Duncan Jones To Bring The Life Of James Bond Creator Ian Fleming To The Big Screen

Posted on May 19, 2012 by unklerupert

We’ve all been getting pretty excited over here recently with hints dropped on Duncan’s Twitter feed about future projects, but no one had any idea that Duncan and his producing partner Stuart Fenegan have been working away on something totally unexpected, but totally fantastic.

We are now very pleased to announce that Duncan will be bringing the amazing life of James Bond creator Ian Fleming to life in a new feature film going into production later this year. Read on, for the full press release … Continue reading →

Watch MOON Now – FREE!

Posted on May 18, 2012 by unklerupert

Not sure what GERTY is smiling about…Oh! Yeah! You can watch Duncan Jones multiple award winning 2009 feature debut MOON now, for free*

Just clicky the piccy, or click here to enjoy one of the most critically acclaimed Sci-Fi films of this century

Streaming on Crackle has been tested US and UK so hopefully it’s all good wherever you are. And if that’s your first encounter with MOON, please don’t forget you can also pick it up on DVD & Blu-Ray with lots of additional content including Duncan Jones directorial debut ‘Whistle’ (2002), along with 2 commentary tracks and some great making of features as well. Enjoy!

*When we say free, we mean please ensure you provide a DNA sample in the test tube that will be provided by Lunar Industries at the end of the film. Don’t worry, they won’t do anything dodgy with it, it’s just like a survey, kind of…

MOON Rover & Power Tools By Scott Zenteno

Posted on May 6, 2012 by unklerupert

Work inspired by MOON just doesn’t stop nearly three years after general release, and we’ll never get tired of sharing it with you lot. Today we have some excellent concept art work from Scott Zenteno. Currently studying at the Art Center College for Design in Pasadena.

Scott was inspired to create a new Moon Rover for Sam Bell, and some power tools after watching MOON:

“I chose MOON because it has a really iconic design language from its sets, to GERTY, to the harvester, it just has a very cohesive and believable feel and the plot unraveled really nicely. Just a great film from its design to its writing.”

MOON Director Duncan Jones had a look at Scott’s work earlier and passed on a teasing comment with regards future work…

“One of the amazing things about working in sci-fi is the chance to kick off ideas and worlds that others can help fill out.

Love what Scott’s done, and it only makes me want to get back in to that universe even more. Somehow… Somewhere…. ”

Have a look at the rest of Scott’s work, and let him know if you know of any internships or the like in the film or game industries.

Thanks, Scott

Get Your Friday Dancing Pants On With Some MOON Remixes

Posted on April 13, 2012 by unklerupert

After noticing Cosmic Boy had popped up a remix of Clint Mansell’s MOON theme, thought I’d have a mooch and see what else is out there.

As well as Cosmic Boy’s, I found another 5 remixes / interpretations, including the previously featured Selene by Max Tannone. I’ve banged em into a playlist below for you.

So, if you fancy it, and have a decent amount of space, why not press play and throw some shapes to the sounds of MOON.

Don’t forget though, these would not exist without the creation of the original MOON score by Clint Mansell. I do believe it is available from all good record shops (as they used to say) and from the shiny audio pipes online. If you’re lucky, you might even get hold of it on…VINYL!

Source Code Nominated For 2012 Hugo Award

Posted on April 7, 2012 by unklerupert

Nominations for the 2012 Hugo awards have just been announced with Source Code nominated for Best Dramatic Presentation (Long Form). Source Code (Vendome Pictures. Written by Ben Ripley, Directed by Duncan Jones) will be up against fellow nominees:

Captain America: The First Avenger, screenplay by Christopher Markus and Stephan McFeely, directed by Joe Johnston (Marvel)
Game of Thrones (Season 1), created by David Benioff and D. B. Weiss; written by David Benioff, D. B. Weiss, Bryan Cogman, Jane Espenson, and George R. R. Martin; directed by Brian Kirk, Daniel Minahan, Tim van Patten, and Alan Taylor (HBO)
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2, screenplay by Steve Kloves; directed by David Yates (Warner Bros.)
Hugo, screenplay by John Logan; directed by Martin Scorsese (Paramount)

The 2012 Hugo Awards will be presented at Chicon 7, the 2012 World Science Fiction Convention, August 30 to September 3, 2012 at the Hyatt Regency Chicago.

This is Duncan’s second Hugo nomination, the first being for MOON in the 2010 Awards which MOON also won. Fingers crossed we get another one of these beauties by Nick Stathopoulos to add to the mantlepiece

Duncan Jones Hugo Award 2010 - By Rodene Ronquillo

A full list of all nominations for the 2012 awards is available on the Hugo Awards site.

Fancy A Drink At The Lunar Industries Bar?

Posted on April 5, 2012 by unklerupert

Imagine Sam Bell working his taters off mining He-3 for Lunar Industries, coming towards the end of a three year contract on MOON base Sarang. Alone apart from the company of his robotic companion GERTY, unable to communicate directly with Earth and his young family, desperate to get home and be with the ones he loves. Sam is slowly losing his marbles without any other human company, so imagine if he found out after all this time that something like this had been going on, right under his nose!

A bar, a Lunar Industries Bar on the MOON!, with dancing girls and an obviously wealthy cliental. All of which is bad enough, for poor old Sam. But imagine if he also knew that GERTY knew, AND was busy in there serving drinks!

Well, none of this is true of course, the image above is a piece of concept art by artist Josh Kao that we came across recently after it was featured in Charlie Jane Anders feature over on io9 about Josh’s concept art, specifically his futuristic cityscapes.

Pop over to Josh’s blog to view more, prepare for a long stay though, there’s some incredibly good stuff over there. On the piece above, Josh says:

Bar design based on the movie “Moon”, my favorite film of 2009. That’s a gogo dancer, not a stripper….i swear. I needed to fill up some space…

Josh has even included this kind of plan view, just in case you fancy setting something up yourself

And if you want to see more, actual MOON concept art, pop over to MOON VFX Supervisor and Concept Artist Gavin Rothery’s site.

Duncan Jones Teases New Non Sci-Fi Project

Posted on April 3, 2012 by unklerupert

As you will know if you follow Duncan Jones on Twitter, he is rather active and chatty most of the time, but rarely really lets us know exactly what it is that he is up to since Source Code last year. Just lately however he has confirmed that his self penned script for film number three has passed through his rigorous draft and reading process (Duncan has a small group of trusted readers that provide feedback which may lead to updates to the current draft) and has now gone on to the powers that be to check there’s enough in the piggy bank for a new Duncan Jones Sci-Fi that may feature a significantly larger world & cast than his previous feature films MOON (2009) & Source Code (2011).

As well as film number three, we also know that a graphic novel for another Duncan Jones original Sci-Fi tale ‘Mute’ is also on the cards, so that’s two new projects to look forward to, could that be it for now? No, there is another.

Teased by Duncan himself on Twitter this morning (L A time at least) is this…

If I was a betting man, I’d stick with my previous guess at a Western, but I guess we’ll just have to keep following the odd tease and clues over on Duncan’s Twitter feed to find out more.

What would you like to see after ‘Film 3′ (of which we know little) from Duncan? Let us know in the comments below.

Poster: MOON by Vincent Gabriele

Posted on February 29, 2012 by unklerupert

Thanks to Guy Phenix for pointing us in the direction of this minimal MOON poster by Vincent Gabriele.

Loads more lovely minimal movie posters over at…Minimal Movie Posters

SFWA Nebula Ray Bradbury Award Sparks British Battle Royal

Posted on February 28, 2012 by unklerupert

To begin with, this was a two man showdown billed by @SongWarmonger as the Fight Of The Century between British Film Directors Duncan Jones (Source Code) and Joe Cornish (Attack The Block). The prize being the Science Fiction Writers of America Ray Bradbury Award for Outstanding Dramatic Presentation. That was until Duncan Jones decided to up the ante by asking:

@SongWarmonger where’s @neilhimself though?! This war deserves the three-way action poster this fight promises!

Neil Gaiman (Doctor Who: “The Doctor’s Wife,”) waded in with:

@ManMadeMoon I just get to watch the two of you KNOCK YOURSELVES OUT. Then steal the prize.

All this trash talk could only lead to one thing, the extension of the original bout into a full blown British Battle Royal! For which @SongWarmonger has kindly supplied an updated poster.

I don’t know about you, I can hear the spandex snapping and smell the deep heat already, this promises to be a right crotch twanger and no mistake. May the best man win!

Thanks to Marge for creating such a marvellous poster, large version available to print off and keep forever right here

Source Code Nominated For Ray Bradbury Award in 2011 Nebula Awards

Posted on February 20, 2012 by unklerupert

The 2011 Nebula Awards Nominees have just been announced by The Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America, and we are very pleased to let you know that Source Code has been nominated for the Ray Bradbury Award for Outstanding Dramatic Presentation.

Source Code will be going up against strong competition this year from Attack the Block, Captain America:The First Avenger, Doctor Who: “The Doctor’s Wife”, Hugo, Midnight in Paris & The Adjustment Bureau.

The winners will be announced at SFWA’s 47^th Annual Nebula Awards Weekend, to be held Thursday through Sunday, May 17 to May 20, 2012 at the Hyatt Regency Crystal City in Arlington, Virginia.

The Nebula Awards are voted on, and presented by, active members of SFWA. Voting will open to SFWA Active members on March 1 and close on March 30.

Founded in 1965 by the late Damon Knight, Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America brings together the most successful and daring writers of speculative fiction throughout the world.

Since its inception, SFWA® has grown in numbers and influence until it is now widely recognised as one of the most effective non-profit writers’ organizations in existence, boasting a membership of approximately 2,000 science fiction and fantasy writers as well as artists, editors and allied professionals. Each year the organisation presents the prestigious Nebula Awards® for the year’s best literary and dramatic works of speculative fiction.

This is not the first nomination for the Ray Bradbury Award that Source Code Director Duncan Jones has been in the running for, Duncan’s 2009 feature debut MOON was nominated for the 2009 award, best of luck this time round!

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