Big Finish’s revival of the cult BBC classic series The Omega Factor has reached the finals of the prestigious BBC Audio Drama Awards. The story The Old Gods, written by Phil Mulryne and directed by Ken Bentley, is one of three finalists for the Best Online Only Audio Award, competing with Hood: King’s Command, by Spiteful Puppet Entertainment Ltd and The […]
It looks as if the days of the Star Trek “fan” film may be numbered, after Paramount and CBS issued proceedings against the producers of the Star Trek movie, Axanar. “The Axanar […]
In preparation for the return of The X-Files on January 24th, Fox has released an extended behind the scenes look. The twenty-one minute documentary features interviews with creator and producer Chris Carter as well as stars Gillian Anderson and David Duchovny, looking back at the nine years and two feature films of the original run and forward to the six-episode […]
George Clayton Johnson, whose many SF contributions include the very first broadcast episode of Star Trek, died on Christmas Day aged 86. In what his agency called “a good life […]
Still looking for a Christmas gift for the SFF screen fan in your life? Why not try some of these recommended items – links to our reviews will give you more details! Lord of the Rings fan missing their latest Peter Jackson fix? Try this box-set of the extended edition of The Hobbit movies, or SFB’s editors’ own contribution to the […]
The eighth Harry Potter story has its cast, with the announcement that Jamie Parker, Nona Dumezweni and Paul Thornley will be playing Harry, Hermione and Ron for the stage production of […]
Ridley Scott’s Prometheus sequel/Alien prequel has potentially got its lead in Steve Jobs’ Katherine Waterston. According to a report at Deadline, Waterston will play Daniels, one of the crew of […]
British author Peter Dickinson, creator of The Changes trilogy, has died aged 88. The writer of over 60 books, Peter Malcolm de Brissac Dickinson won two Carnegie Medals as well as two Crime Writers Association Golden Daggers, and was well-known for both his crime fiction and his children’s work. His trilogy of stories about an altered England was adapted as […]
TNT has confirmed that the Librarians will be back for a third run of episodes. The network’s faith in the show is demonstrated by an order for 15 episodes this time […]
Lost’s Javier Grillo-Marxuach is expected to be scripting the reboot of Xena, Warrior Princess. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Grillo-Marxuach will be creating a “new, modern Xena” who has the charisma of original lead Lucy Lawless – who is not involved with the new project currently – and elements of Katniss from The Hunger Games franchise. He will executive produce the series […]
The teaser trailer for the third of the Star Trek reboot films was intended to accompany the new Star Wars film but has been released early by Paramount. Set to […]
“We always knew they were coming back,” the official description begins – and 20 years after Independence Day, they’re finally here. “Using recovered alien technology, the nations of Earth have […]
The first full trailer for the latest X-Men movie sets up the characters on either side of the great battle between the X-Men and what may have been the world’s […]
According to multiple industry sources, Cate Blanchett is going to be playing a key part in Thor: Ragnarok. The star, currently receiving plaudits for her role in Carol, may be playing the “bad-ass female” for whom Marvel has been searching, possibly as Valkyrie. Stephany Folsom was recently hired to do a pass on the script, which will be directed by Taika […]
Supernatural drama The Leftovers has received an order from HBO for a concluding season. “It is with great enthusiasm that we welcome back Damon Lindelof, Tom Perrotta and the extraordinary […]
With production expected to start on the mammoth adaptation of Stephen King’s Dark Tower saga soon, Luther star Idris Elba is currently the favourite to play Roland Deschain, the Gunslinger […]
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