• Interview: Kelly Marcel On Writing 'Saving Mr. Banks'

    A few weeks back I got a chance to talk with Kelly Marcel, the screenwriter of Disney's Saving Mr. Banks. After seeing the movie it would be hard to imagine it not being a Disney movie, but many of you might be surprised to learn that Saving Mr. Banks was originally written on spec outside of…

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  • TV Bits: 'Bates Motel', 'Justified', 'Girls', 'Terra Nova', 'The Walking Dead', 'Fringe', 'It's Always Sunny', Baz Luhrmann, Tina Fey, Christopher Guest

    Today we have a nice mix of shows that don't even exist yet, shows that have already been cancelled, and everything in between. After the jump: Baz Luhrmann is making his first foray into television Tina Fey plans tostick to television after 30 Rock ends Carlton Cuse brings Richard Alpert to the Bates Motel Christopher…

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  • Streaming Bits: Netflix Passes On Terra Nova But Could Save The River, Google Play Launches Movie Rentals, HBO Go Launches On XBox Live (But Not If You Have Comcast Or Time Warner)

    We live in a streaming world, and here are some of the latest updates. After the jump read about: Netflix has officially passed on continuing the cancelled Terra Nova, but might jump on The River. Google Play has now entered the movie rental business. XBox Live now has the HBO Go app but only if…

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  • Fox Cancels 'Terra Nova', Series Being Shopped To Other Networks

    The wait is finally over for Terra Nova fans... but sadly, this isn't a case of the patient being rewarded. Or not yet, anyway. Fox has given the axe to the prehistoric family drama, which performed moderately in its first season. But there's still a sliver of hope to be found, as the series is…

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  • /Filmcast Ep. 163 - 50/50 (GUEST: Katey Rich From CinemaBlend)

    This week, Dave Chen, Devindra Hardawar, and Adam Quigley muster some enthusiasm for the new Arrested Development series/movie, try to make some sense of Terra Nova, run down some anime films, and reflect on the prospects of a new Mortal Kombat film. Special guest Katey Rich joins us from Cinemablend. You can always e-mail us…

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  • TV Bits: 'Terra Nova' Set Video, Comedy Central Orders Series By 'Tosh.0' Creator, 'Will & Grace' Star Develping Gay Family Sitcom, Fox Commits To New Pilot From 'Locke & Key' Scribe

    By now, everyone knows that Terra Nova's premiere has been pushed back multiple times thanks in a large part to its effects. You'll have to wait til the pilot airs September 26 on Fox to decide if the delays were ultimately worth it, but you can get a peek at the show's overall look right now. A…

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  • 'Terra Nova' Full-Length Trailer

    Fox has released a full length trailer for the Steven Spielberg-produced science fiction series Terra Nova, which is set to premiere on Mondays this Fall. The new television show "follows an ordinary family on an incredible journey back in time to prehistoric Earth as a small part of a daring experiment to save the human…

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  • 'Terra Nova' Trailer Offers Better Look At Series' Old And New Worlds

    Production on Steven Spielberg's time-traveling dinosaur series Terra Nova has been notoriously rocky, but the marketing campaign, at least, seems to be right on track. We've seen a few teasers already, and Fox has now released a one-minute trailer for the series. The new clip offers a better look at the future world the settlers…

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  • New 'Terra Nova' Promo Welcomes You To Paradise

    Fox may have moved the Terra Nova premiere date from May to an as-yet-unannounced date in the fall, but that doesn't mean we won't be getting any glimpses of the show between now and then. The network has just released another new promo for its time-traveling sci fi series, presumably to give us a hint…

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  • New 'Terra Nova' Spot Unleashes The Show's First Dinosaur

    There may be some unreasonable expectations placed on the shoulders of Terra Nova, the new Fox show about a family that travels back in time to a prehistoric colony. Steven Spielberg's name is in the credits and the show features time travel and dinosaurs, so there is a natural tendency to expect it to somehow…

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  • 'Terra Nova' Super Bowl Commercial

    Fox released the first television commercial for the Steven Spielberg-produced sci-fi television series Terra Nova, tonight during the Super Bowl. Most of the reactions of Twitter lean towards comparisons to Lost, Avatar and Jurassic Park. If you missed the spot, you can watch it now embedded after the jump. Please leave your thoughts in the…

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  • 'Terra Nova' Premiere Date Announced, More Photos Revealed

    Fox has finally announced a premiere date for the Steven Spielberg-produced sci-fi television series Terra Nova. The new series will have a special two-night preview event on Monday, May 23rd 2011 and Tuesday, May 24th at 9:00pm on FOX. The show will then premiere in the fall. Fox has also released a ton of new…

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  • First Photos: Steven Spielberg's 'Terra Nova'

    Fox has released the first photos from the Steven Spielberg-produced sci-fi television series Terra Nova. Hit the jump to see the photos now. Jason O'Mara (Life on Mars) will headline the series. The series will follow a family who live 100 years from now on future Earth, who are flung back in time 150 million…

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  • Steven Spielberg's TV Series 'Terra Nova' Fires Writing Staff

    Fox's much anticipated sci-fi series Terra Nova, produced by Steven Spielberg, just suffered another set back. Reports are coming in that most of the writing staff on the show - which was delayed until Fall 2011 - was laid off this week. Show-runner Brandon Braga wasn't let go though and apparently the layoffs could be…

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  • Time-Traveling Show 'Terra Nova' Fills Out Cast

    The last bits of casting are coming together for Terra Nova, the Fox show about a time-traveling family that is being exec produced by Steven Spielberg. For months we've known that Jason O'Mara would be the lead actor, as the father of a family that goes back in time to prehistoric Earth, and that Stephen…

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  • Allison Miller Joins Steven Spielberg's Terra Nova TV Series

    Allison Miller (17 Again) has joined the Steven Spielberg-produced Fox sci-fi television series Terra Nova has been delayed. Variety reports that Miller will play Skye, a veteran Terra Nova resident who takes previously cast star Jason O'Mara's character's son under her wing. The series has been given a 13-episode order. The network is skipping the…

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  • Steven Spielberg's Terra Nova Delayed Until 2011

    When the show was bumped from an announced panel at Comic-Con, we should have known something was up. The Steven Spielberg-produced Fox sci-fi television series Terra Nova has been delayed. Fox said today that the pilot episode won't be ready until May 2011, back from the originally discussed Winter 2010 debut. Even worse, the actual…

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  • Spielberg's New Show 'Terra Nova' Won't Appear At Comic Con After All

    Briefly: Terra Nova, the upcoming Fox show that has Steven Spielberg as an exec producer, was originally going to be unveiled at an upcoming panel during the San Diego Comic Con. That will no longer happen. Why? The reason is pretty prosaic: the show doesn't begin production until September, so there is no footage to…

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