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Live action Sword in the Stone on the way from Disney

It was inevitable that Disney’s current trend for remaking their classic animated movies as live-action features would reach The Sword in the Stone, and the Arthurian tale is next up for the process. Based on T.H. White’s book, which later formed part of The Once and Future King, the new Sword in the Stone will be penned by former Game […]

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Thrones & American Horror Story dominate Emmy noms

With an incredible 43 nominations between them, Game of Thrones and American Horror Story dominate the list for this year’s Emmy Awards. Gotham, The Walking Dead and The Last Man on Earth achieved four nominations each, while Daredevil and Penny Dreadful accounted for three apiece. The Flash, Agents of SHIELD, Orphan Black and Outlander each received one – although Orphan Black’s was […]

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Tilda Swinton confirms she’s Doctor Strange’s Ancient One

After rumours have swirled around for some time that Tilda Swinton had signed up to appear in Scott Derrickson’s Marvel Phase 3 movie, Doctor Strange, the lady herself has confirmed it. While discussing her new movie Trainwreck with Screen Crush she noted that talks with Marvel were now complete. “I just really liked the premise of this and the idea of […]

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Scribe Award winners feted at Comic-Con

The Scribe Awards, given by the International Association of Media Tie-In Writers, were announced at Comic-Con on July 10th. A number of genre stories were successful: John Dorney’s Iterations of I, from Big Finish’s Fifth Doctor Box Set, won Best Audio; Alex Irvine’s adaptation of Dawn of the Planet of the Apes was Best Adapted Novel; Christa Faust’s Fringe novel […]

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Twin Peaks’ arrival delayed to 2017

It looks as if we won’t be breaking for damn fine coffee for a couple of years yet, with the confirmation from Mark Frost that the Showtime series won’t hit the airwaves until 2017. Speaking about his work on the show during a recent family trip to the National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, New York, Frost explained that “We had […]

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Sapphire and Steel are being reassigned!

P.J. Hammond’s cult genre drama Sapphire and Steel is hopefully heading back to the small screen, courtesy of Luther creator Neil Cross. According to the New Zealand based writer, who contributed episodes to Matt Smith’s final season as the Doctor, “I am planning – it looks very much like I’m going to – relaunch a show called Sapphire and Steel… […]