Sad news for fans of A&E’s acclaimed Psycho prequel series, as the network announced during its panel at the San Diego Comic-Con yesterday that Bates Motel will be closing its doors following the upcoming fifth season. It's official, the #BatesMotel will close after Season 5 #SDCC — Bates Motel on A&E (@InsideBates) July 22, 2016 […]
Image Comics’ Black Magick heading to the small screen
The Hollywood Reporter has revealed that producer Michael London (The Illustionist) is developing a TV adaptation of Greg Rucka and Nicola Scott’s Image Comics series Black Magick, with a view to launching it on cable or a streaming service. Black Magick “centers on Rowan Black, a robbery-homicide detective in the fictional port city of Portsmouth, […]
SDCC: Vengeance is coming to Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. as Ghost Rider confirmed for season 4
Well, it’s been rumoured since we saw a flaming chain on some promotional artwork last month, and now it’s official: vengeance is coming to Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., with Ghost Rider confirmed to make his Marvel Cinematic Universe debut in the fourth season of the ABC series. The news was announced at the conclusion of today’s […]
F. Gary Gray and Vin Diesel give Fast & Furious 8 update as production hits halfway point
The latest official set video for Fast 8 has arrived online, which sees director F. Gary Gray and franchise star Vin Diesel giving us an update on the film as production reaches the half way mark; check it out here… SEE ALSO: Latest Fast 8 set photo and video show Dwayne Johnson walking away from […]
J.J. Abrams says Star Trek 4 is his “favourite Star Trek story that we’ve had”
Star Trek Beyond may have just opened in cinemas [read our reviews here and here], but producer J.J. Abrams is already talking up the next instalment, which Paramount officially announced last week. Star Trek 4 will see Chris Pine’s James T. Kirk coming face-to-face with his father George Kirk, with Chris Pine reprising his role […]
SDCC: It’s an 8 Simple Rules reunion as Katey Sagal joins The Big Bang Theory as Penny’s mother
During the San Diego Comic-Con panel for The Big Bang Theory, executive producer Steve Molaro has announced that the upcoming tenth season will see an 8 Simple Rules reunion, as Katey Sagal joins the cast as the mother of Kaley Cuoco’s Penny. “We are finally going to meet more of Penny’s family,” EP Steve Molaro […]
SDCC: IDW and DC announce new crossovers for Batman/TMNT and Star Trek/Green Lantern
IDW and DC have announced that they are to continue their partnership with two new crossovers, delivering a sequel to Star Trek/Green Lantern, along with a new Batman and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles mash-up based upon the Warner Bros. and Nickelodeon animated series. Captain Kirk and the crew of the U.S.S. Enterprise will once again […]
Amazon close to deal for Kevin Smith’s Buckaroo Banzai TV series
Back in May Kevin Smith announced that he’s partnering up with MGM for a small screen adaptation of the 1984 cult sci-fi The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension, and now Deadline is reporting that Amazon is close to reaching a deal for the series. Smith, a long time fan of the original […]
SDCC: DreamWorks Animation and Netflix announce season 2 of Voltron: Legendary Defender
Following the critically-acclaimed first season of the Netflix and DreamWorks’ Voltron: Legendary Defender, executive producer Joaquim Dos Santos, co-executive producer Lauren Montgomery and writer Tim Hedrick announced during their San Diego Comic-Con panel yesterday that a second season is set to arrive later this year. Here’s a look at the poster given out during the […]
The BBC announces six-part adaptation of Les Miserables
The BBC and Weinstein TV announced that BAFTA-winning screenwriter Andrew Davies (War and Peace) has signed on to adapt Victor Hugo’s classic novel Les Miserables as a six-part drama. “Most of us are familiar with the musical version which only offers a fragmentary outline of its story,” states Davis. “I am thrilled to have the […]
