RIP Michael Clarke Duncan
Michael Clarke Duncan, who played the gifted prisoner in the adaptation of Stephen King’s The Green Mile, has died aged 54. Duncan was nominated for an Academy and a Golden Globe […]
Doctor Who and Game of Thrones triumph at Hugo Awards
Neil Gaiman’s debut Doctor Who episode The Doctor’s Wife, and the first season of HBO’s Game of Thrones were honoured at the Hugo Awards, which were held on September 2 at Chicon 7 in Chicago, with Gaiman hinting that he may be working on another episode. “…Only a fool or a mad man would try to do it again… so […]
Keaton joins Robocop reboot
Michael Keaton is the latest big name to join the cast of Jose Padilla’s reboot of the Robocop franchise, which starts shooting next month for an August 2013 release. Keaton will […]
ABC greenlight Whedon S.H.I.E.L.D. pilot
In a move that will come as little surprise to those who have been monitoring the on-screen adventures of the Marvel superheroes, Avengers director Joss Whedon has been given a […]
Matthew Graham sells new SF MOVIE to Fox (updated!)
Life on Mars and Eternal Law co-creator Matthew Graham has sold Paratime, a new science fiction movie to 20th Century Fox. Graham contacted Sci-Fi Bulletin to set the record straight […]
Kelley Armstrong’s Otherworld comes to TV
Canadian broadcaster Space has ordered a 13 part series based on Bitten, the first of Kelley Armstrong’s Otherworld series. “This sexy new series is the perfect mix of suspense, action […]
Cronenberg’s Videodome to be reborn
The new flesh will live again in Universal Pictures remake of David Cronenberg’s 1983 mind-warping thriller Videodrome. Commercials helmer Adam Berg has been signed up to direct the Erhen Kruger […]
Syfy developing Campbell’s Blake’s 7 reboot
According to an exclusive report at Deadline, Syfy is working with 007 director Martin Campbell on his reboot of the classic British sci-fi series Blake’s 7. The network has given […]
ABC developing Steampunk Mark Twain series
Producers Jason Richman and David Zabel (E.R.) are developing a new take on Mark Twain’s The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn for ABC. The new show—to be titled Finn & Sawyer—will […]
John Williams to receive Lifetime Achievement Award at Classical Brits
Prolific film composer John Williams is to be honoured at the Classic Brit Awards in October. The eighty year old writer has composed scores for movies since 1958, and has received 47 Academy Award nominations (the second highest ever, after Walt Disney). His best-known genre work includes Lost in Space, The Time Tunnel, Star Wars, Superman, Close Encounters of the […]
RIP Tony Scott
British film director Tony Scott, whose credits include The Hunger, Enemy of the State and Deja Vu, has died aged 68. The younger brother of Ridley Scott, Tony Scott began […]
RIP William Windom
William Windom, who played Commodore Matt Decker in the classic Star Trek episode The Doomsday Machine, died on August 17, aged 88. In a long career, Windom was also renowned […]
New art for Arrow and Beauty & The Beast reboot
With only a few weeks left until the season premieres of their new shows, the CW has released poster art featuring the stars of their two fantasy series, Beauty and […]
Angelmaker’s Nick Harkaway Embraces Steampunk Label
Writer tells Edinburgh Festival audience of his struggle to be defined… Angelmaker author Nick Harkaway is happy to be labelled a Steampunk writer, while admitting his work can be hard […]
John Barrowman joins CW’s Arrow
According to an exclusive report at Entertainment Weekly, Doctor Who and Torchwood star John Barrowman is heading over to the CW’s updated version of DC’s Green Arrow. Not much is being revealed about the recurring character he will play on Arrow, except that he is a “well-dressed man” who is “as mysterious as he is wealthy … he is an acquaintance of […]
RIP Harry Harrison
Harry Harrison, the creator of the Stainless Steel Rat, Bill the Galactic Hero, and the Deathworld trilogy, died today, August 15, aged 87. An illustrator and editor as well as writer, one […]
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