Canadian actor Peter Outerbridge has been cast to play villain Roman Sionis, aka Black Mask in the second season of DC/CW show Batwoman. Outerbridge is known for his roles in Suicide Squad, Saw VI and Lucky Number Slevin. He recently appeared in recurring roles on Orphan Black, 12 Monkeys and The Expanse.
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BBC Re-Releases Doctor Who The Collection Season 12 & 19
The Collection range of Doctor Who will begin re-issued in standard packaging!
The first titles to join this range will be Season 12 and Season 19, which are available to pre-order now.
Fiona Dourif confirmed for Don Mancini’s Chucky TV series
Fiona Dourif will reprise her role of Nica on the upcoming USA and Syfy horror show Chucky, a continuation of the Child’s Play killer doll franchise.
Ryan Murphy announces further AHS season 10 casting
Last week it was announced that the upcoming 10th season of his FX anthology series would be titled American Horror Story: Double Feature.
Today on Instagram show creator Ryan Murphy announced further casting for the upcoming season.
‘Batwoman’ casts new Kate Kane
Following the departure of titular lead Ruby Rose and the subsequent addition of a new lead character The CW’s show Batwoman has now cast Wallis Day to take over the role of Kate Kane (AKA Batwoman) that was established by Rose in season one.
Ryan Murphy Confirms Title For AHS Season 10
After months of dropping breadcrumbs on social media, Ryan Murphy has finally revealed the title of American Horror Story season 10.
Audio Review: Blake’s 7 – Lucifer Genesis
Review by Ian McArdell
Lucifer Genesis is the final instalment in the late Paul Darrow’s trilogy of Blake’s 7 stories, charting the ongoing exploits of the character he so memorably brought to life: Kerr Avon.
First published by Big Finish in 2015, it has been recorded as an audiobook by Darrow’s colleague, Stephen Grief. Grief, of course, played the role of Travis in the television show’s first year. Up front, it is worth saying that I have not read either of the other Lucifer books, but it does not seem to matter – Lucifer Genesis is a relatively self-contained epic. It is also one that has a tremendous scope, with an intricate plot charting Servalan’s rise to power, then weaves in and out of established onscreen Blake’s 7 events. Throughout Avon is positioned as Servalan’s nemesis, with characters such as Blake and Travis merely diversions to be handled along the way.
Review: Doctor Who – The End Of The Beginning
Review by Jacob Licklider
So here we are. March 2021 and the end of The Monthly Range of Doctor Who. Over 20 years and 275 releases, and Big Finish Productions have decided to give their flagship range on final multi-Doctor send-off adventure. Relative newcomer Robert Valentine was given the task of writing The End of the Beginning, a story which harkens back to the very first release in the range, The Sirens of Time, telling three connected adventures for three Doctors before bringing them together for the final episode in one big overarching plan. Each episode adds to the drama and ends with the Doctor (and this time companion) in some sort of danger while everything builds towards some universe breaking danger. The production of The End of the Beginning is put in the hands of Ken Bentley, one of the range’s most prolific directors, and the sound design and music by Wilfredo Acosta. This is an entire story based on making an homage to the range; including appearances from range exclusive characters for one last hurrah before Big Finish moves into a new era of box-sets and new adventures with different Doctors and companions. There is at least one Monthly Range release which is still coming as it was delayed, but this truly is the end of an era for Big Finish Productions.
Doctor Who – Echoes of Extinction vinyl available to order
Big Finish, in association with Demon Records and BBC Studios, today announces the opening of pre-orders for the limited edition Time Lord Victorious vinyl starring David Tennant and Paul McGann.
Review: Doctor Who The Lost Stories – Return Of The Cybermen / The Doomsday Contract
Review by Jacob Licklider
When The Lost Stories was revived in 2019, listeners thought it could only be for a one-off run of two extra stories. Nobody really expected Big Finish Productions to announce the range to continue with more frequency than the occasional production, but only a few months later the announcement came that March 2021 would see the release of two stories featuring the Fourth Doctor, and last month a third release was announced from Russell T. Davies featuring the Sixth Doctor and Mel. The Sixth Doctor and Mel story may still be a long while off yet, but bringing Tom Baker back to The Lost Stories range is an excellent choice as he had only one release in the range: a box set featuring two stories, a six part story from Robert Banks Stewart and a four part adventure from Phillip Hinchcliffe. It is March 2021, nearly a year since the initial announcement, and Big Finish have made good on that release date. Return of the Cybermen and The Doomsday Contract have been released and the range is truly revived in a new form recovering previously abandoning Doctor Who scripts for a new audience to enjoy in a whole new way. Continue reading
