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Film

Clips from Terminator: Salvation
Amy Adams to star in adaption of The Ten Best Days of My Life
Len Wiseman to adapt adaptation of Atlantis Rising
Hancock 2 definitely happening
Anna Faris lines up two new comedies

Commercials

US Burger King ads attract complaints

German TV

TMG making English-language version of Moby Dick

British TV

ITV rebrands catch-up service as ITV Player
iPlayer hits 300m views
Beehive debuts to poor ratings
Discovery to launch crime channel in the UK
Eoin Colfer’s Half Moon Investigations becomes a CBBC series
Coming of Age recommissioned
…as is Spooks

US TV

Gossip Girl spin-off to be launched within an episode…
…and an old character returns
Joseph Fiennes and John Cho join cast of Flash Forward
Heroes, Chuck and T:TSCC‘s ratings improve, while Samantha Who? struggles
ABC cuts order for Cupid episodes to just nine
Miranda Richardson to co-star in AMC political thriller

Thursday’s remakes^4 news

4 December 2008 Rob Buckley 1 Comment

Doctor Who

Minor spoilers about Torchwood‘s next season

Film

They Live to be remade…
…as is Romancing the Stone…
…and maybe Arthur, too, with Russell Brand…
…and even Tarzan, but more as Pirates of the Caribbean

British TV

Competition commission wants changes to Project Kangaroo
Classic movie channel launching on Sky/Freesat
Call for a new Welsh TV channel that isn’t in Welsh

US TV

Mentalist doing well in the ratings
Bryan Fuller set to rejoin Heroes as part of two-year NBC deal
Third season for Californication
Fred Thompson to guest star on Life on Mars
Knight Rider almost certainly cancelled

Wednesday’s “I’m crushing your head” news

3 December 2008 Rob Buckley 5 Comments

Doctor Who

All nu-Who to be available on iTunes from today
Robert Carlyle would love to be the next Doctor
Bill Bailey petition gets 1,000 signatures

Film

Philip Noyce to remake Captain Blood
Shia LaBeouf to play the lead in The Associate
Zoolander 2 and Meet the Parents 3 in the works
Johnny Depp to star in In The Hand of Dante adaptation
Keanu to come back for Speed prequel?

Canadian TV

Kids in the Hall returning to TV in League of Gentlemen-inspired mini-series

British TV

Channel 4 to feature four three-minute dramas inspired by evolution
Russell T Davies and Tony Jordan to oversee two dramas for BBC Wales
Wallander gets 6.2m viewers

US TV

Two minutes from the Lost season five premiere
The first 17 minutes from 24‘s season seven premiere
A clip of Courtney Cox on Scrubs…
…and of Laurence Fishburne on CSI
Neve Campbell to co-star in The Philanthropist?
Craig T Nelson to do CSI: NY arc
There will be no Lost movie
Khandi Alexander to return to CSI: Miami for an episode
Samantha Who? writer working on three projects, including a Flintstones musical
CBS and ABC announce their mid-season schedules – and CBS its summer schedule

Tuesday’s apologetic news

2 December 2008 Rob Buckley 12 Comments

Doctor Who

John Barrowman apologises

Film

Tr2n renamed TRZ, + plus plot synopsis

British TV

BBC Resources to axe 210 jobs
ITV poaches Strictly Come Dancing exec Elaine Bedell

US TV

FunnyOrDie.com to show Flight of the Conchords‘ second season premiere on December 17
Jack Davenport and Courtney B Vance cast in Flash Forward pilot
Caprica given a green light to go to series
CBS buys five more episodes of Eleventh Hour
Zach Braff definitely quitting Scrubs
Preview clips from Damages and 24

Monday’s sitcom stars and Fame news

1 December 2008 Rob Buckley Post a comment

Doctor Who

[don’t believe Rusty’s lies] Rusty says no Doctor cast yet (sort of, maybe)
David Morrissey up for a return to Who
A hint at DM’s character in the special? [potential spoiler]

Film

Benderspink acquires rights to The Straw Men
Fame instructors to include Debbie Allen, Kelsey Grammer, Megan Mullally and Bebe Neuwirth

British TV

There’s still life in Phoo Action…
…but a replacement will be found all the same
ITV’s van Helsing drama Demons to have interactive game
BBC3 and BBC4 facing budget cuts
And so is ITV (again)
What’s on The South Bank Show next series
Next series of Shameless hit by Channel 4 budget cuts
The No 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency (now with added Paterson Joseph) press release

US TV

Rome to make it to the big screen?
Steve Buscemi to star in Martin Scorsese’s Boardwalk Empire with Kelly Macdonald?

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