Happy St David’s Day everyone!
Doctor Who
- Matt Smith not leaving any time soon
Film
- No Bill Murray for Ghostbusters 3
- Gerard Butler to replace Eric Bana on Brilliant
- Luther creator Neil Cross to write Day of the Triffids adaptation
- New trailer for The Avengers
British TV
- Channel 4 acquires Labyrinth and Pillars of the Earth sequel [subscription required]
- Sony to launch Sony Movie Channel in spring [subscription required]
- ITV annual profits up nearly a quarter [subscription required]
US TV
- Adam Arkin to guest on Justified
- Molly Shannon joins Enlightened
- Leonard Nimoy to guest on Big Bang Theory
- Brett Butler to recur on Anger Management
- ABC Family orders more Jane By Design
US TV pilots
- Cary Elwes joins Prairie Dogs
- Justified‘s Natalie Zea joins Kevin Williamson’s serial killer pilot
- A Gifted Man‘s Margo Martindale joins Counter Culture…
- …and Masters of Sex, as does Beau Bridges
- Heroes‘ Hayden Panettiere to star in Nashville
- Elizabeth Perkins to star in How to Live With Your Parents For The Rest of Your Life
- Christopher Lloyd to play granddad (?), BJ Hales to play Trigger in Only Fools and Horses plus other pilot casting
- Twilight‘s Ashley Greene and Nikita‘s Tiffany Hines to star in Americana
- David Arquette joins Smart One
- The Cosby Show‘s Phylicia Rashad joins Do No Harm
- Dane Cook to star in Next Caller Please
- Mira Sorvino joins Trooper