RIP Shane Briant
Former Hammer leading man Shane Briant has died aged 74. Briant studied law before turning to the theatre, and was contracted to Elstree Studios. He appeared in four Hammer productions […]
RIP Hugh Keays-Byrne
Australian-based actor Hugh Keays-Byrne who threatened Mad Max in two different guises, has died aged 73. Keays-Byrne played Toecutter in the original Mad Max in 1979 and returned to the […]
Farscape’s Monjo rewriting Alien Sleeper Cell
Farscape alum Justin Monjo is now writing the script for Alien Sleeper Cell, described as a sci-fi spy alien invasion thriller Morgan Davis Foehl penned the original draft, and V for […]
Midnight Special director for Alien Nation remake?
Jeff Nichols will be writing and directing Fox’s remake of Alien Nation, according to a report at Deadline. Nichols is currently premiering his civil rights movie Loving at the Toronto […]
O’Bannon adapting Ellis’ Global Frequency for Fox
Farscape creator Rockne S. O’Bannon is adapting Warren Ellis’ Global Frequency for Jerry Bruckheimer TV and Warner Bros. TV with Fox giving the project a put pilot commitment. The original […]
CW moves O’Bannon’s Cult
In a move that doesn’t bode well for the future of the show, the CW has moved Rockne S. O’Bannon’s series Cult from its Tuesday night slot to Fridays at 9 p.m., and intend running repeats of Beauty and the Beast in its place. Cult debuted to weak ratings last week, and didn’t improve on its second airing. Viewers blamed […]
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 […]
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 […]
Exclusive: O’Bannon hails Julie Benz’s casting on Defiance
Speaking exclusively to Sci-Fi Bulletin, Defiance writer/executive producer Rockne S. O’Bannon revealed that he is delighted with the casting of Buffy and Dexter star Julie Benz as the female lead for […]
Stargate’s Ben Browder joins Doctor Who
Stargate and Farscape star Ben Browder is the latest addition to the Doctor Who cast, according to the new issue of Doctor Who Magazine. In addition to the previously-announced Rupert […]
A new sort of Beast for the CW update of Beauty and the Beast?
Although chances are that not all of these will go to series, the CW has an impressive list of genre shows at the pilot stage, ready for the 2012/13 season. Speaking to Entertainment Weekly, the CW’s development head Thom Sherman promised that “the overall quality is as high or higher than we’ve ever had.” Shows include their update of Beauty […]
True Blood’s Bowler joins O’Bannon’s Defiance
True Blood, Lost and Ugly Betty star Grant Bowler has been cast as the lead in the new Syfy series Defiance, written and executive produced by Farscape creator Rockne S. O’Bannon. Set in the near future, Defiance introduces a world where humans and aliens must learn to live together on an exotic new Earth that has been transformed by alien […]
Farscape’s O’Bannon finally gets Cult green light
Six years after initially receiving a pilot order from the WB for his mystery drama Cult, Farscape and Defiance writer/producer Rockne S. O’Bannon is finally pressing ahead with production on the […]
EXCLUSIVE: O'Bannon talks Defiance
Speaking exclusively to Sci-Fi Bulletin, Alien Nation and Farscape creator Rockne S. O’Bannon has discussed the challenges involved with scripting the television incarnation of Defiance, the very first interconnected video game […]
Farscape’s O’Bannon pens Defiance for Syfy
Click for updated version including exclusive quotes. Alien Nation and Farscape creator Rockne S. O’Bannon is scripting the television incarnation of Defiance, described as the very first interconnected video game and […]
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