Saturday 30 January 2016

Friday 29 January 2016

"Pride and Prejudice and Zombies" - New Poster

Screen Gems have released an unusual and quite stunning new poster for "Pride and Prejudice and Zombies".  The poster features a collage of the main characters in a period silhouette portrait - in blood red of course.  The full size version of the poster below is in the Who-Natic Gallery.



Thursday 28 January 2016

Videos - Matt Smith Interviews - "Pride and Prejudice and Zombies"

With the promotional tour for "Pride and Prejudice and Zombies" now fully underway in the US, video interviews are being released thick and fast.  There are five videos in this update - all, of course, featuring Matt Smith.  "Pride and Prejudice and Zombies" opens in the US on 5 February 2016 and in the UK on 11 February 2016.


Video courtesy of Bonnie Laufer Krebs



Video courtesy of We Got This Covered



Video courtesy of ZayZay.com



Video courtesy of DreadCentral


Video courtesy of Flicks and the City Plus





Wednesday 27 January 2016

Screencaps - Jemma Redgrave - "Winter in Holby - Bernie Wolfe"

A batch of screencaps of Jemma Redgrave from the "Winter in Holby - Bernie Wolfe" trailer have been uploaded to the Who-Natic Gallery.  Samples below - right click and open in new tab/window for larger versions - please feel free to take and use. 



 



More in the Who-Natic Gallery.



Tuesday 26 January 2016

Video - "Holby City - Serenity" - Trailer featuring Jemma Redgrave

The BBC have released a pretty good trailer for Jemma Redgrave's first "Holby City" episode, "Serenity", which airs on BBC 1 on Tuesday 2 February 2016 at 8pm:




Video - "Winter in Holby - Bernie Wolfe" - Jemma Redgrave Trailer

The BBC have released a new trailer for "Holby City" focussing on Jemma Redgrave's character, "Bernie Wolfe", who makes her first appearance on Tuesday 2 February 2016 at 8pm on BBC 1:



Matt Smith to play Robert Mapplethorpe in new biopic


Matt Smith's new project is definitely an interesting one.  According to reports he will play photographer Robert Mapplethorpe in a new biopic:
Matt Smith of Doctor Who and Zosia Mamet of Girls are set to play groundbreaking photographer Robert Mapplethorpe and punk icon Patti Smith, his onetime lover and lifelong friend, in a biopic from writer-director Ondi Timoner. 
The film, which has the blessing of the Mapplethorpe Foundation, will chronicle how Mapplethorpe stunned the art world with his elegantly composed, sexually explicit, and often overtly homoerotic images before dying of AIDS at age 42. 
Timoner, a two-time Sundance Grand Jury prize winner for her documentaries Dig! and We Live in Public, is directing from her own screenplay and producing alongside Sirad Balducci and Eliza Dushku. Shooting is scheduled to start in the summer. 
“After several years of developing this script and searching across the globe for the perfect talent to embody the rich and layered roles of visionary artists Robert Mapplethorpe and Patti Smith, I am ecstatic to have found Matt Smith and Zosia Mamet,” Timoner said in a statement. “They will bring indelible passion, raw humanity, and authenticity to this timeless, inspiring story.” 
Smith is best known for his run as the title character of Doctor Who and will be seen in the upcoming filmsPride & Prejudice & Zombies and Patient Zero. Mamet returns on the fifth season of Girls next month and has a role in Todd Solondz’s new film Wiener-Dog. 
This year marks the 25th anniversary of Mapplethorpe’s death, and exhibitions of his work are planned at several museums, including the Getty and LACMA in Los Angeles.
The announcement of the biopic comes on the heels of HBO debuting the documentary Mapplethorpe: Look at the Pictures at this year’s Sundance Film Festival. Patti Smith also published an acclaimed memoir about her relationship with Mapplethorpe, Just Kids, in 2010.

Thanks to EW.com



Monday 25 January 2016

Photos - Matt Smith - "Pride and Prejudice and Zombies" Cast Meet and Greet

The cast of "Pride and Prejudice and Zombies" took part in a "meet and greet" at Hot Topic in Los Angeles on Sunday 24 January 2016 - this was followed by a screening of the film at the TCL Chinese 6 Theatre.  The photos below are in the Who-Natic Gallery and are courtesy of zimbio.com:












Sunday 24 January 2016

Promo Images - Jemma Redgrave - "Holby City: Serenity"

The BBC have released the promo images for Jemma Redgrave's first episode of "Holby City" - which is called "Serenity" and airs on BBC 1 on Tuesday 2 February 2016 at 8pm.  There are two images featuring Jemma and larger versions of the images below are in the Who-Natic Gallery.



Many thanks to Jonathan from "Life, Doctor Who & Combom" for the images.


Videos - Matt Smith Talks About Steven Moffat's Departure and Terminator Genisys

A couple of short videos this time.  In the first, Matt Smith talks about Steven Moffat's departure from "Doctor Who" and in the second he talks about the cancellation of the "Terminator: Genisys" sequel release date.



Video courtesy of "The Anglophile Channel"




Video courtesy of "IGN" - scroll to about 1 min 18 seconds if you want to skip straight to Matt.





More Photos - Matt Smith - "Pride and Prejudice and Zombies" LA Photocall

Another quite gorgeous batch of photos of Matt Smith at the LA photocall for "Pride and Prejudice and Zombies" have emerged.  They're also in the Who-Natic Gallery and are courtesy of zimbio.com.















Saturday 23 January 2016

Photos - Matt Smith - "Pride and Prejudice and Zombies" - LA Photocall

Matt Smith joined his fellow "Pride and Prejudice and Zombies" cast members for a special photocall at the London Hotel in West Hollywood, California yesterday.  The photos below are also in the Who-Natic Gallery and are courtesy of zimbio.comJustJared.com and the Daily Mail.















Friday 22 January 2016

News: Steven Moffat Leaving - to be replaced by Chris Chibnall


The Radio Times are reporting that Steven Moffat will leave after Series 10 and Chris Chibnall will take over as showrunner.  They also state that Series 10 will air in Spring 2017 following a Christmas Special later this year - which won't be a surprise to many.
Steven Moffat has decided that his “timey wimey” as showrunner of Doctor Who has come to an end and he will step down as the show’s lead writer and executive producer after six series at the helm, RadioTimes.com can reveal. 
Moffatt will hand over the keys to the TARDIS at the end of the next series in 2017 to Broadchurch writer and Doctor Who fan Chris Chibnall
BBC1 has decided to air Moffat’s final 12-part series - the 10th of the modern era - in spring 2017. Chibnall’s debut series as head writer and executive producer will launch in 2018. 
A Christmas special WILL air this year overseen by Moffat, though it is unclear whether Peter Capaldi’s new companion will feature. The companion, who will replace Jenna Coleman's Clara Oswald, will definitely be in place for the spring 2017 series, say BBC sources. 
Explaining the decision to hold Moffat’s last series until next year, BBC1 controller Charlotte Moore said: “I have decided to schedule Steven’s big finale series in Spring 2017 to bring the nation together for what will be a huge event on the channel. 2016 is spoilt with national moments including the Euros and Olympics and I want to hold something big back for 2017 - I promise it will be worth the wait!” 
It is unclear if the plan is now to make Doctor Who a series which regularly begins its runs in the spring when Chibnall becomes showrunner. “That is all to be decided,” said a BBC source, who pointed out that it began airing in the spring when it was relaunched by Russell T Davies in 2005. 
Moffat said of his decision to quit: “Feels odd to be talking about leaving when I’m just starting work on the scripts for season 10, but the fact is my timey-wimey is running out. While Chris is doing his last run of Broadchurch, I’ll be finishing up on the best job in the universe and keeping the TARDIS warm for him. It took a lot of gin and tonic to talk him into this, but I am beyond delighted that one of the true stars of British Television drama will be taking the Time Lord even further into the future. At the start of season 11, Chris Chibnall will become the new showrunner of Doctor Who. And I will be thrown in a skip.” 
Moore, who next month takes over a super controller’s job at the BBC, paid tribute to Moffat and welcomed Chibnall into the Doctor Who fold.

“I want to thank Steven Moffat for everything he has given Doctor Who – I’ve loved working with him, he is an absolute genius and has brought fans all over the world such joy,” she added. “I will be very sad to see him leave the show but I can’t wait to see what he will deliver in his last ever series next year with a brand new companion. 
“I would also like to take this opportunity to welcome Chris Chibnall, a wonderfully talented writer who I know will bring something very special to the hit series.” 
Like Moffat, Chibnall is also a lifelong Doctor Who fan and a multi-award winning writer and executive producer. He has most recently achieved success with the triple BAFTA winning hit ITV series Broadchurch. His other credits include BAFTA nominated The Great Train Robbery, United, Law & Order: UK, Life on Mars and Torchwood. 
He said: "Doctor Who is the ultimate BBC programme: bold, unique, vastly entertaining, and adored all around the world. So it's a privilege and a joy to be the next curator of this funny, scary and emotional family drama. I’ve loved Doctor Who since I was four years old, and I’m relishing the thought of working with the exceptional team at BBC Wales to create new characters, creatures and worlds for the Doctor to explore. Steven’s achieved the impossible by continually expanding Doctor Who's creative ambition, while growing its global popularity. He’s been a dazzling and daring showrunner, and hearing his plans and stories for 2017, it’s clear he’ll be going out with a bang. Just to make my life difficult." 
Polly Hill, BBC controller of drama commissioning, added: “Like Charlotte I would like to thank Steven for his brilliance, which has made Doctor Who a global hit under his tenure. Chris Chibnall is the perfect successor to take over the reins of this incredible show, so I am delighted that his love for Doctor Who has made it impossible for him to resist ! Chris is an incredible writer and his vision and passion for Doctor Who gives it an exciting future and promises to be a real treat for Doctor Who fans across the world.”


Photos - Matt Smith - "Pride and Prejudice and Zombies" LA Premiere

Last night saw the Los Angeles premiere of "Pride and Prejudice and Zombies".  Cast in attendance included Matt Smith, Lily James and Douglas Booth.  The photos below are courtesy of Zimbio and are also in the Who-Natic Gallery: