Now that Lost is finally off the air, co-creator Damon Lindelof is going to have a lot more time on his hands, time which he's now using to climb mountains... figuratively. Deadline is reporting that Lindelof has been hired to do some polishing on Ridley Scott's much-ballyhooed Alien prequel, a project that he jumped at because the original 1979 film was so inspiring to him.

Reports are that meetings between Lindelof, Scott and 20th Century Fox have sparked new ideas that could lead to "a free-standing science fiction film", not just a project that would set up the events to take place in the original Alien. Scott Free will be producing the new film and Fox hopes Scott will make it his next directorial project.

Lindelof is still currently working on Cowboys & Aliens and the sequel to J.J. Abrams' Star Trek with Alexander Kurtzmann and Roberto Orci. Scott has several options for his next directorial project, one of the most imminent being Gucci, the story of the rise and fall of the Gucci fashion empire, with Angelina Jolie circling the role of Patrizia Reggiani, who was sentenced to a 29 years in the slammer after being convicted of plotting the murder of her ex-husband, Maurizio Gucci, after he'd taken control of the family dynasty.

Reinvigorating the Alien franchise is apparently top on Fox's list, with a forthcoming Blu-Ray and DVD box set of the first four films in the series, and plans for the prequel. Apparently, drafts of the prequel script by Jon Spaihts were so strong that they persuaded Ridley Scott to step up from just producing the film, to lensing it as director.

Having trouble keeping track of who's in whose dream? Confused about what happened when in Inception? Well, we have just the thing for you!

CAUTION: SPOILERS BELOW!

The folks over at Last Exit to Nowhere released (via Twitter) an infographic "timeline" detailing the events that took place in the film, including the four dream layers that Cobb and his team plumb to complete their task. Now you'll never get lost in Limbo!

While I'll admit that I didn't find the film confusing, at least not in terms of keeping pace with the action and understanding where everything took place, this "map" is rather amusing, and I'm sure there are other people out there who could find it quite useful. The brilliance of its design lies not just in the fact that it's not a line, but a polygon turning in on itself, much like the paradox staircase Arthur is so fond of using.

Well, enough nerding out for me. Check out the timeline below, maybe it will help clarify some discussions taking place on out Inception Explained editorial! Want more Inception pictures? Check them out in our gallery!

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Radar Online has posted some new pictures from the Hawaii set of Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides, showing Penelope Cruz in costume, acting alongside Johnny Depp and Geoffrey Rush.

In Pirates 4, Captain Jack Sparrow crosses paths with a woman from his past (Penelope Cruz), and he's not sure if it's love--or if she's a ruthless con artist who's using him to find the fabled Fountain of Youth. When she forces him aboard the Queen Anne's Revenge, the ship of the formidable pirate Blackbeard (Ian McShane), Jack finds himself on an unexpected adventure in which he doesn't know who to fear more: Blackbeard or the woman from his past.

Check out the new pictures below, and see all of our Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides pictures in the gallery!

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Warner Bros. has released a new poster for Zack Snyder's animated adventure, Legend of the Guardians, featuring the voice talents of Hugo Weaving, Helen Mirren, and Geoffrey Rush.

Legend of the Guardians is the story of Soren, a young owl enthralled by his father's epic stories of the Guardians of Ga'Hoole, a mythic band of winged warriors who had fought a great battle to save all of owl kind from the evil Pure Ones. While Soren dreams of someday joining his heroes, his older brother, Kludd, scoffs at the notion, and yearns to hunt, fly and steal his father's favor from his younger sibling.

But Kludd's jealousy has terrible consequences--causing both owlets to fall from their treetop home and right into the talons of the Pure Ones. Now it is up to Soren to make a daring escape with the help of other brave young owls. Together they soar across the sea and through the mist to find the Great Tree, home of the legendary Guardians of Ga'Hoole--Soren's only hope of defeating the Pure Ones and saving the owl kingdoms.

See the new poster below, and catch all of our Legend of the Guardians pictures in the gallery!

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Yesterday Warner Bros. released Yogi Bear, a new adventure in 3D starring the classic cartoon troublemakers Yogi and Boo-Boo, voiced this time by Dan Aykroyd and Justin Timberlake. Today, they've followed up with a trailer for the film, introduced by none other than Aykroyd himself!

Everyone's favorite pic-a-nic basket-stealing bear comes to the big screen in Yogi Bear. Jellystone Park has been losing business, so greedy Mayor Brown decides to shut it down and sell the land. That means families will no longer be able to experience the natural beauty of the outdoors -- and, even worse, Yogi and Boo Boo will be tossed out of the only home they've ever known. Faced with his biggest challenge ever, Yogi must prove that he really is "smarter than the average bear" as he and Boo Boo join forces with their old nemesis Ranger Smith to find a way to save Jellystone Park from closing forever.

Take a look at the trailer below, and see the film's poster in our Yogi Bear pictures gallery!

Warner Bros. has released a new photo of Ryan Reynolds and Blake Lively from The Green Lantern, but it's hardly going to knock you on your ass. The image, which appears to be a scan from a magazine, shows Reynolds and Lively engaged in a serious conversation on the set. Yeah, we know, you wanted something as cool as the four Green Lantern character posters that went up the other day. Still, it's another look at the characters in the film, if you're into that sorta thing.

In a universe as vast as it is mysterious, a small but powerful force has existed for centuries. Protectors of peace and justice, they are called the Green Lantern Corps. A brotherhood of warriors sworn to keep intergalactic order, each Green Lantern wears a ring that grants him superpowers. But when a new enemy called Parallax threatens to destroy the balance of power in the Universe, their fate and the fate of Earth lie in the hands of their newest recruit, the first human ever selected: Hal Jordan.

Hal is a gifted and cocky test pilot, but the Green Lanterns have little respect for humans, who have never harnessed the infinite powers of the ring before. But Hal is clearly the missing piece to the puzzle, and along with his determination and willpower, he has one thing no member of the Corps has ever had: humanity. With the encouragement of fellow pilot and childhood sweetheart Carol Ferris (Blake Lively), if Hal can quickly master his new powers and find the courage to overcome his fears, he may prove to be not only the key to defeating Parallax…he will become the greatest Green Lantern of all.

Check out the new photo below, and see all of our Green Lantern pictures in the gallery!

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Not long ago, we showed you behind the scenes photographs of Shia La Beouf and Rosie Huntington-Whitely on the set of Transformers 3, and now we've got some video that blows those pictures away! Literally!

Apparently, the end of Transformers 3 will take place on the streets of Chicago, as Michael Bay said the action sequence he is currently shooting there  "is at the very end of the movie and the city is under alien attack, so it's very critical and important to the film's climax."

Check out some behind the scenes videos showing some large scale destruction on Wacker Drive, featuring Michael Bay operating a camera during an intense shootout, giving high fives to kids in between takes, and driving a golf cart carrying Josh Duhamel, while a dirty and tattered Shia LaBeouf takes pictures with throngs of onlookers.

See the first video below and two more after the jump, and take a look at our Transformers 3 pictures gallery for more behind the scenes action!

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Sony Pictures has released a new poster for Resident Evil: Afterlife, starring Milla Jovovich, Ali Larter and Wentworth Miller, which you can view below! Written and directed by Paul WS Anderson, the film hits theaters in 3D and IMAX 3D on September 10th.

Resident Evil: Afterlife follows Alice (Jovovich) as she continues on her journey to find survivors and lead them to safety. Her deadly battle with the Umbrella Corporation reaches new heights, but Alice gets some unexpected help from an old friend. A new lead that promises a safe haven from the Undead takes them to Los Angeles, but when they arrive the city is overrun by thousands of Undead - and Alice and her comrades are about to step into a deadly trap.

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Peter Berg makes another hit on his cast list for Battleship, the big-budget movie adaptation of the popular board game, by adding pop singer Rhianna to the mix.

Battleship with mark Rhianna's feature film debut and official crossover from music star to movie star. Variety reports that the movie centers around an ongoing battle over sea, land and sky as humanity struggles to survive against a superior force.

Rhianna will star alongside Taylor Kitsch and Alexander Skarsgard. The film will be directed by Peter Berg, whose latest hit was 2008's Hancock, and is set for release on May 25, 2012.

It's canine versus feline yet again in Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore! The sequel to the popular kids movie Cats & Dogs stars the voice talents of James Marsden, Nick Nolte, Christina Applegate, Michael Clarke Duncan, Neil Patrick Harris and Chris O'Donnell.

In the age-old battle between cats and dogs, one crazed feline has taken things a paw too far. Kitty Galore, formerly an agent for cat spy organization MEOWS, has gone rogue and hatched a diabolical plan to not only bring her canine enemies to heel, but take down her former kitty comrades and make the world her scratching post. Faced with this unprecedented threat, cats and dogs will be forced to join forces for the first time in history in an unlikely alliance to save themselves - and their humans - in "Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore," a comedy that blends live action with state-of-the-art puppetry and computer animation. It's time for the fur to fly.

Check out the trailer below, and see the film's poster in our Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore pictures gallery!