It was only a few weeks ago that we reported that the Harry Potter team of David Yates and Steve Kloves were reuniting to work on Warner Bros. adaptation of Stephen King’s magnum opus, The Stand, but now it seems as if Argo director Ben Affleck is going to be responsible for the project. According to a report at Deadline.com […]
127 Hours and Avatar are two of the targets in this year’s Treehouse of Horror extravaganza coming from The Simpsons this Halloween. Fresh from the announcement that the show is […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
In the build up to the return of The Walking Dead on October 16 (October 21 in the UK), AMC is releasing six mini-webisodes. According to the network’s press release, […]
The 2001 comic book miniseries Area 52 is belatedly heading for the big screen, courtesy of Summit Entertainment, Deadline reports. The comic by writer Brian Haberlin and artist Clayton Henry […]
Star Trek and Judge Dredd star Karl Urban looks set to reprise his role of Vaako in David Twohy’s long-gestating new film in The Chronicles of Riddick saga, Dead Man […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
According to co-executive producer Raelle Tucker, a “very familiar and compelling character” will be joining the regular cast of True Blood‘s fifth season, following the shocking events of the fourth season finale. Speaking to EW.com, Tucker said that this character “will be a very significant, strong, mysterious woman at the center of one of our main stories next year,” who “may […]
Thomas Harris’ Hannibal Lecter, memorably brought to life by Brian Cox and Anthony Hopkins in a series of movies, is heading for televisions, courtesy of Bryan Fuller. According to a […]
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