Big Finish gain Torchwood licence (updated)
Big Finish announced on May 3rd that they are creating six new stories featuring the Torchwood team, as seen in the Doctor Who spin-off. The announcement was expected to be made […]
Two new series of Red Dwarf confirmed
Series XI and XII of Red Dwarf have been given the green light. They will begin production in the autumn before airing on Dave in 2016 and 2017. Co-produced by Grant Naylor Productions and Baby Cow Productions, Red Dwarf XI and XII are written and directed by Doug Naylor. The series once more reunites Chris Barrie as Rimmer, Craig Charles […]
Josh Trank steps down from Star Wars spin-off movie
Fantastic Four and Chronicle director Josh Trank won’t be heading to that galaxy far far away: Lucasfilm has confirmed that he is no longer helming one of the Star Wars Anthology movies. “After a year of having the incredible honour of developing with the wonderful and talented people at Lucasfilm, I’m making a personal decision to move forward on a […]
Angela Bassett latest addition to American Horror Story: Hotel
American Horror Story: Hotel continues to attract top names to its ranks, with the news that Angela Bassett will be joining the team once more. Bassett, who starred as Desiree Dupree […]
The Doctor Who Symphonic Spectacular hits the USA
Following its successful tours of Australia and New Zealand, and the upcoming season around the UK, the Doctor Who Symphonic Spectacular is heading for America. It will be staged for the first time in the U.S. at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York on Wednesday October 7, 2015. The concert of Murray Gold’s music for the series will be hosted by Missy […]
Syfy cancel Helix
Only two weeks after the season two finale aired in the US, Syfy has decided not to bring back Ronald D. Moore’s SF horror series Helix. The news, broken by the Hollywood Reporter, was confirmed by stars of the series on Twitter, with Mark Ghanime posting “My tweeps, saddened to hear about @helix‘s demise. Thx for all the fan loyalty & making […]
Omen sequel Damien moves to A&E
Damien, Lifetime’s sequel to The Omen, has a new home – and an increased order. The series, which follows the adult life of Damien Thorn, the boy bearing the 666 mark of the devil from the 1976 movie, will now appear on A&E, and will now comprise ten, rather than six, episodes. “A&E’s unwavering commitment to high quality original scripted […]
Chris Carter leaks X-Files reunion secrets
Talking to the Vancouver Sun about the new six-episode series of The X-Files that will be shooting in the city later this year, creator Chris Carter revealed various elements that will feature in the show, for which he has completed the first draft. The cold open – the teaser before the credits – will be back. “We had to get […]
Wild Tales’ Szifron to pen Six Billion Dollar Man
Pete Berg and Mark Wahlberg’s update of The Six Million Dollar Man has attracted an Oscar-nominated writer to pen the screenplay. Damian Szifron, the writer and director of Wild Tales, will be […]
Doctor Who wins BAFTA Craft Award
Doctor Who has triumphed at the British Academy Television Craft Awards. The award for Special, Visual and Graphic Effects was given to Milk FX, Real SFX and BBC WalesFX, at the ceremony held on April 26. It was the only category in which the series was nominated. Penny Dreadful won Best Production Design, Best Make-up and Hair Design and Best Original Television Music, […]
Suicide Squad Joker unveiled
The new face of the Joker has been revealed by Suicide Squad director David Eyer. Played by Jared Leto in the upcoming movie, this is a different take from the […]
Big Finish’s Survivors battling into 2016
There’s going to be at least five series of Big Finish’s Survivors, based on Terry Nation’s 1970s cult favourite. According to producer David Richardson: “As I write this, we’re prepping to go into studio for Series 3 (Abby Grant and Jimmy Garland, and a deadly voyage into London…) and signing off edits for the very dark, disturbing Series 2. But […]
Ash vs Evil Dead underway in New Zealand
Filming has begun on the first ten-episode season of Ash vs Evil Dead, with Sam Raimi directing the first episode of the small screen version of the horror franchise. Bruce […]
Terrahawks back for a second series at Big Finish
Following the warm reception given to their return after 30 years, Terrahawks will be fighting Zelda in a second series of audio adventures next year. As Jamie Anderson, Gerry’s son and Managing Director of Anderson Entertainment says, “39 episodes were originally produced of this hit TV series which had over 9 million viewers each week, with development of another series underway […]
Sony revives animated Spider-Man with LEGO team
There are going to be two different Sony Spider-Man films coming in the next three years, boss Tom Rothman has confirmed. In addition to the live action film to be overseen […]
New monsters for Doctor Who Series 9
The BBC has released a couple of images of a new monster which will be involved with the Doctor and Clara during the upcoming series 9. Firstly seen in the […]
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