Ben Stiller to star in Rentaghost remake!
No, it’s not April 1st, and yes, this is a genuine story. 20th Century Fox has acquired the rights to the BBC children’s series Rentaghost, and have teamed Ben Stiller […]
CW gives The Secret Circle full season order
Kevin Williamson’s new series The Secret Circle will get a full season to weave its spell over an audience, after The CW decided to give a back nine order to its three new dramas. Former Buffy star Sarah Michelle Gellar’s Ringer as well as the drama Hart of Dixie have all been extended, with network president Mark Pedowitz stating that “We […]
Douglas Trumbull to receive George Méliès award
Celebrating a career that stretches back to Stanley Kubrick’s 2001: A Space Odyssey, the Visual Effects Society Board of Directors has decided that the 2012 George Méliès Award is being […]
World War Z set raided for real weapons!
Shooting on the epic adaptation of Max Brooks’ World War Z has been held up following a raid on a warehouse used by the production by armed police officers in […]
Dredd loses director – after filming’s finished! (updated)
Although Pete Travis was the man on set helming the new Dredd movie, he’s been removed from the director role during the post-production phase, according to a report in Friday’s L.A. Times. The movie stars Karl Urban as the 2000 AD character Judge Dredd and was shot earlier this year. However, the L.A. Times states, “Travis has not been involved […]
Human Centipede 2 slithering into UK after all
According to a new report at the British Board of Film Classification site, Tom Six’s The Human Centipede II (Full Sequence) will be getting a UK release – after various cuts have been made. The film was originally banned in the UK, although it has aired in the US. Thirty two cuts have now been made across 8 separate sequences, according […]
James Bond in Skyfall?
It seems possible that the next James Bond film, currently set to begin shooting early next year for an October release with Daniel Craig reprising his role as the British secret service agent, will be entitled Skyfall. According to a report at Fusible.com, the brand protection firm MarkMonitor, who register domains on behalf of Sony Pictures, has recently added multiple web domains […]
Jon Favreau, Roberto Orci, Seth Green and Michael Dougherty team up for sci-fi pilot
A powerhouse of figures in the fantasy and science fiction film world have got together to create Ex-Comm, a new sci-fi drama set in the White House. According to the […]
Lionsgate finds its next Hunger Games with Chaos Walking trilogy
Even before the first of their Hunger Games trilogy of films has hit cinemas, Lionsgate are promoting their latest acquisition as a worthy follow-up to their adaptation of Suzanne Collins’ […]
Syfy developing Adjustment Bureau TV series
Syfy is taking its inspiration from Philip K. Dick for its latest new series, an adaptation of this year’s The Adjustment Bureau, according to a report by Deadline.com. The film starring Matt Damon and Emily Blunt concerns a politician whose life is adjusted by a mysterious organisation to prevent him from involvement with a dancer. The TV version will be […]
Stargate’s Damian Kindler rebooting Universal Soldier
Stargate writer/producer Damian Kindler is turning to another Roland Emmerich film for his next TV series: he’s been hired to work on a reboot of the Universal Soldier series, based […]
New showrunner for Alphas’ second season
According to a report at Deadline.com, former Star Trek: Deep Space Nine producer Ira Steven Behr will not be producing the recently announced second season of Syfy’s Alphas. No reason for the departure is given in the brief report, but his replacement as showrunner will be Eureka‘s Bruce Miller, who also worked on The 4400s, ER and Medium. In an interview StarTrek.com […]
X-Files’ Chris Carter creates Unique new series
Chris Carter, the brains behind the creation of The X-Files, Millennium and Harsh Realm, is working on his first new TV series in nearly a decade. His latest project, Unique, is a “female-led” police thriller with a supernatural element, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Carter will write and executive produce the series which is currently set up at Media Rights […]
Mortal Kombat returns to the big screen
Fourteen years after Mortal Kombat: Annihilation lived up to its name and brought the movie franchise to a close, New Line are rebooting the martial arts fantasy series, following a […]
AMC launch Walking Dead webisodes on October 3rd
In the build up to the return of The Walking Dead on October 16 (October 21 in the UK), AMC is releasing six mini-webisodes. According to the network’s press release, […]
Area 52 heads for the big screen
The 2001 comic book miniseries Area 52 is belatedly heading for the big screen, courtesy of Summit Entertainment, Deadline reports. The comic by writer Brian Haberlin and artist Clayton Henry […]
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