First details of Star Wars: Rogue One revealed
At the Star Wars celebration in Anaheim on April 19, Lucasfilm revealed some details of the first official Star Wars spin-off film, Rogue One. “A band of resistance fighters unite […]
Warner Bros. rush out Batman vs Superman trailer after leak
Following the leak of a camcorder-recorded version of the full trailer for next year’s Batman vs. Superman: Dawn of Justice, Warner Bros. have released it properly. In a week where the Terminator: Genisys trailer has given away one of the key plot points of the movie, and the Star Wars: The Force Awakens trailer has excited outpourings of nostalgia, this […]
Alan Rickman gears up to meet The Limehouse Golem
Alan Rickman, Olivia Cooke and Douglas Booth will star in the adaptation of Peter Ackroyd’s 1994 novel, Dan Leno and the Limehouse Golem. To be known simply as The Limehouse Golem, […]
Ryan Gosling to co-star in Blade Runner sequel?
According to multiple industry sources, Drive star Ryan Gosling is in negotiations to star with Harrison Ford in the Blade Runner sequel. Ford – whose reprisal of Han Solo can be seen in the new Star Wars trailer that’s just been released – will once again be playing Rick Deckard in the film, to be directed by Denis Villeneuve. Hampton […]
Wonder Woman gets new helmer
Warner Bros. have acted quickly following Michelle MacLaren’s departure from the prestigious Wonder Woman movie, after creative differences, appointing Patty Jenkins to direct the movie. Jenkins directed Charlize Theron’s Monster, and was in line to direct Thor: The Dark World for Marvel before creative differences scuppered that appointment. Wonder Woman, starring Gal Gadot, is set to begin filming this autumn, with […]
NBC revives Emerald City
NBC’s reimagining of the OZ saga is back on track, with the announcement that a ten-episode series has been ordered straight to production. New writer/executive producer, David Schulner has tweaked the concept slightly: “In the blink of a tornado’s eye, 20-year-old Dorothy Gale and her K9 police dog are transported to another world, one far removed from our own — […]
Galactica’s Katee Sackhoff creating her own SF show
Battlestar Galactica and Longmire star Katee Sackhoff is going to be starring and creating a new SF show, Rain, working with Continuum producers Reunion Pictures. Rain is the name of her […]
Tussauds unveil Leia and Jabba – reunited!
With just over a month to go before a major new Star Wars experience opens at Madame Tussauds London, the attraction today revealed two of the stunning wax figures that will star […]
King’s The Dark Tower going ahead at Sony
Stephen King’s The Dark Tower is finally going to hit the screen – both cinema and TV. According to Deadline, Sony Pictures has teamed with MRC to co-finance the project, with the first movie, based on The Gunslinger (the first of the seven book series), moving ahead along with a complementary TV series. The script is a new version by […]
Sky Atlantic commissions second season of Fortitude
Fortitude, the horror-laden Arctic saga from Sky Atlantic, will be returning next year. The creative team behind Sky Atlantic’s most successful original series will return with Simon Donald writing a […]
The Haitian returns to Heroes Reborn
Jimmy Jean-Louis will be reprising his role as the Haitian when Heroes returns to screens later this year. According to Deadline, Jean-Louis will be the third original cast member (after Jack Coleman and Masi Oka) to appear in Heroes Reborn. His character is often given the job of erasing people’s memories, and he’s also able to block the powers of others […]
Anna Maxwell-Martin to lead Midwinter of the Spirit
Bletchley Circle star Anna Maxwell-Martin will play Merrily Watkins in “master of horror writing” Stephen Volk’s adaptation of Phil Rickman’s Midwinter of the Spirit, about to start shooting in the […]
E4 commissions comedy drama Aliens
E4 has commissioned a six-part original comedy drama Aliens, from Clerkenwell Studios, the makers of Misfits. Written by Fintan Ryan (Never Better, In The Flesh), the series will begin filming […]
Nina Dobrev confirms Vampire Diaries departure
Vampire Diaries star Nina Dobrev has confirmed that she is sticking to her original plan, and will depart the CW series at the end of the sixth season. “I’ve just […]
Cherry pie on hold as Lynch drops out of Twin Peaks?
The future of the Showtime resurrection of Twin Peaks was in question as co-creator David Lynch confirmed rumours that he would not be directing the anniversary show set for transmission next year. In a series of tweets, Lynch stated: “Dear Twitter friends, Showtime did not pull the plug on Twin Peaks. After 1 year and 4 months of negotiations, I left […]
IDW/DC plot Green Lantern/new Star Trek crossover
Following the lukewarm reception given in some quarters to the Star Trek/Planet of the Apes crossover which is currently drawing to a close, IDW are probably hoping for better reviews […]
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