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Film

Diane Lane to play Martha Kent in Superman
Alcon planning Blade Runner prequels and sequels
Sienna Miller joins Just Like A Woman
Alison Brie joins Five-Year Engagement
Malin Akerman joins Medallion
Percy Jackson sequel planned

British TV

Global iPlayer iPad app to launch this year, cost less than $10 a month

US TV

Angela Bassett and Jay Paulson to star in Identity
Sarah Paulson and others join pilots
Kyle Bornheimer joins Council of Dads
Alex Breckenridge joins Cooper & Stone
Final The Cape episode to air online
Kate Cassidy joins Georgetown
Michael Rosenbaum to be a regular on Breaking In
L&O:LA‘s Terrence Howard to guest on L&O:SVU
The 10th Muse to be adapted for TV

Wednesday’s young Bugsy news

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Film

Jose Padilha to direct Robocop remake
Casting on 47 Ronin

Radio

Plans for BBC7’s replacement, Radio 4 Extra

Theatre

Sarah Manners replaces Donna Air in The Watcher

British TV

ITV to report £300m profits [subscription required]
Whites axed
Bedlam slumps to 189k

US TV

Pilot casting, including Abigail Spencer on Grace
Leslie Bibb to star in Good Christian Bitches
Emily Rutherford joins The Assistants
Ed Burns to star in 40
Rachelle Lefevre to star in The Crossing
Christina Ricci confirmed for Pan Am, Jaime King joins Hart of Dixie
Rhys Darby joins How To Be A Gentleman
Steve Pasquale to star in Over/Under
Boardwalk Empire casts Bugsy Siegel
Liz Vassey to guest on Castle
Casting on My Freakin’ Family
The Cape ends low

Monday’s oscar news

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Doctor Who

BBCW commissions free online multi-player Doctor Who game [subscription required]
A returning character [minor spoilers]

Awards

Winners of the Independent Spirit Awards
The Oscar winners

Film

Teaser trailer for The Hangover 2
Joel McHale joins Ted

Books

Tolkien estate trying to block fictional use of author’s name

British TV

STV revenues up 16%

US TV

Rest of Two and a Half Men‘s season cancelled after Sheen outburst
TJ Miller joins The Assistants
Fringe steady in Friday’s ratings
FX orders pilot of Powers
Tony Goldwyn joins Damage Control
Don Johnson to star as a hairdresser in Mann’s World
TBS cancels Glory Daze
IFC picks up a second season of The Increasingly Poor Decisions of Todd Margaret
Eamonn Walker to star in 17th Precinct, Dan Fogler to Man Up
David Krumholtz joins Playboy
Chelsea Handler to play her own big sister
More pilot casting
Susan Sarandon to guest on 30 Rock

Thursday’s “IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII will always love youuuuuuu-uuuuuu-uuuuuuuuu” news

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The Daily News will return on Monday 28 Feb 2011

Film

Warner Bros to remake The Bodyguard
Trailer for Cameron Diaz and Justin Timberlake in Bad Teacher
Chris Columbus to remake Hello Ghost
New trailer for Duncan Jones’ Source Code with Jake Gyllenhaal
New trailer for Sucker Punch

British TV

Benidorm creator to leave show

US TV

Jenna Elfman to star in Bad Mom?
FX wants fewer shows like Damages
NCIS beats Glee in the 18-49s for the first time
MTV picks up comedy pilot from Dirty Sexy Money creator
A returning character for CSI [minor spoilers]
Adam Goldberg joins Rookies
Explanatory trailer for Game of Thrones
Everyone Loves Raymond creator adapting Random Family for HBO

Wednesday’s “disappearing Zen” news

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Film

Charlie Sheen to return for Major League 4
Louis Leterrier to direct G
Mitchell Hurwitz to remake Lars Von Trier’s The Boss of it All

Books

Lost Enid Blyton book found

British TV

BBC1 cancels Zen
Kasabian’s Tom Meighan in wrestling comedy pilot

US TV

Christina Ricci to star in Pan Am?
Ryan Hansen to star in Lovelives
Silas Weir Mitchell joins Grimm, Malcolm Barrett joins Kids
Kevin Hart to star in Little in Common
More pilot casting
Morena Baccarin to guest star on The Mentalist
ABC Family picks up The Lying Game

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