Showrunner Steven Moffat has spoken exclusively to SFX about the new series of Doctor Who , launching next month on BBC One. And he tells us that new star Peter Capaldi had a major input into just what the well-dressed Time Lord is wearing this aeon… “He wanted to be …
Read More »GAME OF THRONES “Things Are Going To Get Quite Monumental”
There’ll be plenty of peaks in Game Of Thrones ‘ fourth season (opens in new tab) Game Of Thrones is such a critical and ratings smash that you might expect showrunners David Benioff and DB Weiss to stick with their winning formula. However, according to the cast, season four is …
Read More »Seth Rogen Officially Making Preacher TV Series
Breaking Bad writer Sam Catlin will serve as showrunner (opens in new tab) US network AMC (the home of The Walking Dead and Breaking Bad ) has confirmed that the long rumoured Preacher series has officially gone into development (opens in new tab) . Rogen and his writing partner Evan …
Read More »New Star Wars Rebels Droid Revealed
New animated Star Wars series reveals new robot (opens in new tab) Lucasfilm has introduced a new character from the upcoming Star Wars Rebels . Chopper (aka C1-10P) is an astromech droid on the Ghost, the starship that the eponymous Rebels call home, and he’s described as “a lazy, cranky …
Read More »Doctor Who “The Time Of The Doctor” Overnight Viewing Figures
Matt Smith ’s last ever regular appearance as the star of Doctor Who in the Christmas episode “The Time Of The Doctor” was the second most watched show on UK TV on Christmas Day. Yes, it beat off the challenge from the “old enemy” – Coronation Street (from back in …
Read More »SFX 241 PREVIEW Howard Overman on Misfits final series
The Misfits creator talks series four’s shortcomings and the proper superpowers in store for series five (opens in new tab) In SFX 241 we’re going all out for the fifth and final series of Misfits . As well as a satanic set visit report we chat with the show’s creator …
Read More »The Wizard Of ER What?
We’d love to have been a fly-on-the-wall in the office when this one was pitched to the studio suits. “Y’see, it’s like ER meets The Wizard Of Oz !” You’d expect the suits to shout, “NEXT!” at that point, but no. Somehow this has made it to development stage. Had …
Read More »True Blood Renewed For A Seventh Season
(opens in new tab) Bon Temps is going to be infested with vampires for another year at least. HBO has renewed the True Blood for a seventh season. The official announcement confirmed that new episodes of the series will debut in summer 2014, but did not say how many episodes …
Read More »J August Richards Talks Marvels Agents of SHIELD
We caught up with once and future Whedonverse star J August Richards at the Saturn Awards in Burbank to find out what Angel’ s Gunn has to say about being one of Marvel’s Agents Of SHIELD … By: Joseph McCabe What can you tell us about your character in Agents …
Read More »Christopher Eccleston To Star In New HBO Telefantasy Pilot
Christopher Eccleston has landed a new role in a new US telefantasy pilot for HBO called The Leftovers (not sure about the title – any show that immediately makes you think of a plate full of uneaten cabbage is going to face an uphill struggle). According to Deadline , the …
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