BBC Two adapting Mieville’s The City & The City
A four-part version of China Mieville’s The City & The City is coming from BBC Two. The 2009 novel will be adapted for the screen by Tony Grisoni. It follows […]
Under the Dome not returning for fourth year
[NB Spoilers for the final episodes of season 3] The upcoming season finale of Under the Dome, airing in the US on Thursday September 10, will be the series finale. “Two years ago, Under The Dome broke new ground in the summer and became an instant hit on CBS, as well as with viewers around the world,” Nina Tassler, Chairman, CBS […]
RIP Wes Craven
Tributes are pouring in for Wes Craven, the horror maestro, who has died aged 76 following brain cancer. Robert Englund, who played Freddy in Craven’s Nightmare on Elm Street movies, […]
Hannibal’s Mikkelsen joins Doctor Strange
Mads Mikkelsen, currently starring as Hannibal Lecter in the TV series, is set to join the cast of Marvel’s Doctor Strange movie, opposite Benedict Cumberbatch. Variety broke the story, claiming […]
Amazon ordering Galaxy Quest TV series!
Galaxy Quest lives – in the form of a new TV series on Amazon Prime, according to a report at Entertainment Weekly. The script will be written by the original 1999 film’s co-writer Robert Gordon who will also executive produce the pilot. Dean Parisot will return to direct and executive produce, with Mark Johnson and Melissa Bernstein also set to return. It’s […]
NBC make Time for new Ryan/Kripke time-travel series
Supernatural’s Eric Kripke and The Shield’s Shawn Ryan have teamed up to create Time, a large-scale time-travel adventure series, for which NBC has given a pilot commitment. Time is described […]
Lea Seydoux goes from SPECTRE to Gambit
SPECTRE star Lea Seydoux, who features heavily in the latest trailer for the Bond movie opening in October, will be heading to Fox’s variant of the Marvel Universe for the […]
Doctor Who Symphonic Spectacular US concerts cancelled
The performances of the Doctor Who Symphonic Spectacular in the USA are no longer going ahead. Two performances were originally planned for October 7th at the Barclays Center, hosted by Michelle Gomez and conducted by Ben Foster. However an email has been sent to ticketholders: “Vision Nine regrets to announce that the two Doctor Who Symphonic Spectacular shows scheduled for […]
The Omega Factor to return to Big Finish
The adventures of Department 7 will be continuing for a further year, Big Finish have confirmed. Their update of the classic 1970s series The Omega Factor has been commissioned for a second season. ‘The Omega Factor was one of my favourite TV series of the 70s, and I was so disappointed when it didn’t make it to a second series,’ […]
The Villains rise in Gotham season 2 trailer (video)
“You ain’t seen nothing yet!” declares one of the many villains to be seen in the new trailer for Gotham. According to Fox, this season will show “The good. The […]
Alfre Woodard to battle Luke Cage on Netflix
Netflix’s Luke Cage seems to have found its villain, with the casting of Alfre Woodard as Minetta for the new Marvel series. According to Deadline, Minetta is a “powerful woman […]
Intruders’ Millie Brown finds Stranger Things on Netflix
Netflix’s new period supernatural drama has found its cast and changed its name. Previously known as Montauk, the series by the Duffer Brothers (who were part of the key creative team on Wayward Pines) will now be called Stranger Things. Winona Ryder and David Harbour will lead the adult cast with Finn Wolfhard, Millie Brown, Gaten Matarazzo, Caleb McLaughlin, Noah […]
Meet Marvel’s Most Wanted!
The Agents of SHIELD spin-off featuring Adrianne Palicki and Nick Blood is back on the cards, after ABC ordered a pilot, Marvel’s Most Wanted, featuring their characters from the TV show. Bobbi Morse, aka Mockingbird, and Lance Hunter will star in the pilot, which could lead to a third SHIELD connected show on air in the 2016-17 season. Plans for […]
RIP Yvonne Craig
Yvonne Craig, best known for her role as Batgirl in the classic 1960s version of Batman, has died aged 78. The news was announced on her official website. Craig died […]
Syfy cancel Haven
The Troubles are over. According to TheWrap, Syfy has decided not to commission any more episodes of Haven, the series based on the Stephen King novella The Colorado Kid. The final 13 episodes, comprising the “second half of the fifth season” (ie the sixth season in all but name) will air later this year. Showrunner Gabrielle Stanton told TheWrap that the end […]
Jurassic World’s Trevorrow to helm Star Wars Episode IX
Colin Trevorrow will be behind the cameras for the third of the new trilogy of Star Wars films. “Colin is someone I’ve been interested in working with ever since I saw Safety Not Guaranteed,” Lucasfilm President Kathleen Kennedy explained. “The power of that film paired with the enormous success of Jurassic World speaks volumes about his abilities both as a […]
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