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In a week that has seen the J key nearly fall off the keyboards in the SFX office, there’s yet more JJ Abrams news, but on the TV side this time. US TV networks have ordered two Abrams-produced TV pilots. One is the new show from Fringe showrunner JH Wyman, …

• Warner Bros is set to take Homer’s The Odyssey into space. James DiLapo will write the screenplay, with Harry Potter ’s David Heyman among the producers. Erm… isn’t that a film version of Ulysses 31 , then? [via Deadline ] • Ubisoft Motion Pictures and New Regency have hired …

Being Human is back next year (which is, like, only next month !) but the first official synopsis for the series has been released via the press release for the series five DVD (out 25 February). Here’s what it has to reveal: “Hal, Tom and Alex are three housemates with …

Black Library announce a 100-page Horus Heresy graphic novel – we speak exclusively to the creators (opens in new tab) Yesterday at the Black Library Weekender, fans received incredible Warhammer 40,000 news – Black Library has plans for a Horus Heresy graphic novel written by New York Times Bestseller Dan …

Vampire show True Blood has enlisted some Batty help in the form of Blade Runner actor Rutger Hauer (we apologise, truly, truly apologise for that gag). (opens in new tab) According to TV Line , the legend that is Hauer – whose massive list of sci-fi, horror and fantasy credits …

Prepare for fangasm. The Lord Of The Rings and The Hobbit director Peter Jackson has told New Zealand newspaper Waikato Times (via stuff.co.nz ) that he would love to direct an episode of Doctor Who . This follows an interview Matt Smith gave to the newspaper in which he said …

SFX will be blogging live from the huge San Diego event It’s the biggest event of the geek calendar, tens of thousands of people descending on San Diego to experience the best of genre, cult and popular culture. Comic-Con International has it all, from self-published graphic novel creators to the …

Lost’s Terry O’Quinn stars in 666 Park Avenue, the new supernatural TV series, alongside Vanessa Williams, Dave Annable, Rachael Taylor, Mercedes Masohn, Robert Buckley, Helena Mattsson and Erik Palladino. 666 Park Avenue begins on ABC this Autumn. If you could make one wish, what would it be? And what would …

[VAMS bc=”1660695813001″ url=”collider-game-trailer-4dUDtTh0N7Jkk”] (opens in new tab) Collider is a new multi-media sci-fi project from beActive, spanning comics (the first issue of which we present in full below), online games (video trailer above), a live-action webseries (which begins next week) and more. The basic overall plot combining all these various …

(opens in new tab) Doctor Who showrunner Steven Moffat reckons that Jenna-Louise Coleman arrival as the new companion on Doctor Who will have a major impact on the show. Speaking on Radio 5 to Richard Bacon, he said, “It’s just very exciting. When a new companion comes in it sort …