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ITV order more fantasy with Beowulf adaptation

With Jekyll & Hyde , a Merrily Watkins adaptation and a new version of Frankenstein already announced, it seems as if the ITV network will be the home for genre output during 2015, with the announcement of a new 13 part adaptation of the classic tale Beowulf. “Hundreds of years ago, our ancestors listened to the story of Beowulf because […]

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Toho producing new Godzilla for 2016

Toho Studios, the original home of the “Godzilla” movies, is producing a new version of the story in the wake of the success of the reboot earlier this year by Gareth Edwards. The 2016 movie will be the first produced directly by Toho since 2004, and will be their 29th original Godzilla film. “This is very good timing after the […]

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Cliff Curtis starring in Walking Dead spin-off

Missing’s Cliff Curtis has been cast as the divorced teacher at the heart of the new spin-off series to The Walking Dead, AMC has announced. The show, officially untitled but codenamed Cobalt, takes place simultaneously with The Walking Dead in a different location, and focuses on Curtis’ character and a woman guidance counsellor, whose children will be played by Frank […]

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The Preacher goes to pilot at AMC

AMC has picked up Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg’s take on the cult comic book series Preacher to pilot. Breaking Bad’s Sam Catlin wrote the script, based on the series by Garth Ennis and Steve Dillon, and will be showrunner if it goes forward. “Preacher has been our favorite comic since it first came out,” Rogen and Goldberg said. “Garth […]

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Merlin’s Bradley James takes Omen sequel lead

Bradley James is moving from being The Once and Future King to playing the Antichrist himself in Lifetime’s sequel to the Omen films, Damien, according to a report at Deadline. The star of the BBC Merlin series will appear as Damien Thorn in the six episode miniseries, written by Glen Mazzara with the first episode directed by Elizabeth’s Shekar Kapur. The […]