The final Dark Knight Rises trailer is here (video)
With just under three months to go before Christopher Nolan’s conclusion to his Batman trilogy arrives in cinemas, the final trailer for The Dark Knight Rises has been released, giving […]
RIP Joel Goldsmith (updated)
TV and movie composer Joel Goldsmith has died, aged 54. Goldsmith followed in his father Jerry’s footsteps into the music business, composing music for various television series, including Stargate SG-1 […]
Bond will be back in 2014
The long wait between James Bond movies seems to be a thing of the past once more, with Sony confirming that the 24th film in the series based on the […]
Orci and Kurtzman for Spidey sequel
Roberto Orci and Alex Kurtzman have been brought on board the sequel to The Amazing Spider-Man. The Star Trek writers will rework a draft by James Vanderbilt for the new movie, starring Andrew Garfield as the superhero, which already has a set opening date of May 2, 2014. “Alex and Bob have a unique ability to write great character and […]
Stephen King’s Eyes of the Dragon on screen at last
After many attempts over the years to bring it to the screen, Stephen King’s novel The Eyes of the Dragon is finally getting a live-action adaptation, courtesy of Syfy. Michael […]
Sookie Stackhouse creator Charlaine Harris comes to Syfy!
In their presentation at the American History Museum on April 24, Syfy revealed major new drama plans – including a new series based on True Blood author Charlaine Harris “Grave” […]
Star Wars art blasts into Manchester
NB THIS EXHIBITION HAS NOW CLOSED Celebrating both Star Wars day (May the Fourth) and the birthday of George Lucas on May 14, Generation Gallery in Manchester city centre, will be […]
Alphas’ Zak Penn launches new comic book
As well as co-creating Alphas and writing the story for the upcoming Avengers movie, superhero film screenwriter Zak Penn has decided to branch out in comic book writing. His series Hero […]
Details of Before Watchmen revealed (spoilers)
Speaking at the Los Angeles Festival of Books over the weekend of 21/22 April, DC’s Dan DiDio and Jim Lee presented a panel entitled “DC Entertainment Presents: Watchmen – It’s Not the End, It’s the Beginning,” at which various details of the new series were revealed. Spoilers follow: “Since we’re doing a prequel we have the challenge of featuring characters […]
Defiance adds Kirshner and Flanagan
Rockne S. O’Bannon’s new Syfy series Defiance has added two new castmembers, as production gears up for filming in Toronto. According to the Deadline report, Mia Kirshner (The Vampire Diaries, […]
RIP Dark Shadows’ Jonathan Frid (updated)
Jonathan Frid, who played the vampire Barnabas Collins on Dark Shadows, has died, aged 87. The actor, who makes a brief cameo appearance in Tim Burton’s new version of the […]
Two endings shot for Fringe’s fourth season
With no decision yet announced regarding the fate of Fringe, despite Joel Wyman’s prediction earlier this week, John Noble has confirmed that plans are in place for either contingency. “We’ve shot two [endings],” John Noble told TVLine on April 12 pointing out, “I hear warm and fuzzy things — but I’ve been hearing them all the time. We just picked up […]
Sabrina heads for the big screen
Following the announcement of a new Sabrina the Teenage Witch animated series last year, Deadline is reporting that Sony Pictures are working on a new cinematic adventure for the Archie […]
Fringe future decided “this week” (updated)
Fans of the multi-universe spanning Fringe will find out this week whether Fox has decided to order a final 13-episode season, according to showrunner Joel Wyman. While categorically stating that there are “no plans for a movie,” Wyman said that they “should know something this week. Feeling good. All of your support and positive thoughts help.” The show has been […]
Gary Ross turns down directing Hunger Games sequel
Despite the incredible box office success worldwide of the first film in The Hunger Games trilogy, director Gary Ross has decided not to helm the follow-up, Catching Fire. “Despite recent […]
Game of Thrones renewed for a third season
HBO has officially announced a third season of their adaptation of George R.R. Martin’s epic series Game of Thrones. “Series creators David Benioff and D.B. Weiss raised our expectations for the second season – and then surpassed them,” Michael Lombardo, president, HBO Programming said in a statement. “We are thrilled by all the viewer and media support we’ve received for […]
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