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Hundreds of millions of dollars is a lot to spend on a film featuring a bunch of blue aliens -- but that's exactly what Fox Features has done with new 3D sci-fi "Avatar," which the movie studio says is the most expensive production it has ever made.

Natalie Portman has a lot to look forward to in Kenneth Branagh's "Thor" film, which she's scheduled to begin production on soon as Jane Foster. Anthony Hopkins, Idris Elba and Chris Hemsworth are all confirmed to be starring at her side, but Portman dropped a potential casting bombshell this weekend while ...

Take a look at this latest video that aired during last night's Glee.

20th Century Fox has aired a third TV spot for James Cameron's Avatar that includes new footage never seen before. You can watch the TV spot using the player below!

Director Duncan Jones has announced his next film, with the British helmer set to stay in the sci-fi realm for thriller Source Code.

Ain't It Cool News got a chance to talk to The Wolfman director Joe Johnston and the interview briefly turned to the possibility of a Jurassic Park 4 . Johnston directed the third film in the franchise, which was released in 2001.

New from TriStar Pictures is Planet 51, an adorable looking CGI film that takes the usual sci-fi cliches and turns them on their heads. Instead of watching an average American family attempt to hide an alien visitor while working to get him home, Planet 51 starts on an alien world that's a shout-out to the 50s settings of many a sci-fi film.

Men in Black 3 looks set to become a reality, with Sony this week signing up a writer for the sci-fi sequel.

Well, that was fast. Barely a week since they were first rumored to be a part of the new "Mad Max" sequel, the news is official — Charlize Theron and Tom Hardy are joining the cast of the George Miller-directed film.

Empire magazine got a chance to talk to director Ridley Scott about the planned Alien prequel.