Another “Doctor Who” spinoff, “The Sarah Jane Adventures,” will premiere on SciFi Channel this coming April.The series is about investigative journalist Sarah Jane Smith, a former companion of The Doctor, and her 14-and-younger companions, all of whom encounter monsters and otherworldly creatures in their travels.
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Jessica Alba’s new film The Eye is less a horror movie than it is a superhero origin story — sort of Unbreakable by way of The Sixth Sense, but without a surprise ending (or really any surprises at all). Based on yet another Hong Kong creepshow that was bought from its creators and [...]
IGN Films reported yesterday that Cloverfield’s huge opening weekend gross in the U.S. ensured a sequel was always going to be on the cards, and the good news is that it looks as though director Matt Reeves will definitely be on board.According to Variety, Reeves is now in early talks with Paramount about helming the [...]
Platinum Dunes partners Michael Bay, Brad Fuller and Andrew Form are set to relaunch the Nightmare on Elm Street franchise for New Line, Variety reported.The series, which began in 1984 with Wes Craven’s first Nightmare on Elm Street film, centers on the iconic, striped-sweater clad killer known as Freddy Krueger, who haunts the dreams of [...]
Jimmy Bennett has been cast to play a younger version of Chris Pine’s James T. Kirk in J.J. Abrams upcoming Star Trek film, Coming Soon reported. The young actor, who turns 12 on Feb. 9, has already established a respectable filmography, including Hostage, The Amityville Horror, Firewall, Poseidon and Evan Almighty.Meanwhile, according to TrekMovie.com, 15-year-old [...]
The Disney Channel original two-hour movie Minutemen drew an audience of 6.5 million viewers on Jan. 25, enough to beat every other cable network in total viewers for the night, Variety reported.The youth-oriented time-travel adventure, about students who use a time machine to prevent social mishaps, helped the Disney Channel earn the largest audience in [...]
Sam Raimi will executive produce a new syndicated, live-action weekly series targeted for a fall launch in conjunction with Disney-ABC Domestic Television and ABC Studios, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The series, titled Wizard’s First Rule, is based on Terry Goodkind’s fantasy book series The Sword of Truth.The hour-long series follows the extraordinary transformation of [...]
The Jim Henson Company announced that it has made its TV programming and feature film library available for download on Apple’s iTunes Store. Beginning Jan. 28, fans will be able to purchase episodes from the first season of the cult SF series Farscape, as well as the classic children’s series Fraggle Rock (which celebrates its [...]
