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“Actor/comedian Bernie Mac passed away this morning from complications due to pneumonia in a Chicago area hospital,” his publicist, Danica Smith, said in a statement from Los Angeles.

The comedian suffered from sarcoidosis, an inflammatory lung disease that produces tiny lumps of cells in the body’s organs, but had said the condition went into remission in 2005. He recently was hospitalized and treated for pneumonia, which his publicist said was not related to the disease.

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We here at Phatooine would like to express our deepest sympathies for his family.
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Rest in Peace, Bernie.

According to ComingSoon BSG will have the first 2 hour movie shortly after the series ends. Directed by William Adama himself, it will take place just before the Cylon attack.

It will be interesting to see how much they hold back on the finale for this…but either way it’s intriguing!

Visit SecondViews: Harry Potter to see the new trailer!

Michael G. Wilson and Barbara Broccoli, producers of the highly anticipated 22nd James Bond adventure Quantum of Solace, announced today that multi-Grammy Award-winning and platinum selling recording artists Jack White of the rock band The White Stripes, and Alicia Keys, have recorded the theme song for the film, which will be released worldwide this November.

Their song, written and produced by Jack White, and titled “Another Way to Die,” will be the first duet in Bond soundtrack history. In addition to writing the song, Jack White is also featured as the drummer on this track.

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During last weekend’s comic-com, Sam Raimi, the director of Evil Dead and Spider-Man franchises announced that he will make a fourth Evil Dead movie with Bruce Campbell.

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Last time fans met the chainsaw wielding hero Ash, was in Army of Darkness released in 1992. Although Ash has starred in a few games since then, But this will mark Ash’s return into the big screens, where he belongs.

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According to ComingSoon.Net and Yahoo! News, Warner has picked up the rights to Isaac Asimov’s ‘Foundation’ series.

Click here to view the 1 and a half minute of goodness

I try not to comment too much on previews but I did think this looked good.  It has a great central theme and is based on something besides mindless action like the other preview I just posted.

Click Here for the 1 minute teaser

It looks like a complete continuation of the mini-series…unfortunately.

The teaser for the upcoming Terminator Salvation starring Christian Bale has been released to Yahoo.

Click here to see it in all it’s glory:

TERMINATOR SALVATION

According to The Guardian, 25 minutes of lost footage from the science fiction classic Metropolis has been found in Buenos Aires.