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Winner of the District 9 competition
Well, the Internet random number generator has spoken and the winner of the District 9 competition is…
Film
Universal Soldier: Regeneration – really?
Ah, just what the world was clamouring for: another sequel to Universal Soldier, this one featuring – yes! – both Jean-Claude van Damme and Dolph Lundgren, as well as Andrei “the pitbull” Arlovski. My, don’t they seem… old.
And here’s an interview with Mr Lundgren explaining why he agreed to do it:
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Tuesday’s guest star news
Doctor Who
- Sophie Okonedo to appear in episode two of the new series [spoilers?]
- Bill Nighy to guest star in Richard Curtis’s episode
- David Tennant to play Craig Murray in Radio 4 play
Film
- Orlando Bloom to star in The Good Doctor
- Next Bourne movie to be a prequel?
- International trailer for Clash of the Titans
- House‘s Olivia Wilde to star with Daniel Craig in Cowboys & Aliens?
British TV
- Gavin & Stacey helps iPlayer soar on Virgin [subscription required]
- Being Human dips below 1m
US TV
- CBS greenlights two pilots
- Matthew Broderick to star in Beach Lane
- ABC picks up It Takes A Village
- Heroes‘ Tim Kring to receive 2010 Pioneer Prize
- Andy Samberg to guest on Parks & Recreation
Monday’s “George ‘Sylar’ Gershwin” news
Doctor Who
- John Barrowman to guest on Desperate Housewives
- Steven Moffat discusses commissioning Simon Nye and Richard Curtis
- Billie Piper says a Doctor Who movie is happening
Film
- Big Love‘s Ginnifer Goodwin to star in Something Borrowed
- Heroes‘ Zachary Quinto to play George Gershwin?
- Patrick Stewart to appear in Mad Max: Fury Road?
- Seth Rogen and Michelle Williams to star in Take This Waltz
- Guy Pearce and Mary-Louise Parker to star in The Well
US TV
- Casting on Mike and Molly and Adam Carolla’s comedy pilot
- Allison Janney to star opposite Matthew Perry on Mr Sunshine
- Parks and Recreation gets a third season
- ABC Family picks up Melissa Joan Hart/Joey Lawrence vehicle Melissa & Joey
- How to Be A Better American gets a pilot
- ABC orders pilot for Dana Gould comedy
- Dollhouse ends on the usual low in the ratings
- Bones and Fringe get season highs
- Fred Willard and Swoosie Kurtz to guest on Chuck
- Heroes‘ Dawn Olivieri joins True Blood [spoilers]
Thursday’s J Lo HIMYM news
Film
- Nicholas Hoult joins the new Mad Max movie
- Mel Gibson and Shane Black to reunite on Cold Warrior?
- Zac Efron to star in adaptation of graphic novel Fire
- Warner Bros to buy Leavesden studios
British TV
- Shameless gets 3.4m viewers
- BBC3’s Lunch Monkeys gets a second series
- S4C viewers get to name HD channel
US TV
- More pilot pick-ups
- J Lo to guest on HIMYM
- Ron Howard’s IRS series gets a green light
- Huge and Pretty Little Liars get 10 episodes each
- ABC cancels Ugly Betty
- The CW commissions a new version of La Femme Nikita and a family drama from the Gilmore Girls creators
- Someone’s leaving NCIS: LA [spoilers]
- David Fincher and Charlize Theron working on Mind Hunter for HBO
- Robert Englund to guest on Bones
- Conan sells another pilot to NBC