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You think Martin Freeman and television comedies, and The Office can’t help but instantly spring to mind. However, for the first time in nearly ten years, he’s now shot a brand-new comedy series pilot, with an eye on a recurring series. It’s called Breeders, and it’s been backed by the BBC in the UK, and … >
Here’s the video that announced Sylvester McCoy to many as Colin Baker’s successor in Doctor Who…
The late Terry Pratchett’s Discworld series of books looks like it might be about to make a return to television, with the news that a television adaptation of The Watch is in the works. It’s a BBC Studios project that currently has writer Simon Allen attached to it. The plan is to turn The Watch … >
The world of movie studios is a bumpy one at the moment, with all sorts of deals bubbling away as the big names consolidate. Disney, of course, is leading the charge here, with its big money offer for 21st Century Fox, that would include its film and TV assets. A spanner has been thrown in … >
There’s been talk about bringing the world of Halo, the hit Xbox gaming franchise, to the screen for some time. At one stage, Microsoft was pursuing a movie, that was interesting an assortment of studios just over a decade ago. But Microsoft’s financial demands for the project ultimately put lots of people off. Now, though, … >
With Disney, Viacom and more all looking to fund Netflix rivals, there seems to be an assumption that consumers have a bottomless pit of money for streaming service subscriptions…
After two seasons, Fox in the US pulled the plug on the TV show Wayward Pines earlier this week. Fox had the option for a season three of the show, but declined to take it up. M Night Shyamalan, the man behind the show, had been looking at a further run for the mystery series, … >
The Welsh government is celebrating the busiest year for film and TV production in the country, with the promise of a lot more to come. It says that the last 12 months – that have seen shows and films as diverse as Journey’s End, Doctor Who, Kiri and Britannia film in the country – have … >
As of now, the only writer we know of so far who’s penned scripts for Doctor Who series 11 is the new showrunner, Chris Chibnall. Chibnall is expected to write the opening episode, for a start, as well as several others across the run. But the identities of the other writers is being kept under … >
ITV has announced its full annual results this morning, and whilst there have been highs over the past 12 months, it’s nonetheless reported a drop in its earnings.