According to an interview in Time Out, the last Bond film, Quantum of Solace, was not meant to be a direct continuation of Daniel Craig’s debut outing as 007, Casino Royale. “It was never meant to be as much of a sequel as it was, but it ended up being a sequel, starting where the last one finished,” Craig said, […]
According to various online reports, Benicio del Toro is no longer involved with J.J. Abrams’ Star Trek sequel after negotiations broke down a few weeks before filming is due to begin. Del Toro was expected to play the villain in the movie (a role that Abrams denies is Khan Noonien Singh, as seen in the second original feature), but Vulture […]
Although the character of Castiel was apparently written out from Supernatural early in the seventh season, actor Misha Collins is returning to the series for at least three episodes later this year. Executive producer Sera Gamble had promised that “It has always been our intention to bring back Misha in some form” and now a WB spokesperson has confirmed to […]
Peter Weller, best known to genre fans for his role as the original Robocop, has signed up for an as-yet unspecified role in the new Star Trek movie which begins shooting early in 2012, according to Variety. Weller appeared in the final TV incarnation of the franchise, Enterprise, as the xenophobic leader of the Terra Prime organisation, but it would seem […]
Following an interview given by prospective Doctor Who movie director David Yates to MTV that suggested that a different actor would be cast as the Doctor in a new film, the BBC Wales series’ head writer and executive producer Steven Moffat has issued a tweet setting out the official position. “To clarify: any Doctor Who movie would be made by […]
Hammer Films have acquired the rights to Cherie Priest’s steampunk zombie novel Boneshaker, which will be adapted by John Hilary Shepherd. The Hugo Award-nominated novel is the first in a […]
X-Men and Superman Returns director Bryan Singer will executive produce and direct the pilot of Bryan Fuller’s reboot of The Munsters for NBC. According to the report at Deadline, Singer has monitored the project, and has now signed up to helm the opening hour. In addition to his feature film work, he also directed the pilot for House. The new […]
Paramount Pictures have moved their sequel to the 2009 Star Trek movie to May 17, 2013, and have announced that it will be shot and released in 3D. J.J. Abrams will once again helm the adventures of Captain Kirk and the crew of the U.S.S. Enterprise, from a script by Roberto Orci, Alex Kurtzman and Damon Lindelof. According to reports at unofficial […]
Fringe writer/producer Andrew Kreisberg is penning an adaptation of the DC character Booster Gold for Syfy as a potential one hour show. The character was created by Dan Jurgens in […]
Gale Ann Hurd, whose work in the genre stretches back to the original Terminator film in 1984, is developing a new series about the mysterious US Air Force base at […]
Writer Anne McCaffrey has died at her home in Ireland. The 85 year old author suffered a stroke on November 21, her publishers, Del Rey and Random House, announced. Born […]
John Neville, who had a long and distinguished career before achieving fame with genre fans as Baron Munchausen in Terry Gilliam’s fantasy adventure, has succumbed to Alzheimers at the age […]
Steven Soderbergh’s long-gestating adaptation of the 1960s hit series The Man From UNCLE seems to have come to the end of the road, according to reports emerging today. According to Deadline, Soderbergh has “dropped out of the project because he and Warner Bros couldn’t agree on budget,” although George Clooney’s decision not to take on the role of Napoleon Solo […]
Over thirty years after the release of the original double album, Jeff Wayne is completely revising his version of HG Wells’ The War of the Worlds for the new live […]
While the final season of Chuck rolls out in the States, star Yvonne Strahovski has found her first major post-Sarah Walker role, playing a “beautiful and gifted scientist” in the […]
Bryan Fuller’s reboot of the classic 1960s TV series The Munsters has received a pilot order from NBC less than two weeks after he delivered the script. According to the report at Deadline, NBC is looking at making The Munsters either a summer or an “event” series. The Pushing Daisies creator is also working on the script for his adaptation […]
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