E4 commissions ALTernate reality drama pilot
With Misfits now receding into the past, E4 is trying out a new sci-fi comedy drama, with a pilot commission for ALT from Jamie Matheson. According to the press release: […]
Skyfall writers bring Barbarella to Amazon
According to an exclusive report at Deadline, Barbarella is coming to Amazon, courtesy of Skyfall writers Neal Purvis and Robert Wade. The project from Gaumont International Television is based on […]
Oz update Emerald City gets series order from NBC
One of the many Wizard of Oz-derived shows which have been mooted in the past few months is definitely going to series. Emerald City is getting a ten episode straight […]
RIP Star Trek: The Animated Series’ Hal Sutherland
Animation director Hal Sutherland, whose signature graced the end titles of the animated version of Star Trek, has passed away, according to a post on the Filmation Facebook page. Sutherland […]
ABC orders supernatural pilot Clementine
Another potential new supernatural series is on the horizon with news that ABC has given a pilot order to Clementine, created by Paycheck and The Manchurian Candidate remake writer Dean […]
CW release trailers for The 100 and Star Crossed (videos)
As part of the TCA tour, the CW has released promotional trailers for its two mid-season shows: The 100, and Star Crossed. The 100 premieres on March 19, and the […]
Worthington & Saldana sign for 3 Avatar sequels
Key Avatar stars Sam Worthington and Zoe Saldana have agreed to reprise their roles for all of the upcoming Avatar sequels currently in pre-production. Fox has announced that Worthington will return as the wheelchair-bound Marine Jake Sully, and Saldana will play Neytiri, the Na’vi huntress. Avatar 2 is set for a December 2016 release, with the third and fourth films […]
Constantine gets green light from NBC
A pilot based on DC character John Constantine has been given the green light by NBC, based on a script by Daniel Cerone and David S. Goyer. The character was created by Alan Moore, Steve Bissette and Jamie Delano back in 1985, and first appeared on screen played by Keanu Reeves. None of the reports as yet indicates the approach […]
Michael Douglas joins Paul Rudd on Marvel’s Ant-Man
The Marvel moviemaking tradition of involving major veteran actors in its series – such as Sir Anthony Hopkins in the Thor films – is continuing with the casting of Michael […]
Fox’s Gotham to feature teenage Bruce Wayne
Although it seemed from the original announcement that Fox’s new Gotham series would be set in Batman’s home city without the presence of its most famous resident, it now transpires […]
RIP Alexandra Bastedo
Alexandra Bastedo, who starred alongside William Gaunt and Stuart Damon as Sharon Macready, one of The Champions, the heroes of the super-powered ITC series, has died, aged 67. Bastedo had […]
John Simm to battle Michael Marshall Smith’s Intruders
Life on Mars and Doctor Who star John Simm has signed up to play Jack Whelan in BBC America’s adaptation of Michael Marshall Smith’s novel The Intruders. In the series, […]
Robert McCammon’s Wolf’s Hour has come
Michael Gallatin, the Nazi-fighting werewolf created by Robert R. McCammon, is coming to the big screen in an adaptation of his debut story, The Wolf’s Hour, courtesy of Universal Pictures. According to the story at Deadline, Universal Pictures has acquired the novel for Chris Morgan and Emile Gladstone to produce through their Universal-based Chris Morgan Productions banner. The script has […]
Iron Man 3 leads high genre showing at People’s Choice Awards 2014
Iron Man 3 was one of the many genre hits to be recognised at the People’s Choice Awards 2014, which were given out on January 8. Robert Downey Jr. was the Favourite Action movie star, with the film winning Favourite Movie and Favourite Action Movie. Gravity also did well, with Sandra Bullock the Favourite Movie Actress, and Favourite Dramatic Movie Actress, and […]
Moffat confirms Who series 9 & Sherlock 4 and 5
Doctor Who head writer Steven Moffat has confirmed to Doctor Who Magazine that the series will be back for a ninth run in 2015. “We’re not going to do splits, and the same format will repeat exactly the following year like that. So it will be the traditional form,” he stated. Since Series 8 is expected to run for 12 […]
HBO & Sky Atlantic set Game of Thrones return date (updated)
The fourth season of HBO’s hit series Game of Thrones will begin on Sunday April 6th in the States, according to the network’s announcement at the Television Critics Association tour. Sky Atlantic has confirmed that it will air the episodes a day later, beginning on Monday April 7th at 9 pm. This comes hot on the heels of the news […]
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