The first trailer for the new movie adaptation of Jojo Moyes’ hit novel Me Before You has been unveiled. Directed by Thea Sharrock (The Hollow Crown), the romantic drama stars Emilia Clarke (Game of Thrones) and Sam Claflin (The Hunger Games) in the lead roles, alongside Jenna Coleman (Doctor Who), Matthew Lewis (Harry Potter) and Charles … >
A storyboard artist who worked on Doctor Who‘s 50th anniversary special has unveiled early storyboards featuring the Ninth Doctor. As has been widely reported before, Steven Moffat originally approached Christopher Eccleston to be in ‘The Day of the Doctor’ but he declined. ‘The Day of the Doctor’ aired on Saturday 23 November 2013 and featured … >
Filming has begun on Amazon’s first UK original drama, The Collection. Created by Oliver Goldstick (Ugly Betty, Pretty Little Liars), the eight-part series is a period family saga set in the post-war Paris fashion world. Deadline reports that the cast is led by Richard Coyle (Crossbones), Frances de la Tour (Vicious), Tom Riley (Da Vinci’s Demons) … >
We haven’t made one but we imagine the Venn diagram of Doctor Who fans and David Bowie enthusiasts would cross over considerably. Bowie’s unique brand of music (which of course has sci-fi leanings) certainly has some shared characteristics with the inimitable Doctor Who – both are intelligent, inventive bodies of work that against all the … >
Kicking off a new year of Doctor Who audio adventures, ‘The Diary of River Song’ became an unexpected Christmas present when it was made available to download early off the back of her festive television appearance. The first volume of ‘The Churchill Years’ arrived too, offering adventures for the Ninth, Tenth and Eleventh Doctors – … >
The controller of BBC One has offered an explanation for why there won’t be a season of Doctor Who this year. The BBC has announced Steven Moffat will step down as Doctor Who showrunner at the end of the next season. As rumoured for some time, Season 10 will not air in 2016. Instead there … >
YA author Patrick Ness has revealed that writing BBC Three’s new Doctor Who spin-off Class is “so rewarding”. Set in contemporary London at the fictional Coal Hill School, the eight-part series is due to begin filming soon. Ness tweeted yesterday: “Been a fun couple days. Some very cool things brewing for Class. So excited!” He … >
Doctor Who star Catherine Tate has discussed the possibility of returning to the TV series as companion Donna Noble. The actress and David Tennant will reunite as Donna and the Tenth Doctor in three new Doctor Who audio dramas from Big Finish in May. However, Donna has not been seen on screen since Part 2 … >
Memorable TV theme tunes are a curious beast – and sadly a dying breed with many modern series abandoning the traditional opening titles sequence altogether. It’d be a shame if this trend continues – after all, who really sticks around at the end of an episode to listen to the music? A great theme tune … >
Despite strong fan opinions voiced on the new paradigm Daleks, we’re sure most would agree that Ian McNiece’s role as Winston Churchill in 2010’s ‘Victory of the Daleks’ was a triumph. Shrewdly positioned as a long-time friend of the Doctor, the door was thrown open for further adventures before and after. Picking up the baton, … >