Angelmaker’s Nick Harkaway Embraces Steampunk Label
Writer tells Edinburgh Festival audience of his struggle to be defined… Angelmaker author Nick Harkaway is happy to be labelled a Steampunk writer, while admitting his work can be hard […]
John Barrowman joins CW’s Arrow
According to an exclusive report at Entertainment Weekly, Doctor Who and Torchwood star John Barrowman is heading over to the CW’s updated version of DC’s Green Arrow. Not much is being revealed about the recurring character he will play on Arrow, except that he is a “well-dressed man” who is “as mysterious as he is wealthy … he is an acquaintance of […]
RIP Harry Harrison
Harry Harrison, the creator of the Stainless Steel Rat, Bill the Galactic Hero, and the Deathworld trilogy, died today, August 15, aged 87. An illustrator and editor as well as writer, one […]
Carnahan abandoning Daredevil reboot?
It seems as if the Daredevil reboot for Fox, which needs to enter production this year, or the studio’s rights to the Marvel character will revert to Disney, is not […]
Phil Davis joins Being Human
According to a tweet by the show’s publicist, British acting veteran Phil Davis has signed up for the fifth series of Being Human. “@PhilDavis6 cast as Captain Hatch in BBC3 […]
RIP ET’s Geppetto, Carlo Rambaldi
Creature creator Carlo Rambaldi, who won Academy Awards for his work on ET and Alien, has died aged 86. Steven Spielberg paid tribute to the legendary expert, describing him as […]
ITV prepare follow-up to Marchlands
ITV is working on Lightfields, a follow-up to the successful ghost story Marchlands which aired last year. Like Marchlands, it’s based on The Oaks, a 2009 pilot for Fox which […]
Jessica Lange hints at American Horror Story: Asylum role
Talking to the Los Angeles Times, veteran actress Jessica Lange has revealed a few details about the role she’s playing in the second season of American Horror Story, subtitled Asylum. This year, Lange will play Sister Jude, the head nun in charge of a mental institution for the criminally insane in the 1960s. She became a nun late in life, […]
Mark Gatiss penning drama on Doctor Who creation (updated)
Rumours have been flying around for some time that the 50th anniversary of Doctor Who‘s first broadcast in November 1963 might be marked with some form of drama, and actor/writer/producer […]
Paul Darrow writes new Blake’s 7 Avon novel
Continuing their range of new audios and books in the classic Blake’s 7 universe, Big Finish have announced that series star Paul Darrow – who played Kerr Avon in all […]
Shiban goes Clandestine for Syfy
Former X-Files writer and producer John Shiban, currently involved with western series Hell on Wheels, is helping to develop Clandestine, a new series for Syfy. Described as “a swash-buckling space drama/adventure […]
Star Trek: Deep Space 9 game cancelled through lack of interest
A new free to play multi-player Star Trek game has been pulled from the schedules by its German manufacturers Gameforge, after they were unable to drum up sufficient support for […]
Whedon signs 3-year deal with Marvel
Fans of Joss Whedon’s vision of the Marvel Universe, as seen in the recent Avengers (Assemble) movie, will be delighted by the news that the creator of the TV series Buffy, Angel, Firefly and Dollhouse has signed up for three years with Marvel. “Joss Whedon has signed an exclusive deal with Marvel Studios for film and television through the end of […]
Spartacus’ DeKnight goes sci-fi for Incursion
Spartacus creator and executive producer Steven S. DeKnight is returning to the science fiction genre with Incursion, a new series for Torchwood: Miracle Day co-producers Starz. “Steven DeKnight has an […]
“Ninth” Doctor Richard E. Grant joins Who Christmas Special (updated)
Richard E. Grant, who previously appeared as an incarnation of the Doctor in the spoof The Curse of Fatal Death in 1999 and as a possible Ninth Doctor in Paul […]
Crowe to roost in Dark Tower?
After years of start-stop development Warner Bros. adaptation of Stephen King’s The Dark Tower extensive novel series looks likely to get the go-ahead in the next few weeks following a […]
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