Big Finish resurrect Terry Nation’s Survivors
Hot on the heels of the announcement of their revival of the original line up for The Avengers, Big Finish are resurrecting another cult hit. After gaining a licence from […]
BBC finally releases details of Who’s Official 50th Celebration
Tickets are now on sale. With just over four months until Doctor Who celebrates its fiftieth anniversary, fans have been waiting for more details about the special event set to […]
Big Finish revive The Avengers
John Steed is coming back to audio! Doctor Who and Blake’s 7 audio adventures producers Big Finish have signed a licence with StudioCanal to produce The Avengers: The Lost Episodes, […]
RIP Richard Matheson
Influential American science fiction author Richard Matheson has died, aged 87. Matheson, who was described by Steven Spielberg as “in the same category as [Ray] Bradbury and [Isaac] Asimov”, had […]
Star Wars Episode VII to shoot at Pinewood, cast breakdown revealed!
The first film in the new Star Wars trilogy, Episode VII, will shoot at Pinewood Studios (home of the James Bond series), according to a report in Screen. Director J.J. Abrams recently confirmed he will be relocating to London in January 2014 to begin production on the movie. The film is currently being scripted by MIchael Arndt and is undergoing […]
Independence Day 2 confirmed for 2015
A mere seventeen years after the original film, a sequel to Roland Emmerich and Dean Devlin’s Independence Day has been given the green light by Fox and will be released […]
George Lucas wins his first Emmy Award
Star Wars creator George Lucas’ primary focus over the years has been on the big screen, but he has been involved with various series for television including the recently cancelled Clone Wars show. Lucas’ work on this has been honoured by the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences in the US at their 40th Daytime Emmy Awards. He was […]
David Tennant wins an Emmy Award!
Former Doctor Who star David Tennant has won an Emmy Award for his work on the Star Wars animated series, The Clone Wars. The Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Performer […]
New Private Eye Doctor Who ‘cock-up’ claims!
In this week’s Private Eye magazine (14-27 June 2013), the scheduling of the announcement of Matt Smith’s departure from Doctor Who is blamed on an internal BBC email ‘cock-up’ that was then leaked to fans on the internet. The magazine says: ‘The manner of the 11th Doctor’s leaving was entirely characteristic of the way the show is currently being managed […]
Mark Gatiss brings horror to BBC Two at Christmas
Mark Gatiss is at the forefront of a celebration of M.R. James’ work coming to BBC Two at Christmas this year, part of a focus on the genre from the […]
Iain Banks Dies, Aged 59
Scottish science fiction author Iain M. Banks has died at the age of 59, just two months after he revealed he’d been diagnosed with terminal cancer. Known for his science fiction novels, many of which are set in the utopian Culture universe, Banks also wrote mainstream thrillers and novels, dropping the middle M from his full name. Novels like The […]
HBO developing SF TV series from Oblivion co-writer
HBO, home of Game of Thrones, is developing a sci-fi TV series called The Spark from Oblivion co-screenwriter Karl Gajdusek, whose most recent TV show was the sci-fi tinged ABC […]
Abrams to develop Rod Serling’s final screenplay!
J.J. Abrams’ Bad Robot has acquired the final unproduced screenplay written by The Twilight Zone creator Rod Serling, aiming to develop it into an ‘event limited series’ as part of […]
Matt Smith regenerates this Christmas!
It has been announced that Matt Smith will be leaving Doctor Who with the 2013 Christmas special. Speculation that the actor would be leaving the role has been mounting since […]
Who’s Gillan battles Guardians of the Galaxy
Former Doctor Who star Karen Gillan has been cast in James Gunn’s new Marvel movie, Guardians of the Galaxy, which is due to start filming in the UK later this […]
In the Flesh recommissioned for 2014
According to a tweet from the official BBC Three twitter feed, zombie drama In the Flesh has been picked up for a second series for broadcast in 2014. “*NEWS* Our zombie drama IN THE FLESH will be back in 2014!” Creator Dominic Mitchell said: “I am absolutely delighted and thrilled to be given this fantastic opportunity to continue exploring the […]
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