Movies/TV 0
New Batman v Superman Character Posters

batman v superman posters
Here are 3 new character posters for Batman v Superman: Dawn Of Justice, focusing on Batman, Superman and Wonder Woman. These three heroes are all looking intense and determined.

We still have a long wait for this movie, but this is one that I am super excited about. It has the potential to be HUGE. Batman and Superman will pound on each other, sure. But they are going to have to team up to face an even greater threat, with some help from Wonder Woman and a few others.

batman v superman posters

batman v superman posters

Scifi Staff by — December 17, 2015 in Movies/TV 0
First Trailer For Star Trek Beyond


Many Star Trek fans have been less than thrilled at the previous entries in the new reboot series. I count myself among them. Against all better judgement I am going to be cautiously optimistic about the next installment titled Star Trek Beyond. Whether you enjoy these new Trek movies or not, you have to acknowledge that this first trailer for Beyond is full of action. They seem to be going for a very Guardians Of The Galaxy vibe, which worries me a bit since they just need to do their own thing. Then again, look how well that worked out so…

The trailer is rocking the classic Beastie Boys song “Sabotage”. I’m hoping for some good Trek. It’s been awhile.

Scifi Staff by — December 15, 2015 in Movies/TV 0
Doctor Who’s New Sonic Screwdriver


Now that the Doctor’s new Sonic Screwdriver has made its debut during the show’s season finale, we can get an even better look at it. I have to say, I really am in love with this design. It isn’t as chunky as the 11th Doctor’s Sonic, which I love, and it has some super cool lights. It’s also TARDIS blue. It is the perfect blend of old fashioned and modern. I don’t know about you, but I can’t wait to get my hands on a replica!

Doctor Who's New Sonic Screwdriver

Doctor Who's New Sonic Screwdriver

Scifi Staff by — December 9, 2015 in Behind The Scenes 0
Chris Pratt and Dave Bautista Guardians of the Galaxy Screentest

Watch Chris Pratt Audition With Dave Bautista for ‘Guardians of the Galaxy’ (Exclusive)
Sure, today we take it for granted that Chris Pratt and Dave Bautista are in fact Star-Lord and Drax from Guardians of the Galaxy, but they had to work for these roles just like any other actor. These roles could have gone to others. Luckily for all of us, the perfect actors were found. It could not have worked out better.

Check out this video of the pair auditioning or screen-testing for the roles. It’s always fun to see actors playing the part so early on. This was released as part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe Phase 2 box set. Enjoy. It is worth watching.

via Comicbook

Scifi Staff by — December 7, 2015 in Behind The Scenes 0
James Gunn Shows Off Early Star-Lord Helmet Design for Guardians Of The Galaxy

James Gunn Shows Off Early Star-Lord Helmet Design for Guardians Of The Galaxy
Director James Gunn recently shared a behind-the-scenes photo from Guardians of the Galaxy that shows a very early design for Star-Lord’s helmet. This is what he had to say:

“#fbf Very early version of the Star-Lord mask. I wanted the eyes to be big, as if he was perpetually surprised, not your regular hero. We might have overdone it a bit here. #GotG#flashbackfriday”

It’s always fun to see the evolution of things like this. Below is a piece of concept art that this helmet design was based on. It’s not bad, but I’m glad they made all of the minor improvements that they did. The final version really works well.

James Gunn Shows Off Early Star-Lord Helmet Design for Guardians Of The Galaxy

via Geektyrant

Scifi Staff by — December 4, 2015 in Behind The Scenes 0
Behind The Scenes Photos Of Barbarella

Behind The Scenes Photos Of Barbarella
Barbarella is just plain fun. This is a movie that just has to be revisited every so often and each time I do, I love it more.It’s a true classic. Check out these amazing behind-the-scenes images of the 1968 science fiction film. Jane Fonda is beautiful and so are the costumes. This is just an excuse to take in some eye candy. They could never make a movie today where the female lead is this gorgeous and looks this good.

Behind The Scenes Photos Of Barbarella

Behind The Scenes Photos Of Barbarella

Behind The Scenes Photos Of Barbarella

Behind The Scenes Photos Of Barbarella

Behind The Scenes Photos Of Barbarella

Behind The Scenes Photos Of Barbarella

Behind The Scenes Photos Of Barbarella

Behind The Scenes Photos Of Barbarella

Behind The Scenes Photos Of Barbarella

Behind The Scenes Photos Of Barbarella

Behind The Scenes Photos Of Barbarella

Behind The Scenes Photos Of Barbarella

Behind The Scenes Photos Of Barbarella

via Dangerous Minds

Scifi Staff by — November 25, 2015 in Behind The Scenes 0
Photos of Wonder Woman From George Miller’s Justice League Movie

Photos of Wonder Woman From George Miller's Justice League Movie
As you may already know, Mad Max director George Miller was set to direct a Justice League movie for Warner Bros. several years ago. The project ended up being canceled, but from some of the stories I’ve heard, this could have been an amazing movie. It was called Justice League: Mortal. The cast included Armie Hammer as Batman, D.J. Cotrona as Superman, Megan Gale as Wonder Woman, Adam Brody as Flash, Common as Green Lantern, Santiago Cabrera as Aquaman, Hugh Keays-Byrne as Martian Manhunter, and Jay Baruchel as Maxwell Lord.

Obviously we never got to see anything from this movie since it was over soon after it began, but now we have some photos from the development process of the film. They clue us in on what Miller’s version of Wonder Woman was going to look like. These photos show Megan Gale in costume, and I have to say she has a wonderful vintage classic look. I love that the red looks very bronze-like. It goes great with that blue skirt.

Photos of Wonder Woman From George Miller's Justice League Movie

via Geektyrant

Scifi Staff by — November 23, 2015 in Behind The Scenes 0