With Helen Slater – Supergirl from the 1984 movie – established as Kara Danvers’ adopted mother in the new CBS Supergirl show (and former Superman Dean Cain as her father), it’s not really a surprise that Laura Vandervoort is turning up later this season. Vandevoort – now best known as werewolf Elena Michaels in the Canadian show Bitten – appeared as […]
As with the recent People’s Choice Awards, genre outings weren’t overly popular with the Golden Globes voters, although Ridley Scott’s The Martian made up for it with Best Motion Picture […]
Musical legend David Bowie has died aged 69. According to a post on his official site: “10 January: David Bowie died peacefully today surrounded by his family after a courageous 18 month battle with cancer. While many of you will share in this loss, we ask that you respect the family’s privacy during their time of grief.” His latest album […]
JJ Abrams’ adaptation of Stephen King’s time travel tale 11/22/63 was previewed at the TCAs on January 9th. The story follows a teacher who is sent back in time to […]
Angus Scrimm, best known for playing The Tall Man in Phantasm and its sequels, has died aged 89. Director Don Coscarelli broke the news in an email to Entertainment Weekly: […]
Louis Letterier will be directing Fox’s movie version of Joe Hill’s upcoming new novel The Fireman, according to a report at Deadline. Hill’s third novel won’t be published by Gollancz until May […]
Leonard White, who co-created The Avengers and producer of many series including Police Surgeon, Out of This World, and Armchair Theatre, has died aged 99. The news was announced on […]
TNT are not proceeding with their TV series based around DC’s Teen Titans. “We decided it wasn’t where we wanted to go,” TNT president Kevin Reilly explained at the TCA […]
Hot off the success of his Fox miniseries Wayward Pines, M. Night Shyamalan is staying with TV for his next project, a revival of Tales from the Crypt for TNT. “This is a new genre for us in our series efforts and a great chance to partner with M Night Shyamalan, whose blockbuster hit The Visit reminded movie audiences and […]
The first official trailer for Ben Wheatley’s version of JG Ballard’s classic novel High-Rise has been released. “1975. Two miles west of London, Dr. Robert Laing moves into his new […]
Marvel and Netflix’s Daredevil will be heading back into action sooner than anticipated, with news that the Man Without Fear’s second season will be released on March 18, 2016. The […]
Two incarnations of the Master will be teaming up to battle three different versions of the Doctor in a new trilogy coming from Big Finish later this year. Geoffrey Beevers […]
A&E confirmed at the TCAs this week that their horror series Damien, a sequel to the original Omen movie, will debut on Monday March 7th at 10 pm. They also released a new trailer, which features Barbara Hershey as Ann Rutledge, the woman who warns Damien of his role in the apocalypse, and links the series firmly to the first […]
Although genre films and TV series generally didn’t do that well, Outlander was the winner in the SF and Fantasy categories at the People’s Choice Awards, held on January 6. Star Caitriona Balfe won Favourite Sci-Fi/Fantasy TV Actress, while the show was the Favourite Cable TV Sci-Fi/Fantasy show. The recently cancelled Beauty & the Beast won the equivalent network award, […]
Charlie Higson’s Jekyll & Hyde won’t be returning for a second season, the creator has announced. “Sad day today as ITV announce they don’t want any more #JekyllandHyde Ah well, […]
Fargo star Rachel Keller seems set to be playing the female lead in FX’s new TV pilot Legion, based around Marvel’s X-Men universe. According to the report at Deadline, Keller will […]
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