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Ian McArdell

Ridley Scott confirms work on a Blade Runner TV series

Blade Runner will become a live action show, joining the already planned Alien series.  Thanks to an interview on Radio 4’s Today programme, Sir Ridley Scott has revealed that a live-action Blade Runner television series is in the works. According to the director, he has already written the initial episode and the series plan: “We’re … >

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Scarlett Johansson – Marvel boss teases new “Top Secret” project

Marvel head honcho Kevin Feige says they’re working together on a new, non-Black Widow project.  News broke over the weekend that, putting their Black Widow legal wrangles well behind them, Marvel and Scarlett Johansson will be working together again. As Johansson became the 35th recipient of the American Cinematheque Award, Marvel Studios President Kevin Feige … >

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Horror Channel presents Sci-Fear week

The channel promise seven nights of sci-fi nightmares!  Starting on Saturday November the 20th, the Horror Channel is going extra-terrestrial with its ‘Sci-Fear Week’. At 9pm each night, it will be screening terrifying science fiction movies in which strange science, terrifying tech and insidious invasions take control. The highlights include: Sat 20th November – The … >

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Taboo series 2 – “We are trying to get stars aligned…”

Writer Steven Knight indicates that it’s a matter of when, not if.  Almost two years ago, CultBox happily reported that scripts for the second run of Taboo were almost complete. With writer Steven Knight (Peaky Blinders) teasing the show’s future potentially running to a third season, there was optimistic talk of a late-2019 or 2020 … >

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Superman & Lois finally lands a UK home on BBC One

The show, starring Tyler Hoechlin and Elizabeth Tulloch will come to Saturday nights this December.  After a lengthy wait to find a UK broadcaster, the BBC have announced they have acquired Superman & Lois. Part of the ‘Arrowverse’ of Greg Berlanti-produced shows which air on the CW in the US, the series span out of … >

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Clangers – A crowdfunder for a book of scripts has begun

Oliver Postgate’s celebrated original scripts promise to reveal what the Clangers were actually saying!  At this time of year, the team at CultBox towers are often on the lookout for present ideas. Fans can be a tough bunch to buy for, but if you’ve a friend of relative of a certain age, the promise of … >

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