Van Damme joins UFO
Martial arts star Jean-Claude Van Damme, sometimes known as The Muscles from Brussels, has signed up for British sci-fi movie UFO. Unfortunately, it’s not the upcoming adaptation of the Gerry […]
Leavesden to host Harry Potter studio tour
Warner Bros. have announced that an official Harry Potter studio tour will start in spring 2012, with tickets going on sale from October 13. Warner Bros Studio Tour London – […]
Syfy deny axing Alphas
Syfy senior executive Craig Engler has had to make an official announcement denying widespread rumours that the network has cancelled their new series Alphas after only five episodes. “There is no truth to the rumours some have asked me about that Alphas was cancelled. They are literally filming new eps as I type this,” he posted on the channel’s Twitter […]
Bryan Fuller has second run at The Munsters for NBC
Although the network passed on his first pilot for a revived version of comedy horror series The Munsters last year, NBC has asked Pushing Daisies‘ creator Bryan Fuller to prepare […]
Silence of the Lambs' Demme options King's JFK blockbuster
Hollywood’s resurgent love affair with the works of Stephen King is showing no signs of slowing down, with Silence of the Lambs director Jonathan Demme optioning the rights to the […]
HBO confirms True Blood series 5
HBO has ordered a further 12-episode season of True Blood for broadcast in 2012, following the culmination of successful negotiations between the network and the show’s creator Alan Ball. “I am thrilled that True Blood continues to enjoy a phenomenal reception from both subscribers and critics,” HBO president Michael Lombardo said in the formal announcement. “Alan Ball and his gifted […]
Eddie Murphy to voice Hong Kong Phooey!
Eddie Murphy is adding to his vocal repertoire after being cast to play Hong Kong Phooey in the new live-action/animated cinema version of the Hanna-Barbera classic cartoon underway from Alcon […]
Harry Potter team to take The Stand?
Harry Potter screenwriter Steve Kloves and director David Yates may turn their attention to a darker fantasy as their next project: Stephen King’s epic post-apocalyptic novel The Stand. The Hollywood […]
Syfy changes its mind yet again on Eureka
Last week Syfy gave their hit show Eureka a six-episode sixth season order; on Monday they rescinded that. Now they have decided to allow the producers to wrap up what would have been the fifth season cliffhanger with one extra episode tacked onto the end of filming. Executive producer Amy Berg posted the news on Twitter. “Rumors are true,” she tweeted.”Syfy […]
Haven tweets special 7-episode arc
The producers of Syfy’s Stephen King-based show Haven have created a seven-episode arc that will see newspaper owners Vince and Dave’s Twitter messages interact with events in the TV show. Syfy explains that “Vince (Richard Donat) and Dave (John Dunsworth), who run the newspaper in Haven, join Twitter as newcomers to the medium. Viewers who follow their characters (@VinceHaven, @DaveHaven) will […]
CBS wrinkle their noses for Bewitched update
The adventures of Darrin Stevens and his magical wife Samantha are set to entrance a new generation, after CBS commissioned a script for a new TV series of Bewitched from Sony […]
House producers revive Frankenstein
House executive producers Russel Friend and Garrett Lerner are working on a new version of Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein for NBC. The single script, which is described as “a modern-day take […]
Supernatural season 7 sees stronger role for Bobby
According to actor Jim Beaver, the relationship between his character Bobby and the two Winchester brothers will intensify during the upcoming seventh season of the CW hit show. “There are some changes coming in the infrastructure of how Bobby and the boys function,” the actor told Buzz Focus. “It’s going to throw them together in a way that’s even more intense […]
Syfy cancels Eureka's sixth season
Mere days after announcing a six-episode pick-up for a final season for Eureka, Syfy have changed their minds and cancelled the show. The network issued the following statement yesterday, August 8: “After painstaking consideration, we have had to make the difficult business decision to not order a season six of Eureka. But Eureka is not over yet. There is a […]
Pregnant Snow White for Once Upon A Time
Edward Kitsis and Adam Horowitz have admitted that they have been pleasantly surprised by the assistance they have received from Disney for their new fairytale-based show, Once Upon A Time. […]
Potter, Twilight and Vampire Diaries are Teen Choices 2011
Genre films and TV shows dominated the Teen Choice Awards, held at Universal City’s Gibson Amphitheatre on Sunday August 7. The two parts of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows scored […]
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