Good news "Battlestar Galactica" fans that don't want to see all things "Galactica" come to an end once the final batch of episodes air starting in January.  The Sci-Fi Channel has announced that they have given a greenlight to the spinoff series "Caprica."

"Caprica" will star Eric Stoltz, Esai Morales, Paula Malcomson, and Polly Walker.  The series will be set 50 years before the Cylon attack of humans in "Battlestar Galactica."  The family drama-themed series will focus on the Earthlike planet of Caprica as two rival families deal with, among other topical issues, the broader implications of their society's emerging artificial intelligence technology sector.

The series will be exec produced by "Galactica" masterminds Ronald D. Moore and David Eick, as well as Remi Aubuchon.

BilboHobbit.com has posted a transcript of an online Q&A with Guillermo Del Toro in where he spoke about directing ‘The Hobbit’.

After reading the interview I must say that I don’t have high hopes for these ‘Hobbit’ films. Not only do I think that Del Toro’s is way over rated as a director but his style is very different from that of Peter Jackson’s. I have never seen him make anything that remotely looks or feels like Lord Of The Rings!

Can someone please tell me what movie put this guy so up on list of directors that Peter Jackson is having him make ‘The Hobbit‘ ?

I know some of you are thinking that everything will be okay because Jackson will be overlooking “The Hobbit“. Unfortunately, according to the interview, Del Toro said that he is hoping to be working with the same people that helped him with Pan's Labyrinth and Hellboy II. Two terrible films.

Why can't Jackson make these movies? Did he lose his directing powers along with his 300 pounds of fat?

Anyways this is transcript......

At the moment, I would chalk this up to an aging actor trying to create buzz for himself.  But if either of these two projects come to fruition, it will be interesting.

The Sun, one of the UK tabloids, has an interview with Steve Guttenberg.  Guttenberg talked about the resurrection of two of his most successful franchises.  

Guttenberg says a script is being written for another "Police Academy" movie. “We are doing a new movie and it is going to be great fun," he said. "A script is being written and so far it is really great, everyone from the original movies who is still around will return. I know Kim and Sharon have been asked but they haven’t said yes yet. It would be really great to have them onboard.”

Guttenberg left the "Police Academy" series after the fourth film.  He says he now regrets that decision.  “I loved doing the Police Academy films. They gave me so much opportunity, and I've got nothing but good memories of that time.”

But a new "Police Academy" is not the only sequel Guttenberg is supposedly working on.  

“Tom Selleck, Ted Danson and I are looking to make another Three Men And A Baby movie. It’s called 'Three Men and A Bride.' The script is pretty much written and we are really keen to get that made. We’re very hopeful.” 

There is absolutely no news on either of these two projects.  But if anything comes up with either of these two sequels, we will report it here.

Fans of the cancelled HBO series "Rome" probably thought they would never see a wrap-up of that series' plot lines.  Think again!

The trades are reporting this morning that Bruno Heller, the creator of "Rome" and the new hit CBS series "The Mentalist," wants to produce a theatrical film to wrap-up "Rome."

"There is talk of doing a movie version," he said. "It's moving along. It's not there until it is there. I would love to round that show off."

The first season, with "The Sopranos" as a lead-in, had high ratings.  But the show was expensive, and HBO decided to renew the series for a second season, but not a third.  The second season was also highly rated, and was nominated for a number of Emmys.  HBO admits canceling the series was probably a mistake.  But the actors were released from their schedules and the sets were destroyed.

One drawback to a feature film would seem to be the "death" of lead character Lucius (Kevin McKidd.)  Heller says that the character's off camera fate was far from fatal.  "It was very deliberate that we saw him drifting away but didn't see him atop a funeral pyre," Heller said.

Heller would not discuss plot ideas, but the original series outline for "Rome" next called for the Roman leaders to deal with the rise of a certain problematic rabbi -- a story line that would have put a whole new spin on the Greatest Story Ever Told and potentially bring "Rome" a larger audience.   "The second was going to end with death of Brutus. Third and fourth season would be set in Egypt. Fifth was going to be the rise of the messiah in Palestine. But because we got the heads-up that the second season would be it, I telescoped the third and fourth season into the second one, which accounts for the blazing speed we go through history near the end. There's certainly more than enough history to go around."

The trades are reporting that five actors have been cast as teachers in the Lakeshore / MGM produced remake of "Fame."

Charles S. Dutton, Megan Mullally, Bebe Neuwirth, Kelsey Grammer, and Debbie Allen have all agreed to join the production.  

Mullally's a graduate of the School of American Ballet and will portray a voice instructor; Grammer, who attended Juilliard, will play an orchestra maestro; Dutton, a graduate of Yale School of Drama, will portray an acting teacher; Neuwirth, a Tony winner, will play a dance instructor.  Debbie Allen, who was in the original "Fame," has been cast as the school's principal.

Production begins Wednesday.  "Fame" is set for a Sept. 25, 2009 release.

Empire Magazine debuted the first photo of Taylor Kitsch as Gambit in the upcoming "X-Men Origins: Wolverine."  What can we say?  Well at least he is wearing a purple shirt I suppose.  Totally unimpressed by this.   I mean who cares about a pictures of a dude playing poker in a purple shirt anyway?  Show me a picture of Kitsch in costume as Gambit in action and we can talk.

"Twilight" as expected saw its box office take plunge in its second weekend.  Falling more than 62%, the film finished in third place with more than $26 million, but was able to pass the $100 million mark.   The top film at the box office was the new holiday comedy, "Four Christmases" starring Vince Vaughn and Reese Witherspoon.  The comedy brought in more than $31 million.  Disney's 3D animated "Bolt" actually saw its box office improve from the following week.  No doubt kids who skipped it to take in "Twilight" made up a chunk of its audience.  "Bolt" finished in second with more than $26 million.  The new James Bond movie, "Quantum of Solace" continued its assault on the box office with nearly another $20 million.  Rounding out the top five was "Australia," the epic starring Nicole Kidman and Hugh Jackman.

Otis Chambliss, a friend of ours, was kind enough to offer up his opinions on the latest chapter of the "Transporter" franchise.  We apologize for the poor lighting conditions, but this was literally filmed spur of the moment, on the fly in a dark parking lot directly after exiting from this piece of garbage.   Check out what Otis had to say about "Transporter 3."

Luis Lecca and myself, the owners and editors of Nuke the Fridge, would like to extend a warm Happy Thanksgiving to all of our readers.  Wherever you are this holiday, we hope it is filled with lots of good times, fond memories, great food, and the love of family and friends. 

Personally we have a lot to be thankful for here at the Fridge.... 

For starters, we have to give thanks to George Lucas and Steven Spielberg, who through their continual efforts turn out fodder for us to poke fun at.  If it weren't for them, we would not have "Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull" and that "nuke the fridge" scene that inspired us to start this website.  It is because of them that we feel the need to hold all filmmakers feet to the fire so that someday none of us will have to endure the turkeys we are served on a continual basis. 

We would love to thank the makers of the following films, "The Strangers," "The Happening," "Love Guru," "Babylon A.D.," "Twilight," and "Transporter 3."  Because of you, we had more bad movies to bash than just "Indiana Jones."  Keep up the good work folks.

We are thankful for all the talented writers who have contributed to our website since we began, especially Uncapie, Martini Shark, RobinP, and Anthony M. Liali.  You are all such talented writers.  Your contributions add the life blood this website so desperately needs.  Thank you so much.

And finally, we would like to offer thanks to all of you, our readers.  You are why we continue to do this website.  Thank you for all of your kind emails, and your contributions through stimulating comments and debates.

We are continually looking to improve, and we look forward to growing with all of you.

Happy Thanksgiving!!!

Filmchatblog has some concept art from the upcoming "Chronicles of Narnia: Voyage of the Dawn Treader."  The image below is of the Dawn Treader.  For the rest of the images and other information about this film, click here. 

Empire Magazine has a cover story on the upcoming Gavin Hood directed "X-Men Origins: Wolverine."  Empire includes a couple of photos of Hugh Jackman as Wolverine.  Check them out below, and click here to check out what Empire says about this movie.

One of the worst movies I have ever had the “pleasure” of seeing is without a doubt “The Crow: Salvation.”  The images of this rotted carcass of a turkey are forever burned into my memory.    What you all don’t know is that you have me to thank personally from sparing you from ever seeing this at your local movie theater. 

In the summer of 2000 I was among a group of fans that gathered at the Gaslamp Cinemas in San Diego to be “treated” to a special Comic Con screening.  Director Bharat Nalluri and star Eric Mabius were on hand to answer questions for fans after the screening.  Being a fan of the original “Crow” I was looking forward to seeing this new chapter in the franchise, especially after the disappointing “Crow: City of Angels.”  Well, disappointing would be an improvement over the garbage that unfolded on the big screen over the next hour and forty minutes. 

Eric Mabius stars as Alex Corvis, a man wrongfully executed for the rape and murder of his girlfriend.  Alex is soon resurrected by a crow who leads him to a Salt Lake City police department, where upon breaking in he discovers he was framed by a group of corrupt police officers.   Corvis ends up teaming up with his dead girlfriend’s sister Erin, played by Kirsten Dunst.  With Erin by his side, Corvis brings his own brand of justice to the corrupt cops.

Check out the trailer for the romantic comedy, "He's Just Not That Into You" starring Ben Affleck, Jennifer Aniston, Scarlett Johansson, Jennifer Connelly, and a bunch of other stars.  I have already seen the movie, and believe me it really isn't very good.  Too many characters and not enough interesting storylines to go around.  

Uncapie the Unstoppable here offering a piece of ham with today's turkey feast!

"UNDER THE CHERRY MOON" 1986. Directed by Prince or Tafcap (The Artist Formally Known As Prince.) who had the original director kicked off the film as he had "creative differences" with her. In reality, it was his monstrous ego that get the better of him. Nice guy. 

I remember when he was at Warner Brother's editing this tuna and he had a limousine running for twelve hours straight outside the studio with the air conditioning constantly on at a select temperature. He'd finishing some editing, get in the limo, it would back up ten feet, he'd get out and go into the other studio to check on dailies. TEN FEET FOR CHRIST'S SAKE! So, his highness is no fan of the environment, I take it. He also didn't make too many friends on the lot either because of his antics.

Prince stars as gigolo, "Christopher" with his pal "Tricky (Played by Jerome Benton who is Morris Day's valet and works better with him in "Morris Day and the Time." Remember the 80's tune; "Oak Tree" and the video when MTV used to play videos?") scamming women and  gallivanting through France when he falls for "Mary(Kristen Scott Thomas.)." The "hilarity" ensues thereafter.

Terrible acting that would make a group of actors in a high school play blush, no direction(What direction is more like it.), a stinker of a script (Lindsay Lohan on a binge could have written "Citizen Kane" compared to this.), bizarre scenes in a bathtub, self-absorbent black and white photography that wants to be a 30's-40's film plagiarizing the art in its lowest form instead of complimenting it and the only saving grace; the soundtrack, which was what Prince should have stuck with instead of film making. 

Sony Pictures has debuted a flash animated poster for "Terminator: Salvation."  Just click the poster to see all of its animated glory.