The second season premiere of The Walking Dead was a triumphant success for AMC, as the 90 minute episode beat a 10-year record for basic cable. Over seven million viewers watched the drama unfold in its original slot, with a total of 11 million tuning in across the evening’s three showings. “The Walking Deadis one of those rare television programmes […]
Zombieland‘s Paul Wernick and Rhett Reese are penning the adaptation of Hasbro’s toyline Micronauts for Paramount Pictures’ new movie, which will produced by J.J. Abrams and Bryan Burk’s Bad Robot. […]
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It was a mixed night for Doctor Who fans at the Scream Awards held on October 15 in Los Angeles: although both Matt Smith and Karen Gillan had been nominated for Best Science Fiction Actor/Actress, and the show present in the Best TV Show category, only Smith’s portrayal of the Doctor was successful. Fans of Harry Potter and the Deadly […]
Big Finish has persuaded both of Blake’s 7‘s original leading men to reprise their roles for the first season of their enhanced audiobook series The Liberator Chronicles. Gareth Thomas and Paul Darrow will play Blake and Avon in Peter Anghelides’ story Counterfeit, in which Blake breaks into the Bovee Mining Facility, where he hopes to discover the secret of Illusium, a […]
According to a new interview promoting his hosting duties on AMC’s FearFest weekend accompanying the launch of the second season of The Walking Dead, zombie director George A. Romero hasn’t seen an episode of the hit series – and even turned down a chance to helm one of the episodes. “[First season producers] Frank [Darabont] and [Greg] Nicotero were calling […]
Despite being apparently killed off in Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace, Sith Lord Darth Maul is set to make a reappearance in the animated Clone Wars series – at the direct request of Star Wars overlord George Lucas. “The decision to continue Darth Maul’s story was something that came directly from George,” Dave Filoni, Supervising Director of Star […]
Syfy has ordered a further 13 episodes of its Stephen King-based series Haven, starring Emily Rose, to air next year – probably in the same summer slot. The second series, which has just begun airing on Syfy UK, reached a slightly bigger audience than the opening season, around 2.55 million viewers. Loosely based on King’s novella The Colorado Kid, the […]
No, it’s not April 1st, and yes, this is a genuine story. 20th Century Fox has acquired the rights to the BBC children’s series Rentaghost, and have teamed Ben Stiller […]
Kevin Williamson’s new series The Secret Circle will get a full season to weave its spell over an audience, after The CW decided to give a back nine order to its three new dramas. Former Buffy star Sarah Michelle Gellar’s Ringer as well as the drama Hart of Dixie have all been extended, with network president Mark Pedowitz stating that “We […]
Celebrating a career that stretches back to Stanley Kubrick’s 2001: A Space Odyssey, the Visual Effects Society Board of Directors has decided that the 2012 George Méliès Award is being […]
Following reports in the L.A. Times that director Pete Travis had been removed from the directing position on the new Dredd film, Travis and producer Alex Garland have released the following statement: “During all stages of the filmmaking, Dredd has been a collaboration between a number of dedicated creative parties. From the outset we decided on an unorthodox collaboration to […]
Shooting on the epic adaptation of Max Brooks’ World War Z has been held up following a raid on a warehouse used by the production by armed police officers in […]
Although Pete Travis was the man on set helming the new Dredd movie, he’s been removed from the director role during the post-production phase, according to a report in Friday’s L.A. Times. The movie stars Karl Urban as the 2000 AD character Judge Dredd and was shot earlier this year. However, the L.A. Times states, “Travis has not been involved […]
According to a new report at the British Board of Film Classification site, Tom Six’s The Human Centipede II (Full Sequence) will be getting a UK release – after various cuts have been made. The film was originally banned in the UK, although it has aired in the US. Thirty two cuts have now been made across 8 separate sequences, according […]
It seems possible that the next James Bond film, currently set to begin shooting early next year for an October release with Daniel Craig reprising his role as the British secret service agent, will be entitled Skyfall. According to a report at Fusible.com, the brand protection firm MarkMonitor, who register domains on behalf of Sony Pictures, has recently added multiple web domains […]
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