The Seventh Doctor actor will play Igor, the family’s loyal servant on the upcoming movie. Thanks to director Rob Zombie’s socials, news has broken that Sylvester McCoy is playing Igor, the Munsters’ manservant, in his upcoming film. The announcement was accompanied by a shot of McCoy in costume, dressed as a heavily bewhiskered. He’s busy … >
Battlestar Galactica, Quantum Leap and Warehouse 13 all gain a new UK home. While the Peacock brand name isn’t instantly recognisable to UK viewers, you’ve doubtless watched plenty of its shows. It’s the streaming brand name of the mighty NBCUniversal, whose logo has featured the multicoloured bird since the 1980s. Their new deal with Sky, … >
Downton Abbey star Joanne Froggatt joins Matthew Fox in the adaptation of Alex Scarrow’s novel. As reported in Variety, the five-part mini-series, from John Zinman and Patrick Massett (Lara Croft: Tomb Raider, Friday Night Lights), will start shooting on 25th September in various international locations, including Prague. It will be directed by Dennie Gordon. Last … >
Another Bel-Air showrunner has ‘left’ the Peacock reboot / restart / reimagining of the Will Smith classic The Fresh Prince of Bel Air To lose one showrunner may be classed as unfortunate; to lose two smacks of carelessness. We’ve learned of the departure of Diane Houston from the ‘troubled’ project [we can expect lots of people to … >
Max, Showcase and Peacock — three changes at Sky announced this week In a mix of channel realignment, name changing and content changing, Sky has tweaked and improved its channel content. We explain just what’s going on. Sky Max and Sky Showcase On Wednesday, Sky revealed two new/rebadged channels: Sky Max and Sky Showcase. These … >