Giant Freakin Robot

The recently released Halo 4 marked two important turning points for the franchise: it was the first game in a proposed new trilogy of Halo games, and it marked 343 Industries taking over the games after the departure of original Halo developer Bungie. That game has earned largely positive reviews, suggesting we won’t be seeing the last of the Halo universe anytime soon. But what about Bungie? There have been rumors floating around about their next big project for a long time, but now the first solid details have leaked out…and the new project, Destiny, sounds kind of awesome.

An unidentified reader sent the folks over at IGN a gift basket filled with concept art and details about Destiny, and Bungie has since confirmed that they are indeed the real McCoy. Bungie says the documents were prepared by an advertising agency, and they include gorgeous concept art like this, of a giant, mysterious alien ship called “the Traveler.”

After weeks of speculation and rumors surrounding who will direct the new Star Wars film, a video has popped up of actor Jason Flemyng seemingly confirming Matthew Vaughn as the director who will get the keys to Episode VII. Matthew Vaughn was the first director to be mentioned as a possibility to helm Star Wars: Episode VII, but a goofy “confirmation” doesn’t exactly mean Vaughn will ultimately get the job.

In a video interview with British website HeyUGuys.co.uk, Flemyng was asked if he’d discuss any future role he’d have in the new Star Wars with Vaughn. Flemyng worked with Vaughn on nine different films, including all of the films Vaughn directed. Flemyng acknowledged that he had a conversation with Vaughn about Star Wars, but then backtracked. Watch the video “evidence” below (the Star Wars talk begins at 1:11),

Director Colin Trevorrow may not be helming Star Wars: Episode VII, but he does have another sci-fi property in his future. Disney has tapped Trevorrow and his Safety Not Guaranteed collaborator, Derek Connolly, to write a script for a Flight of the Navigator remake. Trevorrow may also direct the film.

A few weeks ago, Trevorrow had to clarify that he was not up for the Star Wars directing job but teased, “his next project will involve him tackling a mythology with a substantial fan base.” It turns out that substantial fan base was for Flight of the Navigator. Derek Connolly told Variety, “Flight of the Navigator wasn’t a seminal movie of my childhood but I remember liking it and the original meant a lot to Colin as a kid, so it’s really his baby. It’ll be good to have some balance so it’s not two fanboys writing the movie.”

The original Flight of the Navigator took place in 1978 and was about a 12-year-old boy named David (Joey Cramer), who is knocked unconscious and wakes up in 1986. Everything in the world around him aged eight years, even his parents and his little brother Jeff, who is now 16 years old, but David hasn’t aged a day. He later discovers out that an alien craft nicknamed Max (voiced by Paul Reubens) was responsible for his journey through time, and together the two try to find a way to return David to his native era.

The original film had groundbreaking special effects and advanced 3D animation in movies in 1986. It’s also cherished by many children of the ’80s, so the remake will definitely result in some angry fanboys if they don’t get it right.

The average stay for any astronaut in space is about six months. After this time, space missions are usually over as astronauts return back home to Earth. NASA Astronaut Scott Kelly has started training to spend a year-long journey aboard the International Space Station orbiting the Earth in 2015. If successful, Kelly will set the record for the longest American spaceflight and the longest spaceflight in history.