Paul Darrow writes new Blake’s 7 Avon novel
Continuing their range of new audios and books in the classic Blake’s 7 universe, Big Finish have announced that series star Paul Darrow – who played Kerr Avon in all […]
Shiban goes Clandestine for Syfy
Former X-Files writer and producer John Shiban, currently involved with western series Hell on Wheels, is helping to develop Clandestine, a new series for Syfy. Described as “a swash-buckling space drama/adventure […]
Star Trek: Deep Space 9 game cancelled through lack of interest
A new free to play multi-player Star Trek game has been pulled from the schedules by its German manufacturers Gameforge, after they were unable to drum up sufficient support for […]
Whedon signs 3-year deal with Marvel
Fans of Joss Whedon’s vision of the Marvel Universe, as seen in the recent Avengers (Assemble) movie, will be delighted by the news that the creator of the TV series Buffy, Angel, Firefly and Dollhouse has signed up for three years with Marvel. “Joss Whedon has signed an exclusive deal with Marvel Studios for film and television through the end of […]
Spartacus’ DeKnight goes sci-fi for Incursion
Spartacus creator and executive producer Steven S. DeKnight is returning to the science fiction genre with Incursion, a new series for Torchwood: Miracle Day co-producers Starz. “Steven DeKnight has an […]
“Ninth” Doctor Richard E. Grant joins Who Christmas Special (updated)
Richard E. Grant, who previously appeared as an incarnation of the Doctor in the spoof The Curse of Fatal Death in 1999 and as a possible Ninth Doctor in Paul […]
Crowe to roost in Dark Tower?
After years of start-stop development Warner Bros. adaptation of Stephen King’s The Dark Tower extensive novel series looks likely to get the go-ahead in the next few weeks following a […]
The Lotus Caves come to SyFy
The US SyFy channel has green lit a 90 minute pilot film for a proposed TV series based on John Christopher’s (pictured) The Lotus Caves. Pushing Daisies‘ Bryan Fuller will be […]
Doctor Who is Thor’s new bad guy!
The first Doctor of the modern era, Christopher Eccleston, is to play the character of Malekith the Accursed in Marvel Studios Thor: The Dark World. Featuring opposite Chris Hemsworth as […]
Craven and Niles team for comic-book and movie
Horror director Wes Craven (the original A Nightmare on Elm Street) and comic-book creator Steve Niles (30 Days of Night) are to team up on a new comic-book and possible movie adaptation Coming of Rage. Craven has created the comic-book, with Niles scripting the story. Liquid Comics will release the comic-book as a five-issue series in 2013 and a graphic […]
Neeson and Wahlberg for Neuromancer movie?
Offers have apparently been made to actors Liam Neeson and Mark Wahlberg for leading roles in Vincenzo Natali’s movie version of William Gibson’s ground-breaking cyberspace novel Neuromancer. The Cube and […]
O’Bannon pays tribute to Farscape’s Hardy
Farscape‘s Jonathan Hardy, the voice of Rygel, has died at the age of 71. Hardy voiced the Jim Henson-created Muppet-style alien character of Rygel XVI in all four seasons of Farscape and […]
The Hobbit to be a trilogy! (updated)
Following much rumour and speculation, it has finally been confirmed that Peter Jackson’s The Hobbit is to become a trilogy of films rather than just two movies as previously planned. […]
Fringe, Apes and Super 8 triumph at Saturns
Rise of the Planet of the Apes and J.J. Abrams’ Super 8 both scored three trophies at the annual Saturn Awards, given by the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & […]
RIP Doctor Who companion Mary Tamm
Mary Tamm, who played the first incarnation of Time Lady Romana opposite Tom Baker in Doctor Who, has died aged 62. According to the report at BBC News, she had […]
Bond director Martin Campbell to revive Blake’s 7!
According to an exclusive report at Deadline, GoldenEye and Casino Royale director Martin Campbell is reinvigorating another classic British brand, working on a reboot of Terry Nation’s Blake’s 7. Heroes […]
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