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Along with Ghostbusters, Back To The Future, and Indiana Jones, Gremlins is one of the most beloved movie franchises from the 80s. There have always been rumors that a third Gremlins movie would make its way into theaters. Now there’s a good chance this actually might happen, but it would be a reboot and not a sequel film.

Vulture reports that Warner Bros is currently in negotiations with Steven Spielberg’s Amblin Entertainment for the rights to make another Gremlins movie. There have been a number of negotiations in the past regarding the property but those have usually fallen through due to Amblin and Steven Spielberg’s participation with the new project. But according to Vulture’s inside sources, there’s a good chance a deal might be able to be made between both parties.

There wasn’t a new Gremlins movie since the sequel Gremlins 2: The New Batch hit theaters during the summer of 1990. The sequel was a box office failure only taking in $41 million domestically but the original Gremlins film remains a big hit taking in $153 million in 1984. Joe Dante directed both movies but it’s unclear if he would be attached to a third.

Annapurna Pictures and producer Megan Ellison bought the rights to the Terminator franchise from James Cameron for $20 million. They have to  make a Terminator movie before 2018 when the rights revert back to him. The project is quickly coming together and Ellison has hired two screenwriters to tackle the fifth film in the science fiction/action series.

According to Deadline, screenwriter Laeta Kalogridis and Patrick Lussier have been hired to write the script for Terminator 5. Kalogridis writing credits include Shutter Island, Pathfinder, and the upcoming Battle Angel for James Cameron. She also produced Cameron’s Avatar and the TV series Birds of Prey for the CW. Patrick Lussier was the writer and director of Dracula 2000 and Drive Angry. This will be the first time they will be working together on a script.

Terminator 5 will be a co-production between Annapurna Pictures and Skydance Productions, which is owned by the film’s producer David Ellison, Megan Ellison’s brother and producing partner. It is unclear if Arnold Schwarzenegger would appear in the new Terminator film but there has to be some consideration. Schwarzenegger is currently pursuing an acting comeback and will star in the upcoming The Last Stand due in theaters this weekend. The former Governor of California has no plans to return to the Terminator franchise and once called Terminator Salvation “awful.”

Bad news for fans of the TV series Alphas, the SyFy channel canceled the super powered crime-solving series after two seasons of extraordinary storytelling with super low ratings. The announcement came yesterday; months after SyFy aired the season two finale in October.

The TV series first aired during the summer of 2011 to strong ratings but as the series progressed, the ratings dwindled as each new episode aired. It was on the cusp of cancelation during its first season but SyFy renewed it for a second season because of the TV series’ large and vocal fan base. The final death nail came when SyFy acquired new properties including Ron D. Moore’s Helix and the multi-platform alien centric Defiance to finally replace it.

What do you get the hipster in your life that already has everything? You buy them a limited edition copy of John Williams’ score for Star Wars: Episode 1 – The Phantom Menace on vinyl, of course. Independent record label I Am Shark Records is releasing this limited edition print, which speaks volumes to the quality of John Williams’ score over the actual movie.

The Phantom Menace score will be released in a 2XLP format and will feature multiple color prints that coordinate with various characters from the first Star Wars prequel movie. The color scheme is more abstract than accurate and is definitely for the more artsy Star Wars geek. Check out the limited edition color versions with pressing information below:

• 2000 Obi-Wan Kenobi (Blue)
• 2000 Hyperdrive (Black w/ White Splatter)
• 2000 Qui-Gon Jinn (Green / Brown Marble)
• 2000 Darth Maul (Black w/ Red/Gold stripe)
• Black / 180 Gram Versions will be constantly kept in stock and distributed to retail stores as well.