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By Borys Kit LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - "White Noise 2: The Light" has attracted two space stars into its orbit. Nathan Fillion, who starred in Joss Whedon's cult sci-fi series "Firefly" and subsequent movie "Serenity," is set to star in the horror movie while Katee Sackhoff, who plays "Starbuck" in the acclaimed "Battlestar Galactica" TV series, is in negotiations to join him. In the sequel to the 2005 hit, a man's family is murdered, but he is brought back from the brink of...

By Borys KitLOS ANGELES -- "White Noise 2: The Light" has attracted two space stars into its orbit.Nathan Fillion, who starred in Joss Whedon's cult sci-fi series "Firefly" and subsequent movie "Serenity," is set to star in the horror movie while Katee Sackhoff, who plays "Starbuck" in the acclaimed "Battlestar Galactica" TV series, is in negotiations to join him.In the sequel to the 2005 hit, a man's family is murdered, but he is brought back...

You can see how "Firefly," the short-lived TV show that provided the basis for "Serenity," could have gotten addictive if given the chance. The movie is a spirited mix of the familiar and the futuristic, of fast-paced chase scenes and butt-kicking brawls, of witty banter and well-drawn characters. No single element of it is truly original - remnants of "Star Wars" and "Star Trek" are scattered throughout, alongside ideas from utopian novels and Clint...

LOS ANGELES -- As a general rule, television series that tank after less than one season don't translate into successful feature films.There isn't much demand for movies based on, say, "Supertrain" or "Manimal." Perhaps the only time it has really been attempted was with the three "Naked Gun" flicks that rose from the ashes of the short-lived 1982 ABC comedy "Police Squad!"So it's highly unusual that Universal Pictures' "Serenity," which hits...

By Anne Thompson LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Now that "Star Wars," "Star Trek" and "The Matrix" are fading into the sunset, what will take their place in the hearts of sci-fi fantasy fans? TV auteur Joss Whedon and Universal Pictures are hoping that it's "Serenity," his movie version of 2002's aborted Fox space Western TV series "Firefly," which opens Sept. 30. Universal launched its grass-roots awareness campaign for Whedon's directing debut in April, recruiting Whedon's loyal fans...

MEDFORD/SOMERVILLE, Mass. -- This summer, in a darkened meadow west of Boston, Tufts University biologists are continuing to shine new light on the frenzied love life of fireflies. For the first time, researchers will explore the question of whether male fireflies' flashing light "“ previously shown in one species to indicate superior physical and genetic quality "“ has evolved in another species to provide misinformation to prospective mates. In other words, are some male fireflies lying...

NEW YORK (AP) -- EBay Inc. became the latest Web site to say it will stop using Microsoft Corp. (MSFT)'s Passport user authentication system, as Microsoft continues to scale back the service. Microsoft once had big plans for Passport, which was designed to let Internet users have a single "username" and password that could be used on the Web sites of many different companies. It originally also stored credit card numbers in an attempt to make shopping at several sites more...