David Warner’s Unbound Doctor returns to Big Finish
David Warner’s alternate version of the third Doctor is making a reappearance in the next Benny Summerfield box set. As revealed in DWM, Warner will guest star alongside Lisa Bowerman […]
Jack Davenport discovers Syfy’s Prototype
Ultraviolet and FlashForward star Jack Davenport is returning to the genre, playing the lead in Syfy’s latest pilot, Prototype. Penned by Tony Basgallop, the potential series follows three unlikely cohorts […]
Fox cast new Exorcist pilot
Sense8’s Alfonso Herrera and House of Cards’ Ben Daniels will play priests with differing takes on exorcism in Fox’s new pilot based on William Peter Blatty’s novel The Exorcist. The […]
McShane cast as Mr Wednesday in Gaiman’s American Gods
“Yesterday was Super Tuesday. Today is Wonderful Wednesday,” was Neil Gaiman’s reaction to the casting of Lovejoy and Deadwood star Ian McShane as Mr Wednesday in Starz’s adaptation of American […]
Big Hero 6 head to Disney XD
The animated adventures of Baymax and his friends will be continuing on DisneyXD, the channel has confirmed. Emmy Award-winning producers Mark McCorkle and Bob Schooley will executive produce the series that is set to launch in 2017. Gary Marsh, president and chief creative officer, Disney Channels Worldwide said, “Our colleagues at Walt Disney Animation Studios have created a brilliant new world, […]
Elba & McConaughey confirmed for King’s Dark Tower
After decades of discussions and false starts, it does seem as if Stephen King’s epic seven book series The Dark Tower is heading for the screen, with Idris Elba and Matthew McConaughey in the lead roles of the Gunslinger and the Man in Black. In an interview with Entertainment Weekly, it was confirmed that Nikolaj Arcel will start directing the movie […]
Moore and Romero to receive HWA Lifetime Achievement Awards
Alan Moore and George A. Romero will be the recipients of the Horror Writers Association Lifetime Achievement Award at the inaugural StokerCon in Las Vegas, Nevada on Saturday, May 14. […]
6th & 7th Doctors join River Song’s 2017 adventures
Colin Baker and Sylvester McCoy are the latest Doctors to encounter the force of nature that is River Song in Big Finish’s next box set of adventures featuring the character created by Steven Moffat, to be released next year. From the space exploration vessel Saturnius – which is heading to a destination that never gets any closer – to a […]
Mad Max roars to Oscar triumph
Mad Max: Fury Road made an impact at the 2016 Academy Awards, walking away with the highest number of trophies on the night. The reboot of the post-apocalyptic series garnered 10 nominations and won for six of them: Best Sound Mixing, Best Sound Editing, Best Film Editing, Best Makeup and Hairstyling, Best Production Design, and Best Costume Design. Sam Smith’s […]
Nicholas Meyer joins new Star Trek TV show
Nicholas Meyer, whose even-numbered Star Trek films are regarded as amongst the best of the series, has joined the team working on the new Star Trek TV show. “Nicholas Meyer chased Kirk and Khan ’round the Mutara Nebula and ’round Genesis’ flames, he saved the whales with the Enterprise and its crew, and waged war and peace between Klingons and […]
SNP Leader Sturgeon discovers The Kraken Wakes
Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon is going to play a vital role in Val McDermid’s adaptation of John Wyndham’s The Kraken Wakes for Radio 4 later this year. The two-part […]
Stephen King’s The Mist lands at Spike TV
Spike has given a pilot order to Dimension Television’s new version of The Mist, Stephen King’s novella about a small town covered by a small mist within which lurk monsters. “We are thrilled to join forces with the incredibly creative Christian Torpe and Dimension Films to develop Stephen King’s enthralling novella to a compelling series unlike anything else on television,” […]
Watch Daredevil and Elektra in the series 2 trailer (video)
Marvel and Netflix have released the second part of the trailer for the new season of Daredevil, focusing on Elektra, the breakdown of Matt’s relationship with his friends and allies, and the revelation/confirmation of the new enemy that Daredevil, Elektra and the Punisher will be facing. Charlie Cox, Elodie Yung and Jon Bernthal star. Daredevil is released at 8.01 a.m. […]
R-rated Batman v Superman on the way
According to a post at FilmRatings.com, an Ultimate Edition of Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice is going to be released with an R rating. Warner Bros. seem set to capitalise on the success of Fox’s R-rated Deadpool with a new edition that will allow the violence of the fight between the two superheroes to exceed the PG-13 version. The […]
DeKnight replaces Del Toro on Pacific Rim 2
Pacific Rim 2 is finally going ahead – but with Steven S. DeKnight in the director’s chair rather than Guillermo del Toro. Daredevil supremo DeKnight will be making his feature debut with the sequel for Legendary Pictures, which will be based on a script by Jon Spaihts from the characters created by del Toro and Travis Beacham. According to the […]
The CW casts leads for Frequency and Transylvania
The CW’s reboot of Frequency and its new monster show Transylvania both feature female leads, who have now been cast with genre veterans. The Tomorrow People, FlashForward and The Flash […]
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