Sci-Fi Round-Up: October 2, 2017

"Aliens" by Rich Davies

Interviews

Aliens, Mind-Controlled Robots & Multispecies Conflict: Provenance Author Ann Leckie
Denis Villeneuve on (Re)Creating the World of Blade Runner 2049
Domhnall Gleeson on Working with Rian Johnson on The Last Jedi & Abrams Return
Evan Rachel Wood on Her Gritty New Psycho-Thriller, the Emmys, and Westworld Season Two
Horrified? No, fans are delighted as Stephen King and son discuss writing at Lindenwood University
Is ‘God Complex’ Science Fiction Or A Frightening Documentary? Paul Jenkins Knows
James Marsden Reveals His 'Westworld' Pre-Nudity Rituals
Liam Neeson Talks Possible 'Star Wars' Return, Admits He Tried to Talk His Son Out of Acting
Orville Star Mark Jackson Talks Science Fiction, 'Star Trek,' And A Brighter Future
Stream-Of-Consciousness Interview With Niels Arden Oplev On Flatliners
You won't see iPhones in Blade Runner 2049, director Denis Villeneuve says

News

Alan Tudyk has co-written a K-2SO story for Star Wars Adventures
Amazon is developing three new sci-fi shows in an attempt to find the next Game of Thrones
Avatar 2: First look at sequel's next generation cast
Blade Runner 2049 Interviews with Harrison Ford, Ryan Gosling and More!
Did Cineworld just reveal Star Wars: The Last Jedi's run time?
Everything we know about when 'Westworld' season 2 will finally air on HBO
Flatliners Remake Is DOA With $2M Opening Day
How Star Wars Plans To Continue Boba Fett's Story
Kit Reed, Author of Darkly Humorous Fiction, Dies at 85
Lucy 2 Script Is Done, Written by Director Luc Besson
J.J. Abrams is directing another 'Star Wars' movie even though another studio is paying him
Natalie Portman dives into the mouth of an alligator in first look at Annihilation
New 'Westworld' Casting Drops Major Hints About What To Expect In Season 2
Ridley Scott interview: Blade Runner 2049, Alien and more
Rogue One Almost Got Rahm Kota, Star Wars Coolest Jedi
Ron Howard Reveals Thandie Newton’s Return to the Han Solo Movie Set
Star Wars: Alan Tudyk Resurrects K-2SO for Comic Book Story
Star Wars: Rebels reveals its final season storyline in new episode synopses
Westworld producers say to expect a bloodbath during Season 2

Reviews

Blade Runner 2049 is a goddamn sci-fi monument.
Blade Runner 2049 is a sequel that honors — and surpasses — the original
Comic Review: John Carpenter’s Tales Of Science Fiction: Vault #3
Downsizing Is a Clever Big-Idea Science-Fiction Comedy With A Glaringly Terrible Flaw

Electric Dreams: The Commuter, review: a wild fantasy about a grim reality
Flatliners is Embarrassing, Third-Rate, and Unrevivabe
Flatliners shouldn't have bothered coming back from the dead
'Lifeless' Flatliners remake scores 0% Rotten Tomatoes rating
Move over ‘It’ – ‘Gerald’s Game’ is 2017’s most thrilling Stephen King adaptation
Remake revives Flatliners but breathes no new life into it
The Expanse Boardgame Review – Choose Wisely
The Flatliners team could have saved their remake — and chose not to
Star Trek: Discovery: Is it a step forward or back?
The Stone Sky: The 21st-Century Fantasy Trilogy That Changed the Game
With Frankenstein Dreams editor Michael Sims presents 20 vintage works of science fiction
Visual marvel Blade Runner 2049 as awesome as the original

Articles

11 Science Fiction Novels For Readers Who Normally Prefer Romance
15 Actors Almost Cast as Superman Movie News 15 Actors Almost Cast as Superman
A canceled Star Trek show from the '70s quietly shaped every sequel since
A historian says most science fiction has the same major flaw — except one legendary novel
Alien: Covenant to Blade Runner 2049 – why does Hollywood keep ruining the mystery of sci-fi?
Blade Runner had mind-bogglingly small miniatures for practical effects
Blade Runner, the film that saw fashion’s future
Blade Runner translated Philip K. Dick’s sparse mindfuck into Ridley Scott’s overwhelming vision
Blade Runner 2049: Ryan Gosling says science-fiction can change history
Colin Trevorrow Firing Is A Reminder That No Director Will Ever Be Bigger Than the Franchise
David Bowie Was Intended to Be the Villain in Blade Runner 2049
Everything You Need to Know About Blade Runner Before Blade Runner 2049
Fear Not, Westworld Fans: Season 2 is Primed to Dominate the Emmys, Even Against GoT
Feasibility of the futuristic predictions in Blade Runner
Has STAR WARS Been Hiding THE LAST JEDI’s Real Villain?
Have we reached peak Hans Zimmer?
Here Are 5 Things J.J. Abrams Must Not Do In 'Star Wars: Episode IX'
Here's why IT movie cut that controversial scene from the book
How Blade Runner and its new sequel proves the future isn’t what it used to be
How 'Flatliners' Atones for the Gender Sins of the Original
How Fandom Is Helping Mold the Future: Tech policy and sci-fi collide at Dragon Con
Hugh Hefner, RIP: 5 Great Sci-Fi Stories Published in Playboy
IdeaFest 2017: Cyberpunk author on rebellions, telepathy and talking with rocks
Jared Leto Literally Filmed His 'Blade Runner 2049' Scenes Blind
JJ Abrams' Your Name remake fuels fears of Hollywood 'whitewash'
Lockheed Martin’s reusable Mars lander looks absolutely awesome
Many banned books were made into movies. Where the Wild Things Are may be the greatest.
Nurturing Controversy: The Real Science Behind the Artificial Womb
Rutger Hauer doesn't understand why a Blade Runner sequel even exists
Science Affliction: Are Companies Cursed by Cameos in Blade Runner?
Science fiction fans: the latest mind-warping reads
Scientists try to explain the long seasons of Game of Thrones
Six Science Fiction Books by Renowned Authors Releasing in October 2017
Star Wars-like droids technology may not be too far off
The Replicant: Inside the Dark Future of Blade Runner 2049
Westworld's Strength Is Its Inhumanity
Why Doctor Who’s Peter Capaldi is my TV Hero

Art

Cat-quer the Battle of Hoth with a STAR WARS CAT-AT Tattoo
How Artists Engineer Their Work to Mess With Our Minds
Meet Porgtoro, a STAR WARS and Studio Ghibli Mashup
Pennywise from It gets a chilling anime makeover
Star Wars comic artist Katie Cook sketches Rey and BB-8
The Force is strong with new Star Wars blankets from Pendleton Woolen Mills
What Happens When Algorithms Design a Concert Hall? The Stunning Elbphilharmonie
The Women of Star Wars Get Their Punk On in This Delightful Rebellious Art Show

Videos

After many delays, the first trailer for Maze Runner: The Death Cure is finally here
Blade Runner — Constructing a Future Noir
Los Angeles Is Burning in the New 'Blade Runner' Anime Prequel
Sci-Fi Celebrities Reveal How They Got Their Start in Cute Syfy Clips
Star Wars Rebels Season 4: Episode synopsis, new official poster revealed
This hilarious LEGO Star Wars parody is how Rogue One should have ended
We’re Tarkin about a resurrection: How ILM revived an iconic Star Wars villain
Wonder Woman Wields A Lightsaber in Star Wars Mash-Up Video

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