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Exclusive Interview – Composer Jeff Russo on scoring Star Trek: Picard, Noah Hawley’s Star Trek movie, and more

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Alex Moreland interviews composer Jeff Russo about Star Trek: Picard, contextualising its score within the wider Star Trek musical canon, and more… So, first of all – how did you get involved in Star Trek: Picard? I know obviously you were already composing for Star Trek: Discovery, but when were you brought on board for […]

Netflix schedule won’t be negatively impacted by the global shutdowns until later this year

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Ted Sarandos, the chief content officer at Netflix, has revealed that its new releases won’t be impacted until later this year by the current shutdowns. All across the board, films and TV shows are being suspended and postponed due to the current global health crisis and subsequent shutdowns. Netflix hasn’t been immune to this either […]

Netflix cancels V-Wars and October Faction after one season each

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Netflix is currently on its annual cancellation spree as the streaming service has axed two more original series this week in V-Wars and October Faction. The vampire drama V-Wars and supernatural series October Faction, both produced by IDW and based off existing graphic novels, only lasted one season on the streaming service and only debuted recently on […]

Dave Filoni sparks speculation about Captain Rex appearance in The Mandalorian season 2

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Earlier this month it was confirmed that fan favourite Star Wars character Ahsoka Tano is set to make her live-action debut, with Rosario Dawson cast as the former Jedi Padawan for the second season of The Mandalorian, and it seems she may not be the only Star Wars: The Clone Wars alum making an appearance […]

Rumour: Jamie Lee Curtis may appear in The Mandalorian season 2

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The latest Star Wars rumour is suggesting that Halloween and Knives Out star Jamie Lee Curtis could appear in The Mandalorian season 2. As with all rumours, they should be taken lightly until anything is confirmed, but right now Making Star Wars is reporting that Jamie Lee Curtis is joining the cast of The Mandalorian season […]

Creepshow showrunner confirms season 2 production delay, offers first look at giant spider puppet

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The current global health crisis has stopped production for a large number of film and television projects around the world, and now the Shudder original series Creepshow has been impacted with an indefinite halt on production for the second season. The news comes from Creepshow showrunner Greg Nicotero who confirmed the delay on the second season of the […]

Exclusive Interview – William Shaw on Doctor Who: The Rings of Akhaten, the surprising similarities between Neil Cross & Chris Chibnall, and more (Part Two)

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Alex Moreland interviews William Shaw about The Rings of Akhaten, the wider work of its writer Neil Cross, and more… I recently sat down with William Shaw – a writer and blogger originally from Sheffield, now based in London, whose work has appeared in Star*Line, Space & Time, The Martian Wave, The Oxford Culture Review, […]

Esther Smith and Rafe Spall star in trailer for Apple’s comedy series Trying

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Apple TV+ has released a trailer for the upcoming comedy series Trying which stars Esther Smith and Rafe Spall as a thirty-something couple confronted by bewildering new challenges while trying to adopt a child; watch it here… All Nikki (Esther Smith) and Jason (Rafe Spall) want is a baby—but it’s the one thing they just […]

Hasbro releases 15 episodes of G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero for free on YouTube

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Yo Joe! To help ease the boredom of quarantine, Hasbro has released the first fifteen episodes of the classic 1980s animated series G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero for free on YouTube. The episodes consist of the first two animated miniseries from 1983 and 1984 – ‘The M.A.S.S. Device’ and ‘The Revenge of Cobra’ – […]