Disney has announced that it will launch its own streaming platform, meaning that all Disney-owned material will be pulled from rival service’s such as Netflix.
Geek-favourite Ellen Page has been cast in Netflix’s upcoming adaptation of the graphic novel series The Umbrella Academy. The comics were created and written by musician Gerard Way and published by Dark Horse Comics. It follows the outcasts of a superhero family, who must work together to solve their father’s suspicious death. Page will play … >
Following the model set by the BBC with BBC Three, ITV is now set to close down its ITV Encore channel, and rebrand it as an online offering instead. The channel has offered a mix of high profile ITV repeats, as well as first-run shows such as The Frankenstein Chronicles, starring Sean Bean. But from … >
Outgoing Doctor Who showrunner Steven Moffat has been doing promotional work for the series 10 DVD and Blu-ray release. And as part of that, he’s done a long interview with Den Of Geek, where he’s been chatting about the show. In particular, he was questioned about how Doctor Who – on a limited budget – … >
For a long time, George Lucas was in development on a live action Star Wars television series, that ultimately came to nothing when he sold his company to Disney. But Disney has been busy announcing new Star Wars projects, including a trilogy of new films. And we now learn that there’s also going to be … >
Spoilers: in the penultimate episode of Red Dwarf’s twelfth series, the crew discover that their ship is now owned by M-Corp and Lister can no longer see products that aren’t also owned by the corporation.
With filming now underway on Doctor Who series 11, and Jodie Whittaker shooting her first series as the Doctor, the BBC has officially released the look of the 13th Doctor. The look involves braces, some muted rainbow colours, and that’s about as far as our fashion commentary goes. Here, then, is the 13th Doctor… Doctor … >
It looks like physical production work is underway on Doctor Who series 11, with the first reports of location filming taking place in the Newport area. Fans took to Twitter to post reports of location work, including a letter to residents that outlined plans to shoot footage between 7-9th November. It’s since been discovered that … >
Outgoing Doctor Who showrunner Steven Moffat has overseen six seasons of the show, in which time he’s brought on board a mix of writers. But it seems as though there’s one that got away. In an interview with Digital Spy, Moffat revealed that he’d approached the creator of Jonathan Creek, David Renwick, about doing an … >
Given the huge success of The Night Manager, starring Tom Hiddleston and Olivia Colman, the BBC is moving forward with another adaptation of the work of author John le Carre. This time, it’s his 1983 spy thriller The Little Drummer Girl that’s getting the adaptation treatment. A six part drama is planned, and Florence Pugh … >