Q’s return confirmed for Skyfall
After months of speculation, Eon Productions have finally confirmed that Q is returning to the 007 series after a decade’s absence. Ben Whishaw will be playing the Secret Service armourer. […]
Marvel-ous news from Fox on Fantastic Four
Fox is putting some weight behind its Marvel line with the announcement that Chronicle director Josh Trank is officially directing the reboot of Fantastic Four, which the studio is lining […]
Babylon 5 creator launches Studio JMS
Babylon 5 creator J. Michael Straczynski is launching a new media company at the San Diego Comic-Con, Studio JMS, which will bring all of his output under one roof. According […]
Buck Rogers returns!
Legendary comics creator Howard Chaykin is writing a new series of adventures for the original Man Out of Time, Buck Rogers. Created by Philip Francis Nowlan for an August 1928 […]
Claudia Black heads to Haven
Farscape and Stargate SG-1 star Claudia Black is heading over to the mysterious Maine town of Haven for the third season of the Syfy hit series, based on the novella […]
True Blood officially renewed for season 6
HBO has finally confirmed that True Blood will be returning for a sixth season. The news doesn’t really come as a surprise, given that there was considerable speculation about who would be running the series when (rather than if) it received the renewal. Current co-executive producer Mark Hudis will become executive producer/showrunner as part of a deal he signed with […]
Diana Rigg and Rachel Stirling join Doctor Who
Former Avenger and Bond girl Dame Diana Rigg and her daughter Rachel Stirling are joining the Doctor for his seventh series of travels. According to the press release, it’s the first time mother and daughter Dame Diana Rigg and Rachael Stirling have ever worked together on screen. Character details remain under wraps, but the episode penned by Mark Gatiss will see […]
David Warner and Liam Cunningham for Who series 7
Veteran genre actor David Warner and Outcasts/Game of Thrones star Liam Cunningham will be appearing in Mark Gatiss’ story for Doctor Who‘s seventh season, currently filming. According to the new […]
Primeval’s Ruth Bradley joins Paul McGann’s Doctor Who
Primeval star Ruth Bradley – whose new movie Grabbers was shown at the Edinburgh International Film Festival last week – has been cast as the new companion for Paul McGann’s […]
Friedkin strongly denies Exorcist TV series
Although there were multiple reports around the internet last month that a TV series based on William Friedkin’s 1973 film The Exorcist was in development, the director himself has told […]
Jeff Pinkner leaves Fringe
Joint Fringe showrunner Jeff Pinkner won’t be seeing the show through its final 13 episodes, it was announced on June 19th. According to a statement from co-creator J.J. Abrams, “We’re so excited to begin work on a fifth season of Fringe and to be able to deliver the 13 final episodes to our passionate and devoted fans. For four years, J.H. Wyman […]
RIP Caroline John 1940-2012
Caroline John, who played the Third Doctor’s first companion, Liz Shaw, has died aged 72. The news of her passing was confirmed on Twitter today by the official BBC Doctor […]
Doctor Who theme plays at Olympic Opening Ceremony (updated)
According to reports in today’s British newspapers, Ron Grainer’s Doctor Who theme will be one of four television themes played as part of the Olympic opening ceremony. Although The Mail […]
HBO apologise for beheading Bush on Game of Thrones
HBO has issued an apology after a prosthetic head of former US president George W. Bush turned up in Game of Thrones’ first season. The scenes in episode 10 were commented on by the executive producers on the DVD: “The last head on the left is George Bush,” the pair say. “George Bush’s head appears in a couple of beheading scenes. […]
Joe Cornish to adapt Stephenson’s Snow Crash
Attack the Block’s Joe Cornish is to write and direct an adaptation of Neal Stephenson’s 1992 novel Snow Crash for Paramount Pictures. According to Deadline, Kathleen Kennedy and Kennedy/Marshall will […]
Brent Spiner joins Warehouse 13
Star Trek: The Next Generation star Brent Spiner has signed up for a stint as the leader of a secret sect in the fourth season of Syfy’s hit series Warehouse […]
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