Harry Potter and the Cursed Child cast revealed
The eighth Harry Potter story has its cast, with the announcement that Jamie Parker, Nona Dumezweni and Paul Thornley will be playing Harry, Hermione and Ron for the stage production of […]
Katherine Waterston to lead Alien: Covenant
Ridley Scott’s Prometheus sequel/Alien prequel has potentially got its lead in Steve Jobs’ Katherine Waterston. According to a report at Deadline, Waterston will play Daniels, one of the crew of […]
RIP Peter Dickinson
British author Peter Dickinson, creator of The Changes trilogy, has died aged 88. The writer of over 60 books, Peter Malcolm de Brissac Dickinson won two Carnegie Medals as well as two Crime Writers Association Golden Daggers, and was well-known for both his crime fiction and his children’s work. His trilogy of stories about an altered England was adapted as […]
The Librarians renewed for series 3
TNT has confirmed that the Librarians will be back for a third run of episodes. The network’s faith in the show is demonstrated by an order for 15 episodes this time […]
Lost’s Grillo-Marxuach for Xena reboot
Lost’s Javier Grillo-Marxuach is expected to be scripting the reboot of Xena, Warrior Princess. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Grillo-Marxuach will be creating a “new, modern Xena” who has the charisma of original lead Lucy Lawless – who is not involved with the new project currently – and elements of Katniss from The Hunger Games franchise. He will executive produce the series […]
More destruction in Star Trek Beyond trailer (video)
The teaser trailer for the third of the Star Trek reboot films was intended to accompany the new Star Wars film but has been released early by Paramount. Set to […]
They’re back: Watch the Independence Day: Resurgence trailer
“We always knew they were coming back,” the official description begins – and 20 years after Independence Day, they’re finally here. “Using recovered alien technology, the nations of Earth have […]
This is War! First full X-Men Apocalypse trailer (video)
The first full trailer for the latest X-Men movie sets up the characters on either side of the great battle between the X-Men and what may have been the world’s […]
Cate Blanchett joining Thor: Ragnarok?
According to multiple industry sources, Cate Blanchett is going to be playing a key part in Thor: Ragnarok. The star, currently receiving plaudits for her role in Carol, may be playing the “bad-ass female” for whom Marvel has been searching, possibly as Valkyrie. Stephany Folsom was recently hired to do a pass on the script, which will be directed by Taika […]
HBO orders third & final season of The Leftovers
Supernatural drama The Leftovers has received an order from HBO for a concluding season. “It is with great enthusiasm that we welcome back Damon Lindelof, Tom Perrotta and the extraordinary […]
Idris Elba for King’s Gunslinger in Dark Tower series?
With production expected to start on the mammoth adaptation of Stephen King’s Dark Tower saga soon, Luther star Idris Elba is currently the favourite to play Roland Deschain, the Gunslinger […]
Wayward Pines renewed for series 2
M. Night Shyamalan’s adaptation of Blake Crouch’s Wayward Pines series of novels is getting a second season next summer on Fox – but with a new showrunner. Believe creator Mark Friedman will replace Chad Hodge, who is working on a different Crouch-based series at TNT. “Wayward Pines was a huge hit for us this past summer,” Fox Entertainment president David Madden explained. “We […]
Joe Hill’s NOS 4A2 driving onto AMC
Joe Hill’s tale of the evil Rolls Royce Silver Wraith, licence plate NOS4A2 (or NOS4R2 if you’re British!) is heading to AMC. The series will be based on Hill’s 2013 novel, which Deadline describes as centering “on Victoria ‘Vic’ McQueen, a young woman with an uncanny talent for finding lost things… a gift that is gradually destroying her mind. Her search for […]
Dexter’s Scott Buck to showrun Marvel’s Iron Fist
Maybe now the constant claims that Iron Fist isn’t happening can stop? Marvel has confirmed that Dexter supremo Scott Buck will be in charge of the fourth of the Netflix […]
JMS showrunning Spike’s Red Mars adaptation
“The news breaks: the Red Mars series for Spike TV is a go, with me on board as showrunner….” J. Michael Straczynski posted on Twitter late on the evening of […]
RIP Six Million Dollar Man’s Martin E. Brooks
Martin E. Brooks, who played Doctor Rudy Wells in both The Six Million Dollar Man and The Bionic Woman, has died aged 90. Although Brooks didn’t originate the role (Martin […]
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