Battlestar Galactica Online is coming to a Web browser near you this fall. Bigpoint and Unity Technologies announced on Tuesday that Battlestar Galactica Onlinewill be released this Fall. The MMO (massively multiplayer online game) will debut on Syfy Channel’s site first, as a 30-day exclusive, and will use browser-based 3-D software Unity.

Though situated in a cross-platform Web browser, the game features full 3D graphics and sees players assuming the role of either humanity’s remnants or the Cylons.

As for gameplay, Battlestar Galactica Online will include tactical space combat, exploration, and mission-based quests, which flesh out the game’s overarching storyline. The game will also feature assets taken directly from SyFy’s Emmy Award-winning TV show.

“‘Battlestar Galactica’ has a huge and passionate fan base,” CEO and Bigpoint founder Heiko Hubertz said. “We are proud to be able to publish such an internationally famous title as one of our online games. For the first time ever, we’re relying completely on Unity in order to offer our users fantastic game graphics right in their browsers.”

Battlestar Galactica Online is hardly SyFy’s only venture into the gaming market of late. In 2008, the television network announced a deal with Trion Worlds to develop massively multiplayer online games that integrate with its broadcasts. Last month, SyFy entered into a joint development deal with game-publishing heavyweight THQ that sees the two collaborating on adapting existing franchises and creating new properties for cross-media use.

Source: Gamespot

Battlestar Galactica’s Grace Park has been cast to join the upcoming CBS update of ‘Hawaii Five-O.’

According to The Hollywood Reporter, Park will play Kona Kalakua, niece of squad member Chin Ho Kelly, who will be played by LOST’s Daniel Dae Kim. Park’s character is a champion surfer in the police academy who is recruited to join the police unit run by Steve McGarrett, who will be played by Three Rivers‘ Alex O’Loughlin.

Grace Park made a name for herself on ‘Battlestar Galactica’ where she played the roles of Boomer, Athena and various other Eights on the series.

Park is the latest in a series of ‘Battlestar Galactica’ alumni to be cast in a new series. Katee Sackhoff will do a yet to be titled drama pilot for ABC, while Tricia Helfer has a regular role on the upcoming second season of TNT’s “Dark Blue.”

Katee Sackhoff, best known for her role in the epic sci-fi series ‘Battlestar Galactica,’ will star in an hour long crime drama for the ABC network. Sackhoff will play “a beautiful female detective who teams with a disgraced ex-cop to solve crimes and untangle the conspiracy that sent him underground.”

Sackhoff, who co-stars on Fox’s ‘24′ this season, fielded multiple offers this pilot season before taking on the Richard Hatem project. The producers of the show haven’t revealed any details about the character’s future, but they have left it open so that Sackhoff can engage in another show if a ninth season does happen.

Sackhoff revealed in late 2009 that she would be launching her own comic book at Comic-Con in 2010. The project is called Versus and was written with her friend Sxv’Leithan Essex.

ABC’s re-imagining of the 1980s miniseries V, which is set in the none-too-distant future when aliens rule humanity, returns to television on March 30th, 2010. A new promotional poster for the series has been released and you can check it out below!

V stars Logan Huffman as Tyler Evans, Morena Baccarin as Anna, Scott Wolf as Chad Decker, Elizabeth Mitchell as Erica Evans, Laura Vandervoort as Lisa, Joel Gretsch as Father Jack, Morris Chestnut as Ryan Nichols, Michael Trucco as John May, and Lourdes Benedicto as Valerie.

Be sure to check out the official website for the show at this location for full episodes and additional content.

Michael Trucco, who is best known for his role on Battlestar Galactica as Sam Anders, is heading to ABC’s sci-fi series V, reports TVGuide.com.

Trucco will tackle the role of the mysterious underground leader, John May, who has been mentioned in the series before.

John May has been discussed as the leader and founder of the Fifth Column, an underground group of rebel Visitors that Ryan (Morris Chestnut) and Erica (Elizabeth Mitchell) have been attempting to resurrect.

Trucco is slated to appear in one episode scheduled to air April 13, 2010 on ABC.

The series also stars Elizabeth Mitchell, Morris Chestnut, Joel Gretsch, Lourdes Benedicto, Morena Baccarin and Scott Wolf.

V is a “re-imagining” of the 1980s miniseries of the same name. It takes place in the none-too-distant future, when aliens rule humanity.

Check out the official site for the series, where you can find character profiles and other assorted goodies at http://abc.go.com/shows/v

The first bit of casting for the prequel to Jon Carpenter’s classic, The Thing, has hit the web via THR’s Heat Vision.

Mary Elizabeth Winstead (Grindhouse, Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World) and Joel Edgerton (The Secret Life of Us, Kinky Boots) will star in “The Thing.” The film is inspired by the events at the beginning of the 1982 version where remaining members of the Norweigan team are trying desperately to kill a runaway dog that has been infected with the organism.

Winstead will play a Ph.D. candidate who joins a Norwegian research team in Antarctica after it discovers an alien ship in the ice. When a trapped organism is freed and begins a series of attacks, she is forced to team with a blue-collar mercenary helicopter pilot (Edgerton) to stop the rampage.

The film is set for a March 15, 2010 start date in Toronto, Canada. Matthijs Van Heijningen is directing the film, which was written by Ronald D. Moore and Eric Heisserer.

Universal Pictures’ prequel to John Carpenter’s classic thriller ‘The Thing,’ is due to begin filming March and continue till June in Toronto.

The film is to be directed by Matthijs van Heijningen, Jr. from a screenplay by Battlestar Galactica exec. producer Ronald D. Moore and Eric Heisserer (Platinum Dunes’ ‘A Nightmare on Elm Street’ ).

The prequel is said to be an earlier story about the mutation that attacks the Norwegian base from Carpenter’s movie.

We will bring you more info on this exciting film as it becomes available!

Source: Production Weekly

Syfy has made a bold move in regards to their highly anticipated series ‘Caprica’ , by placing the pilot episode online for all to see… for free. You can check it out for yourself at this location >

The series will debut on January 22, 2010.

‘Caprica’ is a prequel to the channel’s wildly popular ‘Battlestar Galactica,’ which just concluded its fourth and final season back in March. The timeline for ‘Caprica’ predates ‘Battlestar Galactica’ by 58 years. The series stars Esai Morales, Eric Stoltz, Paula Malcomson and Polly Walker.

The series revolves around follows two rival families – one led by scientist Daniel Graystone (Eric Stoltz), the other by lawyer Joseph Adama (Esai Morales) – living on planet ‘Caprica’ several decades before it’s destroyed by renegade machines.

The pilot episode of the series was written by Ronald Moore and Remi Aubuchon and directed by ‘Friday Night Lights’ director Jeffrey Reiner. The pilot clocks in at two hours and Syfy has ordered an additional 20 hours of the series.

The streamed version of “Caprica” will be different from the one released on DVD earlier this year. The nudity prevalent in the pilot episode will be removed for both the streaming and broadcast versions. New scenes and upgraded special effects have been added as well.

‘Caprica’ will air at 10 p.m. Fridays.

Source: Airlock Alpha

Syfy has unveiled the key art for their highly anticipated series ‘Caprica’ will debut on January 22, 2010. The image features the “Caprica” character Zoe Graystone (Alessandra Torresani).

‘Caprica’ is a prequel to the channel’s wildly popular ‘Battlestar Galactica,’ which just concluded its fourth and final season back in March. The timeline for ‘Caprica’ predates ‘Battlestar Galactica’ by 58 years. The series stars Esai Morales, Eric Stoltz, Paula Malcomson and Polly Walker.

The series revolves around follows two rival families – one led by scientist Daniel Graystone (Eric Stoltz), the other by lawyer Joseph Adama (Esai Morales) – living on planet ‘Caprica’ several decades before it’s destroyed by renegade machines.

The pilot episode of the series was written by Ronald Moore and Remi Aubuchon and directed by ‘Friday Night Lights’ director Jeffrey Reiner. The pilot clocks in at two hours and Syfy has ordered an additional 20 hours of the series.

‘Caprica’ will air at 10 p.m. Fridays.

Source: The Watcher @ The Chicago Tribune

The stars aligned last night (October 17th, 2009) for Spike TV’s “SCREAM 2009!” The 4th annual event commemorating all things sci-fi, fantasy, horror and comic book will feature the hottest films, TV shows, comics, actors, creators, and icons who have influenced and shaped these genres.

The will premiere on Spike TV on Tuesday, October 27 (10:00 PM-Midnight, ET/PT). ”SCREAM 2009″ will also feature World Premieres from some of the most anticipated theatrical and television releases. Read on for the winners…

Most Anticipated Fantasy Film – Alice in Wonderland

Best Sci-Fi Actress - Megan Fox — Transformers 2

Break-out Performance Female – Isabelle Lucas — Transformers 2

Best Villain – Alexander Skarsgård — True Blood

Break-out Performance Male – Taylor Lautner – Twilight

Best Comic Book Writer – Jeff Jones

Best Comic Book Movie – Watchmen

Rock Immortal Award - Keith Richards

Best Horror Movie – Drag Me to Hell

Best Horror Actor Male – Stephen Moyer – True Blood

Best Horror Actor Female – Anna Paquin – True Blood

Best Director - JJ Abrams – Star Trek

Best TV Show – True Blood

Best Fantasy Movie - Twilight

Scream Mastermind Lifetime Achievement Award - George A. Romero

Comic-Con Icon Lifetime Achievement Award – Stan Lee

Ultimate Scream - Star Trek