MGM option JMS’s Rising Stars
J. Michael Straczynski’s Rising Stars is finally heading for the big screen. According to a report at Deadline, MGM has optioned the comicbook that the Babylon 5 creator devised and […]
Matt Lucas regular on Doctor Who series 10
Following his appearance in The Husbands of River Song, Matt Lucas returns to Doctor Who from the opening episode of series 10 which starts filming on Monday 20 June. Commenting […]
Ness confirms gay lead character in Class
In the wake of the Orlando tragedy, Class showrunner Patrick Ness was repeatedly asked if the teen drama would feature a gay character. “Will a lead character with a boyfriend […]
Kevin Smith wants in on Netflix’s Defenders
Writer, director and all-round comicbook fan Kevin Smith has his eyes on a directing gig on Netflix’s Defenders team-up series. Speaking to IGN, Smith said, “If I can get a piece of that Defenders mini-series holy s**t, could you imagine, dude? Because then you’re working with multiple suits at once, that’d be phenomenal. “Just doing a mini Avengers – even one episode […]
Syfy goes Grindhouse for Blood Drive
Smallville’s Aquaman, Hunger Games star Alan Ritchson, will be the lead of Syfy’s new Grindhouse-inspired show, Blood Drive. According to Deadline, the show is set in a near-apocalyptic future in Los […]
Newton Howard’s Greatest Hits at the Albert Hall
The Hunger Games, The Dark Knight and Harry Potter prequel composer James Newton Howard will be conducting a concert of his greatest hits at the Royal Albert Hall in November […]
British Fantasy Award nominations announced
The shortlists for the British Fantasy Awards 2016 have been revealed, with the winners set to be announced at Fantasycon 2016 in Scarborough. Four nominees in each category were decided […]
Amazon orders two new SF pilots
Guillermo del Toro, Travis Beacham and Star Trek veteran Rene Echevarria are behind one of the two new SF pilots that Amazon has ordered, according to Deadline. Carnival Row is set in the […]
Superman to fly onto Supergirl season 2
The Man of Steel will be making a proper appearance in the first two episodes of the CW’s Supergirl. “Greg, Ali and I are beyond thrilled to welcome Clark Kent and his slightly-more-famous alter ego to the world of Supergirl,” Supergirl executive producer Andrew Kreisberg, who co-created the series with fellow exec producers Greg Berlanti and Ali Adler, explained. “We […]
Dave gets Zapped into parallel world comedy
UKTV’s Dave has commissioned a new fantasy series, Zapped, which starts filming shortly for transmission in the autumn. The comedy comes from Baby Cow Productions, and stars James Buckley (The […]
Menosky, Coleite and Beyer join Star Trek 2017
The writing staff for CBS All Access’ Star Trek series that airs from January is gradually being confirmed. Star Trek Voyager novelist Kirsten Beyer was revealed earlier in the week, when she had to pull out of attending the Shore Leave convention as she would be working on the show. Trek historian Larry Nemecek confirmed at Phoenix Comicon on June […]
Franco lets off King’s Drunken Fireworks
Fresh from his success in the adaptation of Stephen King’s 11.22.63, James Franco is staying in the master of horror’s world for his new project, based on King’s recent short story Drunken Fireworks. According to the report at Deadline, Matt Rager is scripting the movie, based on the 2015 short story about escalating tensions in a small community over a […]
Gillian Anderson joins American Gods
X-Files star Gillian Anderson will play Media in Starz’ adaptation of Neil Gaiman’s American Gods. According to Starz, “Media is the mouthpiece for the New Gods, functioning as their public face and sales representative, by taking the form of various iconic celebrities. She lives off the attention and worship that people give to screens-to their laptops, their TVs, to their […]
Even more mayhem in Batman vs Superman Ultimate trailer (video)
There’s going to be even more fighting between the Bat and the Man of Steel in the Ultimate Edition of Batman vs Superman: Dawn of Justice which will be released on […]
Colony’s Condal restarts Logan’s Run
The Sandmen are back in business – the Logan’s Run reboot has a new scriptwriter. Colony’s Ryan Condal has been tapped to write the screenplay based on the treatment by […]
Baker’s End is nigh
Tom Baker’s End is rapidly approaching – a new audio series, featuring Baker as himself, that is. Bafflegab Productions have announced their “murksome” and “swervish” new audio series, starring Tom […]
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