Preparations have begun on a Broadway musical based on Ian Fleming’s James Bond. James Bond: The Musical is masterminded by executive producer Merry Saltzman, the daughter of original 007 film producer Harry Saltzman. The show will have its own original storyline, the makers told Playbill.com, and will feature “several Bond villains, plus some new ones” … >
Peter Capaldi is hoping that Jenna Coleman won’t be leaving Doctor Who this season. Steven Moffat admitted earlier this year that that Coleman had planned to depart at the end of Season 8, then again in last year’s Christmas special, before changing her mind. Asked by EW if Season 9 would be Coleman’s final episodes, … >
Doctor Who star Peter Capaldi has hinted at what to expect from the two-part story which will open the new season. Season 9 will kick off in September with two episodes written by Steven Moffat, titled ‘The Magician’s Apprentice’ and ‘The Witch’s Familiar’. Capaldi told EW: “[The story] places the Doctor in a conflict that … >
Ah…Game of Thrones. The hit HBO series that has taken the world by storm, and has all the violence and sex scenes you could ever want from a fantasy drama. You know it’s popular when President Obama is in a meeting sat on the Iron Throne with the King’s crown on his lap! Well, anyway, … >
BBC One has released a trailer for The Outcast, featuring Jessica Brown Findlay from Downton Abbey and Pride actor George Mackay. Written by Sadie Jones and based on her best-selling novel, the new two-part adaptation is described as “a deeply romantic, uncomfortably honest coming-of-age story set in booming post-war Britain”. > Order The Outcast on … >
The BBC has officially announced today that Rachel Talalay will direct this year’s two-part Doctor Who finale. As expected, it has also now been confirmed that the episodes will both be written by showrunner Steven Moffat. The Tank Girl director is currently filming Episode 11 and will also be shooting Episode 12. Talalay hinted on … >
E4 has released a set of promotional photos for next week’s My Mad Fat Diary finale. The comedy-drama’s last ever episode airs at 10pm on Monday 6 July on E4 and finds Rae (Sharon Rooney) back in the same hospital where it all began. With her final A-level exams on the horizon, will Rae manage … >
BBC Worldwide has revealed the first pics of the Twelfth Doctor’s Sonic Screwdriver Remote Control, which goes on general sale in September. The brand new prop replica is a recreation of the Sonic Screwdriver used by Peter Capaldi in last year’s season. A limited run of 168 laser-etched numbered Sonics will be available exclusively to … >
The first poster has been unveiled for this summer’s Bad Education film. Based on BBC Three’s hit comedy series, The Bad Education Movie opens in cinemas across the UK and Ireland on Friday 21 August. Co-written by comedian Jack Whitehall and Freddy Syborn (Bad Education), the movie began filming in February in Cornwall. Whitehall returns … >
Peter Harness has revealed that a key theme of his upcoming two-part Doctor Who story will be “consequences”. Episodes 7 and 8 of the new season will feature the return of Ingrid Oliver as Osgood, last seen being killed by Missy in ‘Death in Heaven’, alongside Jemma Redgrave as UNIT’s Kate Stewart, who will also … >