Disney have announced an animated follow-up to The Clone Wars will air in 2014. Titled Star Wars Rebels, the new series will be set in the gap between Episode III and Episode IV and will premiere as a one hour special on The Disney Channel in the US before transferring to Disney XD. X Men: … Continue reading »
The proposed spin-off series from Marvel’s The Avengers (Avengers Assemble in the UK) has been given a series order by ABC, with The Avengers director Joss Whedon as the series’ Executive Producer. The series will be Whedon’s return to TV after the failure of Dollhouse on Fox in 2010. Clark Gregg will lead the series, … Continue reading »
Disney and Lucasfilm have confirmed that Star Wars: Episode VII is to be shot in the UK, taking advantage of new tax relief arrangements recently put in place by the UK Government. Four out of the previous six Star Wars films were filmed largely in the UK, with two of the prequel films shooting in … Continue reading »
Disney have not only recommitted to the 2015 release date for Star Wars: Episode VII (which was in some doubt when director J.J. Abrams refused to be held to it…), but the company has also announced that the ‘Episode’ films will alternate annually with the ‘stand-alone’ Star Wars movies. The means Episode VII in 2015 … Continue reading »
In a personal statement released today, Scottish science fiction author Iain Banks has announced he is suffering from terminal cancer. Banks’ statement notes: ‘…As a late stage gall bladder cancer patient, I’m expected to live for “several months” and it’s extremely unlikely I’ll live beyond a year. So it looks like my latest novel, The Quarry, … Continue reading »
The Zygons—who have appeared in only one story, opposite Fourth Doctor Tom Baker in Terror of the Zygons—have been officially announced as making a return in Doctor Who‘s 50th anniversary special episode, set to be broadcast on BBC1 this November. Although they have appeared in spin-off comic strips and novels, and were mentioned in passing … Continue reading »
David Tennant and Billie Piper are returning to Doctor Who for this November’s 50th anniversary special episode, the BBC have confirmed. They’ll star alongside current Doctor Matt Smith and his new companion actress Jenna-Louise Coleman. Also guest-starring in the episode is Alien actor and Merlin voice-over star John Hurt. In the new issue of Doctor … Continue reading »
It’s official: after a short fan campaign to save the series, Lucasfilm today announced there will be no sixth season for the Cartoon Network show Star Wars: The Clone Wars. This follows the abandonment of plans to release Episode II and Episode III in 3D. The move appears to be part of the Disney plan … Continue reading »
Carrie Fisher has been the first cast-member to unequivocally confirm she’s returning to Star Wars for Episode VII. Asked directly by Palm Beach Illustrated in the context of Star Wars: Episode VII “Can you confirm whether you’ll reprise the role of Princess Leia?”, Fisher simply answered “Yes”. Fisher, the 56-year-old daughter of Eddie Fisher and … Continue reading »
The BBC today posted a full-length image of the newly redesigned Ice Warriors, set to make an appearance in the third episode of the next run of Doctor Who series seven (starting 30 March on BBC1). Written by Mark Gatiss, and featuring Liam Cunningham and David Warner, the episode is largely set on a submarine … Continue reading »
