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Ridley Scott is shooting his first film in 3-D, and he says he'll always use the multidimensional approach in his future films. The director appeared at Comic-Con via satellite from Iceland, where he is shooting the sci-fi thriller "Prometheus."

J.J. Abrams’ Super 8 opened to a better-than-expected $37 million at the domestic box office after an aggressive 11th hour marketing blitz by Paramount. Including paid previews on Thursday, the period sci-fi pic has earned $38 million in its first four days.

On a scale of 10, Super 8 pretty much scored an eight by collecting $12.2 million on Friday, according to early estimates. (It also grossed $1 million on Thursday from Twitter-publicized screenings at 324 theaters.) The sci-fi adventure, directed by J.J. Abrams and produced by Steven Spielberg, was never expected to leave the train station with huge numbers, with industry insiders predicting a $30 million opening. But Super 8 is now on track for a debut of about $34 million. The PG-13 movie will likely fall a bit short of the opening gross of the 2008 Abrams-produced monster flick Cloverfield, which gobbled up $40.1 million its first weekend. But for a $50 million film starring a mostly no-name cast, this is still a solid start.

May 4 is unofficially Star Wars Day, a play on the words "may the Force be with you." It's celebrated around the world even though the original film was actually released on May 25, 1977. How do you plan to mark the day?

The news about the details on the 'Star Wars' Blu-ray set this fall managed to crash a brand-new site this morning, but we've got the information for you.

Remember getting yelled at by the teacher? Not the horrible, bitter old one that everyone hated, but by the really cool, good-looking teacher that everyone liked and tried to impress. That’s kind of how it feels getting scolded by Optimus Prime.

It looks like Jessica Biel could be joining Colin Farrell and Bryan Cranston in the cast of the "Total Recall" remake.

The Famous Monsters of Filmland had some behind the scenes images of the aliens from "Battle: Los Angeles."

How secret is the project? Well, the disaster movie master is only weeks away from shooting.

If you're among the "TRON" fans itching to re-enter "The Grid" on December 17 when "TRON: Legacy" hits theaters, we've got some stellar news for you: MTV was in attendance last night when Disney offered a sneak peek at 20+ minutes of footage from the film... and it did not disappoint. WARNING: SPOILERS AHEAD!
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