Nigel Kneale’s Stone Tape coming to Radio 4 at Halloween
Nigel Kneale’s classic tale of haunting, The Stone Tape, is heading to Radio 4 this Halloween, in a new version by Matthew Graham and Peter Strickland. The one-hour drama will […]
Scott says Prometheus franchise will link with Alien “eventually”
There’ll be some time before the Prometheus movies fully tie in to the Alien mythology from which it grew, director Ridley Scott has claimed. While promoting his new movie The Martian, Scott noted. “Prometheus has its own story to tell before it eventually ties into the movie that started it all…it won’t be in the next one. It will be […]
Warehouse 13’s Jack Kenny adapting Barker’s Weaveworld
Warehouse 13 creator Jack Kenny is writing an adaptation of Clive Barker’s Weaveworld for the CW, which Barker will executive produce. The 1987 novel will be given a contemporary makeover […]
Doctor Who sets ratings record in the US
The Doctor Who series premiere The Magician’s Apprentice set a new television ratings record for the show in the United States. The BBC America broadcast reached two million viewers, attracting […]
Steven Moffat talks Doctor Who Series 9 [Spoilers]
‘Every Doctor and Davros scene is great!’ At this year’s Edinburgh International Film Festival, Steven Moffat took part in an audience question-and-answer session following an advance screening of The Magician’s […]
Arbroath launch for Kennedy’s Arbroath-based Who novel
A.L. Kennedy will be marking her Doctor Who novel The Drosten’s Curse with a special event in Arbroath – the town in which her story is set. The event at Hospitalfield House in Arbroath will take place on Monday 12th Octobe from 6.30-9.30 pm. Scottish author Kennedy, known for her critically acclaimed novels The Blue Book, Day, Paradise and So I […]
Dr Moreau opening for business once more
An update of H.G. Wells’ The Island of Doctor Moreau is on the way from the co-creator of Sleepy Hollow. Moreau will be written by Philip Iscove, and follow the “fiercely intelligent and fearless” Dr Katherine Moreau as she “expands the boundaries of medicine through bold and revolutionary scientific experimentation and treatments in her privately funded island hospital”. The script is […]
Game of Thrones achieves highest total Emmy wins
With four extra awards at the Primetime Emmys to add to the eight it won at the Creative Emmys last week, HBO’s Game of Thrones has set a new bar for the highest number of such awards in a single year. The previous holder was The West Wing with nine, but David Benioff and D.B. Weiss’ writing award, and David […]
Lawrence directing new Gaiman Neverwhere TV series
Hunger Games series director Francis Lawrence is set to produce and direct a new TV adaptation of Neil Gaiman’s Neverwhere, according to a report t Deadline. The 1996 TV series has been reworked as a book, a graphic novel and a recent radio series. It follows the adventures of ordinary Londoner Richard Mayhew in “London Below” after he comes to the […]
Jenna Coleman confirms Doctor Who exit
Jenna Coleman has filmed her final scenes for Doctor Who, the actress confirmed this morning (September 18th). “I have left the Tardis and I’ve filmed my last scenes,” she told […]
Star Trek Beyond pushes back launch
Star Trek Beyond, the third of the rebooted films, will be beaming onto cinema screens a little later than originally planned, Paramount has announced. Justin Lin’s movie, currently shooting in Vancouver, will have an extra two weeks to finetune, as the studio has decided to release it on July 22nd next year, rather than July 8th. According to Deadline, this […]
Stephen King’s The Mist drifting onto TV
Stephen King’s novella The Mist – which was memorably filmed by Frank Darabont in 2007 – is heading to TV, courtesy of Dimension Television, set to fill the gap left by […]
Robin of Sherwood crowdfunding complete in a day
The Indiegogo campaign to fund a Robin of Sherwood reunion audio has achieved its target within the space of a day. The producers hoped to raise £10,000 towards production costs […]
Woody Harrelson at War with the Apes
True Detective star Woody Harrelson has signed up to play a villain in Matt Reeves’ upcoming War for the Planet of the Apes. According to the report at The Hollywood […]
Help crowdfund Robin of Sherwood’s return
The crowdfunding campaign to bring 1980s television classic Robin of Sherwood to audio is now live. Robin of Sherwood fans can receive exclusive rewards by donating towards production costs through crowdfunding platform Indiegogo. Click here for an update on the campaign! Producer Simon Barnard says: “By contributing to our Indiegogo campaign, you’ll have access to a little piece of Robin […]
Doctor Who Series 9 titles announced
The new Radio Times sports a picture of Peter Capaldi and Jenna Coleman on the cover, along with a joint interview with the Doctor Who leads. As has become traditional, […]
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