Film

Eric Bana as Trek villain. Chris Pine as Kirk? And an interview with a co-writer
Halcyon signs up all Philip K Dick rights for next three years
Armando Ianucci to direct his first movie
Land of the Lost comedy from Will Ferrell greenlit
Terminator series re-booted from 2009
Jerry O’Flaherty to direct Thundercats
UK’s Cineworld cinemas to have 3D projectors installed

British TV

Laura Solon‘s failed BBC3 pilot picked up by ITV2
EastEnders producer admits Dirty Den return was a mistake
Norman Wisdom documentary to feature his last stage appearance
Pictures from Ashes to Ashes
BBC cutting 2,800 jobs

US TV

Gossip Girl first show of the Fall to get a full-season pick-up
Roswell creator now in charge of Bionic Woman
Additional scripts ordered for Chuck, Bionic Woman, Life, Journeyman and Cane
NBC buys Oxygen
Daivd Milch has a 1970s cop drama planned
Chevy Chase to guest on Brothers and Sisters
Fox picks up “man who invents his own religion” comedy pilot Church of Reggie
FX and HBO both develop dramas about biker gangs
Friends‘ Greg Malins developing comedy about famous friends for ABC
HBO to make spy-workplace comedy Intelligence
ABC to make The Middleman based on Lost writer’s graphic novel

Tuesday’s “girls are soppy” news

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Film

Warner Bros decrees: no more female leads?
Jake Gyllenhaal flying to the moon with Doug Liman
Paz Vega and Jaime King get into The Spirit
Kevin McKidd to play Loki instead of Thor?
Michael C Hall joins Game
Pixar plans three John Carter of Mars movies
Neil Gaiman wants Terry Gilliam to direct Sandman

Audio plays

Andy Serkis and David Warner to appear in adaptation of The Brightonomicon

Web TV

ITN launches a movie show on Joost

British TV

ITV1 doing pushy mums comedy, May Contain Nuts
BBC2 picks up terrestrial rights to Kyle XY
Robin Hood opens with 5.9m viewers
But Top Gear returns with 6m viewers

US TV

Popular/Dirt‘s Carly Pope to appear on 24
CSI: NY‘s Gary Sinise gets a payrise until 2011
Moonlight has surprisingly good ratings
Explanations and cast reactions to a certain recent Prison Break event [spoilers!]
Disappearing product placements in Heroes explained
Heroes‘ Sendhil Ramamurthy nearly quit acting for business school
Damages to get a second season

Monday’s rumour-tastic news

8 October 2007 Rob Buckley 6 Comments

Doctor Who

He must have seen Moonlight: David Tennant breaks up with Sophia Myles?
Rose, Sarah Jane, Jack, K9 et al unite for final episodes? [spoilers?]

Film

Peter Jackson could be involved with The Hobbit after all

Theatre

Kelsey Grammer to cross-dress for West End

British TV

Roly Keating controller of BBC1 until successor for Peter Fincham found
Natasha Kaplinksy joins Five News
BBC2’s Thursday comedy gets okay ratings

US TV

Two stories per episode for cautionary Heroes: Origins
ABC plans drama about small town Olympic bid
Clips from Wizard of Oz update Tin Man
Forest Whitaker to exec produce FX drama series
Two versions of Knight Rider planned
USA Network developing Thank You for Smoking
ABC greenlights JJ Abrams sci-fi drama Fringe
Ever Carradine joins 24
Jericho shoots alternate ending
Kyle XY renewed for third season
Outsourced being developed into a comedy for NBC

Friday’s mix of implausible rumours and actual news

5 October 2007 Rob Buckley 9 Comments

Doctor Who

Billie Piper to be in Doctor Who movie, not series?

Film

Val Kilmer to be a felon
Serenity 2?
Bradley Whitford and Neve Campbell to star in global warming mini-series
Stephen Fry and Lily Allen to star in Jane Austen spoof?

Web TV

Two new wildlife channels for Joost

British TV

Sooty’s up for sale
Reunion planned for Grange Hill‘s 30th anniversary
Ofcom launches public consultation on Sky’s plans for not-FreeView
Jericho‘s Lennie James joins C4 knife drama
ITV to save The Prisoner remake
Jonas Armstrong‘s been down the gym, apparently
Peter Serafinowicz talks about his new show
Dragon’s Den is back on the 15th
Tribute acts to vie for Las Vegas contract

US TV

Studio 60‘s Steven Weber joins Brothers and Sisters
FX commissions pilot for Tim Robbins’ Possible Side Effects
Ally Sheedy joins Kyle XY. Nice casting!
More star cameos for 30 Rock
Jericho‘s second season is completed
The Daily Show‘s Lewis Black gets his own show
Pushing Daisies gets good ratings

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