Friday, September 25

• Pandorum Reviews

  Pandorum was not screened for critics and, predictably, the reviews are not very good. The movie does have, however, one of the creepiest posters of the year.

  "...non-sci-fi fans may well themselves be driven mad long before the end."

  — Clark Collis, Entertainment Weekly

  "From the producers of the Resident Evil movies comes ... a Resident Evil rip-off in space! An actual Resident Evil sequel in space would have been better — at least then we'd have Milla Jovovich to look at instead of Ben Foster."

  — Luke Y. Thompson, E! Online

  "Quaid and Foster spend far too much time trying to figure out what's going on, but audiences are liable to respond only with a dispirited "Who cares?""

  — Nathan Rabin, Onion AV Club

  "...tempts the viewer into hypersleep."

  — Rob Nelson, Variety

  "...a claustrophobic, tedious sci-fi thriller..."

  — Frank Scheck, Hollywood Reporter

  
  

  Posted 09/25/2009 by reelz

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Thursday, May 28

• New Pandorum Trailer Promises Flesh-Peeling Horror

  More backstory and ramped-up visual effects are unveiled in the new trailer for Pandorum, a deep space horror flick starring Ben Foster and Dennis Quaid.

  Awakening from suspended animation aboard a giant spaceship 500-million miles from Earth, crewmen Quaid and Foster try to figure out what happened to their families and the 60,000 passengers on board. They soon realize that they are not alone, and that this isn't a good thing. There are things out there in the long metal corridors that are clearly no longer human. One, in particular, looks a lot like a tween-age Nosferatu. And then the flesh peeling begins.

  So far, the movie looks to be the hybrid offspring of Resident Evil and Firefly, perhaps with a bit of Alien mixed in. Clearly the kind of vibe filmmakers are aiming for since one of the tag lines in the trailer is "From the producers of the Resident Evil films."

  
  
  Next Showing: Pandorum arrives in theaters September 4, 2009

  Posted 05/28/2009 by Bill

  Related: Ben Foster | Dennis Quaid | Pandorum

Monday, October 15

• Will Ben Foster return for a 30 Days of Night sequel?

  At a brief Q&A a few weeks ago, the producers of the upcoming vampire flick 30 Days of Night revealed that they were so impressed with Ben Foster's scene-stealing performance that they added additional scenes to give him more screen time. Playing a crazed stranger who collaborates with the gang of vampires when they attack an isolated Alaska town, Foster was in many ways scarier than the majority of his bloodsucking counterparts.

  SPOILER WARNING

  Though Foster's character appears to die in the film (and is definitely killed off in the graphic novel upon which it is based), there's a significant likelihood he'll return for a sequel. "We love Ben and we love (Ben's character) The Stranger," 30 Days of Night screenwriter Brian Nelson teased during an exclusive interview today with ReelzChannel.com. "I'll just tantalizingly say it is possible you might see more of The Stranger in the future."

  It's welcome news. Such a return would be contingent on Foster's cooperation, of course, and Nelson admitted that he hadn't yet discussed it with the actor. He also declined to state whether The Stranger would return in human or vampire form.

  Look for our full interview with Nelson on Wednesday.

  
  
  

  30 Days of Night - Trailer

  Based on the graphic novel and starring Josh Hartnett.

  Posted 10/15/2007 by reelz

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