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Vin Diesel as the next Terminator?

British TV

Dennis the Menace to return to TV
Alex Kingston to star in fantasy version of Pride and Prejudice for ITV1. Ooh, an ITV1 drama I might actually watch
Red planning comedy drama set in a Wigan cash and carry

Philippine TV

Desperate Housewives gets into trouble over medical slur

US TV

Lost producers already know its final shot
The Showbiz Show with David Spade cancelled
Jay Leno might move to Fox when his contract expires
Al Gore to appear in 30 Rock?
JJ Abrams has a comedy project with ABC
Frankie Muniz to guest on Criminal Minds?
New regulars for House?
Fox plans drama based on Washington’s chief of police

Wednesday’s invisible Variety show news

3 October 2007 Rob Buckley 3 Comments

Variety is broken today, so if there’s no link for a story, that’s the reason. Sorry

Doctor Who

Inflatable power boat booked for Torchwood excitement!
BBC considering Doctor Who movie?

Film

Changes are afoot at The Dark is Rising. It’s now called The Seeker for one thing
Guillermo Del Toro to make Lovecraft’s At The Mountains of Madness?
McG in talks to director Terminator 4. Woo hoo
Sacha Baron Cohen wants to remake Sellers’ The Party
Vin Diesel to return for fourth Fast and the Furious film
Blade Runner: The Final Cut in UK cinemas on 23rd November
Bradley Cooper to star in Yes Man with Jim Carrey

Radio

Noel Fielding to join Vic and Bob for a new sketch show

Theater

Happy Days: The musical

British TV

BSkyB might have to sell its stake in ITV
Wallace and Gromit to return to BBC1 in late 2008
Beeb working on Swallows and Amazons, The Jungle Book and Peter Pan in Scarlet

US TV

Fox to remake ITV’s The Jury
Dick Wolf to make show based on Johnny Dynamite graphic novel
Prison Break star was forced to quit?
Jon Stewart prepping a second Daily Show spin-off: Important Things with Demetri Martin
He hasn’t even appeared in an episode yet, but Isaiah Washington might get a spin-off show from Bionic Woman
Val Kilmer, Karl Urban, Wes Studi et al to appear in Lonesome Dove prequel
Jeremy Piven’s Cupid resurrected
Dexter gets more than 1 million viewers – a first for a Showtime season-opener

The BFI’s Celebrating Channel 4 season: the highlights

2 October 2007 Rob Buckley Post a comment

There’s quite a few things to look forward to next month at the BFI, which is celebrating the 25th anniversary of Channel 4. It’s also celebrating the 25th anniversary of S4C but that’s apparently only produced one good episode of one programme ever. ‘British’ Film Institute my arse.

Anyway, here are things that you might want to buy tickets for, although you’ll have to join the queue or see if 4oD has them:

Monday 5th November: The cast and crew of Peep Show showing clips from the unseen pilot, among other things
Saturday 10th November: All of Spaced, followed by Pegg, Hynes, Wright and co discussing the series
Sunday 11th November: All of A Very British Coup and Ultraviolet
Monday 12th November: Episodes of Brass Eye, Jam and Jaaaaam

Plus there are six Film on Four productions, including My Beautiful Laundrette. Get thee to a membership application form, if you’ve not already joined.

Tuesday’s “it’s The Sun wot won it” news

2 October 2007 Rob Buckley 11 Comments

The Doctor and Rose

Doctor Who

The Sun continues its yearly tradition and spills the beans on who the next series baddie is and interviews the chief villain [spoilers]
Billie’s coming back???

Film

Steven Moffat‘s writing Tin Tin for Dreamworks
Stopping Power‘s off again
Remake of Cronenberg’s The Brood on the cards
Christian Bale to try to kill Pablo Escobar
Wesley Snipes replaced on Spike Lee flick
Sequel to The Queen planned, looking at Tony Blair’s relationships with George Bush and Bill Clinton
James Purefoy to play Solomon Kane
Join the rest of us, Jackie: Jackie Chan doesn’t like the Rush Hour films
Transformers re-writers brought in for Watchmen
Writers found for Friday the 13th remake
Rose McGowan as Barbarella?
Featurettes and pictures from The Dark is Rising
Ridley Scott talks long and hard about Blade Runner. And global warming

Books

Roger Langley throws out a Patrick McGoohan biography

Commercials/Music

As much as we can take: 3 to have 10-second ads featuring the Sugababes

British TV

Sky to launch kiddies factual channel on pay-per-view Freeview
Andrew Davies to adapt Sarah Waters’ Affinity for ITV1
Paul Whitehouse and Charlie Higson planning fake celebrity travelogues

US TV

Fox to make male version of Angela’s Eyes. Think of the children!
Eddie Cibrian to guest on Samantha Who? and Dirty Sexy Money
Recurring actors for The Cashmere Mafia and Chuck

Monday’s “what headline am I going to come up with today?” news

1 October 2007 Rob Buckley 6 Comments

Film

Jessica Biel says no to being Wonder Woman
Young Bond movies may be coming
Animal-centric movie of Noah’s Ark
Francis Ford Coppola’s last movie has been stolen
Karate Kid remake with Will Smith’s son planned?
Morgan Freeman and Antonio Banderas have a caper together
Highlander future uncertain. Unsurprisingly

British TV

Virgin 1 will have more British TV later

US TV

Lost spoilers. Sort of
NBC to make 13-part Robinson Crusoe adaptation
Elisabeth Rohm joins Big Shots, plus more cast for Bionic Woman and Journeyman

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The BFI’s Celebrating Channel 4 season: the highlights

Tuesday’s “it’s The Sun wot won it” news

Monday’s “what headline am I going to come up with today?” news

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