Quirk Books is adding a new zombie tale to their collection with Night of the Living Trekkies, a novel by Kevin David Anderson and Sam Stall which sees Trekkies at a convention meet the undead!

The publisher, which is known for its literary monster mash-ups like Pride and Prejudice and Zombies and Sense and Sensibility and Sea Monsters, hails the book as the “strange lovechild of Galaxy Quest and Dawn of the Dead.”

When hordes of the undead come to feast upon the attendees at a Star Trek convention, a group of Trekkies fight for their lives using everything they’ve learned from old Star Trek episodes.

Quirk plans to release the new book — which is available now for pre-order — on September 1, 2010.

There’s no final artwork for the book at this time. The header here at top is part of the preliminary cover [...]

Universal Orlando Resort has released a sneak peek video of Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey, an attraction that will be part of The Wizarding World of Harry Potter area of Universal Studios Orlando theme park.

Watch the one-minute sneak peek video here below.

The grand opening date for The Wizarding World of Harry Potter will be revealed on March 25 at noon EST, along with details about the Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey attraction. So far, its only been announced that the area, which is part of the Resort’s Islands of Adventure theme park, will be open this Spring.

The video shows the Harry Potter film stars — Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, Rupert Grint, and many more — shooting scenes for the upcoming attraction, along with other behind-the-scenes clips.

Tip: Pause the video at the 33-second mark for a glimpse at group cast shot [...]

Over the years, there’s been plenty of talk about the direction of Mark Hamill’s career after his famous turn as Luke Skywalker in the original Star Wars trilogy. Since the trilogy Hamill has gone on to do several unmemorable action-thriller films, tons of voice work (most notably as The Joker in the Batman animated universal), and a few turns guest-starring as himself in television shows like Just Shoot Me.

But does anyone remember Hamill’s roles pre-Star Wars: A New Hope?

I do! I do!

In late 1976, Hamill guest-starred on an episode of the sitcom One Day At A Time, where he played Harvey, the thieving nephew of building custodian Schneider, in an episode titled “Schneider’s Pride & Joy.” In the episode, he was visiting his uncle, helping him out with maintenance work in the apartment building, but it turns out he was actually stealing pricey items like tape recorders (ha ha, tape recorders!) and cameras from the residents.

You can watch the Minisode (a truncated version of the half-hour episode) right here below [...]

There’s been talk of a Sandman movie for over a decade, and that’s about how long a big-screen adaptation of the popular Neil Gaiman comic book series has been in development hell.

More recently, Kick-Ass director Matthew Vaughn expressed interest several times in adapting the Vertigo Comics series, which had a 75-issue run from 1989 through 1996.

Now, Vaughn said he thinks Sandman would be better off an an HBO series than as a theatrical film.

“I think it would make an amazing HBO series, you know, where you can just really create that world,” Vaughn told MTV News. “There’s too much to get into an hour and a half, two hours.”

Vaughn said he spoke to Gaiman about the prospect of doing a Sandman series, but didn’t mention what the author’s reaction was to his idea.

The director already brought one of Gaiman’s creations to the big screen with 2007’s Stardust, which he co-wrote and directed [...]

Pearl Jam was the musical guest on last night’s Saturday Night Live, hosted by Jude Law, and now video from their performance is online.

The band played two songs — “Just Breathe” and “Unthought Known” — and also appeared in one of the skits. All three videos are here below.

I was hoping the writers would find a way to fit Pearl Jam into one of their sketches, like they’ve done with so many musical guests before. While their appearance was cool and definitely worth watching, I wish they could have gotten more screen time. The skit they were in was a take on the classic monster on the wing episode of The Twilight Zone.

While I love Pearl Jam and the two songs they performed, I think they were poor choices to play on SNL. They were very Eddie Vedder centric and are some of their slower, quieter sections. I’m not that that’s a bad thing, but with only two selections I’d expect them to perform something where every band member had plenty to do and where at least one song was more hard rock. It was still good, though, I’m just saying I thought it strange. Both tunes are from their latest album Backspacer [...]

Clash Of The Titans (1981)
Blu-ray Book Edition
Directed by Desmond Davis
Starring Harry Hamlin, Judi Bowker, Laurence Olivier, Maggie Smith, Burgess Meredith, Neil McCarthy
Warner Bros Home Entertainment
Release date: March 2, 2010

Perseus (Harry Hamlin), the half-human mortal son of the god Zeus (Laurence Olivier), lives a contented, sheltered life on the island of Seriphos, as his father watches over him from Mount Olympus. While his father shows favoritism towards him from on high, we learn right away that the god of thunder has no tolerance for wicked deeds when he severely punishes Calibos (Neil McCarthy), son of the goddess Thetis (Maggie Smith). He transforms the handsome Calibos, who’s betrothed to the Princess Andromeda (Judi Bowker) of the city of Joppa, into a hideous creature condemned to live in the swamps and marshes.

Angered by the fate of her son, Thetis vows that if her son can’t have Andromeda, then no man can, thereby putting a curse on the city and any suitor that comes to court the princess. To spite Zeus, she also transports Perseus out of his safe haven and into the city of Joppa where he’ll get a major dose of reality and face mortal danger.

While Perseus is confused upon arrival in a new strange place, his adventurous spirit prompts him to go explore the city of Joppa. With the help of some powerful gifts from the gods, as well as guided wisdom from an old playwright Ammon (Burgess Meredith), Perseus sets out to win the hand of Andromeda and break Thetis’s curse over the city [...]

One of the biggest disappointments of the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, Canada, was the fact that Rush, the country’s greatest musical achievement, was not part of the opening or closing ceremonies. Yes, William Shatner and Neil Young were there, but c’mon, where the hell was Rush?! Bad move, Canada, [I love you, but] bad move.

The next Olympics will be the Summer games in London, England, in 2012. The options for musical choices is massive, but music fans are already voicing their opinions on which act should be part of the ceremonies. One in particular are Iron Maiden fans (and I happen to be one of them), who are joining the Facebook group IRON MAIDEN to open the 2012 London Olympic Games in hopes of getting the British heavy metal band to open the games. As of this writing, there’s already over 36,000 people who’ve joined the group. There’s also a FB download group requesting that fans download Iron Maiden’s “Loneliness Of The Long Distance Runner,” with lyrics fitting for Summer Olympics, on July 19, 2010 in support of getting the band to open the games..

And check out the image that was created for the groups of the band’s mascot Eddie, taken from the classic “Trooper” art, holding the Olympic torch against the backdrop of an Olympic track. (That’s the image here at top.) Just think of having something like that on a T-shirt!!! [...]

A sneak peek of the Robert Rodriguez-produced Predators that was shown last night at the South by Southwest Film Festival is now online.

Watch the two-minute clip here below.

20th Century Fox has also launched the official site for the Predators, which is a sequel to the 1987 film Predator.

The site has the sneak peek video, which contains movie clips, behind-the-scenes footage, and interviews; a photo gallery, which so far has four pieces of concept art with captions by Rodriguez; and the official synopsis. (On the official site, scroll over the red alien symbols above the tile treatment to see the categories.)

Predators hits theaters July 9 [...]

Our good friend Vic over at Screenrant had the cool idea of taking the two previously released trailers for Iron Man 2 and mashing them together into one extended mega-trailer!

Watch this new extended nearly 4-minute trailer here below.

Now, this is an unofficial version, but it’s absolutely worth watching and I think Vic did a great job of stringing all footage from the two trailers together.

The first trailer for Iron Man 2 was released in December, with the second trailer debuting right after the Academy Awards ceremony last Sunday.

Iron Man 2 hits theaters May 7, 2010 [...]

In just a few days, the digital download version of the official soundtrack album for The Runaways will be available. Some of the Runaways songs on the album are performed by the film’s stars Dakota Fanning and Kristen Stewart, with one of the tracks — “Cherry Bomb” — already streaming online [Read: Listen Now: Dakota Fanning Sings ‘Cherry Bomb’ On ‘Runaways’ Soundtrack].

Now, a music video for “Cherry Bomb,” featuring vocals by Fanning and Stewart, has been posted online. Watch the video here below.

I haven’t seen The Runaways yet, but I’ve watched enough previews and seen enough images to deduce that this video is compiled from footage from the film. It looks like a combination of on- and off-stage performances from the film, and for the on-stage clips, the movie band is playing the song [...]

Yesterday, fans of Twilight got a tiny little 10-second sneak peek of the trailer for The Twilight Saga: Eclipse, the upcoming third film in the popular vampire franchise.

The sneak peek showed a glimpse of the continuing love triangle of the human Bella (Kristen Stewart), her vampire love Edward (Robert Pattinson), and werewolf best friend Jacob (Taylor Lautner), who loves her too.

Now, the full-length trailer for Eclipse has been released; watch it right here below.

This minute and a half trailer goes beyond the love triangle, which includes Jacob making a strong point as to why Bella should be with him. It also shows the danger Bella is still in from the Volturi vampire clan as well as vicious vamp Victoria, the latter of whom is played now by Bryce Dallas Howard — this is the first glimpse we get of her [...]

Today’s Gold Box spotlight deal of the day over at Amazon is Futurama: The Complete Collection DVD set for only $84.99 (that’s 58% off the list price of $199.98).

This sale is only for today til midnight PST while supplies last.

This 18-disc collection (which was a Comic-Con exclusive) comes packaged in a limited edition collectible Bender Head with a numbered letter from Matt Groening and David X. Cohen.

Check out what the Bender Head packaging looks like in the image below.

This DVD set contains all four volumes of the Futurama television series, as well as the four feature-length episodes Bender’s Big Score, The Beast With A Billion Backs, Bender’s Game, and Into The Wild Green Yonder. There’s also a bunch of bonus features on each disc [...]

We’re starting to see a lot of promo now for The Runaways, which will get a wide release next month, in the form of clips, images, and TV interviews. The movie is based on the all-girl rock band of the same name, which rose to stardom in the 1970s and launched the career of rock goddess Joan Jett.

On Tuesday night, Joan Jett and the Blackhearts performed The Runaways popular tune “Cherry Bomb” on The Tonight Show and afterward Jett sat down to talk with host Jay Leno about the film and her beginnings as a teenage rock star.

Watch the video of the performance and interview here below.

This isn’t Jett’s first outing for the film. In January at the Sundance Film Festival, where the film make its debut, Jett come out for a performance and stars Dakota Fanning and Kristen Stewart (the latter stars in the movie as a teenage Joan Jett) join the band on stage.

You’ll probably be hearing a lot of “Cherry Bomb” in the next few weeks, as the song from the film is already streaming online, along with a music video from The Runaways [...]

The trailer for The Twilight Saga: Eclipse will be online tomorrow morning, but for now, here’s a 10-second sneak peek of the trailer.

Watch the clip here below.

You’d think not much could be shown in 10 seconds, but this little snippet actually reveals a lot. We see the fragile human Bella (Kristen Stewart) with her vampire love Edward (Robert Pattinson), who warns her of the consequences of her “choice” (if you read the book, then you know what this all-important choice is). There’s also wolf-boy Jacob’s (Taylor Lautner) proclamation to fight for Bella.

Yes, the love triangle will continue in Eclipse, which arrives in theaters June 30, 2010 [...]

Former teen star Corey Haim died this morning in Los Angeles of an accidental overdose. He was 38.

the Los Angeles Police Department confirmed the actor’s death to TV station KTLA. He was found unresponsive in his apartment at around 3:30 am and was later pronounced dead at Providence St. Joseph’s Medical Center in Burbank.

The Canadian actor is best known for his childhood starring roles against onscreen buddy Corey Feldman in the 1980s in License to Drive and The Lost Boys, movies that quickly led to his teen idol status. While the 80s brought great success for Haim, the following decade did not follow suit. Haim’s roles consisted mostly of direct-to-video flops and the actor struggled to get back his once successful career while dealing with bankruptcy, drug dependency, and stints in rehab [...]

Titan Books recently released Supernatural: Heart of the Dragon, a book based on characters and events from the Supernatural universe. If you like the CW television series starring Jared Padalecki and Jensen Ackles, then you’ll enjoy this further adventure of the Winchester brothers.

The novel, written by Keith R. A. DeCandido, takes Sam and Dean Winchester on an all-new mission to face the Heart of the Dragon, an evil spirit that their even their parents and grandparents couldn’t defeat.

Thanks to Titan Books, we have an exclusive excerpt from the novel, which you can read right here below.

Take a read and let us know what you think! [...]

Earlier this week, we reported that Tim Burton and Timur Bekmambetov had signed on to produce a film adaptation of Seth Grahame-Smith’s recently released book Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter.
The news of the plans for a Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunters movie was not all that surprising, considering the popularity of Grahame-Smith’s Jane Austen zombie mash-up Pride [...]

If you stuck around after the last night’s Academy Awards for Jimmy Kimmel Live, you not only got to see the new Iron Man 2 trailer, but also some celebrity guests appearances from several Oscar ceremony attendees, like Best Supporting Actor winner Christoph Waltz.

If you missed it, though, then you missed one hilarious segment called Handsome Men’s Club, of which show host Jimmy Kimmel is the president.

Who’s in this handsome men’s club? Lots of good-looking famous dudes.

But, male-folk, don’t be dissuaded — it’s more than hot famous dudes, it’s funny too. Trust me, just watch it.

I won’t spoiler it by telling you who the members are, so check out the entire 10-minute segment here below.

Head’s up Twilight fans, your dudes get a nod in this [...]

Saturday Night Live is typically hit or miss and while I always record the show, it’s rare that I watch it ‘live’. But, when I heard that The Hangover’s Zach Galifianakis was to be the host, I tuned in promptly at 11:30pm last night hoping for the best.

The Obama opening sketch wasn’t all that funny, but once Galifianakis did his opening monologue, that was it. I was laughing every two seconds. I especially liked the parts about his applying ‘chapstick’ and his inquiry about the show’s musical guest. This had to be one of the show’s best opening monologue’s ever.

You can watch the entire opening monologue here below.

The rest of the sketches were all amusing: the shock value of “The Kissing Family” (I knew what was going to happen as soon as they said “We’re a close family”); the musical revue “What Up with That?” (no need for dialogue here, they could have just played the song, which I still can’t get out of my head); and “CNN Reports” (hilariously funny for its closeness to the truth). Oh, and Kenan Thompson’s “Weekend Update” appearance as Oscar-nominee Mo’Nique — good, good stuff! [...]

Universal has released a new image from The Wizarding World of Harry Potter, the Harry Potter-themed section of Islands of Adventure, a theme park within the Universal Orlando Resort.

See the image here at right (click for larger, full view).

The new image, which was taken today, is of the Hogwarts Express as it arrives at Hogsmeade Station. In the Harry Potter universe, the special train, which departs from King’s Cross railway station’s Platform 9 3/4, is what’s used to transport the young wizarding students to the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.

The steam engine train will be what greets guests as they enter Hogsmeade at the Wizarding World area of the theme park, which is set to open this Spring.

Back in January, a tiny sneak peek was given of the top of the Hogwarts Castle at the park [read Geek Peek: Hogwarts Castle At Universal’s ‘Wizarding World of Harry Potter’] [...]