Downton Abbey’s Dan Stevens to star as Legion
Former Downton Abbey star Dan Stevens is returning to television to take the lead role of David Haller in FX’s X-Men inspired series, Legion. Stevens will play David Haller – […]
Singer’s 20,000 Leagues setting sail at Fox
Deadline has confirmed that Bryan Singer’s next project will be his long-cherished dream of adapting Jules Verne’s Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea for Fox. The script is by Rick […]
Grant Gustin to Flash over to Supergirl
The episode of Supergirl broadcast in the US on March 28 will feature a very special guest star – Grant Gustin as the Flash. Although the two shows are on different networks (The CW for Flash, CBS for Supergirl), both shows are executive produced by Greg Berlanti and Andrew Kreisberg, who explained, “We are so incredibly excited to announce something that we […]
E.T. Live with Orchestra to premiere at EIFF
The Edinburgh International Film Festival (EIFF) and the Royal Scottish National Orchestra (RSNO) will be presenting the UK Premiere of Steven Spielberg’s legendary E.T. The Extra Terrestrial, accompanied by John Williams’ iconic score performed live by the RSNO on Saturday 25 June 2016 at the Festival Theatre Edinburgh. EIFF hosted the UK premiere of the film back in 1982 when […]
BB-8 rolls to triumph at VES Awards
The 14th annual Visual Effects Society Awards were held on February 2nd, with Star Wars: The Force Awakens and Game of Thrones the clear winners. JJ Abrams’ revival of the […]
Stephen King’s Revival to reach a big screen audience?
Josh Boone, who is lined up to direct the new version of Stephen King’s epic novel The Stand, is looking to bring King’s recent novel Revival to the screen first. […]
The Relic’s Special Agent Pendergast comes to Spike
Special Agent Aloysius Pendergast, the FBI agent introduced in Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child’s first thriller Relic, is getting his own series on Spike. Gale Ann Hurd is executive producing the […]
Space Spectacular celebrates SF scores at the Royal Albert Hall
From John Williams to Barry Gray, Richard Strauss to Alexander Courage, the Royal Philhamonic Orchestra will be celebrating music for SF movies and TV series at the Space Spectacular to […]
Dan Dare’s chroniclers revealed
The writers for B7 Media’s dramatic new audio version of Dan Dare have been announced. “Space is back! After years languishing in the backwaters, suddenly the romance of space has […]
RIP Frank Finlay
Respected British stage and screen actor Frank Finlay has died, aged 89. Although renowned for his mainstream work, Finlay’s career was bookended with genre appearances, with one of his earliest […]
CW orders multiple genre pilots
The CW has given pilot orders to six further genre-based series, adding to their roster of superhero-based shows. Kevin Williamson has a third pilot in consideration for next season with […]
Shadow Moon found for Starz’s American Gods
Starz’s adaptation of Neil Gaiman’s classic novel American Gods has found its protagonist, Shadow Moon. The 100’s Ricky Whittle will play the key role in the series which is set […]
The Enterprise Blues Band comes to the UK!
The renowned Enterprise Blues Band, who have delighted Star Trek fans around the world, will be appearing at the SF Ball being held in Southampton from 5-7 February. The band, […]
Dominic Fortune cast for Marvel’s Most Wanted
Adventurer Dominic Fortune will be part of the line-up for ABC’s new Marvel pilot, Most Wanted. The Chicago Code and Believe’s Delroy Lindo has been cast as the soldier of […]
CBS announce Star Trek 50th anniversary celebrations
In addition to the annual Trek pilgrimage to Las Vegas, CBS Consumer Products are organising many other special events to mark Star Trek’s 50th anniversary this September. From September 2-4, […]
More victories for Game of Thrones
HBO’s Game of Thrones emerged victorious from the 27th Annual Producers Guild Awards. The show’s fifth season won the Norman Felton Award for Outstanding Producer of Episodic Television Drama at the ceremony held on January 23rd in Los Angeles. Accepting the award, producer D.B Weiss noted that HBO told them up front that knights and dragons were “not the business they were […]
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