The screenplay, which was written by Ronald D. Moore, and rewritten by Eric Heisserer, tells the story of a shape-shifting alien terrorizes researchers at a Norwegian Antarctic facility. Here’s the logline:

In a remote Antarctica outpost, an alien spaceship is discovered far beneath the ice. When a group of ambitious scientists decide to thaw out one of the creatures inside, they’re in for the terrifying fight of their lives…

Winstead will play Kate Lloyd, who was described in the leaked casting breakdowns as follows:

pretty, bright-eyed, intelligent, she’s a graduate of Columbia and a Ph.D. candidate in paleontology (the study of prehistoric life). On the recommendation of her friend Adam Goodman, Kate is tapped for a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity by Dr. Sander Halvorson to join his research team in Antarctica, where an extraordinary discovery has been made. Upon arrival, Kate soon finds herself at odds with Halvorson about how best to proceed with the discovery — an alien spaceship with a mysterious and sinister frozen THING found nearby — specifically whether to transfer the specimen undisturbed to a more appropriate facility for analysis, or, per Halvorson’s wishes, to drill into the specimen’s ice encasement for a definitive tissue sample.

Matthijs Van Hejningen is set to direct. (Source)

Scott Pilgrim better keep in shape, because his upcoming battle against the world now has an official August release date.

Universal Pictures has updated the release date for director Edgar Wright’s “Scott Pilgrim vs. The World,” based on the Oni Press graphic novel series by Bryan Lee O’Malley. The film is now set to bow in theaters on August 13, 2010, featuring Michael Cera in the title role alongside a host of other notable actors including Brandon Routh, Jason Schwartzman, Chris Evans and Mary Elizabeth Winstead. (Source)

“There’s nothing to compare it to. It’s like the energy from Ferris Bueller and the action from Kill Bill. It’s amazing,” she said.

Scott Pilgrim vs the World also stars Michael Cera, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Jason Schwartzman and Brandon Routh. The film opens in cinemas later this year. (Source)

Winstead looked nothing short of dreamy in her retro sweetheart dress and sweet chocolate peeptoe kitten heels. The soft mauve tulle dress looks like it could have been a prom dress from the 1950s, which likely helped to inspire the rest of Mary Elizabeth’s look. Note the retro upper-eye liner, deep pink lips, and shiny dark bob. Winstead carried a hard black clutch to complete the look – although a vintage lucite purse might have looked even sweeter. (Source)

My wife and I were lucky enough to attend the Las Vegas screening of Scott Pilgrim vs. The World tonight. She got passes through her work, and we made time to get down there in the pouring rain (WTF VEGAS!) and get great seats. When we signed in, we were told it was a mix between Juno and Mortal Kombat. Yes…that’s right.

Confused, a few attendees in my section thought it was either Scott Pilgrim, or Kick-Ass. Both exciting prospects. Finally, 7pm rolled around and some lady with a microphone went to the front and announced that it was Scott Pilgrim vs. The World. Exciting! She then proceeded to give us the usual ‘test audience’ disclaimers…early sound, FX work still not done, etc…but then we were sent away to the film.

Right off the bat, I knew I was going to love it. The Universal Logo was rendered in 8 bit with the Universal theme a MIDI version. Awesome. I knew I was again going to love it when the familiar opening from The Legend of Zelda: A Link To The Past (triforce spinning) cued the opening shot, a tilt down to an exterior of a house.

Awesome.

From there, it was a mixture of Edgar Wright’s usual frenetic camerawork with some unbelievably slick transitions, and while I knew nothing about the story behind the comics, I knew from the start it would be a fun ride. (Read more…)