Doctor Who missing episodes – found! (second update!)
Two long-missing Doctor Who episodes were aired on December 11 for the first time in nearly 50 years at the Missing, Believed Wiped convention at the British Film Institute in […]
Lost Girl renewed for third season
Canadian fantasy series Lost Girl has been picked up for a third run by the Showcase channel. The series, which stars Anna Silk as succubus and private detective Bo, will pick up again in the spring, presumably for an autumn transmission, following the pattern of the first two years. Series 1 recently completed airing on Syfy in the UK, with […]
Batman artist Jerry Robinson dies aged 89
Jerry Robinson, whose contributions to the Batman mythos include helping to create both Robin the Boy Wonder and arch-nemesis The Joker, died on December 7, aged 89. The artist began […]
Guy Ritchie goes from Holmes to UNCLE?
It looks as if British director Guy Ritchie and his production partner Lionel Wigram are going to be the new team behind the resurrected adventures of Napoleon Solo, The Man From UNCLE. According to a report at Deadline, Ritchie and Wigram are coming on board the revamp, which recently suffered the losses of prospective star George Clooney and director Steven […]
Craig explains Quantum script problems
According to an interview in Time Out, the last Bond film, Quantum of Solace, was not meant to be a direct continuation of Daniel Craig’s debut outing as 007, Casino Royale. “It was never meant to be as much of a sequel as it was, but it ended up being a sequel, starting where the last one finished,” Craig said, […]
Del Toro exits Star Trek?
According to various online reports, Benicio del Toro is no longer involved with J.J. Abrams’ Star Trek sequel after negotiations broke down a few weeks before filming is due to begin. Del Toro was expected to play the villain in the movie (a role that Abrams denies is Khan Noonien Singh, as seen in the second original feature), but Vulture […]
Misha Collins’ return to Supernatural confirmed
Although the character of Castiel was apparently written out from Supernatural early in the seventh season, actor Misha Collins is returning to the series for at least three episodes later this year. Executive producer Sera Gamble had promised that “It has always been our intention to bring back Misha in some form” and now a WB spokesperson has confirmed to […]
Robocop joins the new Star Trek cast
Peter Weller, best known to genre fans for his role as the original Robocop, has signed up for an as-yet unspecified role in the new Star Trek movie which begins shooting early in 2012, according to Variety. Weller appeared in the final TV incarnation of the franchise, Enterprise, as the xenophobic leader of the Terra Prime organisation, but it would seem […]
Moffat clarifies position on Doctor Who movie
Following an interview given by prospective Doctor Who movie director David Yates to MTV that suggested that a different actor would be cast as the Doctor in a new film, the BBC Wales series’ head writer and executive producer Steven Moffat has issued a tweet setting out the official position. “To clarify: any Doctor Who movie would be made by […]
Hammer goes Steampunk with Boneshaker
Hammer Films have acquired the rights to Cherie Priest’s steampunk zombie novel Boneshaker, which will be adapted by John Hilary Shepherd. The Hugo Award-nominated novel is the first in a […]
Life of Bryan as Singer joins Fuller’s Munsters reboot
X-Men and Superman Returns director Bryan Singer will executive produce and direct the pilot of Bryan Fuller’s reboot of The Munsters for NBC. According to the report at Deadline, Singer has monitored the project, and has now signed up to helm the opening hour. In addition to his feature film work, he also directed the pilot for House. The new […]
Star Trek sequel confirmed for May 2013
Paramount Pictures have moved their sequel to the 2009 Star Trek movie to May 17, 2013, and have announced that it will be shot and released in 3D. J.J. Abrams will once again helm the adventures of Captain Kirk and the crew of the U.S.S. Enterprise, from a script by Roberto Orci, Alex Kurtzman and Damon Lindelof. According to reports at unofficial […]
Fringe’s Kreisberg seeks Syfy glory for Booster Gold
Fringe writer/producer Andrew Kreisberg is penning an adaptation of the DC character Booster Gold for Syfy as a potential one hour show. The character was created by Dan Jurgens in […]
Area 51: The TV Series?
Gale Ann Hurd, whose work in the genre stretches back to the original Terminator film in 1984, is developing a new series about the mysterious US Air Force base at […]
RIP Pern creator Anne McCaffrey
Writer Anne McCaffrey has died at her home in Ireland. The 85 year old author suffered a stroke on November 21, her publishers, Del Rey and Random House, announced. Born […]
John Neville, Terry Gilliam’s Baron Munchausen, dies aged 86
John Neville, who had a long and distinguished career before achieving fame with genre fans as Baron Munchausen in Terry Gilliam’s fantasy adventure, has succumbed to Alzheimers at the age […]
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