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Last year, Warner Bros. / New Line Cinema celebrated the 40th anniversary of the Wes Craven-directed classic A Nightmare on Elm Street by giving the film a 4K Uhd release. Soon after that, fans started hearing rumblings that they’re planning to follow up that release with a Nightmare on Elm Street franchise 4K Uhd box set, with A Nightmare on Elm Street Part 2: Freddy’s Revenge director Jack Sholder and Freddy’s Dead: The Final Nightmare director Rachel Talalay both confirmed they were working on regrading and remastering their films. Now, details on the box set have been revealed by our friends at Bloody Disgusting! The A Nightmare on Elm Street 4K franchise box set is scheduled to be released on September 30th and it’s available for pre-order at This Link.

What’s interesting is that this remains a seven-film box set, just like when the films were first released on DVD.

Last year, Warner Bros. / New Line Cinema celebrated the 40th anniversary of the Wes Craven-directed classic A Nightmare on Elm Street by giving the film a 4K Uhd release. Soon after that, fans started hearing rumblings that they’re planning to follow up that release with a Nightmare on Elm Street franchise 4K Uhd box set, with A Nightmare on Elm Street Part 2: Freddy’s Revenge director Jack Sholder and Freddy’s Dead: The Final Nightmare director Rachel Talalay both confirmed they were working on regrading and remastering their films. Now, the release date and artwork have been revealed by multiple outlets, including Physical Media Forever and Blu-ray.com. The A Nightmare on Elm Street 4K franchise box set is scheduled to be released on September 23rd, and the artwork can be seen at the bottom of this article!

The full details on the set and the special features...

When it comes to classic horror franchises, few are as iconic and timeless as A Nightmare on Elm Street. Freddy has been the ghoul, the playful demon, the jokester, and the sadistic maniac. But for most viewers, he's the slasher killer that we can't help but cheer for whenever he does his usual stuff. Well, as it turns out, now we have something more to cheer about: Freddy is set to receive an awesome 4K release that'll bring your nightmares to life.

The box set is an Amazon exclusive. It doesn't have a release date yet, and there's no cover artwork available for the set. All we know is that it will be a limited-edition seven-film steelbook collection. The collection will be available for a whopping price of $167.50. The films included in the collection are:

A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984) – Directed by: Wes Craven A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge...

Last year, Warner Bros. / New Line Cinema celebrated the 40th anniversary of the Wes Craven-directed classic A Nightmare on Elm Street by giving the film a 4K Uhd release. There have been rumblings that they’re planning to follow up that release with a Nightmare on Elm Street franchise 4K Uhd box set sometime this year – and while such a set hasn’t been officially announced, there are promising signs that it’s actually happening. Six months ago, Freddy’s Dead: The Final Nightmare director Rachel Talalay revealed on social media that she had been working on “regrading” that film. Now, A Nightmare on Elm Street Part 2: Freddy’s Revenge director Jack Sholder has confirmed that he’s working on a 4K remaster of his movie as well!

Sholder wrote on Facebook, “I just spent last week on the Warners lot working on the restoration of Nightmare on Elm Street...

Grant Gustin revealed his initial reaction to The Flash's "Duet" episode. Fans consider that Supergirl crossover a highlight of the Arrowverse, especially Kara Danvers and Barry Allen's musical number.

The Flash was the best show in The CW's Arrowverse. Fans went through a rollercoaster of emotions across nine seasons of The Flash, especially its crossover episodes. Season 3's "Duet" caught audiences by surprise, however; the plot involved Kara Danvers and Barry Allen trapped in a musical dreamworld. "Duet" was surreal because it broke from the show's grounded narrative, but audiences loved the novelty. Critics praised "Duet" for its lighthearted tone and endearing ensemble, but Grant Gustin had reservations about filming that episode; he told Michael Rosenbaum that "Duet" was an odd turn for the show.

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The CW's The Flash Star John Wesley Shipp has talked about the immediate connection he had with his co-star and fellow Barry Allen actor Grant Gustin. Shipp starred as the titular DC character in 1990's The Flash CBS series before returning to play Gustin's father, Henry Allen, in the Arrowverse.

The Flash franchise veteran Shipp discussed the length of his tenure as the Scarlet Speedster and his relationship with his co-star Gustin at Megacon. In response to Cbr's question about how long he has been involved with the character, he stated, "35 years. As many years as Grant Gustin has been alive." Shipp continued, "It was an immediate connection. This is a guy who's a truthful actor. He knew I'd been the Flash, and I knew what he was taking on." In addition to playing Barry Allen in CBS' The Flash and Henry Allen in The CW's iteration, Shipp also starred as Jay Garrick,...

Superman & Loisstar Tyler Hoechlin opens up about the most difficult aspect of portraying the Man of Steel on the silver screen.

Speaking to Cbr, Hoechlin was asked what the hardest part of playing Superman was for him. "Trying to please everybody because it is a disservice to playing the characters truthfully," Hoechlin responded. When asked what the most fun part of being on the series was, co-star and Lois Lane actress Elizabeth Tulloch replied, "We love acting together and the flashbacks."

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Q: “What’s the hardest part about playing Superman?â€Hoechlin: “Trying to please everybody because it is a disservice to playing the characters truthfully.â€Q: “What was the most fun part?...

Superman & Lois stars Tyler Hoechlin and Elizabeth Tulloch recently discussed The CW show, sharing their thoughts on the season finale. Titled "It Went By So Fast," the final episode aired on December 2, 2024, and depicted the iconic characters' respective deaths three decades after putting away their archnemesis Lex Luthor.

Hoechlin and Tulloch were on Megacon's Superman & Lois panel. In response to Cbr's question about their initial reaction to Superman & Lois Season 4's script, Tulloch responded, "I was surprised they went so full circle." Hoechlin added, "I thought it was very bold. When I read it, I felt different than when we started shooting it. I knew it would be good." In the season finale, Lois passes away after her cancer returns, with Clark joining her in the afterlife a few years later after dying of heart failure. The pair, however, enjoyed a full life together before their deaths.

Having played the iconic DC character the Flash longer than anyone, Grant Gustin has now given insight into how he kept the Scarlet Speedster fresh for so long. Gustin played the Barry Allen incarnation of the character in The CW's The Flash for nine seasons and also appeared in crossovers and other shows across the Arrowverse.

Gustin told Cbr at Megacon that the show retained its freshness because he took the responsibility of playing the Flash seriously. "It was never an intentional thought about how to keep it fresh," he began. "I'm a very scene-by-scene actor. I wanted to keep it realistic. The only reason I did a decent job with the show is I took it very seriously. Try not to suck." Gustin's dedication to playing the Crimson Comet has always been evident in interactions with fans throughout his years of playing the character in the show that ended its run two years ago.

Superman & Lois star Elizabeth Tulloch recently revealed there was a planned crossover with the Arrowverse franchise. It never materialized as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic.

Speaking at MegaCon Orlando, Tulloch shared that Superman & Lois almost crossed over with Batwoman -- but the pandemic ended up impacting the studio's ability to film safely. "There was a brief discussion about us having a crossover with Batwoman, but there was [sic] strict Covid protocols back then," she said. "They were concerned about the cast."

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Superman & Lois was originally part of the CW Arrowverse's Earth-Prime in its first season and was developed as a spin-off to Supergirl -- but as the series went on, it took on its own separate continuity. This decision likely came after the cancelation of the planned Batwoman crossover,...

When a TV show has an unforgettable pilot episode, it instantly pulls viewers in for what's to come next. Whether it be the characters, the high-quality production, or the unexpected twists, people grow curious about where the story will go. However, if the series finale is disappointing and poorly conceived, the ending could leave a noticeable stain on the show's legacy and become a part of television infamy.

Shockingly, these TV shows had the best of both worlds since they started so strongly to pull viewers in, only for the final episode to cause them to question whether the investment was worth it. They became the proper definition of having a journey that is far better than the destination. While that first episode will always remain a classic, fans prefer not to think about the underwhelming finale. These criteria are applied to multiple popular shows, such as Game of Thrones,...

A recent trend that has been appearing in many popular movies and TV shows is the idea of alternate universes; that is, different realities which contrast heavily with the established world thanks to at least one key change occurring somewhere in the past. Movies like Everything Everywhere All at Once and Dr. Strange in the Multiverse of Madness have dedicated themselves to diving deep into the idea, exploring numerous alternate realities that could have existed just as easily as the ones the characters live in.

However, while many major motion pictures have been entirely focused on this idea, there are also numerous TV shows that have diverged from their main narrative in order to consider alternate realities as well. After all, it can be very enjoyable for the creators and actors of the show to consider how different the lives of their characters could have been. While they all approach the subject in different ways,...

The 2024 Blu-ray release of Tank Girl by Eureka will let you enjoy this feminist 1995 pop culture classic. The movie itself is in full HD. It looks and sounds great. The title screen looks good and is in keeping with the film. There is a single menu for the main feature, the audio and special features. It is well laid out and easily accommodates all of the elements within it. Also it integrates well with the artwork on the title screen, which was done by Greg Staples.

Beyond the movie there are the special features. The audio commentary with Lori Petty (Rebecca Buck/Tank Girl) and the director Rachel Talalay is engaging. Talalay talks a lot about the difficulties with the studio, from big things like them deleting scenes to them objecting to tracks sung by female vocalists.

There are a number of interviews and short documentary pieces. They do of course.

Over the course of seven A Nightmare On Elm Street installments in ten years, supernatural slasher Freddy Krueger became an icon, loved by adults and kids alike. Creator Wes Craven was compelled to make the final film, New Nightmare, with his original cast playing themselves in a story of how Freddy Krueger had taken over popular culture. However, the same experiment had already been done in the previous film, Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare, in a subtler but cleverer way.

Series producer Rachel Talalay, who also had credits in John Waters movies and the satirical Tank Girl, made her directorial debut with the sixth A Nightmare On Elm Street film. Fans didn't appreciate the film's goofiness, feeling that it took Freddy's dark humor too far. However, this comic focus facilitated a clever examination of Freddy's infiltration of everything from video games to rock 'n' roll. The least popular sequel is...

Halloween is the time of year when horror appeals to all ages and backgrounds, but especially so for the young and young at heart. Luckily, there’s no shortage of family-friendly frights on streaming or network TV. If you’ve already grown tired of the familiar staples that include enduring favorites like Hocus Pocus, Halloweentown, Casper, Coraline, Don’t Look Under the Bed, Beetlejuice, and more, here’s the list for you.

This streaming guide is almost entirely dedicated to gateway horror titles released within the last decade, save for one deep-cut gem that’s finally found its way on streaming. Many of them are set on or around Halloween, ensuring proper spooky season viewing.

For those looking for brand new family frights to sink their fangs into this Halloween season, don’t miss these movies and shows.

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The Nightmare on Elm Street franchise has been dormant for over a decade now, and despite the fact that people like Mike Flanagan and Elijah Wood are interested in making Elm Street movies, there are no new films on the horizon. Freddy Krueger’s extended vacation is going to continue a while longer. At least we have several films to revisit – and as part our of Halloween celebrations here at JoBlo and Arrow in the Head, we decided to put together a list ranking those films from worst to best. So keep scrolling down to see our take on Nightmare on Elm Street Movies Ranked.

A Nightmare On Elm Street (2010)

The production company Platinum Dunes went on a reboot and remake spree for a while, and some worthwhile movies came out of that. Their version of Texas Chainsaw Massacre holds up. I like that movie’s prequel. I love the...

Exclusive: The L.A.-based Screamfest Horror Film Festival has unveiled the first wave lineup for its 24th edition, taking place at the Tcl Chinese Theatre in Hollywood from October 8-17.

Among the films to look out for at this year’s festival are two produced for Hulu by WorthenBrooks (formerly 20th Digital Studio), on which we were first to report: Screamfest alum Brandon Espy’s Mr. Crocket and Justin Harding’s Carved, both of which will premiere on Hulu later this year.

A supernatural horror film starring Jerrika Hinton and Elvis Nolasco, Mr. Crocket follows Summer Beverly (Hinton) as she embarks on a chilling journey to rescue her son from a sinister children’s show host with otherworldly powers. Starring Peyton Elizabeth Lee, Carved is a fun romp centered on a group of survivors trapped in a Halloween village battle with a sentient, vengeful pumpkin.

In addition to Carved,...

More cast members have been announced for the cast of NCIS: Origins. The prequel series to NCIS is set to debut on CBS this fall.

Per Deadline, Two new additions have just been named for the cast of the prequel series. They include Lori Petty (Tank Girl) as an assistant medical examiner and Bobby Moynihan (Saturday Night Live) as a lead forensic analyst. Their castings had been confirmed at the Television Critics Association panel for NCIS: Origins on Saturday, which was attended by franchise star Mark Harmon. For the prequel, Harmon will voice the older Gibbs as the series narrator, and he's also serving as an executive producer.

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Petty previously played the titular role in Tank Girl, the 1995 sci-fi film from director Rachel Talalay.

The capacity for sci-fi to pack imaginative exuberance, political richness, and sheer pulpy excitement into a dazzling cinematic adventure has been yielding masterpieces since the early days of the film medium, and it has allowed directors from Stanley Kubrick to Andrei Tarkovsky to Lizzie Borden to Denis Villeneuve to create some of their finest, most enduring work. At the same time, big-budget sci-fi can be a tough sell -- the greater the worlds and setpieces and ideas being put forth, the higher the risk of financial underperformance.

Unsurprisingly, film history is peppered with sci-fi movies that flopped upon release, only for them to be reappraised and re-emerge as cult favorites years later. That was true of Fritz Lang's "Metropolis," the grandfather of all go-for-broke sci-fi monuments, and it has been true of countless ambitious and unique cinematic visions in the century since. No matter how hard the movies below may have flopped,...

A Nightmare on Elm Street is one of those franchises that, despite its roller-coaster of quality across the series- is just too damn iconic to fall out of the favor of us horror fans. Wes Craven’s imagination birthed one of the most recognizable villains in horror history And spawned a franchise that would include 8 movies and one crossover film pitting Freddy against Jason. From 1984 and all the way up until today- audiences remain invested in the potential for such a unique and powerful monster. And we still are holding out hope for a new silver screen outing soon. So, whether you’re re-watching the original film for the millionth time- or you’re slogging your way through the 2010 remake for… some reason- the fact remains that Freddy and his status as a slasher icon will never truly die. Unless… Chapter six in the Freddy saga- Freddy’s Dead: The Final Nightmare...

When Wes Craven first penned the screenplay for 1984s A Nightmare on Elm Street, he wanted to give it a happy ending. Luckily, the films producer, Bob Shaye, pushed back, and, voil, audiences were left with one of the most entertaining jump scares in cinematic history and a franchise that would span a total of eight movies and one remake (so far). Over the years, the film series has seen a rotating door of directors like Renny Harlin (Cliffhanger) and Rachel Talalay (Tank Girl) put their own spin on the character made famous by Robert Englund, with Craven even returning for 1994s Wes Cravens New Nightmare giving Freddy Krueger the meta touch that the late director was famous for.

On Friday nights, IndieWire After Dark takes a feature-length beat to honor fringe cinema in the streaming age.

First, the spoiler-free pitch for one editor’s midnight movie pick — something weird and wonderful from any age of film that deserves our memorializing.

Then, the spoiler-filled aftermath as experienced by the unwitting editor attacked by this week’s recommendation.

The Pitch: Justice for Lori Petty!

One of cinema’s greatest action heroes is a fiercely feminist freedom fighter captured by an oppressive regime controlling the water supply of a post-apocalyptic landscape. Seeking revenge after her family was ripped from her, the heroine escapes the grasp of the army by stealing a vehicle of war, and ventures across the vast post-punk deserts of Australia with the ultimate goal of eventually slaying the white-haired tyrant who ruined her life.

No, I’m not talking about Furiosa, Charlize Theron’s iconic badass in “Mad Max: Fury Road.

"Who is Matilda Wormwood if not Carrie White without religious trauma?" This is a joke I made when interviewing "Abigail" directors Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett for the /Film Daily podcast after complimenting them on their decision to cast Netflix's "Matilda the Musical" star Alisha Weir as their titular ballerina vampire. "Matilda" is one of author Roald Dahl's most beloved characters, offering children both the fantastical wish-fulfillment of having telekinetic superpowers, as well as the ever-important message that reading is cool. The 1988 novel has been adapted multiple times across various media, most notably the 1996 feature film directed by Danny DeVito and starring Mara Wilson, the two-part BBC Radio 4 special, the stage musical featuring music by Tim Minchin and Dennis Kelly, and the Netflix film adaptation of said musical.

"Matilda" consistently ranks as one of the most important children's novels and she was even given a Royal Mail...

Robert Englund steps into the director’s chair with ‘976-Evil,’ a dark dive into Satanism and demonology where a bullied outcast uses an occult hotline to bite back.

“Out of the darkness and into light, comes your horrorscope on this dark and stormy night.”

Robert Englund is a name who needs no introduction in the horror community. He’s played Freddy Krueger in eight A Nightmare on Elm Street movies and has brought life to one of the horror genre’s greatest icons. Englund’s incomparable work as Krueger would be enough to forever make him a celebrity, but he’s had a rich horror career that’s included multiple roles in Tobe Hooper films and, more recently, his standout performance as Victor Creel in the streaming phenomenon, Stranger Things. Englund will always be Freddy Krueger, but it’s curious to consider how his career would have been different if...

Ah, the 1990s. Perhaps the peak of the moviegoing experience. Theaters consistently showed classics such as the special effects marvel "Jurassic Park," "The Shawshank Redemption," "Terminator 2: Judgment Day," "Pulp Fiction," "Fargo," and "Titanic." The decade also featured an abundance of outstanding horror films like "The Sixth Sense," "Scream," "Misery," and "Interview with the Vampire," all boasting big-name stars and top-tier directors.

However, playing at the opposite end of the cineplex were thrillers you may have never heard about or skipped simply due to bad reviews or scathing word of mouth. Some of Hollywood's top talent attached themselves to such projects, thwarted by ornery critics or moviegoers seeking higher-end entertainment. That's a shame.

While there are undoubtedly plenty of terrible horror films from the 90s, the decade was also ripe with lower-tier entries that have aged surprisingly well. Many don't reset the bar established by esteemed pictures like "The Silence of the Lambs,...

Actor Peter Capaldi reflects on "Heaven Sent" being voted Doctor Who's best episode, appreciating its themes of melancholy and death. Capaldi believes the episode resonated with audiences because it explores the darkness and compelling nature of mortality. "Heaven Sent" showcases the Doctor's determination and inner strength, solidifying why the character has endured for six decades.

Twelfth Doctor actor Peter Capaldi shares his thoughts on his penultimate season 9 episode, "Heaven Sent", being selected by fans as Doctor Who's best episode of the series' entire history to date. Capaldi took on the role of the Time Lord in 2013's seasonal special, "The Time of the Doctor", following a surprising cameo in the 50th anniversary story, "The Day of the Doctor", and would lead the series across three seasons until 2017. In "Heaven Sent", the Doctor is trapped in a mysterious castle, fending off a terrifying, unkillable monster alone as he tries to discover a way out.

The following contains major spoilers for the Doctor Who 60th anniversary specials, now streaming on Disney+ and BBC iPlayer.

Doctor Who turned 60 in spectacular style, marking the occasion with three 60th Anniversary specials penned by returning showrunner Russell T Davies, featuring returning stars David Tennant and Catherine Tate. Tennant, best known and loved by Doctor Who fans for his portrayal of the Tenth Doctor, burst back onto the scene in a surprising regeneration that saw him become the Fourteenth Doctor. Tate brought back the Tenth Doctor's best friend and final companion, Donna Noble, who had her mind wiped at the end of her previous adventures with the Time Lord. The duo's return raised a lot of questions and, while the 60th anniversary specials offered some answers, there were many more questions raised along the way.

Along with bringing back David Tennant as the Fourteenth Doctor, Doctor Who's 60th anniversary introduced the Fifteenth Doctor,...

The mythology for the long-running "Friday the 13th" film series has been notoriously shabby and amorphous. At the end of Sean Cunningham's 1980 original slasher, it was revealed that Pamela Voorhees (Betsy Palmer) had witnessed her developmentally disabled son Jason drown in Crystal Lake years earlier, largely thanks to the neglect of the boy's randy, sex-distracted counselors. Pamela set about getting madness-inspired spiritual revenge by murdering any new counselors who deigned to have sex at Camp Crystal Lake. Luckily, Pamela was killed before she could commit any more murders than she already did. 

In Steve Miner's "Friday the 13th Part 2," however, it was revealed that Jason (Steve Daskewisz and Warrington Gillette) was still alive, living in the woods for decades, presumably unbeknownst to his mother. But Jason, it is revealed, knew his mother was killing people and witnessed the events of the first "Friday." Why, one will immediately ask,...

Warning: contains spoilers for “The Star Beast”

Doctor Who’s new Tardis interior set will do “amazing things,” promises producer Phil Collinson. Speaking alongside fellow producer Vicki Delow and actor David Tennant on the official inside commentary accompanying “The Star Beast”, Collinson explained that the vast new white interior engineered by production designer Phil Sims isn’t only as big as it looks, but also has some surprises in store.

“All the lights work independently, they can spell out words. Every single one of the roundel lights is an individually controlled LED light. Viewers, you are going to see this set do amazing things through the series.”

Tennant describes it as a great honour to have been the Doctor to unveil the new Tardis interior, and have been “the first person to fiddle” with the super-sized new console and multi-layer gantries, as well as the first person to run around...

The 60th anniversary specials of Doctor Who are coming to feature-packed DVD and Blu-ray releases in December.

At the time of writing, the first of three Doctor Who 60th anniversary special episodes has been broadcast. They’ve seen David Tennant return to the Tardis, accompanied by Catherine Tate as Donna Noble.

The three episodes – The Star Beast, Wild Blue Yonder and The Giggle – have also marked Russell T Davies’ return to the showrunner job on Doctor Who. He’s been busy scribbling the new episodes, that have been going out back in a Saturday night slot.

Furthermore, just as when Davies brought Doctor Who back in 2005, we’re getting some feature-packed discs to go with the show. The BBC will be releasing the 60th anniversary specials on DVD and Blu-ray, just in time for Christmas.

The release date, lest you think this is one of the endless modern news stories...

Donna Noble is back on Doctor Who — and so is David Tennant as the titular Time Lord. The past few years of the series were a narrative flatline, but in The Star Beast, the first of three 60th anniversary specials, the long-running genre show explodes with new life, as if freshly regenerated like the Doctor himself.

Russell T. Davies begins his second stint as showrunner with a familiar Doctor and companion, yet nothing about The Star Beast feels stale or safe. Together with director Rachel Talalay, he blows the doors off with a fun, thrilling cinematic adventure.

The 60th anniversary of BBC's "Doctor Who" TV specials, directed by Rachel Talalay, Tom Kingsley and Chanya Button, starring David Tennant, include "The Star Beast" November 25, 2023, "Wild Blue Yonder" December 2, 2023 and "The Giggle" December 9, 2023 on Disney+:

".... the anniversaries reunite the 'Fourteenth Doctor' (David Tennant) and 'Donna Temple-Noble' (Catherine Tate) as they come face-to-face with their most terrifying villain yet: the 'Toymaker' (Neil Patrick Harris)..."

Cast also includes Yasmin Finney, Miriam Margolyes, Ruth Madeley, Jacqueline King, Karl Collins and Jemma Redgrave .

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Choosing your favourite Doctor Who episode feels a bit like choosing your favourite child, except you probably don’t have 800-plus children, so maybe it’s even worse.

But that’s exactly what Doctor Who Magazine inflicted on fans earlier this year, sugaring the pill ever so slightly by combining all the multiple-episode stories into one, which helpfully narrowed the choice from over 800 episodes to 300 “TV adventures”.

Who fans were tasked with rating all episodes out of ten – narrowing it down to 37 stories – and then asked to pick their top five from this list. After much number crunching, the top 10 TV adventures were revealed.

And there was one clear winner: “Heaven Sent”.

This 2015 Peter Capaldi-era episode was certainly powerful and memorable. The Doctor was grieving Clara Oswald (Jenna Coleman), after she was executed in the previous episode, “Face The Raven”. In “Heaven Sent”, The Doctor is trapped in a strange castle,...

The 60th anniversary of BBC's "Doctor Who" TV specials, directed by Rachel Talalay, Tom Kingsley and Chanya Button, starring David Tennant, include "The Star Beast" November 25, 2023, "Wild Blue Yonder" December 2, 2023 and "The Giggle" December  9, 2023 on Disney+:

".... the anniversaries reunite the 'Fourteenth Doctor' (David Tennant) and 'Donna Temple-Noble' (Catherine Tate) as they come face-to-face with their most terrifying villain yet: the 'Toymaker' (Neil Patrick Harris)..."

Cast also includes Yasmin Finney, Miriam Margolyes, Ruth Madeley, Jacqueline King, Karl Collins and Jemma Redgrave .

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Praise Russell T Davies and his list of demands – Doctor Who is coming back to Saturday nights!

There’s no more guesswork required as to when the three 60th anniversary specials will air; the BBC has confirmed that we’ll get one a week starting from Saturday November 25, two days after the show’s official birthday on Thursday 23, and continuing on Saturday December 2 and Saturday December 9.

The exact BBC One time slots have yet to be announced, but common sense says that we’re looking at the pre-Strictly Come Dancing six to seven pm hour in the UK. If Disney+ is synchronising the streaming release worldwide, that would make it somewhere around lunchtime in the US. We’ll update as soon as the time slots are confirmed.

Each new extended special was written by Russell T Davies, with music by returning composer Murray Gold, and will be an hour long.

The upcoming 60th anniversary "Doctor Who" TV specials, directed by Rachel Talalay, Tom Kingsley and Chanya Button include "The Star Beast" November 25, 2023, "Wild Blue Yonder" December 2, 2023 and "The Giggle" December  9, 2023 on Disney+:

".... the anniversaries will reunite the 'Fourteenth Doctor' (David Tennant) and 'Donna Temple-Noble' (Catherine Tate) as they come face-to-face with their most terrifying villain yet: the 'Toymaker' (Neil Patrick Harris)..."

Cast also includes Yasmin Finney, Miriam Margolyes, Ruth Madeley, Jacqueline King, Karl Collins and Jemma Redgrave .

Click he images to enlarge...

Disney+ and BBC have announced premiere dates for the three new Doctor Who 60th anniversary specials.

The first special, The Star Beast, will premiere November 25, followed by Wild Blue Yonder on December 2 and The Giggle on December 9. The specials reunite the 14th Doctor (David Tennant) and Donna Temple-Noble (Catherine Tate) as they come face-to-face with their most terrifying villain yet: the Toymaker, played by Neil Patrick Harris in his Doctor Who debut. All will premiere on Disney+ globally except in the UK and Ireland, where they will air on the BBC.

We’re also getting an expanded look at the specials in a new trailer. You can watch it above.

Additional new cast includes Yasmin Finney as Rose Temple-Noble, Miriam Margolyes as the voice of the Meep and Ruth Madeley as Shirley Anne Bingham, as well as returning characters Jacqueline King as Sylvia Noble, Karl Collins as Shaun Temple, and Jemma Redgrave as Kate Lethbridge-Stewart.

“Doctor Who” is looking back at its past. The long-running British sci-fi touchstone is celebrating its 60th anniversary with three new specials that bring back important figures from the show’s run, while making a big move outside the UK to Disney+. Now, the streamer has shared the full trailer for the 60th anniversary specials, ahead of their November premiere.

First premiering in 1963, BBC’s “Doctor Who” follows the titular Doctor, a mysterious adventurer from an alien Time Lord species who travels through the galaxy and time in his Police Box-disguised Tardis machine. Originally played by William Hartnell, the Doctor has the ability to regenerate into new forms upon death, and the character was portrayed by six other actors before the original run ended in 1989. After a 1996 TV film starring Paul McGann as the Doctor, the show was properly revived in 2005 with Christopher Eccleston as the lead. The series has...

Specials marking the 60th anniversary of Doctor Who have set their premiere dates.

The three specials, which will feature the return of David Tennant as the Doctor and Catherine Tate as Donna Temple-Noble, are set to roll out over three weeks beginning Nov. 25 — two days after the actual 60th anniversary of Doctor Who’s first ever episode. The specials will stream on Disney+ (which grabbed streaming rights to the series in 2022) worldwide with the exception of the U.K. and Ireland, where they’ll air on the BBC.

Disney+ has also released a new trailer for the specials, following a first trailer in September that showcased the saga’s main antagonist, Neil Patrick Harris’ Toymaker — a villain first seen on Doctor Who in 1966 in a now mostly missing run of episodes.

The specials find the Fourteenth Doctor (Tennant, who also played the Tenth Doctor from 2005-10) reuniting with Donna as they battle the Toymaker.

Get ready to re-enter the Tardis.

Disney Branded Television and BBC have revealed the trailer and premiere dates for the 60th anniversary “Doctor Who” specials, debuting on Disney+ and the BBC later this year. The first special, “The Star Beast,” premieres Nov. 25; “Wild Blue Yonder” comes out Dec. 2; “The Giggle” will premiere Dec. 9.

According to the logline, the anniversaries “will reunite the Fourteenth Doctor (David Tennant) and Donna Temple-Noble (Catherine Tate) as they come face-to-face with their most terrifying villain yet: the Toymaker (played by Neil Patrick Harris in his ‘Doctor Who’ debut).”

Fan-favorite actor Tennant starred as The Tenth Doctor from 2005-2010 and is regarded as one of the best performers to portray the time-traveling protagonist. He has since returned to the beloved franchise as the Fourteenth Doctor.

The rest of the cast includes Yasmin Finney as Rose Temple-Noble, Miriam Margolyes as the voice of the Meep and Ruth Madeley as Shirley Anne Bingham,...

Disney Branded Television and the BBC have set the premiere dates for its three upcoming “Doctor Who” 60th anniversary specials.

The specials, titled “The Star Beast,” “Wild Blue Yonder” and “The Giggle,” will debut globally on Disney+ everywhere except in the U.K. and Ireland, where they will air on the BBC, on Nov. 25, Dec. 2 and Dec. 9, respectively. BBC Studios is handling global distribution.

The projects will see David Tennant and Catherine Tate reunite for another adventure as the 14th Doctor and Donna Temple-Noble, respectively, coming face-to-face with a new adversary known as the Toymaker, played by Neil Patrick Harris.

Other new cast members include Yasmin Finney as Rose Temple-Noble, Miriam Margolyes as the voice of the Meep and Ruth Madeley as Shirley Anne Bingham, as well as returning talent Jacqueline King as Sylvia Noble, Karl Collins as Shaun Temple and Jemma Redgrave as Kate Lethbridge-Stewart.

The specials are written...

The latest Doctor Who video shows behind-the-scenes footage of David Tennant's regeneration scene. Tennant will lead the 60th anniversary celebrations as the Fourteenth Doctor, reuniting with Catherine Tate's Donna Noble. The video provides a glimpse at the filming process and teases the mysterious circumstances surrounding the Fourteenth Doctor's appearance.

A brand new Doctor Who video shows behind-the-scenes footage of how David Tennant's latest regeneration was filmed. The Tenth Doctor actor made his return to the series in the 2022 BBC centenary special, taking over the role from Jodie Whittaker's Thirteenth Doctor in its closing moments. Tennant is set to lead Doctor Who's 60th anniversary celebrations in three episodes that will celebrate the milestone, only he will now play the Fourteenth Doctor. He will reunite with Catherine Tate's former companion Donna Noble.

With a year having passed since Tennant's return, the official Doctor Who Twitter/X account has...

The official trailer has just been released for the 60th anniversary Doctor Who specials.

Written by returning showrunner Russell T Davies, the specials will consist of three hour-long episodes. As seen in the trailer, the specials bring back David Tennant to play the Fourteenth Doctor after previously plaything the Tenth Doctor. He is joined by Catherine Tate returning as Donna Noble, and the trailer also reveals a sneak peek at Neil Patrick Harris playing the villain. Meanwhile, the trailer concludes with a new look at Ncuti Gatwa ahead of his arrival as the Fifteenth Doctor.

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The three episodes that make up the 60th anniversary specials are dubbed "The Star Beast," "Wild Blue Yonder," and "The Giggle." They are respectively directed by Rachel Talalay, Tom Kingsley, and Chanya Button. Russell T Davies wrote the three episodes...

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"A Nightmare on Elm Street" marathons are common around Halloween, and steamrolling through all nine extant "Nightmare" films is an experience the series' fans have likely forced themselves through at least once. Having done it,...

Doctor Who has a newcomer in the cast -- BAFTA-winning actress Miriam Margolyes has just come aboard BBC's longest-running sci-fi drama series for the 60th-anniversary special episodes.

Doctor Who's anniversary specials, starring David Tennant as the Fourteenth Doctor and Catherine Tate as Donna Noble, are dropping this November, and the first episode "The Star Beast" will feature Margolyes, who fans might recognize as Professor Sprout from the Harry Potter film series (via DoctorWho.tv). The star will be voicing the Meep, the iconic character who first appeared in The Star Beast comic strip in 1980. The original comic was written by Pat Mills and John Wagner and drawn by Watchmen artist Dave Gibbons.

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Miriam Margolyes Is Excited About Doctor Who Role

Margolyes is excited about starring in Doctor Who, as she has always wanted to work on this legacy show.

Rachel Talalay praises the new sonic screwdriver design and how it fits in with the aesthetic of previous eras, while also complimenting David Tennant's stylish handling of the device. Speculation arises about how Tennant will approach portraying the seemingly all-new incarnation of the Doctor, as previous returns have maintained consistency with the character and mannerisms of the Tenth Doctor. The upcoming 60th-anniversary story promises thrilling adventures with chaotic crowds, nighttime alien skirmishes, and an energetic performance from Tennant, leaving viewers excited for what's to come.

Returning celebrated Doctor Who director Rachel Talalay teases David Tennant's Fourteenth Doctor performance ahead of his 60th-anniversary return to the show. Talalay directed numerous episodes throughout Peter Capaldi's tenure as the Twelfth Doctor from 2014 to 2017, including the widely-praised season 8 penultimate episode "Heaven Sent" and the first episode of the three upcoming anniversary specials, "The Star Beast." The director also led several TV and film projects,...

Ronnie Yu's 2003 film "Freddy vs. Jason" -- simultaneously the eighth film in the "Nightmare on Elm Street" series and the eleventh film in the "Friday the 13th" series -- finally brought together two of the most popular characters of the 1980s slasher boom and had them wail on each other in a series of supernatural monster fights. Most slasher fans would have appreciated a "Freddy vs. Jason" film about a decade earlier, but there was still magic in the air in 2003; Yu's film made over $116 million on a $30 million budget. 

It also, in a very utilitarian way, gave audiences exactly what they wanted. There was a decent-enough retinue of teenage victims to slaughter (led by actress Monica Keena). The story hung together juuuust well enough. And the final fights between Freddy (Robert Englund) and Jason (Ken Kirzinger) addressed any late-night, heavily intoxicated concerns horror fanboys might have posited.

In 1984, Jason Voorhees (Ted White) finally met his end in Joseph Zito's "Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter." He was finally dead. In 1991, Freddy Krueger (Robert Englund) finally met his end in Rachel Talalay's "Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare." He was finally dead. In 1993, Jason Voorhees met his end again in Adam Marcus' "Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday." He was finally dead again. In 1994, Freddy Krueger finally met his end again in "Wes Craven's New Nightmare." He was finally dead again. 

The two monsters were once again somehow alive to face off in Ronny Yu's excitable 2003 battle royale "Freddy vs. Jason," a film that felt like it came too late to bank on the popularity of the characters, but that was a massive hit nonetheless. Longtime fans of 1980s slasher movies were eager to see two of the most popular monsters of its heyday (played...

Actress, producer Margot Robbie and her LuckyChap Entertainment (“Barbie”) continue to develop the futuristic live-action feature "Tank Girl", based on the Dark Horse 1988 comic book title, created by Alan Martin and Jamie Hewlett, featuring a wise-cracking, two-fisted sexy skank as the lead:

"...'Tank Girl', aka 'Fonzie Rebecca Buckler' drives a tank, which is also her home.

"She undertakes a series of missions for a nebulous organization before making a serious mistake and being declared an outlaw for her sexual inclinations and her substance abuse.

"On the run, she shares sexy, psychedelic and surrealist misadventures with her close friend, 'Booga', a mutant kangaroo..."

"Tank Girl" was released as a live-action feature in 1995, directed by Rachel Talalay, starring Lori Petty, Ice-t and Naomi Watts.

Robbie's LuckyChap Entertainment is noted for the features, "I, Tonya", "Terminal", "Harley Quinn: Birds Of Prey" and the blockbuster hit "Barbie".

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Doctor Who celebrates its 60th anniversary in November, and fans are passing the time until then by providing their own theories about the three specials. The returns of David Tennant and Catherine Tate have fueled much of the speculation, as fans ponder how exactly the Doctor and Donna Noble will be reunited. Russell T Davies' cryptic teases about Doctor Who's 60th anniversary have also served to feed the fan theories, keeping the show at the front of viewers' minds in the lead-up to November.

It's widely expected that Neil Patrick Harris will be playing classic Doctor Who villain the Celestial Toymaker in the specials. However, it's less clear what the cosmic trickster has planned for the Doctor and Donna in the 60th anniversary. Here are ten of the biggest theories about what to expect from David Tennant and Nph's upcoming face-off in Doctor Who's 60th anniversary.

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