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Den Of Geek reports that DOCTOR WHO producer Steven Moffat (SHERLOCK) will be writing five of the thirteen episodes of the sixth season of the revived series. (That’s 32 seasons in all, since 1963.)
Being interviewed  about his new modern-day Sherlock Holmes series SHERLOCK’s premeire episode, A Study in Pink,  Moffat confirmed that he’s writing the Christmas [...]

The “Men In Black” sequel and “Spider-Man” reboot are both set to begin filming later this year in time for 2012 releases

Somewhat to my surprise, SyFy is announcing a whole bunch of scripted shows.
From their press release:
“Building upon solid ratings and critical acclaim for returning hits WAREHOUSE 13 and EUREKA, and newcomer HAVEN, Syfy today announced a rich development slate of seven scripted projects featuring television icons Lee Majors and Kevin Sorbo; the SANCTUARY creative team [...]

Syfy has announced two new cast members for its previously announced pilot ALPHAS.
Laura Mennell (WATCHMEN) will play Nina Theroux.
“ Seductive, intelligent and confident, Nina’s Alpha ability allows her to influence people into doing whatever she wishes but her power can sometimes spin out of control. Her skill also comes with a personal drawback in that she [...]

The STAR TREK director is set to produce a period piece about the world’s first robot.

Ben Browder (FARSCAPE, STARGATE: SG-1) set to star in NAUGHT FOR HIRE, a web series based on John E. Stith’s (Redshift Rendezvous) SF detective stories.

GALACTICA spin-off prequel CAPRICA promises to be more action and drama oriented in its second half, coming in Jan. 2011

Syfy’s developing an online BATTLESTAR GALACTICA series, to be called BLOOD AND CHROME, to feature a young William Adama, set during the first Cylon War.

Paramount Digital Entertainment tells us that the official Star Trek Captain’s Log application for iPhone 4 is now available.
The Captain’s Log app transforms the iPhone 4 into a Star Trek-inspired Starfleet communicator.
Using the Captain’s Log communicator, users can capture voice recordings, text entries, take photos and map GPS locations of their voyages as they [...]

Following the trailer that we posted last month, a poster for NEVER LET ME GO from Fox Searchlight Pictures has come on the scene.

Courtesy of SyFy, here’s a beind the scenes clip from the upcoming MEGA PYTHON Vs. GATOROID
This clip premiered ar Comic Con, showcasing the SyFy original movie, starring 1980s pop singers Debbie Gibson (MEGASHARK Vs. GIANT OCTOPUS) and Tiffany (MEGA PIRANHA).
More proof that SyFy originals are the modern cable version of  the Drive-In. And that’s not bad thing, especially [...]

SFX is featuring an interview with creator/producer Russell T. Davies on the upcoming BBC / Starz co-production of TORCHWOOD.
Davies assured readers that the new international version of TORCHWOOD will reamin true to the often dark and adult-oriented DOCTOR WHO spin-off, though this season will be largely set in America and countries other than the UK.
“For [...]

Congrats to Harry Knowles of Ain’t It Cool News! He’s revealed that he’ll be running Famous Monsters.com for new owner Philip Kim.
Knowles has been a devotee of the late Forrest J Ackerman, long-time genre fan, literary agent, and Editor of the original Famous Monsters of Filmland magazine, the seminal Horror/Science Fiction publication. Aimed [...]