Ridley Scott won’t be directing the long-awaited sequel to his 1982 film, Blade Runner, according to an interview he gave to Variety to promote his new film Exodus: Gods and Kings. Talking about upcoming films, including the movie of Andy Weir’s The Martian, Scott explained that he and the sequel’s co-screenwriter Hampton Fincher “talked at length about what it could be, […]
Game of Thrones and Breaking Bad director Michelle MacLaren will be developing and directing Warner Bros.’ 2017 Wonder Woman movie, according to reports at Variety. The movie is one of […]
In a triple hit of Doctor Who news, the BBC revealed on November 25th that the title of this year’s Christmas Special is Last Christmas, hinted at by those in the know the day before who were predicting a rise in George Michael’s sales as a result of the new special. They have also released another poster image, showing Jenna Coleman, […]
Fast Show and Young Bond writer Charlie Higson is penning a ten-part new version of the classic tale Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde for ITV. Set in 1930’s London at a time of Hollywood glamour, aerodynamic cars and monster movies, the drama will “pay homage to the Stevenson novel, and focus on the young, attractive, troubled hero, Robert Jekyll, the […]
There will only be 13 episodes in Constantine‘s first season, a report at Deadline has suggested, although this doesn’t mean that the series is being cancelled. New network shows often receive an order for thirteen episodes, and then further scripts or episodes are commissioned on the strength of the ratings and critical reaction. Because Constantine didn’t premiere until late October, […]
Erstwhile Captain James T. Kirk William Shatner is heading to the mysterious town of Haven for a four-episode arc during the show’s fifth season. Described as “a pivotal character that has the potential to forever impact the fate of the town of Haven and its troubled residents”, Shatner’s debut will form part of the 13 episode second half to the […]
Former Doctor Who star Matt Smith’s Hollywood career is continuing to take off, with his casting as the lead in the new SF thriller Patient Zero, according to a report at Deadline. Smith will appear opposite Game of Thrones star Natalie Dormer in the movie about an unprecedented global pandemic of a super strain of rabies which has resulted in the […]
Farscape creator Rockne S. O’Bannon is adapting Warren Ellis’ Global Frequency for Jerry Bruckheimer TV and Warner Bros. TV with Fox giving the project a put pilot commitment. The original […]
Talking to the Hollywood Reporter on November 19 about the state of British television, Head of Drama Ben Stephenson confirmed that the BBC are very happy with the current state of Doctor Who. “I think it is one of the most secure shows we have ever had,” he noted. “And the U.S. ratings are up, and Peter Capaldi has done […]
Len Deighton’s classic tale of an alternate Britain is heading to the BBC, according to the Hollywood Reporter. Robert Wade and Neal Purvis, who have penned the scripts for the […]
Frankenweenie and Big Fish writer John August has been tapped by CBS Films to write their adaptation of the popular US book series, Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark, according […]
In addition to Stephen Volk’s three-part version of a Phil Rickman Merrily Watkins story, ITV Encore has commissioned a new take on Mary Shelley’s classic horror tale, Frankenstein to feature […]
HBO has decided to pick up the pilot for a revamped version of Michael Crichton’s Westworld from executive producers J. J. Abrams, Jerry Weintraub, and Bryan Burk. The “dark odyssey about […]
Alan Moore and Eddie Campbell’s graphic novel From Hell, about the life of Jack the Ripper, is going to be adapted once again, this time for cable channel FX. David […]
Prolific US TV producer Glen A. Larson has died, aged 77. As first reported on social media, notably by Nick Nugent, author of The Knight Rider Companion, Larson passed away […]
Ghostwatch and Afterlife writer Stephen Volk is penning a three-part adaptation of Phil Rickman’s Midwinter of the Spirit, the second book in his series of paranormal crime fiction featuring exorcist […]
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