Alien: Romulus climbs to the top of HBO Max's global streaming charts, proving the sci-fi franchise still has staying power.

The future of the Alien franchise might have taken a very different turn if one filmmaker had gotten his way. A new rumor suggests that Fede Álvarez originally had a major idea for the sequel to Alien ...

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Astrobiologist and planetary scientist Mike Wong is a big fan of Rocky’s non-traditional look, because it points to the fact that evolution is often random.

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“Project Hail Mary,” the movie adaptation to Andy Weir’s 2021 novel about a science teacher attempting to save the Earth from sun-eating microbes, was released in March 2026 to stellar ratings from ...

Variety Awards Circuit section is the home for all awards news and related content throughout the year, featuring the following: the official predictions for the upcoming Oscars, Emmys, Grammys and ...

Perhaps the reason Project Hail Mary hits the spot in the spring of 2026 is that novelist Andy Weir, who wrote the 2021 novel and also the book The Martian, is fundamentally an optimist. Both stories ...

Romulus — City officials in Romulus have promised to use any avenue they can to fight a U.S. Customs and Immigration Enforcement facility, with the mayor vowing to not issue a permit for occupancy ...

SMU head coach Andy Enfield talks with guard Boopie Miller (2) during the second half of an NCAA men’s basketball game against the Texas A&M on Sunday, Dec. 7, 2025, in Arlington. Smiley N. Pool / ...

Hollywood still loves its follow-ups – here’s our round-up of 125 (and counting) sequels currently on the way. Hollywood has got just a little warier of sequels over the past few years, and many that ...