“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 […]
The Lotus Caves come to SyFy
The US SyFy channel has green lit a 90 minute pilot film for a proposed TV series based on John Christopher’s (pictured) The Lotus Caves. Pushing Daisies‘ Bryan Fuller will be […]
Doctor Who is Thor’s new bad guy!
The first Doctor of the modern era, Christopher Eccleston, is to play the character of Malekith the Accursed in Marvel Studios Thor: The Dark World. Featuring opposite Chris Hemsworth as […]
Craven and Niles team for comic-book and movie
Horror director Wes Craven (the original A Nightmare on Elm Street) and comic-book creator Steve Niles (30 Days of Night) are to team up on a new comic-book and possible movie adaptation Coming of Rage. Craven has created the comic-book, with Niles scripting the story. Liquid Comics will release the comic-book as a five-issue series in 2013 and a graphic […]
Neeson and Wahlberg for Neuromancer movie?
Offers have apparently been made to actors Liam Neeson and Mark Wahlberg for leading roles in Vincenzo Natali’s movie version of William Gibson’s ground-breaking cyberspace novel Neuromancer. The Cube and […]
O’Bannon pays tribute to Farscape’s Hardy
Farscape‘s Jonathan Hardy, the voice of Rygel, has died at the age of 71. Hardy voiced the Jim Henson-created Muppet-style alien character of Rygel XVI in all four seasons of Farscape and […]
The Hobbit to be a trilogy! (updated)
Following much rumour and speculation, it has finally been confirmed that Peter Jackson’s The Hobbit is to become a trilogy of films rather than just two movies as previously planned. […]
Fringe, Apes and Super 8 triumph at Saturns
Rise of the Planet of the Apes and J.J. Abrams’ Super 8 both scored three trophies at the annual Saturn Awards, given by the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & […]
RIP Doctor Who companion Mary Tamm
Mary Tamm, who played the first incarnation of Time Lady Romana opposite Tom Baker in Doctor Who, has died aged 62. According to the report at BBC News, she had […]
Bond director Martin Campbell to revive Blake’s 7!
According to an exclusive report at Deadline, GoldenEye and Casino Royale director Martin Campbell is reinvigorating another classic British brand, working on a reboot of Terry Nation’s Blake’s 7. Heroes […]
Orci & Kurtzman sell Sleepy Hollow update to Fox
Len Wiseman has been tapped as director on Roberto Orci and Alex Kurtzman’s new version of the classic tale The Legend of Sleepy Hollow. According to Deadline, the pilot follows […]
Spielberg wants Thor for Robopocalypse
According to a report at Deadline today, Steven Spielberg is eyeing Thor star Chris Hemsworth for the lead in his movie version of Daniel H. Wilson’s Robopocalypse, which is set […]
17 Emmy nominations for American Horror Story
American Horror Story, the hit psychodrama from last season has tied for first place with Mad Men with 17 Emmy nominations, announced earlier today. Game of Thrones is nominated in 11 categories; Once Upon a Time and The Walking Dead have three apiece; Futurama two; Falling Skies, Grimm, and Person of Interest have one. Categorised as a Miniseries for the purposes […]
Comic-Con round-up 1: Doctor Who / Fringe
The past weekend at Comic-Con saw panels on many genre TV series and films: we’ve picked our highlights: Doctor Who: As well as refusing to answer questions about a multiple Doctor story for the 50th anniversary (even when posed by a Dalek), head writer Steven Moffat noted of the seventh series: “We’ve got the Weeping Angels, tragedy, comedy, westerns, absolutely […]
Karen Gillan to star in horror flick Oculus
After she leaves the TARDIS in a few weeks’ time, Doctor Who star Karen Gillan is staying within the fantasy genre for one of her next projects, the horror movie Oculus. The Intrepid Pictures film starts shooting in Alabama this autumn. According to their press release, the plot begins 10 years after a horrifying family incident left two young children […]
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