A warm, funny James Cameron was the center of an “Is Pandora Possible?” lecture at Pasadena’s Cal Tech, where he and several revered scientists—Jess Adkins, John P. Grotzinger, Jared Leadbetter and Robert Hurt—debated the feasability of the alien world in the writer/director’s AVATAR. (The billion-dollar grosser went out on DVD and Blu-ray last week.) Chatting about extraterrestrial worlds eventually led Cameron to address ALIEN—specifically the prequel to the classic sci-fi horror film that original director Ridley Scott is developing (see our last item here).

“New Decade. New Rules.” That’s the tagline on the new teaser poster for SCREAM 4, which returning director Wes Craven will start shooting this June. Take a look at the one-sheet and read up on Craven’s thoughts on the sequel after the jump.

Fango heard from the people behind a new independent feature called BOOLEY, about the shaping of a man into a murderer, and they also passed on some exclusive photos. The Potent Pictures production is currently lensing on Brooklyn and Philadelphia locations under writer/director Christian Jude Grillo, and includes in its cast a couple of Howard Stern cohorts.

There will be BLOOD. TRUE BLOOD that is. The third season of Alan Ball’s HBO series premieres June 13, and here’s a new addition to their poster campaign. 

Samuel Bayer’s new NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET will be slashing screens this Friday. As you probably know, WATCHMEN’s Jackie Earle Haley is essaying Freddy Krueger, and here’s an up close and personal look at his creepy countenance.

More British bloodsucking is heading Stateside as TEMPTATION arrives on DVD this summer. The movie, which played the Gorefest London International Film Festival and the Bram Stoker International Horror Film Festival, has a U.S. street date of June 29, and Fango got the details.

When are we friggin’ returning to the Shire? Warner Bros. has issued a press release announcing a tentative release date for THE HOBBIT now that the initial December 2011 debut is out the window.

Tying in with the U.S. premiere of TETSUO: THE BULLET MAN at the current Tribeca Film Festival, a panel discussion was held with the filmmakers and star at the Soho Apple Store. Director Shinya Tsukamoto, producer Masayuki Tanishima and actor Eric Bossick answered questions and offered observations about making the third in the TETSUO series.

Well, it looks like Warner Bros. and Legendary Pictures are getting a'Kraken on a CLASH OF THE TITANS sequel.

Die-hard fans of any multi-installment storyline always want their favorite characters to meet and clash while faced with a transportation problem, new flock of enemies, appropriate barbecue attire…what have you. Just imagine Mace Windu and Lando Calrissian teaming up against the Empire—an unmatched display of smooth-talking, profanity-spewing bad-assery. Such a fate has befallen our favorite four-man teams of zombie hunters, thanks to the fan-friendly folks at Valve Software.

A new slasher attempts to make his mark on the horror scene with CHAIN LETTER, produced by Deon Taylor Enterprises and Twisted Pictures, the latter being the folks behind the SAW franchise. New Films International is taking it to theaters, and informed Fango of the cities it’ll hit.