Benedict Cumberbatch has hinted that the Doctor Strange movie will bring “a huge new element to [the] Marvel universe”. Featuring the Sherlock star as the titular Stephen Strange, the 14th film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe begins filming later this year and arrives in UK cinemas on 28 October 2016, following the release of Avengers: … >
Sherlock‘s upcoming one-off special has started filming in Bristol. Written by the show’s co-creators, Mark Gatiss and Steven Moffat, the special sees Benedict Cumberbatch return as Sherlock Holmes, alongside Martin Freeman as John Watson and Amanda Abbington as Mary Watson. Rupert Graves (Lestrade) and Jonathan Aris (Anderson) were also spotted filming today. There have not … >
Cucumber and Banana, Russell T Davies’ two new dramas about “the passions and pitfalls of 21st century gay life”, will launch on Channel 4 and E4 later this month. Written and created by Russell T Davies (Doctor Who, Queer as Folk), Cucumber begins on Thursday 22 January at 9pm on Channel 4, followed by Banana at … >
Paul Kaye is the first guest star to be confirmed for the new season of Doctor Who. The comedian and actor is currently filming an episode from the first block of filming for Season 9, playing a character called ‘Prentis’. Could his character’s name be related to the title of Season 9’s opening episode, ‘The Magicians’s … >
Emilia Fox returns to BBC One as Forensic Pathologist Dr. Nikki Alexander next week for a new season of Silent Witness. The long-running crime drama’s eighteenth season begins at 9pm on Tuesday 6 January on BBC One. Emilia Fox is joined by David Caves as Forensic Scientist Jack Hodgson, Liz Carr as Forensic Lab Scientist Clarissa … >
Daniel O’Hara has been confirmed as a director for Doctor Who‘s new season. O’Hara has previously directed episodes of Being Human, Silent Witness, Wizards vs Aliens and BBC One’s upcoming spy thriller The Game. The director will helm two episodes of Season 9. Season 9 begins filming in Cardiff next week, with Jenna Coleman returning … >
BBC Two’s epic new drama series Wolf Hall will begin later this month. The six-part adaptation of Hilary Mantel’s Booker Prize-winning novels stars Homeland‘s Damian Lewis as Henry VIII alongside Mark Rylance as Thomas Cromwell and Claire Foy (The Promise) as Anne Boleyn. Wolf Hall begins at 9pm on Wednesday 21 January on BBC Two. … >
Broadchurch creator Chris Chibnall has revealed that fans should expect “a different journey” in the crime drama’s new season. Season 2 begins next week on ITV. > Order Season 2 on DVD on Amazon. Chibnall commented: “It’s been a whirlwind. But our focus has always been: what happens next. In the time we’ve been off … >
Steven Moffat has defended the recent “scientifically inaccurate” episode of Doctor Who, ‘In the Forest of the Night’. Written by children’s author Frank Cottrell Boyce, the episode aired in October and featured a forest growing overnight and taking back the Earth. > Read our review of ‘In the Forest of the Night’. Speaking at the … >
Warner Bros. has decided not to release Ryan Gosling’s directorial debut, Lost River – featuring Doctor Who star Matt Smith – in US cinemas. Previously titled How to Catch a Monster, the movie also stars Iain De Caestecker (Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.), Eva Mendes and Christina Hendricks (Mad Men). Filmed in Detroit last year, Lost … >