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I\u2019ve been stockpiling some of these for far, far too long.<\/span><\/p>\n

1.<\/a> Despite bad ratings and rumours<\/a> of its imminent demise, Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles<\/a><\/i> was renewed for the duration of the season a couple weeks ago \u2014 and it might have the struggling economy to thank for that. Apparently, at times like this, advertisers find a known quantity \u2014 even one with iffy ratings \u2014 more attractive than a brand-new show. Meanwhile, co-star Shirley Manson<\/a> says she wants to see some \u201crobot sex\u201d on the show. \u2014 Variety<\/a><\/i>, Hollywood Reporter<\/a><\/i> (x2<\/a>), MTV News<\/a><\/p>\n

2.<\/a> While the current economic climate may have been good for The Sarah Connor Chronicles<\/i>, it might not be so good for certain other projects. Daniel Craig recently speculated that the credit crunch could prevent the making of another James Bond movie after Quantum of Solace<\/a><\/i>. And now the crunch is being blamed for the fact that there will be no sequels to The Golden Compass<\/a><\/i> (2007) \u2014 as if anyone had been talking seriously<\/a> about making those sequels in the first place, lately. \u2014 Daily Mirror<\/a><\/i>, WENN<\/a><\/p>\n

3.<\/a> IDW<\/a> is planning a four-part comic-book prequel to the new Star Trek<\/a><\/i> movie. \u2014 TrekMovie.com<\/a><\/p>\n

4.<\/a> Jeff Bridges<\/a> says motion-capture technology will make Tr2n<\/a><\/i>, the sequel to Tron<\/a><\/i> (1982), \u201ca far more successful version of the story.\u201d \u2014 Guardian<\/a><\/i><\/p>\n

5.<\/a> Harrison Ford says George Lucas is in \u201cthink mode\u201d and pondering another Indiana Jones<\/a><\/i> movie. And Paramount has reportedly confirmed that making another installment in that franchise is \u201ca very, very real possibility\u201d. Eep. \u2014 Los Angeles Times<\/a><\/i>, Nikki Finke<\/a><\/p>\n

6.<\/a> Transformers 2<\/a><\/i> just finished shooting some scenes in Egypt, near the Pyramids. \u2014 Sharon Waxman<\/a><\/p>\n

7.<\/a> Remember The Goonies<\/a><\/i> (1985)? Its co-stars do, and they look back on it fondly. Oh, and apparently producer Steven Spielberg and director Richard Donner tried to make a sequel for years, but nothing ever came of their efforts. \u2014 Variety<\/a><\/i><\/p>\n

8.<\/a> ABC is developing a re-make of the alien-invasion mini-series V<\/a><\/i> (1983). \u2014 Variety<\/a><\/i><\/p>\n

9.<\/a> Speaking of alien invasions, Columbia is developing Battle: Los Angeles<\/a><\/i>, a movie about a platoon of marines who battle aliens in the streets of L.A. It is being described as \u201cBlack Hawk Down<\/a><\/i> meets Independence Day<\/a><\/i>.\u201d \u2014 Hollywood Reporter<\/a><\/i><\/p>\n

10.<\/a> Speaking of Black Hawk Down<\/i>, the director of that film \u2014 Ridley Scott<\/a> \u2014 has bought the rights to Joe Haldeman\u2019s The Forever War<\/a><\/i>, which concerns \u201ca soldier who battles an enemy in deep space for only a few months, only to return home to a planet he doesn\u2019t recognize some 20 years later\u201d. \u2014 Variety<\/a><\/i><\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"