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(opens in new tab) Death is never an obstacle in sci-fi and fantasy, so perhaps we shouldn’t be too surprised that Uther – played by Anthony Head – will be returning for Merlin series 5 . The revelation was announced by Merlin co-creator and executive producer Johnny Capps at San …

Man Of Steel , Zack Snyder’s new take on Superman, was one of the big guns at this year’s Comic-Con , and it brought with it a first poster. It’s a moody affair, with the focus aimed squarely at Supes’ considerable chest. Henry Cavill’s face is in there, but the …

[brightcove]1688476237001[/brightcove] Django Unchained looks set to be one of the most discussed movies of the year – with one of the earliest topics of conversation amongst QT-geeks being the possibility of Will Smith playing the titular Django. That didn’t work out, and so far, all we’ve had was Smith’s word …

What in your opinion is the greatest piece of science fiction theme music ever produced? This week though, I added a caveat. If someone wanted to choose the Doctor Who theme tune they could, but they had to choose something else as well. So, let’s see who’s humming what tune, …

Any worries that by book six/seven (should we count The Great Samuel Pepys Fiasco?) the Thursday Next series would have settled into a rut prove groundless here, as Jasper Fforde delivers another swerve ball. The previous book was set entirely in Bookworld; this time there’s no action in Bookworld at …

Real horror in video games has been incredibly hard to come by in the last decade or so. The Silent Hill 2’s of the world have been replaced by games like Dead Space and Left 4 Dead which emphasize action over scares. This new trailer for ZombiU gives us hope …

(opens in new tab) Cue the fan-gasm. Twenty-five years after one of the most celebrated comics of all-time hit shelves, award-winning and critically acclaimed author and screenwriter, Neil Gaiman , will return to The Sandman . Gaiman made the announcement, via video, at DC Entertainment’s Vertigo panel at San Diego …

[brightcove]1705434140001[/brightcove] Dredd has just screened at Comic-Con 2012 , and here’s our first reaction to the comic-book reboot… 2000 AD aficionados can rest easy – Judge Dredd’s latest cinematic outing is brutally true to its comic book source and a vast improvement on Sylvester Stallone’s universally loathed 1995 interpretation . …

Magic Mike has opened in UK cinemas, and for some reason, audiences are responding well to the concept of ultra-hunks Channing Tatum and Matthew McConaughey jettisoning their shirts and trousers and gyrating about on stage. Oh right. Yep, the pair play strippers in Steven Soderbergh’s latest, which is loosely based …

Preacher The Comic: Beautifully eccentric religio-pastiche from Garth Ennis in which preacher Jesse Custer acquires supernatural powers and hits the road with his vampire sidekick and ex-girlfriend Tulip. The Movie Version: D.J. Caruso ( I Am Number Four ) talked about dumbing down the religious aspects for his failed movie …