As fans across the land try to piece together the unfolding mystery of Torchwood Series 4, its star John Barrowman has revealed that, as far as he’s aware, there are currently no plans to take the Doctor Who spin off to America, despite what we may have read in the newspapers.
“I haven’t heard anything. I have no information on the future of Torchwood,” he exclusively told DigitalSpy. “I’m like everybody else at the moment. But I don’t have any other information – I’m so sorry!”
He added: “I love the character, I love the show, and I would love to do it again. I’d love to do more than 5 episodes. But if we’re only going to do 5 episodes, I’m happy with that.”
Rumours of a US version of Torchwood were originally sparked by The Hollywood Reporter last month. Gwen Cooper actress Eve Myles has also recently confirmed that she has no idea as to what form, if any, the future of the series will take. Stay tuned for the latest!
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BBC Audio have released the cover and details for their upcoming release of the Torchwood radio plays complete boxset!
The collection includes the four adventures which have aired over the past two years, comprising of Lost Souls by Joseph Lidster, Asylum by Anita Sullivan, Golden Age by James Goss and The Dead Line by Phil Ford. You can check out its artwork below:
Torchwood: The Radio Adventures is due to be released on 8th April 2010. Stay tuned!
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A big thanks to Ricky from Titan Magazines for sending us an exclusive preview of the new Torchwood comic, Fated to Pretend, which will feature inside the upcoming issue of Torchwood Magazine!
In the comic, written by Brian Minchin with art by Steve Yeowell and John Workman, a prison van drives at breakneck speed along an isolated road, as if pursued by the devil itself. When the doors break open and prisoners spill out onto the road, something yanks them back inside, and, by the time Torchwood arrive, the prisoners and warders are dead. But worse than that. They’ve been eaten…
The Torchwood team follow the Prison van back to Mynydd Coch, an aging Prison built high above Cardiff in the Black Mountains, to find the Gaol has been locked shut and that the transporter was the first vehicle to leave the building for months. There have been strange stories from within of horror and brutality, of Zombie warders, and prisoners eaten alive. But Jack has another theory… What will happen when he, Ianto and Gwen get inside?
Torchwood Magazine #20 will be published in the UK on February 18th, and on March 16th in the USA. Stay tuned for the latest!
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A big thanks to Ricky from Titan Magazines for sending us details of the brand new Torchwood comic, Ma and Par, which is available to view exclusively over at the official website of entertainment channel Watch (Sky 109 and Virgin TV 124).
The story, written by Oli Smith with art by Brian Williamson, is set before the events of Children of Earth and follows Jack, Gwen and Ianto as they investiagte Pontyvale Golf Club, where the post-Christmas reopening hasn’t gone well thanks to a series of grisly murders. Soon, the team come face to face with the cause of the killings – and it’s not pretty!
The comic has been produced to celebrate Watch’s Alien Invasion Week, commencing Saturday 13th February, which will boast repeats of Doctor Who and Torchwood’s complete third series, with a special introduction from John Barrowman. Stay tuned!
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In a recent interview with SFX, Gwen Cooper actress Eve Myles comments on the Torchwood Series 4 speculation and claims that the chances of it being given the go-ahead are likely, despite the fact an official decision has yet to be made.
“The response we had from Children Of Earth was mind-blowing. Truly mind-blowing. And not just in the UK. America, Asia and Australia, it’s been a huge hit,” she told the website. “So as far as I know, developments are happening.”
She continued: “I’m waiting with everyone else to have the thumbs up. We don’t know. That’s god’s honest truth. We have no idea how, what or where they’re going to do it. I wish I could give you some juicy gossip, like we’re doing 55 episodes and it’s being filmed in the Antarctic, but I just don’t know.”
Last month it was claimed that Fox were developing a US version of the spin off, which would focus on global affairs.
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According to an article published by The Hollywood Reporter today, a US version of the Doctor Who spin off, Torchwood, is currently being developed by Fox.
The report, which has since been picked up by various other news outlets, suggests that, if the series is given the greenlight, it will be penned by its creator, Russell T Davies, with John Barrowman remaining at the helm in role as its protagonist, Captain Jack Harkness.
Meanwhile, sources claim that the series itself would focus on global affairs rather than local storylines like the UK version. Last November John Barrowman confirmed that its fourth series will be taking the series back to its original 13 episode format.
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SFX have a new interview with Russell Tovey in which he responds to the speculation that his character Alonso Frame will be joining the Torchwood team full-time in Series 4 of the Doctor Who spin off, following his brief cameo at the end of The End of Time.
“I’ve no idea if I’ll be in Torchwood, although it’s something I’d be open to if they asked me,” the actor said. “I didn’t really realise when I was filming it, but when it was on people suddenly were saying, ‘Oh you’re going to be the new Ianto,’ and I had no idea what that meant. I didn’t even realise Midshipman Frame was gay!”
He added: “I suppose Midshipman Frame could be the new Ianto. Or they might have just gone to the disabled toilets and come out again and that’s it…”
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Various online retailers are currently taking in pre-orders for two new Torchwood audiobooks which are due to be released on 6th May 2010.
While both of their titles are listed as ‘TBC’, their product descriptions confirm that they are two new exclusive audio adventures featuring Jack, Gwen and Ianto, which would mean that, for reasons obvious to followers of the series, the stories will be set before the events of Series 3 – Children of Earth.
As always, we’ll keep you updated with titles/cover/author details! Creator Russell T Davies recently confirmed that pre-production for Series 4 will commence this month.
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The BBC Press Office has today published a list of 2009’s 20 most watched TV programmes on their iPlayer service, and episodes of both Doctor Who and its spin off Torchwood are included!
The Doctor Who Easter special, Planet of the Dead, came 8th, with 811,800 total streams during its original week online back in April. Meanwhile, the first episode of Torchwood Series 3, Children of Earth, was watched 559,800 times on the platform in July, finishing 13th.
The iPlayer service is celebrating its two year anniversary and has this year reached record-breaking numbers of 88.2million streams. Stay tuned!
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John Barrowman appeared on Steve Wright in the Afternoon on BBC Radio 2 earlier today, where he confirmed that, after much speculation, the previously announced fourth series of Torchwood will be taking the series back to its original 13 episode format!
“We’re discussing the future of Torchwood, because most definitely it will come back to the BBC,” the actor told listeners. “We’re not sure when, because we have to work out the logistics of the filming. It’s already been said that it’ll be 13 episodes, rather than 5.”
Pre-production for the new series is scheduled to start in January 2010.
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