Edinburgh Film Fest unveils superhero focus
The Edinburgh International Film Festival has unveiled its 2016 programme. As well as the regular science fiction and fantasy driven Night Moves strand, this year’s event includes Pow!, a focus on […]
John Carpenter returns to Halloween franchise
“Yes, it’s true… I’m back,” director John Carpenter stated on his Facebook page, confirming that he will be executive producing the latest iteration of the Halloween franchise that he started […]
Carrie-Ann Moss joins Iron Fist
Carrie-Ann Moss’s lawyer Jeri Hogarth will be crossing to yet another Marvel series, with an appearance confirmed in Iron Fist. Moss will reprise her role, first seen in Marvel’s Jessica […]
Paramount/CBS stop Axanar lawsuit
The long-running legal battle between CBS, Paramount and fan film Axanar appears to be at an end. Axanar tweeted on May 20th: “JJ Abrahms (sic) announcing that because of the efforts […]
New Star Trek Beyond trailer debuts (video)
The new trailer for Star Trek Beyond was revealed at the special fan event held on the Paramount lot on May 20th. Director Justin Lin revealed that the film will […]
Damien cancelled
The Anti-Christ has been defeated – not by the daggers of Megiddo but by the A&E Network, who have not picked up the Omen sequel Damien for a second season. Show creator Glen Mazzara broke the news on Twitter: “This hurts to say but #Damien will not be getting a second season. Thank you from all of us to our […]
Spotnitz steps down as showrunner on High Castle
Frank Spotnitz is no longer the showrunner on Amazon Video’s The Man in the High Castle, a project he has been responsible for bringing to the screen. The Philip K. […]
CBS reveal new Star Trek logo & teaser (video)
There’s still eight months or so to go – and filming isn’t set to begin for another four, at least – but CBS are starting to push their new Star […]
Third Doctor miniseries coming from Titan
Titan Comics are stretching even further back in the Doctor’s timeline with the announcement that Paul Cornell will be writing a five-part miniseries featuring the Third Doctor for release from […]
RIP Arthur Provis
Arthur Provis, the last surviving director of AP Films, has died. Born in 1925, Provis teamed up with Gerry Anderson to create AP (Anderson/Provis) Films, and together they worked on […]
Dangerous Visions returns to Radio 4
After a year’s absence, Dangerous Visions is back on Radio 4. A new season of dramas that present uneasy reflections of the future mixes classic SF with new writing. Dangerous Visions […]
Headmistress Higgins for CBBC’s new Worst Witch
Doctor Who star Claire Higgins will play headteacher Miss Cackle in CBBC’s new production of Jill Murphy’s The Worst Witch. In the contemporary update, young Mildred Hubble finds herself landing […]
SFB joins Paul Cornell’s Holmes blog tour
Today, SFB is delighted to host the second day in Paul Cornell’s blog tour for his third Shadow Police novel, Who Killed Sherlock Holmes? out on Thursday from Tor UK. In the piece, which you can access by clicking here, Cornell discusses his take on Holmes for the book and how the particular set-up of the Shadow Police stories allows […]
X-Files return at least 18 months away
Contrary to the many reports that suggest an eleventh season of The X-Files is imminent, it seems that there are still many obstacles in the way of a further return for Mulder and Scully. Creator Chris Carter was bullish at the end of the “event series” run earlier this year, and has stated that Fox want more episodes. However, Fox […]
NBC heads to Midnight, Texas
Charlaine Harris’ Midnight, Texas has been picked up by NBC. The series, based on the trilogy of novels that began with Midnight Crossroad, will star François Arnaud, Dylan Bruce, Parisa […]
Sleepy Hollow back for fourth season
Fox has renewed Sleepy Hollow for a fourth season. The new season is described as being “full of supernatural creatures, inexplicable events and the search for the truth about the […]
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