Babylon 5‘s J. Michael Straczynski is teaming up with Andy and Lana (formerly Larry) Wachowski (directors of the upcoming Cloud Atlas movie, and now trading under the name Wachowski Starship!) […]
After original director Rupert Wyatt backed out of helming the sequel to Rise of the Planet of the Apes, Fox has been desperately looking for a replacement so that they can make the May 23, 2014 release date to which they are committed. Cloverfield and Let Me In director Matt Reeves looks set to take up the directorial reins on […]
Sir Terry Pratchett has launched a new production company which will control the worldwide rights to all of his material across film, television, merchandising and digital media. The executive team […]
Michael O’Hare, who played Commander Sinclair in the first year of Babylon 5, passed away on September 28, aged 60. The news was broken by B5 creator J. Michael Straczynski […]
According to a report in New Zealand paper The Waikato Times, the likelihood of an episode of Doctor Who helmed by Peter Jackson, as discussed here, may be higher than first thought – […]
Genre shows weren’t well rewarded at the Emmys, held on September 23, but Jessica Lange received Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Mini-Series for her role as Constance Langdon in American Horror Story. Former Buffy star Danny Strong – who played Jonathan for six of the show’s seven seasons – won an Emmy for Outstanding Writing For A Miniseries, Movie Or […]
Lost showrunner Carlton Cuse will be running the TV version of Guillermo del Toro and Chuck Hogan’s vampire trilogy The Strain for FX. The books were originally intended as a […]
Katee Sackhoff, still best known to genre fans for her role as Starbuck on the revamped Battlestar Galactica, has signed up for Oculus, the horror film which will see Karen […]
Following a comment by current Doctor Who star Matt Smith (seen right in The Angels Take Manhattan), Peter Jackson—director of the two Tolkien trilogies based on The Lord of the […]
Stargate and Sanctuary star Amanda Tapping has signed up for a recurring role on the eighth season of Supernatural. The accomplished actress, whose directorial work will be seen on Primeval: […]
The latest American big budget version of Godzilla will be stomping our way in 3D on May 14, 2014, Warner Bros and Legendary Pictures have announced, marking the 60th anniversary of the monster’s first appearance on the silver screen. Monsters’ Gareth Edwards is directing the script by David Callaham (The Expendables films), David S. Goyer (the Dark Knight trilogy) and […]
Fourteen years after it was closed down, the BBC’s Radiophonic Workshop is starting up again. According to a report on BBC News, composer Matthew Herbert has been appointed creative director. […]
An occult crimes task force is at the centre of Occult, a new drama that has received a cast-contingent pilot order from A&E. Written by Final Destination/Millennium producer James Wong and produced […]
Although unofficial Star Trek fansite Trekmovie.com has been proclaiming that the title for the new Star Trek movie is Star Trek Into Darkness since the weekend, there has been no […]
Renowned cyberpunk novelist William Gibson is joining Tony Drayton, editor of Ripped & Torn, one of the first UK punk fanzines, and Kill Your Pet Puppy – arguably the most […]
Reece Shearsmith and Steve Pemberton are working on a new comedy horror show for BBC2 entitled Happy Endings. The six 30 minute episodes will be produced in-house at the BBC as part of a two-show deal with the comedy pair. BBC Head of in-house comedy Mark Freeland told Broadcast, “We love Reece and Steve, why wouldn’t we do their next […]
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