Film

News

The Daily News will return on Tuesday

Doctor Who

Sophia Myles to be the next companion??

Film

James Franco to play Robert Mapplethorpe

Comics

Six DC comics replaced, with China Miéville to write Dial H

British TV

Luther to return later this year
Channel 4’s ratings drop in 2011 without Big Brother
Sally Phillips and Tom Conti to star in Sky1’s Parents
ITV commissions Mrs Biggs…
…and Tony Marchant drama Leaving
Sky Atlantic acquires House of Lies
SyFy acquires New Zealand’s The Almighty Johnsons [subscription required]

US TV

NBC working on Dracula soap-opera
Dennis Miller to guest on Hawaii Five-0
Portlandia’s cast to guest on The Simpsons
Wednesday ratings: Are You There, Chelsea? does well… for NBC
The CW working on Green Arrow pilot… without Justin Hartley
ABC orders two more episodes of Last Man Standing

Wednesday’s “Saving Thor 2, more Psych and Paul Bettany unmasters sex” news

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Film

Saving Private Ryan‘s Robert Rodat to rewrite Thor 2
The first five minutes of Steven Soderbergh’s Haywire

Theatre

Torchwood‘s Eve Myles to star with Scrubs‘ Zach Braff in All New People

British TV

The Royal Bodyguard drops to 2.9m viewers

Canada

Bravo acquires Dallas and Perception
NCIS‘s Lauren Holly to guest on Lost Girl

US TV

Emma Stone to cameo on 30 Rock
Paul Bettany leaves Master of Sex
AMC developing Goodfellas TV series
Psych gets a seventh season
Sunday ratings: Downton Abbey starts well
Monday ratings
Showtime launches streaming video iPad app

Want to see The Hobbit?

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No, really it is The Hobbit. Okay, it’s an unreleased Czech animated version from 1966, but it is The Hobbit all the same.

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Tuesday’s “is there anyone left on Being Human?” news

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Film

Katee Sackhoff joins latest Riddick movie
Richard Schiff joins Man of Steel
Trailer for Best Laid Plans with Lost‘s Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje
Trailer for Girl In Progress with Eva Mendes

British TV

Mark Gatiss and James Lance to guest on Being Human…
…plus someone else is leaving [spoilers]
S4C viewing increased during 2011
Stella doubles Sky1 audience
Sherlock trounces Dancing on Ice results show
1.2m watch New Girl

US TV

Paul Rudd to guest on Parks and Recreation
Dermot Mulroney to guest on New Girl [minor spoilers]
Sunday ratings: The Firm sets all-time ratings low for NBC…
…while House of Lies and Shameless do well
Tony Todd and John Landis to guest on Holliston
Fox picks up Living Loaded from Rob McElhenney…
…as well as pilots from Kevin WIlliamson and Greg Berlanti/Marc Guggenheim
Being Human‘s Erin Richards joins Breaking In
Frank Darabont to write, direct and exec produce LA Noir for TNT
Hulu acquires Showtime’s Endgame

Monday’s “pilot ordering” news

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Film

24/The Border‘s Nazneen Contractor joins Star Trek 2
Trailer for Jackie Chan’s 1911: Revolution
Akira shuts down again
24 movie to shoot in April?
Gus Van Sant replaces Matt Damon on Dave Eggers Project

British TV

Saturday ratings
Friday ratings
The Gates‘ Rhona Mitra joins Strike Back

US TV

Trailer for season three of Eastbound & Down
ABC orders pilot of nuclear submarine nation show
NBC orders Isabel based on Canada’s Le Monde De Charlotte
Friday ratings: Supernatural, CSI:NY and A Gifted Man all up
TBS orders Men At Work

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Friday’s “Sally Phillips in the Sky, a Green Arrow TV show, more Luther and Dracula: the soap” news

Wednesday’s “Saving Thor 2, more Psych and Paul Bettany unmasters sex” news

Want to see The Hobbit?

Tuesday’s “is there anyone left on Being Human?” news

Monday’s “pilot ordering” news

The Umbrella Academy and The Terminal List

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