SciFi galore!

Hey, lookit - a new batch of movies to look out for :o
Courtesy of this article on Comic-Con
Hubba hubba! SciFi here I come!

- Children of Men -
Clive Owen stars in this film set in 2027, when humans can no longer procreate and are desperately searching for a way to avoid extinction. Sept. 29.

- The Fountain -
The Darren Aronofsky-directed drama spans 1,000 years and stars Hugh Jackman as a man struggling to find immortality for himself and his wife, played by Oscar winner Rachel Weisz. Oct. 13.

- Mimzy -
Two siblings discover a box of toys sent from the future and begin developing remarkable talents both terrifying and wonderful. April 4.

- Planet Terror -
Rose McGowan, Josh Brolin and Lost's Naveen Andrews star in director Robert Rodriguez's retro-futuristic look at what happens when a flesh-eating virus becomes an epidemic. It's part of Rodriguez and Quentin Tarantino's new Grindhouse double-feature (the second is Tarantino's Death Proof, about a man who kills with his car). Both are due April 6.

- Logan's Run -
This remake of the 1976 movie, co-written by Bryan Singer, revisits theaters with the story of humans who are killed on their 21st birthdays to reduce overpopulation. 2007.

- Star Trek XI -
Lost co-creator J.J. Abrams tackles the franchise with an eye toward returning it to its roots, when the William
Shatner TV show was Earth-centric and a parable for our own political times. 2008.

By the way, I've actually seen Logan's Run. Urged on by my Dad, no less, who knows of my interest in SciFi. Done in 1976, I'd have been 4 years old and unable to appreciate Michael York's chiseled good looks then. Heh.

I wonder if we'll get any of these movies in Singapore? Singaporeans, by and large, have a very very poor appetite for anything not mainstream. Nor anything too complicated. Or anything that requires concentration on the dialogue.
*grimaces*
And we'd be lucky if it ran for 2 weeks.
Some good films have come and gone in the blink of an eye and they just.... quietly slither away. More's the pity.


Still..... something to look forward to, eh?