RIP Apes director Ted Post
Ted Post, the director of Beneath the Planet of the Apes, has died aged 95. Post was a prolific director of films and TV, with other genre credits including the Prescott/Scheimer […]
Luther’s Neil Cross to write for Capaldi on Doctor Who!
Writer Neil Cross, who is based in Wellington, New Zealand, has confirmed to Fairfax News that he is set to write an episode for new Doctor Peter Capaldi in the next series of Doctor Who. Cross, best known for Luther starring Idris Elba, wrote two episodes for Matt Smith’s final full series, The Rings of Akhaten and Hide. “I am […]
Novelist A. L. Kennedy on Peter Capaldi and writing Doctor Who!
A. L. Kennedy (The Blue Book) announced she was vey pleased with the casting of Peter Capaldi as the new Doctor on Doctor Who during her session at the Edinburgh […]
Elementary producers to update Wizard of Oz
Dorothy, a new contemporary retelling of The Wizard of Oz, is being developed by Elementary executive producers Carl Beverly and Sarah Timberman for CBS. Described as “a medical soap based […]
Hugh Grant joins UNCLE movie
With filming only a few weeks away, the cast for Guy Ritchie’s reboot of The Man From UNCLE is building. Joining Henry Cavill and Arnie Hammer as Napoleon Solo and Illya Kuryakin are Alicia Vikander and The Great Gatsby‘s Elizabeth Debicki as the female leads, with Hugh Grant the most recent addition, set to play the Director of British Naval […]
Peter Capaldi is new Doctor Who star!
Actor Peter Capaldi was named as the twelfth actor to play the lead in Doctor Who tonight (Sunday 4 August) in a live showbiz extravaganza broadcast around the world. Capaldi […]
Michael Ansara, Star Trek Klingon, dies aged 91
Actor Michael Ansara has died at the age of 91 following a 55-year career in film and television. He’s best known to television viewers as Star Trek‘s Klingon Kang, appearing […]
Kathy Bates headlines American Horror Story: Coven
Misery star Kathy Bates is heading a strong female cast for the third season of Ryan Murphy’s American Horror Story when it returns in October with a new self-contained story, […]
Stephen King to script series 2 opener for Under the Dome
In addition to announcing that her network has given a second season order to Under the Dome, CBS boss Nina Tassler revealed that Stephen King himself will be penning the script for the opening episode of the new season. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Under the Dome will return for a further 13 episodes next summer. The first season premiere […]
And Big Finish’s Avengers are…
After drip feeding information all week regarding their recording of the 1960s scripts for The Avengers – with news that Colin Baker and Sophie Aldred are both appearing within the […]
Radio Times claims classic Doctor in 50th anniversary special
In the new issue of Radio Times, out in the UK today, a brief comment in the Grapevine column suggests strongly that one of the living classic Doctors will be in the anniversary special. ‘We hear from a reliable source,’ the magazine claims, clarifying that ‘we’re pretty sure that Colin Baker, Paul McGann, Tom Baker, Sylvester McCoy or Peter Davison will […]
BBC confirm Daleks are back for Doctor Who 50th anniversary
The BBC has confirmed rumours that the Daleks will be back to face the Doctors in the 50th anniversary special, to be broadcast on November 23rd. They will join the […]
True Blood renewed for seventh season!
While for many the show is not what it was, HBO has renewed its vampire drama True Blood for a seventh season. The show is currently halfway through its 10 […]
Sam Mendes confirmed for Bond 24
After months of speculation, Skyfall director Sam Mendes has signed up to helm the next Bond movie, written by John Logan. The film is set for release in UK cinemas on October 23, 2015 and in the US on November 6, 2015. EON Productions’ Michael G. Wilson and Barbara Broccoli said, “Following the extraordinary success of Skyfall, we’re really excited […]
Moffat confirms Smith only agreed to do “three series” of Who
Despite various discussions online regarding the number of episodes that we may have lost as a result of the split seasons of Doctor Who, Steven Moffat has confirmed in an interview with Entertainment Weekly that Matt Smith’s “Plan A” was “we would do three series and then he would do the 50th and then he’d do Christmas.” This would seem […]
Fox bring League of Extraordinary Gentlemen to TV
Despite the very poor reaction to the 2003 movie version of Alan Moore and Kevin O’Neill’s long running comic book saga, Fox has given a ‘put pilot’ commitment to a new adaptation of The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen. In the comics, assorted heroes from literature, including Captain Nemo, Allan Quatermain, Dracula’s Mina Harker, the Invisible Man and Dr Jekyll/Mr Hyde work […]
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