New Andy Weir novel snapped up by Fox
The Martian author Andy Weir’s new novel Artemis is coming this November from Ebury Press – and heading to the big screen courtesy of Fox. Described as “a smart, funny, irresistible […]
Hugo Awards announced
This year’s Hugo Awards were presented at MidAmeriConII in Kansas City, Missouri, on August 20th. Winners are in bold. Best Novel (Works 40,000 words and above) The Fifth Season by N.K. Jemisin (Orbit) […]
The Martian extended edition premieres at Empire Live
The O2 will host the premiere of the extended edition of Ridley Scott’s The Martian as part of the second Empire Live event in September. Matt Damon stars as astronaut Mark Watney in the movie which won two Golden Globes and a Jameson Empire Award, given to Damon for Jameson Best Actor. Ahead of the release on DVD and Blu-ray, […]
The Martian triumphant at Golden Globes
As with the recent People’s Choice Awards, genre outings weren’t overly popular with the Golden Globes voters, although Ridley Scott’s The Martian made up for it with Best Motion Picture […]
Scott switches seat for Blade Runner sequel
Ridley Scott won’t be directing the long-awaited sequel to his 1982 film, Blade Runner, according to an interview he gave to Variety to promote his new film Exodus: Gods and Kings. Talking about upcoming films, including the movie of Andy Weir’s The Martian, Scott explained that he and the sequel’s co-screenwriter Hampton Fincher “talked at length about what it could be, […]
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