Nina Dobrev confirms Vampire Diaries departure
Vampire Diaries star Nina Dobrev has confirmed that she is sticking to her original plan, and will depart the CW series at the end of the sixth season. “I’ve just […]
Cherry pie on hold as Lynch drops out of Twin Peaks?
The future of the Showtime resurrection of Twin Peaks was in question as co-creator David Lynch confirmed rumours that he would not be directing the anniversary show set for transmission next year. In a series of tweets, Lynch stated: “Dear Twitter friends, Showtime did not pull the plug on Twin Peaks. After 1 year and 4 months of negotiations, I left […]
IDW/DC plot Green Lantern/new Star Trek crossover
Following the lukewarm reception given in some quarters to the Star Trek/Planet of the Apes crossover which is currently drawing to a close, IDW are probably hoping for better reviews […]
Bowie preparing Man Who Fell to Earth musical
David Bowie is writing new songs for a musical version of his 1976 movie The Man Who Fell to Earth. Bowie is co-writing with Irish playwright Enda Walsh, who recently won a Tony Award for the musical Once. The show, Lazarus, is inspired by the original 1963 novel, The Man Who Fell to Earth, by Walter Tevis, and will focus on […]
Disney prepares live action Winnie the Pooh
Following in the paw prints of Paddington, another famous bear is coming to the screen in a new live-action movie. Disney has announced that A.A. Milne’s Winnie the Pooh will […]
BBC release Doctor Who officially on BitTorrent
The BBC are allowing legal downloads of Doctor Who via BitTorrent. Titled “A Decade of the Doctor”, the package costs $12 and includes a set of representative episodes from the […]
Netflix order new 1980s-set supernatural drama
With Hemlock Grove heading into its third and final season, Netflix has ordered a new supernatural drama, Montauk, from Hidden directors Matt Duffer and Ross Duffer, executive produced by Shawn […]
Atlantis’ final episodes set to hit after Easter
The concluding episodes of the BBC version of Atlantis will finally hit screens after Easter. The show will be returning to BBC One on Saturday April 11 at 7.45 p.m., allaying fears that the corporation were planning on burning off the remaining episodes in a late-night slot. Seven episodes of the darker second season remain to be aired, but the […]
Cheo Hodari Coker to showrun Marvel’s Luke Cage
Ray Donovan and Southland producer Cheo Hodari Coker will be showrunning Marvel’s Luke Cage, which is set to air in 2016. Coker will be writing the first two episodes of the […]
“Nick Cutter” wins inaugural James Herbert horror award
Nick Cutter has been declared the winner of the first James Herbert Award for Horror Writing. Craig Davidson, who writes under the penname of Cutter, received £2,000 and a commemorative statuette at the ceremony on April 1, after his book The Troop was judged the winner. Kerry Herbert, Herbert’s oldest daughter and one of the judges of this year’s prize, […]
Sky 1 commissions comedy drama from Stan Lee
Legendary superhero creator Stan Lee has been commissioned by Sky 1 for Lucky Man, a new comedy drama from Carnival Films. Commissioned by Sky 1 Director, Adam MacDonald, Sky’s Head […]
Mortal Instruments TV series goes to ABC Family
Shadowhunters, the TV series based on Cassandra Clare’s Mortal Instruments sequence of young adult novels, will be broadcast on ABC Family. The series will reboot the adaptations, starting once more […]
Arthur Darvill joins CW’s superhero team-up show
Arthur Darvill, best-known to genre fans for his role as Rory in the Matt Smith era of Doctor Who, has signed up to play Rip Hunter in the CW’s new […]
Game of Thrones’ Maisie Williams joins Who series 9
Maisie Williams will be making a guest starring appearance in the ninth series of Doctor Who. Renowned for her role as Arya Stark in the international fantasy drama series Game […]
Adam West and Burt Ward return as Batman and Robin!
Holy [insert your appropriate word of choice]! The real Caped Crusaders are coming back! Adam West and Burt Ward will be marking the 50th anniversary of the TV Batman series […]
Walking Dead spin-off title finally released
Creator Robert Kirkman has at long last revealed the proper title for AMC’s companion show to The Walking Dead. Writing on Twitter, he stated “IT’S OFFICIAL! The walking dead companion show on AMC is called FEAR THE WALKING DEAD! Expect more news very soon! #FearTheWalkingDead” The new show, previously codenamed Cobalt, will air this summer on AMC, with a second […]
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