Vampire Diaries’ Matt Davis to join O’Bannon’s Cult
The Vampire Diaries co-star Matt Davis has been cast as the male lead in Rockne S. O’Bannon’s new CW pilot, Cult, which will be shooting shortly. Davis, seen as the vampire hunting history […]
RIP Moebius
French comics artist Moebius has died aged 73. Jean Henri Gaston Giraud passed away in Paris after a long illness. Well-known in his native France for his many contributions to […]
Exclusive: O’Bannon hails Julie Benz’s casting on Defiance
Speaking exclusively to Sci-Fi Bulletin, Defiance writer/executive producer Rockne S. O’Bannon revealed that he is delighted with the casting of Buffy and Dexter star Julie Benz as the female lead for […]
Primeval co-creator Adrian Hodges on New World’s start up
Speaking exclusively to Sci-Fi Bulletin, Primeval co-creator Adrian Hodges revealed that he was very pleased that production has begun this week on New World, the new iteration of the show being made by Omni Productions in Vancouver. “Obviously I’m very pleased the series has started and I do think it’s fair to see it as a new era for Primeval,” […]
Writers and directors revealed for New World
More news is coming in regarding Primeval: New World, the spin-off from ITV’s hit series Primeval. In addition to the casting information, according to the official press release from Space, “Sci-fi queen Amanda Tapping (Sanctuary), Andy Mikita (Stargate Universe), Martin Wood (Sanctuary) and Mike Rohl (Smallville) are all set to direct. The creative team is led by Executive Producers Martin […]
Stargate’s Ben Browder joins Doctor Who
Stargate and Farscape star Ben Browder is the latest addition to the Doctor Who cast, according to the new issue of Doctor Who Magazine. In addition to the previously-announced Rupert […]
Who, Fades and Primeval stars line up for BBC’s James Herbert adaptation
Suranne Jones, currently starring in ITV cop drama Scott and Bailey, has been cast as Eve opposite The Fades’ Tom Ellis in Joe Ahearne’s adaptation of James Herbert’s horror story […]
Fox cancels Terra Nova
Fox has decided not to renew its prehistoric drama series Terra Nova, after weeks of discussing various ways of tweaking the second series. According to Deadline, the producers at 20th Century Fox TV will now start shopping the series around to other networks in the hope of keeping the project alive. The website also notes that it was Fox entertainment […]
RIP Philip Madoc
Welsh actor Philip Madoc, who played multiple roles on Doctor Who in his long career, died March 5, aged 77. Madoc’s first appearance was in the second Doctor Who big screen […]
RIP Star Wars artist Ralph McQuarrie
Ralph McQuarrie, best known for his work on George Lucas’ Star Wars saga, died on March 3, aged 82. His work on the films was hailed today by Lucas: “Ralph McQuarrie was […]
Terra Nova’s Jay Ryan is the CW’s new Beast
Australian actor Jay Ryan is going to step into Ron Perlman’s claws for the CW’s update of the classic 1980s series Beauty and the Beast, starring opposite Kristin Kreuk. Ryan […]
Zachary Quinto to play the nemesis in American Horror Story II
As well as featuring Jessica Lange as a new character, the second season of American Horror Story will see a large role for Star Trek star Zachary Quinto. He will be joined by fellow season one cast members Evan Peters, Sarah Paulson and Lily Rabe, with “everyone… playing the opposite of what they played before,” according to executive producer Ryan […]
American Horror Story 2 all about Jessica Lange
Although she won’t be reprising the role of Constance for the second season of surprise FX hit American Horror Story, Jessica Lange will be the focus of the show’s sophomore year. Executive producer Ryan Murphy told EW, “We have designed the second season of American Horror Story completely around her character. This will really be the Jessica Lange show so […]
BBC America develops two new genre shows
BBC America is continuing to expand its original drama slate, teaming up with Misfits production company Clerkenwell Films for two new sci-fi shows, both of which will be distributed by […]
Alan Ball “steps back” from True Blood
HBO has confirmed that True Blood showrunner Alan Ball will be moving to a consultative role if series moves into a sixth season and beyond. When Ball renewed his contract with HBO in July 2011, “we always intended that if we proceeded to True Blood’s sixth season that Alan would take a supervisory role on the series and not be […]
RIP Catweazle creator Richard Carpenter
Richard Carpenter, the creator of Catweazle and Robin of Sherwood, among many other writing credits, has died. Born in 1933, Carpenter was responsible for many well-loved children’s series of the […]
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