Solar Flare: Science Fiction News

The official website for the Ultimate Avengers direct to DVD animated movie has gone live and it looks pretty impressive. Actually when I say the site is live, many of the features on the site are coming soon, but the design is slick and you can view a trailer from the upcoming DVD from the site.

Although the trailer is heavily compressed it does show a promising level of sophistication for…

Julius Harper was kind enough to send me a press release for a new science fiction podcast that he is helping to produce. The Silent Universe is an audio drama delivered via podcasting. I can’t tell you much about it beyond what is in the press release itself, but from the look and sound of the audio teaser on The Silent Universe website, I’d definitely recommend you checking this one…

A Man Rides Through is the second and concluding book in Stephen Donaldson’s Mordant’s Need sequence. While the first book was heavy on the setup and pretty slow paced, A Man Rides Through is the payoff to all of that.

The action picks up right from the start and really doesn’t slow down until the final chapter. Donaldson takes the opportunity to further explore the theories and morals of his invented…

Warner Home Video has announced the DVD release date for Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire will be March 7th 2006, not April 4th as previously reported. The Goblet of Fire DVD will be a two disc set and will finally offer a decent set of extras (a first for a Harry Potter DVD I think).

The DVD extras for Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire include:

• Commentary with Mike…

There are a lot of science fiction and fantasy movies set for a general release in the theaters over 2006, so I thought I’d offer up a simple calender of the science fiction feast awaiting us in the new year. As you can see from the list below it’s going to be a packed year for sci-fi and fantasy fans. There are also a few other movies that we may…

Sci-Fi Heaven is reporting an intriguing rumor that Tom Hanks might appear in the next Star Trek movie. The rumor apparently goes that Hanks has been penned in as a possible star if Erik Jendresen’s script is chosen for production.

While Hanks has worked with Erik Jendresen before for Band of Brothers, there is nothing to suggest that he has actually agreed to appear in a Star Trek movie. So even…

Rumor has it that The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe is being prepped for a release date around Easter 2006. Since DVDs are usually released on Tuesdays the most likely date would then be April 11th 2006 just before Easter. At this point however, this is little more than speculation.

At this stage there are very few details available about the DVD and what it will…

I’m not sure if this qualifies as good news for Star Trek fans, but at least it’s not bad news. It was widely reported earlier in December that StarTrek.com the official Star Trek website would be closing down on December 31st 2005.

However it seems that Paramount who own the Star Trek franchise have had a change of heart and will be keeping the StarTrek.com website open after all as a…

According to an update on J.K. Rowling’s official website, she is getting ready to star writing the seventh and last book in the Harry Potter series. Rowling has been firm (so far) that this will be the end of the Harry Potter stories, though whether she will be able to resist the lure of money forever is something only time will tell. According to the update on Rowling’s site:

“For 2006…