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Warners greenlight Akira for Spring shooting

After some considerable time spent in development, it now appears that the long-awaited live-action Akira movie will start filming in late February/early March next year, according to a report at Variety. The paper says that Warner Bros. has given Unknown‘s Jaume Collett-Serra a $90m budget for the shoot, with Tron: Legacy‘s Garrett Hedlund under serious consideration for one of the […]

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Moffat calls Doctor Who Confidential axing a “bad decision”

In the latest edition of Doctor Who Magazine, series head writer and executive producer Steven Moffat has criticised the decision by BBC Three to axe Doctor Who Confidential, the documentary series that has accompanied Doctor Who since its return to screens in 2005. Writing in his Production Notes column, Moffat notes, “I’m not supposed to say it, but I’m going […]

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Chuck’s Josh Schwartz to remake Misfits for US?

According to a report by Vulture at NYMag.com, Chuck co-creator Josh Schwartz is teaming up with Misfits’ Howard Overman to create an American version of the ASBO-with-superpowers hit series. Vulture says that Schwartz’s Fake Empire has just finalised a deal for the rights and Schwartz and Overman are planning on writing a pilot script for the American version of Misfits on […]

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Walking Dead premiere smashes cable records

The second season premiere of The Walking Dead was a triumphant success for AMC, as the 90 minute episode beat a 10-year record for basic cable. Over seven million viewers watched the drama unfold in its original slot, with a total of 11 million tuning in across the evening’s three showings. “The Walking Deadis one of those rare television programmes […]

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Scream Awards in full

THE ULTIMATE SCREAM Black Swan Captain America: The First Avenger Game of Thrones WINNER: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 Scott Pilgrim vs. the World Super 8 Thor True Blood The Walking Dead X-Men: First Class   BEST SCIENCE FICTION MOVIE Captain America: The First Avenger Monsters WINNER: Super 8 Transformers: Dark of The Moon Tron: Legacy […]

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Matt Smith wins at Scream Awards

It was a mixed night for Doctor Who fans at the Scream Awards held on October 15 in Los Angeles: although both Matt Smith and Karen Gillan had been nominated for Best Science Fiction Actor/Actress, and the show present in the Best TV Show category, only Smith’s portrayal of the Doctor was successful. Fans of Harry Potter and the Deadly […]

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Gareth Thomas & Paul Darrow return to Blake’s 7

Big Finish has persuaded both of Blake’s 7‘s original leading men to reprise their roles for the first season of their enhanced audiobook series The Liberator Chronicles. Gareth Thomas and Paul Darrow will play Blake and Avon in Peter Anghelides’ story Counterfeit, in which Blake breaks into the Bovee Mining Facility, where he hopes to discover the secret of Illusium, a […]

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George Romero turned down Walking Dead gig

According to a new interview promoting his hosting duties on AMC’s FearFest weekend accompanying the launch of the second season of The Walking Dead, zombie director George A. Romero hasn’t seen an episode of the hit series – and even turned down a chance to helm one of the episodes. “[First season producers] Frank [Darabont] and [Greg] Nicotero were calling […]

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Darth Maul returns to the Star Wars saga

Despite being apparently killed off in Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace, Sith Lord Darth Maul is set to make a reappearance in the animated Clone Wars series – at the direct request of Star Wars overlord George Lucas. “The decision to continue Darth Maul’s story was something that came directly from George,” Dave Filoni, Supervising Director of Star […]

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Haven renewed for third year

Syfy has ordered a further 13 episodes of its Stephen King-based series Haven, starring Emily Rose, to air next year – probably in the same summer slot. The second series, which has just begun airing on Syfy UK, reached a slightly bigger audience than the opening season, around 2.55 million viewers. Loosely based on King’s novella The Colorado Kid, the […]