Science-fiction is often so terribly difficult to get right on screen because its makers get bogged down in minutiae, trying to craft expansive, futuristic and/or alien worlds, or over-explain the processes that differentiate and separate their plane of reality from that of the present day. “Source Code “, thankfully, is not one of those movies. It grooves, it pulses, it entertains — deftly balancing smarts with a streamlined aim to please. The sophomore effort of director Duncan Jones ( “Moon “), the high-concept techno-thriller is kind of amusingly impatient with some of the nitty-gritty specifics of its own conceit (“Every second explaining things puts more lives at risk!” one character…

Title: Source Code Directed By: Duncan Jones Starring: Jake Gyllenhaal, Vera Farmiga, Michelle Monaghan, Jeffrey Wright, Michael Arden, Cas Anvar, Kyle Gatehouse Source Code is big for Duncan Jones. Having stepped into the spotlight in the best way possible via his critically acclaimed first feature, Moon, Jones was bound for big budget Hollywood. Sure enough, the opportunity arose and Source Code is his second feature. Now the question is, can Jones do it again but with a new leading man and a whole lot more money? It’s a noble effort, but in the end, Source Code makes it quite clear; lots of money and a heartthrob lead don’t guarantee you…

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Vera Farmiga (“Up in the Air”) and Michelle Monaghan (“Eagle Eye”) are set to join Jake Gyllenhaal in Duncan Jones’ upcoming sci-fi time-travel thriller “Source Code” for Summit Entertainment. The film is about a soldier who becomes part of a secret government program investigating a terrorist incident. He finds his mind transferred into the body of a commuter who must relive the day of the attack over and over until he can find out who is responsible and how to prevent it from happening. Farmiga will play a control-room communications officer monitoring Gyllenhaal, and Monaghan is slated to play a woman on that fateful train who is romantically involved with…

There’s a brand-new clip courtesy of io9.com and Sci-Fi Wire from the upcoming Sam Rockwell sci-fi/suspense film “Moon” out now. You can see the clip below. Duncan Jones is directing the film about lone astronaut and lunar mining operation operator Sam Bell, played by Sam Rockwell. Bell is forced to come face-to-face with his own demons and the hideous secrets of his employers as his time on the surface of the moon comes to an end and he makes a horrific discovery. “Moon” also stars Kevin Spacey, and will be in theaters on June 12th, 2009. Stay tuned to Shockya.com for more news. By Costa Koutsoutis (Source: Sci Fi Wire.com)

Duncan Jones will direct the upcoming historical suspense/drama film “Escape From The Deep,” from a script by writer Alex Kershaw. Kershaw’s book is the story of a legendary WWII US navy submarine trapped at the bottom of the Pacific after a torpedo malfunction. The crew managed to escape by risking the bends and death and swimming over a hundred feet to the surface of the Pacific. Jones, has also directed the upcoming Sam Rockwell film “Moon.” The film will be produced by U.S. production banner Brilliant Films. Brilliant’s Joe Abrams and Rory Gilmartin will produce “Escape.” No other information on the project has been released. Stay tuned to Shockya.com for…