Back when "Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow" came out, cinema pundits everywhere wondered if its use of nearly 100-percent CGI sets would usher in a new age of filmmaking. Its lackluster run at the box office put an end to that argument (with "300” being a notable exception), but that isn't stopping other forward-thinking storytellers.

Such is the case with "The Mutant Chronicles," a sci-fi action pic starring Thomas Jane, John Malkovich and Ron Perlman. In the film, humans are battling against an army of underworld NecroMutants, and true to form nearly everything except actors and props is set against a green screen. You can check out the results when it hits theaters April 24 (or VOD as of March 27), but for now check out an exclusive clip below featuring a steampunk-esque dogfight high above the earth.

It pleases me immensely that I'm able to type the following sentence: "28th century soldier Major Mitch Hunter leads a fight against an army of underworld NecroMutants." That's the one-line synopsis for "Mutant Chronicles," an upcoming sci-fi indie film that boasts an esteemed cast of no less than John Malkovich, Thomas Jane and Ron Perlman.

Based on an early '90s role-playing game, the movie finds four corporations duking it out over the planet's remaining resources when an errant bomb inadvertently unleaches a horde of mutants. Jane (as Hunter) must battle to save humanity, and along the way encounters Brother Samuel (Perlman) and Constantine (Malkovich). Got it? The film will premiere on HDNet Ultra VOD on Friday, March 27th, 2009, followed by a theatrical release in select cities on Friday, April 24. Click here or on the photo below for exclusive photos from "Mutant Chronicles."

Transporting witches sounds like a job for Hellboy, so why settle for a substitute? According to ComingSoon.net, Ron Perlman has joined Nicolas Cage in the supernatural thriller "Season of the Witch."

The film follows a group of 14th-century knights who are given the unlucky task of transporting a girl suspected of being the witch responsible for the Black Plague (disease-carrying fleas just don't make that compelling of a story, I guess). Their goal is to take her to a monastery, where a group of specialized monks will attempt to get rid of her plague-causing demons. I imagine there will be lots of spooky happenings and sword-fights along the way. Read more...