Fox enter Asimov’s Caves of Steel
Isaac Asimov’s robotic murder mystery The Caves of Steel is being adapted for the big screen by 20th Century Fox. According to Deadline.com, John Scott 3 will adapt the 1954 […]
“Twilight meets Buffy” for the new Sabrina the Teenage Witch series
Sabrina the Teenage Witch is heading back to TV screens for a new series – and this time it sounds as if we’re going to see a much edgier version […]
Joshua Jackson pens Fringe comic
The first instalment of a new Fringe spin-off comic, Beyond the Fringe, has been released today by DC Comics. The seven-issue story is divided between an A story – Peter and […]
Justin Lin drops out of Terminator sequels
Fast and Furious director Justin Lin has had to sever his connections to the reboot of the Terminator franchise – at least for the moment. According to Deadline.com, plans by […]
Doctor Who Christmas details revealed
According to various reports in the British media today, this year’s Doctor Who Christmas Special will see the Time Lord in a pastiche of C.S. Lewis’s Narnia tales. Possibly entitled The Lion, The Witch and the TARDIS, the story sees the Doctor acting as caretaker of a creepy old house in Dorset during the Second World War. He befriends mum […]
Disney develops Avatar attractions
The Animal Kingdom at Walt Disney World is going to be home to the first Avatar-themed attraction, following a deal announced on September 20 by Disney, Fox and James Cameron’s […]
Want to know every change to the Star Wars films?
In an interview during the making of Babylon 5, creator J. Michael Straczynski said that left to their own devices, writers would try to improve their work until “the heat death of the universe.” Star Wars creator George Lucas has certainly done his best to live up to that mantra, with yet another series of changes present in the recent […]
Game of Thrones adds extra Emmy at main awards
In addition to its Emmy for Best Title Design, awarded at the Creative Emmys on September 10, HBO’s Game of Thrones walked away with the only genre show award presented at the main Emmys on September 18. Peter Dinklage was honoured as Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series for his role as Tyrion Lannister on the show, based on […]
No grand finale for Sarah Jane Adventures
Speaking at a Q and A session after the preview of the first story of the final series of The Sarah Jane Adventures at the BFI IMAX on September 16, […]
ABC develops second modern Jekyll & Hyde
Only a few days after they announced they were working on Hyde, an update of Robert Louis Stevenson’s classic novel The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, ABC has bought a second modern-day version of the tale. According to Deadline, Jekyll & Hyde, written by The Sorcerer’s Apprentice‘s Matt Lopez, is “a suspenseful, darkly romantic retelling of the classic […]
EXCLUSIVE: Primeval co-creator confirms details on Primeval New World
Speaking exclusively to Sci-Fi Bulletin, Primeval‘s co-creator Adrian Hodges has confirmed that the new series going into production for Omni and Space in Canada will not be the total reboot that the original press release seemed to indicate. Emphasising that he couldn’t go into much detail, “because Omni and Space are very sensitive about any of the information coming from […]
CW rebooting Perlman/Hamilton’s Beauty & The Beast
Hot on the heels of the announcement that ABC are working on a fresh version of the Beauty and the Beast fairytale comes news that the CW are looking to […]
Harlan Ellison sues over In Time
Legendary American author Harlan Ellison has brought a lawsuit in the California federal court against New Regency, director Andrew Niccol and John Does (i.e. other people whose names are not […]
Space orders revamped Primeval (updated)
Broadcast is reporting that a post-watershed all-new version of Primeval has been ordered by Canadian broadcaster Space for transmission next year. The new series, with a “younger sexier cast”, will focus on a group of North American scientists and animal experts who investigate the arrival of prehistoric and futuristic creatures in the modern-day world – a transplant of the original […]
Chloe Moretz: Dark Shadows “a lot like Sleepy Hollow”
Speaking at the Toronto International Film Festival, Kick-Ass star Chloe Moretz talked about her role as Carolyn Stoddard in Tim Burton’s new version of the classic horror soap series Dark Shadows, currently shooting in London. Describing her character as “fun”, Moretz explained to Movies.com that Carolyn “is crazy. She is this teenager, like 15-year-old hippie who is into The Carpenters […]
Shearsmith says “no more” Psychoville
Steve Pemberton and Reece Shearsmith’s very dark comedy Psychoville has reached the end of the road, according to co-creator Shearsmith, despite Pemberton’s earlier comments that a third series was likely. The writer and actor tweeted to say “There really will be no more Psychoville. But Steve P and I have ‘something else’ for you. Only in our minds at the […]
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