Oculus team to play Stephen King’s Gerald’s Game
Oculus director Mike Flanagan and writing partner Jeff Howard are working on an adaptation of Stephen King’s Gerald’s Game, it has been announced at Cannes. The 1992 novel is a companion piece […]
CW to try again with a Supernatural spin-off
After their first attempt at a Supernatural spin-off failed to gain traction during the development season, the CW are going to try again next year, according to CW chief Mark Pedowitz. In a call to reporters in advance of the Upfront presentation on 15 May, Pedowitz said the spin-off ‘just didn’t get there’ this year, and that ‘we want to […]
Roberto Orci confirmed as director of third Star Trek
Star Trek and Transformers co-writer Roberto Orci has been confirmed as the director of the third Star Trek reboot film, set for release in 2016, Variety has reported. Orci, a self-confessed fan of the franchise long before he began working on JJ Abrams’ reinvention of Gene Roddenberry’s classic series, split from his film-writing partner Alex Kurtzman recently, and is writing […]
Stephen King’s The Shop coming to TNT
Stephen King’s shadowy organisation The Shop, the villains in his early novel Firestarter and mentioned in some of his other books and TV projects, is coming back in a new sequel […]
RIP H.R. Giger
H.R. Giger, whose work became best known through its use in Ridley Scott’s seminal SF horror film Alien, has died, aged 74. According to Swiss public television, the surrealist artist died […]
Moffat reveals changes for Capaldi’s Doctor
In the cover feature of the new Radio Times, out today in the UK, Doctor Who showrunner Steven Moffat has given some insight into the way Peter Capaldi will be […]
More overseas filming for Doctor Who
The latest series of Doctor Who will see the Time Lord depart these shores for the first time in some years, as the production team heads to Lanzarote for Peter […]
ABC continues its Marvel-ous run
ABC is not just picking up Marvel’s Agents of SHIELD for a second season – to the surprise of some, who thought that the show’s ratings wouldn’t justify a renewal […]
CW cancel The Tomorrow People
The Tomorrow People’s American jaunt is over – the CW has decided not to renew the show for a second season. The network has also decided to get rid of Star-Crossed. However, The 100 and Beauty and the Beast will be returning. The Tomorrow People, based on the UK series which ran in the 1970s and 1990s, failed to connect […]
Chuck Wendig’s Blackbirds come to Starz
Chuck Wendig’s series of novels featuring Miriam Black – a young woman who is cursed with a gift which means she knows how the people she meets are going to die once she touches them – is coming to Starz. The three books, all named after birds and published by Angry Robot, will form the basis of the series, Blackbirds, which will […]
Matt Smith joins new Terminator trilogy in “major role”
Former Doctor Who star Matt Smith has signed up for a “major role” in the new Terminator trilogy, which is currently in production from Paramount Pictures and Skydance Productions, according to a report at Deadline. Smith will appear in Terminator: Genesis, directed by Alan Taylor, and his part will be more important in the second and third films. He will […]
New Thunderbird 2 partly revealed
Nestled behind ITV Studios’ advertisement for their stand promoting the new series Thunderbirds are Go at the Licensing Expo in Vegas soon is a link to a website. Click on […]
Shatner awarded NASA’s highest civilian honour
Star Trek star William Shatner has been given the Distinguished Public Service medal, NASA’s highest award for civilians. The honour was presented to Shatner on April 26th in Los Angeles at his annual Hollywood Charity Horse Show, where he raises money for a variety of children’s causes. The citation for the medal reads, “For outstanding generosity and dedication to inspiring […]
Syfy developing quintet of new adaptations
Syfy are once again turning to graphic novels and fantasy literature for three new series and two miniseries which they are currently developing. Clone will be based on the graphic novel by […]
Fox cancel Almost Human?
According to a report at Deadline, Fox has decided not to pick up a second season of the J.J. Abrams/J.H. Wyman SF series Almost Human, starring Dredd‘s Karl Urban. Although its ratings weren’t particularly stellar, matching The Following, the series, about a cop (Urban) partnered with a lifelike combat model android (Michael Ealy) had done well enough for renewal to […]
Star Wars Episode VII cast revealed finally
Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, Mark Hamill, Anthony Daniels, Kenny Baker and Peter Mayhew will all be reprising their roles in the seventh episode of the Star Wars saga, it has finally been confirmed today. They will be joined by John Boyega, Daisy Ridley, Adam Driver, Oscar Isaac, Andy Serkis, Domhnall Gleeson and Max von Sydow for the new movie. According […]
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