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RIP Sir Patrick Moore

Renowned British astronomer Sir Patrick Moore died earlier today (December 9), aged 89, at his home in Selsey, West Sussex. Moore presented the astronomy series The Sky at Night for […]

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ITV cancel Switch?

According to a tweet by series star Nina Toussaint-White earlier today, ITV2’s witchy drama Switch is not being renewed for a second season. “Bad news…. No more switch! :-( #gutted #next” was the comment posted around 1 p.m. on Saturday 8th. Produced by Being Human’s Philip Trethowan and Rob Pursey, Switch followed the adventures of a quartet of witches based […]

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BBC confirm Doctor Who 50th anniversary special

In a look ahead to drama during 2013, BBC One Controller Danny Cohen has confirmed that there will be some major event dramas including “the Doctor Who 50th Anniversary Special. These shows will bring a rich range of tones and worlds to BBC One’s fiction.” Cohen also announced a primetime adaptation of Susanna Clarke’s novel Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell, […]

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Stewart & McKellen return for X-Men sequel!

X-Men director Bryan Singer has announced that both Sir Ian McKellen and Sir Patrick Stewart will be returning to the franchise for Days of Future Past, the sequel he is helming to X-Men: First Class. “I’d like to officially welcome back James McAvoy, Jennifer Lawrence, Michael Fassbender and Nicholas Hoult to X-Men: Days Of Future Past,” he tweeted yesterday. “Thrilled […]

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Star Trek Into Darkness official synopsis released

In a move that may surprise those used to the secrecy that surrounded the last Star Trek film, an official synopsis has been released for Star Trek Into Darkness, six months before its release next May. “In Summer 2013, pioneering director J.J. Abrams will deliver an explosive action thriller that takes Star Trek Into Darkness. “When the crew of the […]

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RIP Larry Hagman

Larry Hagman, who played Major Tony Nelson in the 1960s fantasy sitcom I Dream of Jeannie, has died aged 81. Hagman, who became most famous for playing the oil magnate […]

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Battlestar Galactica: Blood & Chrome episodes 5 & 6 are here (video)

The latest episodes of the Battlestar Galactica prequel Blood & Chrome have now ben released, and can be viewed below. In this week’s double installment, Adam and Coker dogfight Cylon Raiders while Battlestar Osiris tries to hold off a Cylon Basestar. Remember, you can catch the first two episodes here and episodes 3 and 4 here. Plus, David Eick talking about […]

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Star Wars VIII and IX writers ‘confirmed’!

Screenwriters Lawrence Kasdan (The Empire Strikes Back) and Simon Kinberg (X-Men: First Class) have been ‘confirmed’—according to The Hollywood Reporter—as the writers of Star Wars Episodes VIII and IX. The pair would double up as producers on the second and third films in the new Star Wars trilogy. The movie trade paper quotes ‘sources’. The news comes hot on the […]

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