Sci Fi News Digest: Canvasing the entertainment sites and sci fi blogs for the latest news from the worlds of science fiction and fantasy.

Here is the official Season 5 poster for HBO’s True Blood which returns on June 10th (click to enlarge poster).

Deadline Hollywood: Universal Signs Kurtzman And Orci; Pair Takes On The Mummy And Van Helsing – Universal Pictures The MummyUniversal said the first projects in the exclusive two-year deal with Alex Kurtzman and Roberto Orci and their K/O Paper Products banner will be remakes of studio library titles The Mummy alongside producer Sean Daniel and writer Jon Spaihts and Van Helsing with Tom Cruise attached.

ScienceFiction.com: New Details On John Barrowman’s Torchwood Novel – While the fate of ‘Torchwood’ is still up in the air (as the saying goes, it ain’t over til it’s over!), fans of the show can continue their journey with Captain Jack Harkness as new details of John Barrowman’s new ‘Torchwood’ novel has now been disclosed.

Summer 2012 Sci Fi Movie Preview: The complete run down on all of the science fiction and fantasy movies hitting the theaters this Blockbuster Season which kicks off in May.

 

ScienceFiction.com: Vin Diesel Alludes To More Riddick Sequels

Blastr.com: Judge Dredd reboot producer promises a more ‘authentic’ take

Deadline Hollywood: Skip Brittenham And Brian Haberlin Launch Multiplatform Sci-Fi Story Anomaly And Company To Support It

Hollywood Reporter: Avengers Comics Guide: Current Titles, Members and Story Explained

Hollywood Reporter: Chuck Vik Sahay Actor Joins Werewolf Movie WER

Deadline Hollywood: Stan Lee Doc With Great Power Headed For Special Theater Screenings

ScienceFiction.com: American Horror Story Casting Sheet Gives Spoilers

Hollywood Reporter: Avengers Movie Hype Drives Record Prices for the Vintage Comics

ScienceFiction.com: Real Life Superhero Phoenix Jones Gets A Nemesis In Rex Velvet

Hollywood Reporter: Stan Lee Fights for Control of His POW! Entertainment

io9.com: What if Game of Thrones characters had Dungeons & Dragons alignments?