Scanners' Smith and Star Wars' Jones to receive honorary Oscars
James Earl Jones and make up artist Dick Smith are to receive honorary Oscars for lifetime achievement this year from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Jones is […]
Wagner crosses over from Warehouse 13 to Alphas
Former Bionic Woman Lindsay Wagner is set to appear on the new Syfy show Alphas, playing her Warehouse 13 role of Dr Vanessa Calder – indicating that Alphas is set in the same universe as Warehouse 13 and Eureka. Wagner will appear in the sixth episode of Alphas’ debut season, “Never Let Me Go.” She is also reprising the role in […]
Laurence Fishburne to play Perry White in Man of Steel
The Matrix and CSI star Laurence Fishburne has been cast as Perry White in Zack Snyder’s reboot of the Superman franchise, Man of Steel, for Warner Bros. and Legendary Pictures. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Fishburne will be appearing alongside Law & Order: Special Victims Unit‘s Christopher Meloni in the movie, which is currently shooting for a June 2013 release. […]
Jason Priestley charms Haven
Beverly Hills 90210‘s Jason Priestley is one of many stars entering the sleepy town of Haven in the second season of the Stephen King-based Syfy show. Priestley will play Chris Weekly, who the network describes as “a handsome but anti-social marine biologist who is forced to deal with an affliction most would consider a blessing: everyone suddenly loves him and […]
Dredd delivers the law September 2012
Lionsgate have confirmed that Karl Urban’s Judge Dredd will be patrolling the streets of Mega City One from September 21, 2012. According to the official press release, “Dredd takes us to the wild streets of Mega City One, the lone oasis of quasi-civilization on Cursed Earth. Judge Dredd (Karl Urban) is the most feared of elite Street Judges, with the […]
The Matrix's Carrie-Ann Moss joins Chuck's final hurrah!
Carrie-Ann Moss, who played Trinity in The Matrix trilogy, is set to play a key recurring role in the fifth and final season of spy comedy drama Chuck. Moss will […]
Fringe producers confirm Peter Bishop's disappearance
Contrary to various rumours and theories sweeping the Internet, the producers of Fox’s Fringe have confirmed that the events seen in the final episode of the third season did happen to the characters: the two worlds were brought together, and as a result Peter Bishop disappeared from both. “What we are trying to do from a conceptual standpoint is have […]
No Heroics' Drew Pearce to adapt The Mighty
Drew Pearce, the creator of the short-lived ITV2 superhero satire No Heroics, is writing a screenplay based on the DC Comic The Mighty for Paramount Pictures. The Mighty was created […]
Moffat denies American move planned for Doctor Who
Speaking at the Television Critics Association press tour yesterday (July 28), Doctor Who producer Steven Moffat has said that it is unlikely that the series will follow in spin-off Torchwood‘s footsteps and become an American production. “It’s entirely about story,” Moffat pointed out. “I don’t think in order to make Doctor Who successful in America you have to make stories set […]
Watch David Tennant in action in Fright Night trailer
Dreamworks have released a trailer for their updated remake of the 1996 horror comedy Fright Night, starring former Doctor Who David Tennant alongside Colin Farrell and Star Trek/Terminator Salvation‘s Anton Yelchin. […]
Fresh Tales from a reopened Crypt
The 1950s EC comics anthology Tales from the Crypt is set to inspire a new TV series, 15 years after an earlier version completed a seven year run on HBO. […]
Lucas loses Star Wars Stormtrooper copyright battle
The U.K.’s Supreme Court today ruled in favour of the propmaker who has been selling costumes based on the Stormtrooper outfits from the Star Wars movies. Andrew Ainsworth designed the […]
SyFy developing The Sixth Gun
Occult western comic book The Sixth Gun is heading to Syfy as a six episode mini-series. The adaptation of the Oni Press series was announced at Comic-Con, and according to […]
Darabont steps down from The Walking Dead (updated)
According to a report on Deadline.com, Frank Darabont has stepped down as showrunner on the second season of The Walking Dead – which will come as a great surprise to fans of the series who attended Comic-Con last weekend, where the Shawshank Redemption director was enthusing about the new season. The Deadline report suggests that Darabont “never quite adjusted to […]
Eureka gets animated!
Syfy is preparing a very special holiday episode of Eureka, in which the characters will be transformed into animated versions of themselves. According to Syfy, “In the episode “Do You […]
Comic-Con: Supernatural scares for season seven
The Supernatural panel at Comic-Con confirmed that season seven of the CW show will aim to put the scares back into the series. Star Jared Padalecki noted that, “Sam is […]
Sci-Fi Bulletin: Exploring the Universes of SF, Fantasy, Horror and Spy-fi! 