ITV Encore commission fresh Frankenstein take
In addition to Stephen Volk’s three-part version of a Phil Rickman Merrily Watkins story, ITV Encore has commissioned a new take on Mary Shelley’s classic horror tale, Frankenstein to feature […]
HBO picks up Westworld to series for 2015
HBO has decided to pick up the pilot for a revamped version of Michael Crichton’s Westworld from executive producers J. J. Abrams, Jerry Weintraub, and Bryan Burk. The “dark odyssey about […]
New adaptation of Moore’s From Hell coming from FX
Alan Moore and Eddie Campbell’s graphic novel From Hell, about the life of Jack the Ripper, is going to be adapted once again, this time for cable channel FX. David […]
RIP Glen A. Larson (updated)
Prolific US TV producer Glen A. Larson has died, aged 77. As first reported on social media, notably by Nick Nugent, author of The Knight Rider Companion, Larson passed away […]
Phil Rickman’s Merrily Watkins joins ITV
Ghostwatch and Afterlife writer Stephen Volk is penning a three-part adaptation of Phil Rickman’s Midwinter of the Spirit, the second book in his series of paranormal crime fiction featuring exorcist […]
New Talisman book to come from King and Straub
The long-awaited third volume in the Jack Sawyer story from master horror writers Stephen King and Peter Straub looks set to be written next year. Sawyer first appears as a young […]
Ash vs. The Evil Dead invades the small screen
We’ve had the Walking Dead for some time but now it’s time for some real action with the news that Sam Raimi’s The Evil Dead is definitely coming to TV, […]
The Hunger Games – live on stage!
There’s always been an air of theatrics to The Hunger Games, but now a fully fledged stage spectacular, based on Suzanne Collins’ books, is on the way, courtesy of Lionsgate, Imagine Nation and Triangular Entertainment. The Hunger Games theatrical experience will be produced by award-winning Broadway producer Robin de Levita, co-founder of Imagine Nation, along with legendary UK promoter Harvey […]
Meet the Six Billion Dollar Man!
The long-gestating movie version of Martin Caidin’s Cyborg novels and the TV series that spun from them, The Six Million Dollar Man, has got a step closer with the announcement […]
John Lasseter directing Toy Story 4 for 2017
Maybe it’s because Frozen has taken the spot as top animated movie from Toy Story 3 that Pixar/Disney have gone back on their original plan not to add a feature film to the Toy Story trilogy, but whatever the reason, Bob Iger has confirmed that a fourth Toy Story movie will be arriving in cinemas on June 16, 2017. The […]
Maeve, Appleman & Gupta to star in Syfy’s Magicians
Stella Maeve, Hale Appleman and Arjun Gupta have been cast in key roles for the upcoming pilot The Magicians, an adaptation of Lev Grossman’s best-selling book series, which begins production in New Orleans this December. Another Earth’s Mike Cahill has signed on to direct. The Magicians, produced by Universal Cable Productions, follows 20-somethings who, while studying magic in New York, discover […]
Star Wars Episode VII has official subtitle at last
The new Star Wars movie finally has an official subtitle: The Force Awakens. The announcement came with the end of principal photography on the movie. The film, which is still […]
NBC developing Faust update
The German legend of Faust – the man tempted by a deal with the Devil – is getting yet another modern update, this time from Mark Burnett and Roma Downey, the husband and wife team behind the recent TV version of The Bible. Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa is working with the pair on the adaptation, which is described as a faith-based medical […]
Syfy adapting Clarke’s 3001: The Final Odyssey
Syfy has announced that they have greenlit an adaptation of Arthur C. Clarke’s novel 3001: The Final Odyssey, to be executive produced by Ridley Scott. Stuart Beattie (Pirates of the […]
Gerry Anderson’s Firestorm achieves blast-off!
Gerry Anderson’s Firestorm, the new puppet series that has been seeking crowd funding via Kickstarter, is going ahead. The Kickstarter closed yesterday evening after 1,415 supporters gave their financial backing, and pre-production on the minisode will start in two weeks’ time. £88,931 was pledged, which allowed various extra stretch goals to be funded, which included a massive explosion from Mike Tucker […]
Fox order Peter Pan update
J.M. Barrie’s classic characters from Peter Pan are the latest literary figure to receive an update, courtesy of Fox who have given a script commitment to League of Pan from The […]
Sci-Fi Bulletin: Exploring the Universes of SF, Fantasy, Horror and Spy-fi! 