Day: October 25, 2011

Doctor Who

• Steven Moffat doesn’t like Doctor Who Confidential being cancelled

Film

• John Cusack joins The Numbers Station
• Jason Sudeikis joins Will Ferell and Zach Galifianakis in Dog Fight
• Michelle Monaghan joins Fort Bliss
• Ben Affleck to direct Matt Damon and Casey Affleck in Whitey Bulger mobster story
• Andy Garcia, Eva Longoria, Forest Whitaker, Kevin Durand and Deborah Kara Unger to star in The Truth
• Principal photography finishes on Jess Whedon‘s unexpected Much Ado About Nothing

Theatre

• Tom Stoppard adapting Shakespeare in Love for the West End

British TV

• Being Human‘s Jason Watkins joins Dirk Gently
• Being Erica censured over ice penis
• Pan Am press pack
• Spooks finishes with 5.1m viewers
• FX acquires Leverage (subscription required)
• Syfy acquires Persons Unknown

US TV

• NBC ratings in key demos down 9.3% on this time last year, Fox up 11%
• Shameless teaser
• Scott Baio to star in Nick At Nite’s Daddy’s Home
• John Hannah and Jenna Elfman join Damages
• Tom Hanks developing Players for HBO
• Hunter‘s Stepfanie Kramer joins The Secret Circle
• Boss gets 1.7m viewers
• ABC buys Tracy McMillan’s Why You’re Not Married
• NBC adapting The Infidel with Omid Djalili
• Casting on TBS’s Sullivan and Sun
• Sunday ratings: Once Upon A Time starts well, while Pan Am sinks again