Syfy enter DC’s DMZ
Former Mad Men executive producers Andre and Maria Jacquemetton have teamed up with Gravity producer David Heyman for an adaptation of DC’s DMZ for the Syfy channel, according to a […]
Marc Forster to lead Red Rising?
According to a report at Deadline, Pierce Brown’s new novel Red Rising is set to head for cinema screens, courtesy of World War Z’s Marc Forster. The novel, which was […]
Stephen King’s miraculous Ayana comes to Universal TV
Stephen King’s short story Ayana looks as if it might be heading to NBC, according to a report at Variety. The tale, which first appeared in the Paris Review in […]
CBS orders pilot about “real-life Professor X”
Scorpion, a drama inspired by the story of Scorpion Computer Services’ boss Walter O’Brien, has received a pilot order from CBS. The pilot is written by Breakout Kings’ Nick Santora […]
CW heralds The Messengers of the apocalypse
The CW has ordered a pilot for its latest foray into the fantasy genre, The Messengers, about a group of unconnected strangers who discover that they are responsible for preventing the upcoming Apocalypse. The script by Teen Wolf’s Eoghan O’Donnell will be produced by Clash of the Titans’ Basil Iwanyk and CBS Studios. The story begins with a mysterious object […]
Hiddleston headlines High-Rise
Kill List director Ben Wheatley has confirmed that his long awaited adaptation of J.G. Ballard’s classic story High-Rise is now in front of the cameras. Thor’sTom Hiddleston will star in the movie, about the degeneration of life in a modern luxury building. Wheatley was signed up for the film in August last year, and has recently been working on the first […]
Mira Sorvino & James Frain join The Intruders
With filming due to start soon, more casting has been revealed for Glen Morgan’s eight-part adaptation of Michael Marshall Smith’s novel The Intruders for BBC America. Mimic and Falling Skies’ Mira Sorvino will play Amy, the wife of John Simm’s ex-cop Jack Whalen; James Frain will play Richards Shepherd, a murderer on a 20-year secret mission who claims to be […]
Fremantle acquire Gaiman’s American Gods
Fremantle Media, whose North America’s scripted television division is responsible for the US version of The Returned, and the CW’s reboot of The Tomorrow People, has finalised a deal for […]
Philip Seymour Hoffman dies
Acclaimed actor and new cast-member of The Hunger Games series of movies Philip Seymour Hoffman has been found dead in his New York apartment today (February 2), of a reported […]
Back to the Future: The Musical confirmed for 2015
Back to the Future’s 30th anniversary is going to be celebrated in musical style, with official confirmation that a stage show based on the time travel movie will hit London next year. Robert Zemeckis and Bob Gale are currently working with Universal Stage Productions (Wicked and Billy Elliot), London-based producer Colin Ingram (Ghost – The Musical) and Steven Spielberg’s Amblin Entertainment […]
CW pick up DC’s undead crime thriller iZombie
We’ve had vampire detectives, but now the CW is bringing a zombie investigator to the screen, in their adaptation of DC’s iZombie, which has been given a pilot order. The […]
Syfy orders 26 episodes of Haven
Haven‘s future is secure for the next couple of seasons, with the announcement today from Syfy that they have ordered 26 new episodes of the series based on Stephen King’s novella The Colorado Kid. The first 13 episodes of Season 5 are set to premiere this autumn with the remaining 13 episodes scheduled to air in 2015. Series stars Emily […]
Gerry Anderson’s Gemini Force One lands at Gollancz
Gemini Force One, the series of novels based on concepts created by the late Gerry Anderson, will be published by Gollancz and Orion Books. A special, and strictly limited edition will first be published by Gollancz in August 2014 and will be available to original Kickstarter supporters, and will also be sold in collaboration with key specialist bookseller Goldsboro Books. […]
Capaldi costume revealed!
The BBC this evening (27 January 2014) unveiled the new look for Peter Capaldi’s twelfth Doctor. The outfit, put together by BBC costume designer Howard Burden with input from Capaldi combines […]
Doctor Who: Dark Eyes wins BBC Audio Award (updated)
At the BBC Audio Awards, held at Broadcasting House on January 26th, independent audio producer Big Finish were triumphant in the Best Online or Non-Broadcast drama category with Doctor Who […]
Rupert Sanders to direct Ghost in the Shell
Snow White and the Huntsman director Rupert Sanders has been hired to direct the live action version of the manga tale Ghost in the Shell for Dreamworks, according to a […]
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