'Torchwood' Comic – Trailer

The UK’s Titan Publishing has released their first TORCHWOOD comic book for the United States. The first issue features a story written by series star John Barrowman, with art by Tommy Lee Edwards.
Captain Jack and the Selkie, featured in the trailer, was co-written by Barrowman’s sister Carole.
The premiere issue has two covers, and includes a second tale entitled Broken, Part 1 , written by Gary Russell and drawn by Adrian Salmon. Torchwood_Comic_1
These are both reprinted from Titan’s UK TORCHWOOD Magazine.

Torchwood: The New World

torchwood_4_cropThe Hollywood Reporter relays the following information from the Television Critics Association fall press tour about the Starz/BBC production of the upcoming TORCHWOOD miniseries.
First off, the ten episode arc will be called TORCHWOOD: THE NEW WORLD. This is apt, because a goodly portion of the series will be shot in the U.S. with location in Washington D.C. and Los Angles, begining in January.
The show will feature two new American characters, CIA agents  Rex Matheson and Esther Katusi,  yet to be cast.
Creator/Producer Russell T Davies (DOCTOR WHO) explains that Matheson  “is an entrance into the new story.”

 “He’s a CIA agent. The fact that TORCHWOOD has been off the air for a while and is also brand-new to a lot of people is actually being used as a part of the story in that Rex has no idea what Torchwood is and has to investigate Torchwood. Torchwood was destroyed, disbanded. It’s like a legend now. It’s like something that ceased to exist a long time ago that’s spoken of only in whispers.
So Rex is drawn into this, has no choice but to be drawn into this through complications that you will see in the story. Also, he’s at the CIA. We also have a watch analyst at the CIA called Esther, who is now friends with Rex but works with colleagues of Rex’s. The two of them become embroiled in the Torchwood legend and investigate what Torchwood is or was.”

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Russell T Davies

 Davies also confirmed that female lead Gwen Cooper’s (Eve Myles) husband Rys Williams (Kai Owen) will return, and will be part of the team. And they’ll both be caring for their baby, as we last saw Gwen six months happily —one of the few rays of light in the dark finale of TORCHWOOD: CHILDREN OF EARTH.

 “So the sight of Gwen Cooper with baby in one arm and gun in the other is going to be our poster, I hope, because that’s just going to be irresistible.”

'Man At Arms', After Camelot Falls

Sir LancelotAccording to The Hollywood Reporter, Echo Lake Entertainment has optioned Jeremy Lott’s (DOCTOR WHO: CONFIDENTAL) screenplay for MAN AT ARMS, a medieval action tale following Sir Lancelot after the fall of Camelot.
Doug Mankoff and Andy Spaulding will produce for Echo Lake, along with Bryan Brucks ( Brucks Entertainment) and Adam Goldworm (Aperture Entertainment).
No director is attached, although Echo Lake is said to be looking for someone with “a distinct visual style”. 
The production company also has an upcoming supernatural thriller directed by John Carpenter (THE THING)  entitled THE WARD, currently in post production.
See the link above for more information, including genre projects THE LAST WITCH HUNTER and THE BROOD.
(Pictured) William Russell (DOCTOR WHO) starred in the UK Television series THE ADVENTURES OF SIR LANCELOT.

Producer Moffat Writing 5 'Doctor Who' Eps

Moffat_BBCDen 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 special, plus the five regular season stories.

“I’m basically following what Russell (Davies) did. Having worked out the sums and worked out how he does it, I thought that’s a perfect way of doing it.
But there is no way of balancing this. The last year has been extraordinary. I’ve had about four days off, and that includes Christmas day. I work every weekend, I get up early in the morning, I go to bed late at night. …Great fun, so long as it doesn’t kill me!”

It was confirmed back in March by the BBC that Season 6 will be of the standard thirteen episodes. Eleventh Doctor Matt Smith and companion Amy Pond (Karen Gillan) will be returning, with Alec Kingston and Arthur Darvill (River Song and Rory Williams) expected to reprise their roles as well.

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Amy, The Doctor, and Rory — Vampires of Venice

Novelist, screen writer, and comic book author Neil Gaiman (The Sandman, MIRRORMASK)) revealed some time back that he’ll be writing one of the shows, possibly the third episode in the series.

Russell Davies on TORCHWOOD

russelltdaviesSFX 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 faithful viewers you’ll see the same people in the same world, following on. Though it also starts from scratch, because there’s a brand new Starz audience there sitting waiting to be scooped up, new viewers coming to it.
But I restarted DOCTOR WHO in 2005 from scratch, so I know what I’m doing. I did it with Children Of Earth, actually—that practically tripled TORCHWOOD’s audience, and no one said to me that they were lost.
So it’s a new starting point and yet… as a faithful viewer you do get that awful feeling when something reboots or revamps that you’re not comfortable anymore, and there’s none of that. It’s still Gwen, it’s still Jack, and hopefully more. You’ll feel very comfortable with it.
And there’s great new American characters coming into it. Bear in mind, of course, Captain Jack, he’s American as well, so it doesn’t seem quite as alien, I think, as if you suddenly introduced American characters into Emmerdale (a long-running rural soap opera or something!”

Davies has written the first episode, and may possibly write others, though he says he’s happy being primarily the showrunner.

Robot Noir From The UK In REIGN OF DEATH

Love your Sci-Fi but short on time? Check out the short film REIGN OF DEATH! Directed by Matt Savage (Concept Designer on KICK ASS & X-MEN: FIRST CLASS) and starring Noel Clarke (DOCTOR WHO), REIGN is classic detective noir set in a dystopian future. The movie has been making it’s way around the UK Festival circuit and has been picking up a lot of positive buzz. While the film speaks for itself, in a much larger sense it shows that you don’t need a huge budget to make a fun and memorable film.

DR. WHO Season Finale Begins

–Watch the Trailer–

The two-part season finale of DOCTOR WHO begins tonight on BBC America, with The Pandorica Opens.

From the official description: “According to legend, the Pandorica contains the most feared being in all the cosmos, a monster soaked in the blood of a billion galaxies. The Doctor’s friends unite to send him a terrible warning—the Pandorica is opening.
But what’s inside, and can even the Doctor stop it?”

Matt Smith stars as the Doctor, with  Karen Gillan (Amy Pond) and Alex Kingston as River Song. Other characters from the series may also appear.DW_Pandorica (We’re trying to keep things relatively SPOILER-free; however, the trailer reveals some of the surprises.)
The Pandorica Opens was written by series producer Steven Moffat and directed by Toby Haynes
DOCTOR WHO  airs Saturdays at 9:00 PM (8:00pm Central) on BBC America.

New 'Torchwood' Details

TV GUIDE reports on casting news for the new season of TORCHWOOD the BBC and STARZ are producing.
torchwood_Gwen_JackThe series plans to cast American characters. A new regular will be CIA Agent Rex Matheson: “twenty-something… a fearless, cocky thrill seeker.”
Recurring characters will include:

Esther Katusi, a newbie Watch Analyst in the CIA who is deeply (and secretly) in love with Rex.
And Oswald Jones is the dangerous psychotic villain. He’s a forty-something murderer and pedophile who gets sprung from the slammer into the spotlight.”

John Barrowman (Captain Jack Harkness) and Eve Myles (Gwen Cooper) [both pictured above] are returning. Still unknown is if Gwen’s husband Rhys Williams (Kai Owen) or other of the DOCTOR WHO spin-off characters left still living after the CHILDREN OF EARTH mini-series will be featured.

Christmas Carol for DR. WHO

The BBC announced that production started Monday (July 12th) on the 2010 DOCTOR WHO Christmas Special for BBC One.
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The special will guest star Michael Gambon (Dumbledore in the HARRY POTTER films) Harry Potter, The Singing Detective) and opera singer Katherine Jenkins, in her first acting role.
Head writer and executive producer of DOCTOR WHO, Steven Moffat, gave the following information on the show:

“Oh, we’re going for broke with this one. It’s all your favourite Christmas movies at once, in an hour, with monsters and the Doctor and a honeymoon and — oh, you’ll see. I’ve honestly never been so excited about writing anything. I was laughing madly as I typed along to Christmas songs in April.
My neighbours loved it so much they all moved away and set up a website demanding my execution.
But I’m fairly sure they did it ironically.”

Ben Stephenson,the BBC Controller of Drama Commissioning, is quoted as saying:

“Matt Smith and Karen Gillan captivated audiences in their debut series and DOCTOR WHO’s clever twist on the much loved A Christmas Carol will thrill BBC One viewers this year with special guest stars Sir Michael Gambon and singing sensation Katherine Jenkins joining Amy and the Doctor for an unforgettable present!”

The DOCTOR WHO Christmas specials have become a yearly event, begining with tenth Doctor David Tennant’s debut on the revived series.

'DR. WHO' Returns with 'The Lodger' – Teaser

After a one week  hiatus,  DOCTOR WHO returns to BBC America with a new episode, The Lodger.

“There’s a house on Aickman Road, and a staircase that people go up, but never down.
To solve the mystery of the man upstairs, the Doctor must face his greatest challenge—he must pass himself off as a perfectly normal human being and share a flat with Craig Owens.”
 

DOCTOR WHO: The Loger
Daisy Haggard, James Corden, and Matt Smith : The Lodger

Guest starring James Corden (GAVIN & STACEY) and Daisy Haggard
Written by Gareth Roberts
Directed by Catherine Morshead
DOCTOR WHO airs Saturdays at 9 PM ET/PT on BBC AMERICA