Michael Crichton, the renowned science-fiction novels from “The Andromeda Strain” to “Jurassic Park”, has died due to a long-running but private battle with cancer, Entertainment Tonight is reporting. He was 66. Crichton, born in Chicago, is best known as the author of several books that have gone onto become famous films, most notably “Jurassic Park” and its sequel, “The Lost World”. He is also the author of “The Andromeda Strain”, “Rising Sun”, “The Great Train Robbery”, “Congo”, “Sphere”, “Eaters Of The Dead, and “Timeline” among others, all of which have been adapted for the big screen and TV. He was also the creator of the award-winning TV series “ER”, which…

Check out the latest movie poster from the upcoming television min-series “The Andromeda Strain” by director Mikael Salomon and starring Benjamin Bratt as Dr. Jeremy Stone. Synopsis: In “The Andromeda Strain,” a U.S. military satellite crashes in a small town and unleashes a deadly plague killing all but two survivors. As the military quarantines the area, a team of highly specialized scientists is assembled to find a cure to the pathogen code-named “Andromeda,” and a reporter investigates a government conspiracy only to discover what he is chasing wants him silenced.