The Dan Simmons novel Hyperion, along with its companion/second-half novel The Fall of Hyperion, is one of the great modern works of science fiction. With a story of seven characters on a pilgrimage to enter a time-warped tomb, the story adopts the structure of the Canterbury Tales to weave together disparate genres, the influence of poetry by…
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If you've been following the development of Paradise Lost, which Alex Proyas was planning to direct early next year with Bradley Cooper starring as Lucifer, and which is said to feature a few massive battles between armored airborne angels, you might have thought, "gee, that sounds really expensive." Turns out Disney isn't the only company…
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Are you ready for Bradley Cooper, screenwriter? We know him as an actor, but evidently he has screenwriting aspirations. And he's looking to come out of the gate with a particularly ambitious project: an adaptation of the long-in-development novel Hyperion, by Dan Simmons. We haven't reported any real movement on this project in a long…
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I'm always curious to see what happens when a studio looks to prose sci-fi to establish a new film series. That's what Sony is doing by hiring screenwriter Trevor Sands to write a film based on The Electric Church, the first in a series of novels by Jeff Somers. The novels are near-future techno-thrillers, with…
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There's a lot of minor news breaking today and falling in between the cushions of Slashfilm's buttery soft couch. I've decided to reach in and present the tasty morsels for your enjoyment. Don't like some of 'em? Well, your dog doesn't discriminate and if it does, surprise, it's a kitty. October's Max Payne video adaptation…
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