Mutliplatform Entertainment company Skybound Entertainment, commonly known for genre properties (The Walking Dead franchise, Outcast, Invincible), has optioned Frederik Pohl’s 1977 science fiction novel Gateway for television development, Bloody Disgusting learned. Gateway follows the story of Robinette Stetley Broadhead, a poor miner traveling to an abandoned alien space station in search of a life better than the one he knows […]...
- 9/28/2017
- by Brad Miska
- bloody-disgusting.com
Rob Leane Sep 15, 2017
Game Of Thrones' Richard Madden chats to us about C4’s new sci-fi series, Philip K. Dick’s Electric Dreams, starting this Sunday...
Richard Madden (Game Of Thrones, Cinderella, Bastille Day) is starring in one episode of Amazon and Channel 4’s sci-fi anthology series Philip K. Dick’s Electric Dreams.
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He’ll play Agent Ross in The Hood Maker, an adaptation of Dick’s short story of the same name, which is set in a dark future where the government uses telepathic individuals (known as ‘Teeps’) to monitor the minds of the masses. Madden’s Ross is on the side of the government.
We joined Madden and a group of other journalists for a roundtable interview in London, long after his filming was finished,...
Game Of Thrones' Richard Madden chats to us about C4’s new sci-fi series, Philip K. Dick’s Electric Dreams, starting this Sunday...
Richard Madden (Game Of Thrones, Cinderella, Bastille Day) is starring in one episode of Amazon and Channel 4’s sci-fi anthology series Philip K. Dick’s Electric Dreams.
See related Twin Peaks season 3: Kyle MacLachlan chats about the finale Looking back at Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me
He’ll play Agent Ross in The Hood Maker, an adaptation of Dick’s short story of the same name, which is set in a dark future where the government uses telepathic individuals (known as ‘Teeps’) to monitor the minds of the masses. Madden’s Ross is on the side of the government.
We joined Madden and a group of other journalists for a roundtable interview in London, long after his filming was finished,...
- 9/9/2017
- Den of Geek
Syfy is developing Frederik Pohl’s sci-fi novel Gateway, about humanity's encounter with a mysterious, ancient alien civilization, as a one-hour scripted series with Entertainment One TV and Universal Cable Prods. David Eick (Battlestar Galactica) and Josh Pate (Falling Skies) collaborated on the adaptation and will serve as executive producers. Eick will revise a pilot script written by Pate and serve as showrunner. Martha De Laurentiis will executive produce through the…...
- 8/12/2015
- Deadline TV
Syfy has also announced plans to adapt Frederik Pohl's award-winning best-seller "Gateway" as a series with "Battlestar Galactica" alum David Eick adapting the source material.
The story deals with a gold rush for alien artifacts and technology after humanity has discovered an asteroid teeming with the long abandoned spaceships of an advanced alien race.
The ships are also preprogrammed, transporting their voyagers to distant worlds of riches or certain death. One prospector gambles it all on a nightmare mission in which he returns to extraordinary wealth and luxury, but is haunted by the loss of his crewmates.
Source: The Live Feed...
The story deals with a gold rush for alien artifacts and technology after humanity has discovered an asteroid teeming with the long abandoned spaceships of an advanced alien race.
The ships are also preprogrammed, transporting their voyagers to distant worlds of riches or certain death. One prospector gambles it all on a nightmare mission in which he returns to extraordinary wealth and luxury, but is haunted by the loss of his crewmates.
Source: The Live Feed...
- 8/12/2015
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
The 2008 draft of Interstellar varied wildly from the one Christopher Nolan brought to the screen. We take a look at what changed...
Nb: This article contains major spoilers for Interstellar.
Whatever your opinion of Interstellar, it’s difficult to fault the scale of Christopher Nolan’s odyssey. Propelled by great blasts from composer Hans Zimmer’s church organs, Interstellar explores both the fragility of human relationships and the enormity of the universe, our need for interconnection and also our desire to strike out and explore the unknown.
From its genesis, Interstellar was a movie with big ideas. Beginning life in 2006 as a project for Steven Spielberg to direct, screenwriter Jonathan Nolan (brother of Christopher) was hired to pen the script, based on an original concept by producer Lynda Obst and theoretical physicist Kip Thorne. Jonathan worked on the project for several years before Spielberg departed, and when Christopher Nolan took...
Nb: This article contains major spoilers for Interstellar.
Whatever your opinion of Interstellar, it’s difficult to fault the scale of Christopher Nolan’s odyssey. Propelled by great blasts from composer Hans Zimmer’s church organs, Interstellar explores both the fragility of human relationships and the enormity of the universe, our need for interconnection and also our desire to strike out and explore the unknown.
From its genesis, Interstellar was a movie with big ideas. Beginning life in 2006 as a project for Steven Spielberg to direct, screenwriter Jonathan Nolan (brother of Christopher) was hired to pen the script, based on an original concept by producer Lynda Obst and theoretical physicist Kip Thorne. Jonathan worked on the project for several years before Spielberg departed, and when Christopher Nolan took...
- 11/7/2014
- by ryanlambie
- Den of Geek
As Interstellar arrives in cinemas, James salutes those films that take us, well, somewhere else...
(Note: this article discusses the ending of Gravity and 2001: A Space Odyssey and it will also hurl you into the void of outer space. Don't panic, and remember: "In space no one can hear you scream".)
We're going Interstellar. Finally, one of the most-eagerly awaited films of the year has landed in cinemas to pick us up and take us beyond the stratosphere and out of Earth's orbit. Interstellar will then, as the title suggests, propel us even further and push us beyond the outer reaches of the Solar System.
That's an exhilarating prospect but, putting the conceptual idea aside for a moment, Interstellar is exciting simply because it's a Christopher Nolan movie. For his first feature since The Dark Knight trilogy's finale he's assembled a cast of high-calibre stars (Matthew McConaughey, Anne Hathaway,...
(Note: this article discusses the ending of Gravity and 2001: A Space Odyssey and it will also hurl you into the void of outer space. Don't panic, and remember: "In space no one can hear you scream".)
We're going Interstellar. Finally, one of the most-eagerly awaited films of the year has landed in cinemas to pick us up and take us beyond the stratosphere and out of Earth's orbit. Interstellar will then, as the title suggests, propel us even further and push us beyond the outer reaches of the Solar System.
That's an exhilarating prospect but, putting the conceptual idea aside for a moment, Interstellar is exciting simply because it's a Christopher Nolan movie. For his first feature since The Dark Knight trilogy's finale he's assembled a cast of high-calibre stars (Matthew McConaughey, Anne Hathaway,...
- 11/6/2014
- by ryanlambie
- Den of Geek
News Michael Noble 11 Mar 2014 - 17:20
Award-winning sci-fi novel being adapted by company behind Dune...
Frederik Pohl, who died last year at the age of 93, was a prolific author of science fiction and a writer whose ideas still resonate today. That resonance is just one of the reasons that his 1977 novel Gateway has been the subject of frantic bidding by TV production companies.
It would seem that the bidding has now stopped with the winning parties being Entertainment One Television and the De Laurentiis Company, who between them have production credits for Conan the Barbarian, Dune, Hell on Wheels and The Walking Dead. The companies are in the process of hiring a writer/showrunner for the project, which is still in its very early stages.
Gateway tells the story of Robinette Stetley Broadhead, who travels to the titular space station, which was built into a hollow asteroid by an alien race known as the Heechee,...
Award-winning sci-fi novel being adapted by company behind Dune...
Frederik Pohl, who died last year at the age of 93, was a prolific author of science fiction and a writer whose ideas still resonate today. That resonance is just one of the reasons that his 1977 novel Gateway has been the subject of frantic bidding by TV production companies.
It would seem that the bidding has now stopped with the winning parties being Entertainment One Television and the De Laurentiis Company, who between them have production credits for Conan the Barbarian, Dune, Hell on Wheels and The Walking Dead. The companies are in the process of hiring a writer/showrunner for the project, which is still in its very early stages.
Gateway tells the story of Robinette Stetley Broadhead, who travels to the titular space station, which was built into a hollow asteroid by an alien race known as the Heechee,...
- 3/11/2014
- by michaeln
- Den of Geek
Entertainment One Television ("Hell On Wheels") and De Laurentiis Co. ("Hannibal") are teaming to develop and produce a drama series adaptation of Frederik Pohl's multiple award-winning 1977 sci-fi novel "Gateway". A writer is now being sought.
Attempts had been made to turn the property into a film by others, but when the rights became available again producers Martha De Laurentiis and Lorenzo De Maio aggressively pursued it with plans to adapt as a TV series from the get go.
Set on Heechee, a space station originally constructed by a long-vanished alien race that is now inhabited by humans.
Haunted by a tragic romance from his past Robinette 'Rob' Broadhead has come to the station for a new job - to test pilot one of thousands of abandoned alien spacecrafts on Gateway.
As the technology isn't fully understood, many of these trips result in death. Those who do make it back are heavily rewarded.
Attempts had been made to turn the property into a film by others, but when the rights became available again producers Martha De Laurentiis and Lorenzo De Maio aggressively pursued it with plans to adapt as a TV series from the get go.
Set on Heechee, a space station originally constructed by a long-vanished alien race that is now inhabited by humans.
Haunted by a tragic romance from his past Robinette 'Rob' Broadhead has come to the station for a new job - to test pilot one of thousands of abandoned alien spacecrafts on Gateway.
As the technology isn't fully understood, many of these trips result in death. Those who do make it back are heavily rewarded.
- 3/11/2014
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
Exclusive: Frederik Pohl’s Gateway may finally get a screen adaptation. Entertainment One Television (Hell On Wheels) has teamed with De Laurentiis Co. (Hannibal) to develop and produce a drama series adaptation of Pohl’s sci-fi classic. The two companies landed the rights to the 1977 book in a competitive situation, with a number of producers pursuing. The project will be executive produced by De Laurentiis Co’s Martha De Laurentiis and Lorenzo De Maio along with eOne’s John Morayniss, CEO eOne TV; Michael Rosenberg, Evp U.S. Scripted TV; and Benedict Carver, Svp Filmed Entertainment. Search is underway for a writer to write the adaptation, with a number of established showrunners already interested because of Gateway‘s cult status. eOne TV will handle worldwide distribution. De Laurentiis Co., which has a history in screen adaptations of sci-fi classics — most notably the 1984 feature Dune – had been tracking Gateway for years...
- 3/10/2014
- by NELLIE ANDREEVA
- Deadline TV
The CW is said to be considering a reboot of the 1980s horror anthology series "Tales From The Darkside".
"Horns" author Joe Hill is attached to pen the project for CBS TV Studio. "Sleepy Hollow" producers Alex Kurtzman and Roberto Orci are attached to executive produce alongside Mitch Galin, Heather Kadin and Jerry Golod.
The CW is considering the reinvention as a Summer 2014 event series, each episode would be half an hour.
The original series initially grew out of plans to adapt horror anthology feature "Creepshow" for television. Running from 1984 to 1988, short stories by famed authors like Stephen King, Harlan Ellison, Clive Barker, Frederik Pohl and Robert Bloch were included.
A surprisingly gory film version of the show was produced in 1990 featuring three separate stories.
Source: Variety...
"Horns" author Joe Hill is attached to pen the project for CBS TV Studio. "Sleepy Hollow" producers Alex Kurtzman and Roberto Orci are attached to executive produce alongside Mitch Galin, Heather Kadin and Jerry Golod.
The CW is considering the reinvention as a Summer 2014 event series, each episode would be half an hour.
The original series initially grew out of plans to adapt horror anthology feature "Creepshow" for television. Running from 1984 to 1988, short stories by famed authors like Stephen King, Harlan Ellison, Clive Barker, Frederik Pohl and Robert Bloch were included.
A surprisingly gory film version of the show was produced in 1990 featuring three separate stories.
Source: Variety...
- 11/13/2013
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
From gaming to films, sci-fi is loved by millions, and has diversified for our times – can other literary genres claim that?
They say the golden age for reading science fiction is 12. The cusp of adolescence when our sense of wonder is at its greatest. But the genre's Golden Age is historically dated from the mid 1930s to the late 1950s. From its humble origins in the pages of pulp magazines (the mass entertainment of the 1920s), Golden Age Sf launched its assault, lasers ablaze, on the shelves of respectable book shops around the globe.
Golden Age Sf conjured amazing visions of the future that, for many people, are still the epitome of science fiction. Vast galactic empires warring across millennia. Alien invaders from other planets. Super-science countering the threats that faced mankind. And at the heart of it all, heroic men, heroically saving the world with their problem-solving powers of reason and logic.
They say the golden age for reading science fiction is 12. The cusp of adolescence when our sense of wonder is at its greatest. But the genre's Golden Age is historically dated from the mid 1930s to the late 1950s. From its humble origins in the pages of pulp magazines (the mass entertainment of the 1920s), Golden Age Sf launched its assault, lasers ablaze, on the shelves of respectable book shops around the globe.
Golden Age Sf conjured amazing visions of the future that, for many people, are still the epitome of science fiction. Vast galactic empires warring across millennia. Alien invaders from other planets. Super-science countering the threats that faced mankind. And at the heart of it all, heroic men, heroically saving the world with their problem-solving powers of reason and logic.
- 9/13/2013
- by Damien Walter
- The Guardian - Film News
Frederik Pohl, a master of science fiction whose transformative influence on the genre is incalculable, died Monday in Palatine, Illinois, of unspecified reasons relating to respiratory illness. He was 93. Pohl leaves behind a body of work that spans multiples eras, subgenres, and upheavals in the world of science fiction literature. After getting involved in sci-fi through the nascent culture of fandom in the 1930s, he began publishing his own fiction and editing the pulp magazines Astonish Stories and Super Science. His career as a novelist began in the '50s—including frequent collaborations with authors Cyril Kornbluth and Jack Williamson ...
- 9/4/2013
- avclub.com
President Obama to meet with activists in Russia, Sherlock unveils new season, Brett Easton Ellis still bagging on Matt Bomer
Dakota Johnson has been cast as Anastasia Steele in Fifty Shades of Grey. Johnson is the daughter of Don Johnson and Melanie Griffith. Choosing a relative unknown for the role was expected due to the nudity and sexual situations involved. The films are aiming for a hard R rating, but avoiding the Nc-17 may be tough considering the subject matter of the mommy porn book.
Playing opposite Johnson as Christian Grey will be Sons of Anarchy’s Charlie Hunnam as the wealthy manipulative billionaire that draws her into a world of sexual pleasure. I’m fine with this. Hunnam can be sexy as hell, and we’ve already seen his ass, and it is glorious.
Of course, Brett Easton Ellis chimed in that the first choice for Christian Grey was Robert Pattinson,...
Dakota Johnson has been cast as Anastasia Steele in Fifty Shades of Grey. Johnson is the daughter of Don Johnson and Melanie Griffith. Choosing a relative unknown for the role was expected due to the nudity and sexual situations involved. The films are aiming for a hard R rating, but avoiding the Nc-17 may be tough considering the subject matter of the mommy porn book.
Playing opposite Johnson as Christian Grey will be Sons of Anarchy’s Charlie Hunnam as the wealthy manipulative billionaire that draws her into a world of sexual pleasure. I’m fine with this. Hunnam can be sexy as hell, and we’ve already seen his ass, and it is glorious.
Of course, Brett Easton Ellis chimed in that the first choice for Christian Grey was Robert Pattinson,...
- 9/3/2013
- by Ed Kennedy
- The Backlot
Conventions have become a staple of science-fiction fandom. When Isaac Asimov, Frederik Pohl, Robert Heinlein and Ray Bradbury attended the first WorldCon, there were 200 attendees. Fandom has grown by giant leaps and bounds and now includes genres the original .sciencefictionists. could only imagine. Back in those early days, conventions were uncommon. Now, I.d be surprised if there is a weekend during the year on which there are not many conventions you could attend if you had the time and money. Some of these conventions are as small as that first WorldCon and some rival, or even outmatch, the population of my current home town, Plant City, Fla. GenCon, which is the one mega mega convention I attend, broke 30,000 in attendance this summer. That about equals Plant City. One ...
- 9/9/2010
- GeekNation.com
Here is today's list of comic-related news items that might not generate a post of their own, but may be of interest...
* The Way the Future Blogs: Proving that you're never to young to start blogging, Frederik Pohl has started one-- at the age of 89.
* Johanna notes what I think is yet another sign of the ongoing recession in comics: Stupid Publisher Tricks: Raising Price Dramatically After Order:
Top Cow offered hardcover collections of Midnight Nation (in November) and Broken Trinity (in December) at the price of $34.99. However, they’ve decided to upgrade the editions... and each book is now priced at $100. For a slipcase and poster? They may call the books oversized, but they’re now only the size of a sheet of copy paper.
* In the most interesting non-comics news I read today, Tivo reported a significant spike in "timeshifting" of primetime programming last year, particularly during sweeps periods.
* The Way the Future Blogs: Proving that you're never to young to start blogging, Frederik Pohl has started one-- at the age of 89.
* Johanna notes what I think is yet another sign of the ongoing recession in comics: Stupid Publisher Tricks: Raising Price Dramatically After Order:
Top Cow offered hardcover collections of Midnight Nation (in November) and Broken Trinity (in December) at the price of $34.99. However, they’ve decided to upgrade the editions... and each book is now priced at $100. For a slipcase and poster? They may call the books oversized, but they’re now only the size of a sheet of copy paper.
* In the most interesting non-comics news I read today, Tivo reported a significant spike in "timeshifting" of primetime programming last year, particularly during sweeps periods.
- 1/23/2009
- by Glenn Hauman
- Comicmix.com
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