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BRITISH sci-fi show SPACE: 1999 is to return to our TV screens in an updated version called SPACE: 2099.
Two new teaser posters for the new project have been unveiled and are included below.
Gerry and Sylvia Anderson's show followed the occupants of Moonbase Alpha after Earth's moon was flung out of orbit into the depths of outer space by an explosion of nuclear waste stored on its dark side.
Viewers followed the lunar colonists as they encountered alien worlds and unknown forces... Read Full Story
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HARRY POTTER star Daniel Radcliffe has dismissed speculation linking him to the planned Doctor Who movie.
The Hollywood adaptation of the sci-fi show is to be directed by David Yates, who worked with Radcliffe on the final four Potter films.
Asked by Digital Spy if he was up for the role of the Time Lord in the big-screen version, Radcliffe first checked with his publicist that the news was "out there" and was told there were rumours he might be attached.
Daniel said: "I don't know if I... Read Full Story
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Published to Bram Stoker's Dracula
FROM CRYPT to script, Dracula is coming back to our screens in a number of new projects that all seem to be arising at the same time.
Last month, it emerged that NBC was developing a Dracula drama series set in the 1890s. The TV soap opera was described as "young, sexy and supernatural" and as "Dangerous Liaisons meet The Tudors."
It's being scripted by Cole Haddon, who previously wrote Hyde, an as-yet-unmade project from 2010 in which Dr Jekyll is released from prison to hunt a new... Read Full Story
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UNIVERSAL'S sci-fi adaptation of the naval board game Battleship will hit cinemas in the UK on April 11, 2012, the studio has confirmed.
The film came second only to The Avengers in the Twitter buzz generated by its trailer shown during the Super Bowl .
A new teaser poster has been unveiled along with a set of stills from the film, which sees mankind encounter an alien race called The Regents who want to build a power source in Earth's oceans.
Among those caught in the ensuing... Read Full Story
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THIS WEEKEND sees a classic sci-fi saga travel to a new dimension when Star Wars: Episode 1 - The Phantom Menace returns to UK cinemas, this time in 3D.
This is the first film in the series to be in presented in 3D and, to promote the release, Twentieth Century Fox has sent over five pieces of stunning cover artwork (one image is above, the others are below) along with a new set of TV spots and featurettes. A series of tie-in comics and magazines are also available .
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BEFORE we see Anne Hathaway slip into a skintight bodysuit as a motorcycle-riding, stiletto-heeled Catwoman in The Dark Knight Rises, she shows a far more tender side in romantic drama One Day.
And with Valentine's Day just around the corner, The Big Picture has fired its Cupid's arrow at the tale of "best friends, regret, missed opportunities and love", which is out on Blu-ray and DVD this week.
Directed by Lone Scherfig (An Education), One Day follows the story of Edinburgh students... Read Full Story
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AFTER having only Mark Wahlberg (The Fighter, The Big Hit) attached since the departure of Vince Vaughn, the film adaptation of 2 Guns is rumored to have its second gun in place in the form of Denzel Washington .
Based on the graphic novel by Steven Grant, the film - first announced last August - will follow a DEA agent and an undercover naval intelligence officer who unwittingly investigate one another as each steals money from the mob.
Deadline reports that Washington (pictured above in... Read Full Story
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BILLY CONNOLLY is going from Big Yin (his Scottish nickname) to badass dwarf as he completes the cast of Peter Jackson's big-screen version of The Hobbit.
The comedian and actor will play Dain Ironfoot, a great dwarf warrior, in the two-part prequel to JRR Tolkien's Lord Of The Rings.
Jackson won huge acclaim and massive box office success for the original Rings trilogy.
He confirmed the casting for Ironfoot - a cousin of Thorin Oakenshield, to be played by Richard Armitage - in an... Read Full Story
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IN this video feature introduced by Kristin Scott Thomas, The Big Picture takes a look at the biggest releases of February 2012.
The Muppets are back in cinemas, Sam Worthington is a Man on a Ledge, Adam Sandler is both Jack and Jill and Tom Hanks leads an all-star cast in Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close.
Meanwhile, Harry Potter star Daniel Radcliffe explores new horizons in The Woman in Black, Charlize Theron impresses in new black comedy Young Adult and you can feel the force of... Read Full Story
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IT'S 55 years since Lady and the Tramp first enchanted audiences in the classic Disney tale.
Now fully remastered for its first appearance on Blu-ray, courtesy of a new Diamond Edition release, the animated feature follows the adventures of Lady, a lovingly pampered cocker spaniel, and Tramp, a freewheeling mutt with a heart of gold.
Lady and the Tramp were reunited in London recently and invited some of their best canine friends to the cinema to enjoy the newly-restored movie, as you can... Read Full Story
