TV News: Murderbot, Power, Strangers, Fire

Murderbot Apple TV+ has picked up the ten-episode sci-fi series “Murderbot” based on Martha Wells’ award-winning novel series “The Murderbot Diaries”. Chris and Paul Weitz will write, direct and produce for Paramount Television Studios. Alexander Skarsgård will play the lead role of a self-hacking security android afraid of human emotion.

Ridley Scott To Direct A “Bomb”

Ridley Scott has been attached to direct a new action thriller film based on Kevin McMullin’s short story “BOMB” at 20th Century Studios and Scott Free. 20th Century reportedly beat out nine other bidders for the project including Apple, Netflix, Sony and Warners. The deal includes McMullin (“First Harvest,” “Low

Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora Soundtrack Announced

This looks interesting. Lakeshore Records in partnership with Ubisoft are announcing the forthcoming vinyl edition of Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora—Original Game Soundtrack featuring music by Emmy-nominated composer Pinar Toprak (Captain Marvel, Fortnite).  The album is a soaring, orchestral score that thrillingly evokes the fantastic world of Pandora and the action