James Herbert, author of a series of popular horror novels, died today, March 20th, aged 69. Herbert, who lived in the Sussex village of Ditchling, shot to fame in 1974 with his novel The Rats, to which he later added two sequels. According to Pan Macmillan, he wrote 23 novels and was published in 34 languages, selling more than 54 million […]
According to Deadline, Paramount Pictures has acquired the rights to Ramez Naam’s debut novel for Angry Robot, Nexus, which was published late last year. It will be produced by Mary […]
Executive producer Caroline Skinner has moved on from Doctor Who to join BBC Drama Production in London, the BBC has announced. Skinner told the Doctor Who blog: “It has been an honour to have been a part of Doctor Who, and a privilege to have worked with Steven Moffat and Matt Smith on this extraordinary show. I have hugely enjoyed […]
Laura Vandervoort, who starred as Kara in the young Superman series Smallville, has been cast as werewolf Elena Michaels in the TV adaptation of the first of Kelley Armstrong’s Women of […]
It’s official: after a short fan campaign to save the series, Lucasfilm today announced there will be no sixth season for the Cartoon Network show Star Wars: The Clone Wars. This follows the abandonment of plans to release Episode II and Episode III in 3D. The move appears to be part of the Disney plan to clear the decks of […]
Spoilers for episode 6! According to creator Toby Whithouse, an extra scene on the DVD – which they were contractually obliged to provide – will give a clearer explanation of the ambiguous ending to the series. The final episode of series 5 concluded with a panning shot which could suggest that our heroes weren’t as triumphant as they initially thought. In […]
Battlestar Galactica‘s Ronald D. Moore is returning to Syfy for his new project, Helix, which has been given a 13-episode straight to series order. Helix, written by Cameron Porsandeh, is […]
Carrie Fisher has been the first cast-member to unequivocally confirm she’s returning to Star Wars for Episode VII. Asked directly by Palm Beach Illustrated in the context of Star Wars: […]
Aaron Yoo is the latest cast member to join the reboot of The Tomorrow People that is currently underway at the CW. The 21 star will play Russell, described as the “resident badboy of the Tomorrow People who is a lightning bolt of energy and fun.” He joins Robbie Amell as Stephen, “a tormented man who longs to be normal and […]
The BBC has confirmed details of Doctor Who’s eight-week return starting at the end of this month. The Bells of St John, by Steven Moffat, will see Jenna-Louise Coleman joining […]
In a move that doesn’t bode well for the future of the show, the CW has moved Rockne S. O’Bannon’s series Cult from its Tuesday night slot to Fridays at 9 p.m., and intend running repeats of Beauty and the Beast in its place. Cult debuted to weak ratings last week, and didn’t improve on its second airing. Viewers blamed […]
Raymond Cusick, who gave the Daleks their distinctive iconic design which has remained pretty constant throughout Doctor Who’s fifty year history, died on February 21st, aged 84. As a BBC […]
The Primeval TV saga has hit another hiatus, as Canadian channel Space has failed to commission the spin-off Primeval New World for a new season. Low ratings were the cause of the show’s demise. The series aired its final episode in Canada this week; British viewers have six more to go. “Unfortunately, the audience growth throughout the first season was […]
One of the most critical missing episodes from Doctor Who’s history is to be animated for its release on DVD later this year. Episode 4 of The Tenth Planet no […]
According to a report on The Latino Review (via FoxNews Latino), Star Wars: Episode VII—the first of the new movies under the Disney banner—has signed its first actor, and in […]
The CW has given an early nod to new seasons of its hit series Supernatural, Arrow and The Vampire Diaries. “We said last year that one of our goals was to establish building blocks to grow on, and now with our new hit Arrow and fan favorite Supernatural on Wednesday night, and the continued success of The Vampire Diaries on […]
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