Doctor Who returns with The Bells of St John
The BBC has confirmed details of Doctor Who’s eight-week return starting at the end of this month. The Bells of St John, by Steven Moffat, will see Jenna-Louise Coleman joining […]
CW moves O’Bannon’s Cult
In a move that doesn’t bode well for the future of the show, the CW has moved Rockne S. O’Bannon’s series Cult from its Tuesday night slot to Fridays at 9 p.m., and intend running repeats of Beauty and the Beast in its place. Cult debuted to weak ratings last week, and didn’t improve on its second airing. Viewers blamed […]
RIP Dalek designer Raymond Cusick
Raymond Cusick, who gave the Daleks their distinctive iconic design which has remained pretty constant throughout Doctor Who’s fifty year history, died on February 21st, aged 84. As a BBC […]
Primeval New World cancelled
The Primeval TV saga has hit another hiatus, as Canadian channel Space has failed to commission the spin-off Primeval New World for a new season. Low ratings were the cause of the show’s demise. The series aired its final episode in Canada this week; British viewers have six more to go. “Unfortunately, the audience growth throughout the first season was […]
The Tenth Planet gets animated for Who’s 50th anniversary
One of the most critical missing episodes from Doctor Who’s history is to be animated for its release on DVD later this year. Episode 4 of The Tenth Planet no […]
Harrison Ford signs for Star Wars: Episode VII?
According to a report on The Latino Review (via FoxNews Latino), Star Wars: Episode VII—the first of the new movies under the Disney banner—has signed its first actor, and in […]
Early pickups for Supernatural, Arrow and The Vampire Diaries
The CW has given an early nod to new seasons of its hit series Supernatural, Arrow and The Vampire Diaries. “We said last year that one of our goals was to establish building blocks to grow on, and now with our new hit Arrow and fan favorite Supernatural on Wednesday night, and the continued success of The Vampire Diaries on […]
Merlin team head to Atlantis for new BBC series
Merlin may have vanished from the Saturday night schedules, but a time of myth and magic hasn’t vanished altogether. The BBC has commissioned a thirteen-episode series Atlantis from Howard Overman, […]
3D Doctor Who and the Ice Warriors return
The BBC has announced that the special episode of Doctor Who that will be broadcast to mark the show’s 50th anniversary this November will be made and broadcast in 3D. “It’s about time,” head writer Steven Moffat noted. “Technology has finally caught up with Doctor Who and your television is now bigger on the inside. A whole new dimension of adventure for […]
BBC’s Being Human cancelled
The fifth series of Being Human will be the last, it has been confirmed today. The final six episodes are currently airing on BBC Three. Rob Pursey, the show’s executive producer, Touchpaper says: “Working on Being Human has been a truly great experience. From the first one-hour pilot, all the way through to this climactic series, we’ve been given real […]
Yoda make-up man Stuart Freeborn dies, aged 98
Acclaimed British movie make-up artist Stuart Freeborn—best known as the designer of Jedi Master Yoda for The Empire Strikes Back—has died at the age of 98. Born in September 1914, […]
Disney confim Star Wars spin-off movies!
Disney CEO Bob Iger has confirmed (in a business-focused interview with CNBC) that there will be several Star Wars spin-off movies alongside the already planned new trilogy of Star Wars VII, VIII and IX. Director J.J. Abrams has been confirmed for Episode VII, with a screenplay from Toy Story 3’s Michael Arndt. “There has been speculation about some stand-alone films […]
RIP Robin Sachs
Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Galaxy Quest star Robin Sachs has died on the eve of his 62nd birthday. Sachs was best known for playing Ethan Rayne, Tony Head’s character’s opposite […]
ITV rebooting Thunderbirds!
According to a report at Deadline, ITV Studios are teaming up with New Zealand-based Pukeko Pictures and Weta Workshop to produce a new version of Thunderbirds. Twenty-six half hour episodes of […]
Morgana joins Dracula!
Morgana actress Katie McGrath has been cast in Sky’s lavish new adaptation of Bram Stoker’s Dracula. The former Merlin star will play Lucy Westenra, aristocratic London’s sexy, social butterfly who has a penchant for gossip, flirting and all things glamorous. A best friend to Dracula’s muse, Mina Murray (played by Jessica De Gouw), Lucy gradually becomes entwined in a web […]
Cast announced for Making of Doctor Who drama
Mark Gatiss’ drama, An Adventure in Space and Time, goes before the cameras shortly, and key castmembers have been announced. David Bradley, best known as the caretaker Filch in the Harry Potter films, will play William Hartnell. Jessica Raine, star of Call the Midwife, will be Doctor Who’s first producer, Verity Lambert, with Brian Cox, the original Hannibal Lektor, as […]
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