Orci drops out of Power Rangers for third Trek?
According to a report at Deadline, Star Trek writer and producer Roberto Orci has dropped out of executive producing the reboot of the Mighty Morphin’ Power Rangers because of his […]
Berlanti & Adler's Supergirl flies to CBS
CBS has given a series commitment to Greg Berlanti and Ali Adler’s revamped version of the DC Comics character Supergirl. The new TV series will not be a coming of age drama like Smallville or Gotham, but will feature Kara Zor-El in her mid-20s. “Born on the planet Krypton, Kara Zor-El escaped amid its destruction years ago. Since arriving on […]
Guest stars confirmed for Who Christmas Special (updated)
The Doctor Who Christmas Special is currently filming and the BBC confirming the guest stars who will be appearing in the festive episode. The show’s official Facebook page has released […]
James D'Arcy joins Agent Carter
It’s going to be a continuity-heavy few weeks when Marvel’s mid-season replacement series Agent Carter hits the air, with news that Cloud Atlas star James D’Arcy has been cast as Edwin […]
Matt Smith for Pride and Prejudice and Zombies
Matt Smith has signed up for a role in the long-gestating movie adaptation of Pride and Prejudice and Zombies. The former Doctor Who star will play Mr. Collins, a parson on the look-out for a wife, in the movie which starts shooting later this month, according to the Hollywood Reporter. He will be appearing alongside Lily James, Sam Riley, Jack […]
DC's Lucifer snapped up by Fox
The DC universe takeover of the American TV scene continues with the announcement that Fox has given a put pilot commitment to Lucifer, DC’s take on the Lord of Hell […]
Tom Hiddleston heads to Skull Island for Kong prequel
Avengers star Tom Hiddleston is set to headline Skull Island, the new prequel to the classic tale of King Kong. Jordan Vogt-Roberts will be directing the movie for Legendary Pictures, […]
Scott Glenn to mentor Marvel's TV Daredevil
Veteran actor Scott Glenn will be playing Stick, Matt Murdock’s mentor, in the Netflix TV series based on the Marvel Comics character Daredevil, set for release next summer. The character […]
Thunderbirds' Sylvia Anderson launching Last Station
Thunderbirds co-creator Sylvia Anderson and her daughter Dee are launching new TV series The Last Station, and are hoping genre fans will support their Indiegogo crowdfunding campaign. Speaking to Sci-Fi Bulletin, Dee explained that crowdfunding will help to provide them with the quality of animation that they are seeking. “The Last Station been developed over the past four years,” she said earlier […]
Nightwing leading DC's Titans to TNT
The DC television universe is stretching even further, with the news that a pilot for Titans is awaiting the green light at TNT. The series, which will centre around Batman’s former sidekick Dick Grayson, who becomes the superhero Nightwing and forms a team that includes Starfire and Raven. Penned by Akiva Goldsman and Marc Haimes, the pilot is one of […]
Sky Living to investigate The Enfield Haunting
Timothy Spall, Matthew Macfadyen and Juliet Stevenson will star in supernatural drama The Enfield Haunting for Sky Living. Based on true events that took place in North London in 1977, the […]
RIP Richard Kiel, James Bond's Jaws
Richard Kiel, who played Jaws to memorable effect opposite Roger Moore in The Spy Who Loved Me and Moonraker, has died, three days before his 75th birthday. The 7ft 2in […]
CBS preparing Stephen King post-9/11 drama
CBS has nabbed Seth Grahame-Smith and Greg Berlanti’s adaptation of Stephen King’s post-9/11 short story, The Things They Left Behind, giving it a put pilot commitment. The story, first published in Transgressions: Volume Two, can be found in King’s 2008 collection Just After Sunset, and concerns a character who begins to acquire items left behind by those who died in […]
RIP Jane Baker
Jane Baker, who contributed four stories to the classic era of Doctor Who as well as many other shows from the 1960s to 1980s, has died. Working with her husband […]
RIP Graham Joyce
Multiple award winning British author Graham Joyce has died aged 59. Much loved by members of the writing community, Joyce had been suffering from cancer in recent times – a […]
Fox make pre-emptive bid for Minority Report TV series
Fox has given a put pilot commitment to the TV version of the 2002 movie Minority Report, from Amblin television and Godzilla writer Max Borenstein. Details are emerging of the premise for the show: it is set 10 years after the end of Precrime in DC. One of the three Precogs is struggling to lead a “normal” human life, but remains […]
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