In the US this week, the final episode of The X-Files season 11 was screened, generating quite a reaction online. It’s said to be the last episode for Gillian Anderson, who confirmed last year her plan to quit the show. With Anderson leaving, the expectation was that The X-Files would come to an end. Now, … >
Jason Isaacs’ duplicitous performance as Captain Gabriel Lorca was one of the many excellent facets of Star Trek: Discovery season 1. CBS All Access smashed the ball out of the park with this one, with Netflix helping the show to succeed in foreign territories such as UK. ‘Disco’ was a smash hit the world over, … >
It was a sad day for many when Aziz Ansari was drawn into the post-Weinstein ‘Me Too’ debate, with Ansari’s real-life behaviour being scrutinised and questioned by people the world over. Since he’s the lead actor and one of the main writers on Netflix’s thoughtful romance-themed drama Master Of None, the revelation of these concerns … >
The BBC, as you may well know, originally planned to screen its latest Agatha Christie adaptation, Ordeal By Innocence, last Christmas. However, reshoots were ordered when serious allegations were made against actor Ed Westwick. He has thus been removed from the production, with Christian Cooke taking on the role. What’s more, the work on the … >
Matt LeBlanc has opened up about the ‘media sh**storm’ that accompanied his first series of Top Gear. The Friends and Episodes actor helped relaunch the BBC’s car show in 2016, presenting the revamped version of Top Gear alongside Chris Evans, Rory Reid, Chris Harris, Eddie Jordan and Sabine Schmitz. The reviews weren’t great for Top … >
Based on the novel by Lottie Moggach, Channel 4 has high hopes for the incoming Kiss Me First, a brand new futuristic thriller that instantly has a feel of Black Mirror about it. It comes from Bryan Esley, of Skins and Dates fame, and blends live action footage with computer-generated virtual world sequences. You can … >
Jodie Whittaker made her debut in the TARDIS last Christmas, courtesy of her brief appearance at the end of the Doctor Who Christmas special. Her first full series as the Doctor is currently filming, and will premiere this autumn. It’s expected that Whittaker will have signed up for a good few series of the show … >
Writer Zak Penn, who is currently doing the press rounds because of his involvement in Ready Player One, has offered a somewhat vague update on the status of his The Matrix movie project. The exact nature of Penn’s The Matrix plan remains unclear. He previously shunned the use of the term ‘reboot’ in relation to … >
Discontent continues over the news that Matt Smith earned more than Claire Foy for their respective work on the mega-budget Netflix series, The Crown. In spite of Foy being the lead in the show, producers had confirmed that Smith was paid more for his role, leading to most recently a petition springing up. The petition, … >
We’ve finally learned where the Marvel’s Runaways UK broadcast will take place. Syfy UK (which is available on Sky, Virgin Media and various other paid packages) has picked up the UK rights to Marvel’s Runaways, a TV series about teenage heroes whose parents are villains. Syfy UK has picked up a couple more Disney-owned American … >