News / General Interest

Every cliché you've heard about Star Trek fandom is probably wrong. At least according to "The Culture of Trek Fandom: Wouldn't you like to be a Trekkie too?," an extensive survey of 5,041 fans conducted by a Cal State anthropology professor in 2010.

George Lucas is the creative force behind Star Wars, but after a little digging journalist Michael Kaminski has discovered that it was his wife, Marcia Lucas, who made some of the key decisions that shaped the trilogy.

So it appears that the UK isn't the world's most World of Warcraft obsessed country... not if that honour is judged on how many WoW theme parks you have. Take a look at the concept art for China's WoW sanctuary here.

Irvin Kershner, the journeyman filmmaker who was hand-picked by George Lucas to direct the first Star Wars sequel, has passed away following a long illness.

Leslie Nielsen, the actor known to most for his brilliant comic turns in Airplane and The Naked Gun films has died from Pneumonia at the age of 84.

It is being forecast that the profits from the first instalment of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows will be enough to make the franchise the most successful of all time.

The Italian film producer Dino De Laurentiis has died at the age of 91, leaving behind of body of work that included King Kong, Dune, Army of Darkness, Conan the Barbarian and Waterloo.

Ridley Scott is currently moving ahead with 2 alien prequels, but once upon a time it was another alien sequel that was floating Sigourney Weaver's boat.

LucasFilm has filed a $5 million trademark lawsuit against Jedi Mind Inc., which is selling a wireless headset that can detect brainwaves and make it possible for users to play games or run applications with thoughts alone.