Cronenberg’s Videodome to be reborn
The new flesh will live again in Universal Pictures remake of David Cronenberg’s 1983 mind-warping thriller Videodrome. Commercials helmer Adam Berg has been signed up to direct the Erhen Kruger […]
Syfy developing Campbell’s Blake’s 7 reboot
According to an exclusive report at Deadline, Syfy is working with 007 director Martin Campbell on his reboot of the classic British sci-fi series Blake’s 7. The network has given […]
ABC developing Steampunk Mark Twain series
Producers Jason Richman and David Zabel (E.R.) are developing a new take on Mark Twain’s The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn for ABC. The new show—to be titled Finn & Sawyer—will […]
John Williams to receive Lifetime Achievement Award at Classical Brits
Prolific film composer John Williams is to be honoured at the Classic Brit Awards in October. The eighty year old writer has composed scores for movies since 1958, and has received 47 Academy Award nominations (the second highest ever, after Walt Disney). His best-known genre work includes Lost in Space, The Time Tunnel, Star Wars, Superman, Close Encounters of the […]
RIP Tony Scott
British film director Tony Scott, whose credits include The Hunger, Enemy of the State and Deja Vu, has died aged 68. The younger brother of Ridley Scott, Tony Scott began […]
RIP William Windom
William Windom, who played Commodore Matt Decker in the classic Star Trek episode The Doomsday Machine, died on August 17, aged 88. In a long career, Windom was also renowned […]
New art for Arrow and Beauty & The Beast reboot
With only a few weeks left until the season premieres of their new shows, the CW has released poster art featuring the stars of their two fantasy series, Beauty and […]
Angelmaker’s Nick Harkaway Embraces Steampunk Label
Writer tells Edinburgh Festival audience of his struggle to be defined… Angelmaker author Nick Harkaway is happy to be labelled a Steampunk writer, while admitting his work can be hard […]
John Barrowman joins CW’s Arrow
According to an exclusive report at Entertainment Weekly, Doctor Who and Torchwood star John Barrowman is heading over to the CW’s updated version of DC’s Green Arrow. Not much is being revealed about the recurring character he will play on Arrow, except that he is a “well-dressed man” who is “as mysterious as he is wealthy … he is an acquaintance of […]
RIP Harry Harrison
Harry Harrison, the creator of the Stainless Steel Rat, Bill the Galactic Hero, and the Deathworld trilogy, died today, August 15, aged 87. An illustrator and editor as well as writer, one […]
Carnahan abandoning Daredevil reboot?
It seems as if the Daredevil reboot for Fox, which needs to enter production this year, or the studio’s rights to the Marvel character will revert to Disney, is not […]
Phil Davis joins Being Human
According to a tweet by the show’s publicist, British acting veteran Phil Davis has signed up for the fifth series of Being Human. “@PhilDavis6 cast as Captain Hatch in BBC3 […]
RIP ET’s Geppetto, Carlo Rambaldi
Creature creator Carlo Rambaldi, who won Academy Awards for his work on ET and Alien, has died aged 86. Steven Spielberg paid tribute to the legendary expert, describing him as […]
ITV prepare follow-up to Marchlands
ITV is working on Lightfields, a follow-up to the successful ghost story Marchlands which aired last year. Like Marchlands, it’s based on The Oaks, a 2009 pilot for Fox which […]
Jessica Lange hints at American Horror Story: Asylum role
Talking to the Los Angeles Times, veteran actress Jessica Lange has revealed a few details about the role she’s playing in the second season of American Horror Story, subtitled Asylum. This year, Lange will play Sister Jude, the head nun in charge of a mental institution for the criminally insane in the 1960s. She became a nun late in life, […]
Mark Gatiss penning drama on Doctor Who creation (updated)
Rumours have been flying around for some time that the 50th anniversary of Doctor Who‘s first broadcast in November 1963 might be marked with some form of drama, and actor/writer/producer […]
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