News from today and since Friday. That’s holidays for you – always with the catching up.
Doctor Who
- Neil Gaiman to write an episode? Can it be true Stu_N?
Film
- Ewan McGregor to co-star in Amelia Earhart biopic
- Charlotte Gainsbourg to play Kate Connor in Terminator 4
- Trailer for all-star rom-com He’s Just Not That Into You
- Patrick Fugit to replace Tobey Maguire in Spiderman 4?
- Chris Noth to star opposite Renee Zellweger in My One and Only
- Christopher Tolkien to stop The Hobbit?
Art
- Missing Goyas to be auctioned
British TV
- Gavin & Stacey was nearly set in Porthcawl and almost featured Ray Gravell
- iPlayer rolled out on Virgin Media platform next week
- Gorillaz design BBC Olympic titles [free registration required]
- The Street gets a third series
- ITV to show ‘lost’ Pushing Daisies episode online
- BBC Four will show the second season of Mad Men
US TV
- Garbage’s Shirley Manson to be a regular on Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles
- Mad Men back in July
- Ray Winstone and Jonah Lotan join Last of the Ninth
- And lots more casting
- Tori Spelling joins 90210 spin-off
- David E Kelley moves to Warner Brothers TV
- James D’Arcy to star in Ronald D Moore’s Virtuality
- Kelsey Grammer to star in Roman’s Empire remake
- Alan Ball developing remake of UK’s Bad Girls for HBO…
- …just as Robert Rodriguez tries to sell Women in Chains with Rose McGowan
- NBC picks up workplace comedy from 30 Rock writer
- Andromeda Strain does well in the ratings
- Trailer for the second Futurama movie
- Russell Brand making his own chat show, just as his ITV sitcom is dropped
