Film

News

Doctor Who

A certain new Who monster will appear in The Sarah Jane Adventures, as will Jane Asher, Phyllida Law and Floella Benjamin [minor spoilers]

Film

Steve Coogan to star in high school comedy Hamlet 2
Journeyman‘s Kevin McKidd may be Thor. But probably not
Set footage from The Hulk

Commercials/Music

Brian Ferry appears in a Carling ad

British TV

Wall to Wall up for sale
BB8 had to play it safe after Celebrity BB fall out

US TV

Glen Morgan quits Bionic Woman because of creative differences
Apple would like to cut iTunes TV prices to 99?Ǭ�
Alyssa Milano to join My Name is Earl as a love interest for Earl
Edie Falco to appear on three episodes of 30 Rock
Californication renewed

Thursday’s really rather brief news

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Film

Lots of villains for Batman 3
I, Claudius film rights bought; Leonardo DiCaprio to star?
Highlander-inspired slacker comedy Jeff the Immortal acquired
Mail on Sunday to premiere The Riddle, with Vannessa Redgrave, Vinnie Jones and Derek Jacobi, on a covermount DVD

British TV

Talkback developing comedy set in Heat-style magazine office for ITV2

US TV

Why and how Joe Mantegna will replace Mandy Patinkin on Criminal Minds
Eureka likely to be renewed, Flash Gordon not

Wednesday’s disturbed by Torchwood news

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Doctor Who

James Marsters may return for another Torchwood episode and have sex with a car
David Tennant to appear on Christmas Extras?

Film

Sacha Baron Cohen to do Bruno and Dinner for Schmucks
Pinewood does well from tax credits
Ooh. Dé jà vu. Ben Kingsley to star with Mike Myers, Justin Timberlake, Jessica Alba and The Daily Show‘s John Oliver in The Love Guru as?��Ǩ�� an Indian guru
Tron pioneer finally sells script

US TV

Annie Wersching to play the main female lead in 24
CW previews Aliens in America to muslims
Former ER doctor Michael Michele to appear on House?
Craig T Nelson to guest on My Name is Earl
Rebecca Romijin to guest on husband’s Carpoolers
The Wire finishes filming
Writer Jason Smilovic talks Bionic Woman, Kidnapped and more

Tuesday’s eh-oh news

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Doctor Who

BBC now saying it’s ‘too early‘ to tell if DT will be back in 2010, but the general expectation is that he’ll be back
Enough people voted Torchwood ‘best new drama‘ at the TV Quick awards for it to win. Really
Another Hugo for Steven Moffat

Film

Brian Dennehy and John Leguizamo join de Niro and Pacino in Righteous Kill
The French honour George Clooney‘s ‘irresistible charm’
Cusack’s Stopping Power stopped

Art

Francis Bacon’s rent painting up for sale

British TV

CGI Magic Roundabout ready to launch
Dara O’Brien a replacement for Parkie?
IT Crowd gets a million more viewers thanks to Big Brother
BSkyB avoided phone-ins because they ‘felt grubby’
The Teletubbies are ten. Shouldn’t they be speaking properly by now?

US TV

David Schwimmer says no Friends reunion
Sara Gilbert to guest on The Big Bang Theory

Monday’s Labor Day Weekend news

3 September 2007 Rob Buckley 3 Comments

Doctor Who

RTD says series three wasn’t fun enough – more fun for series four!
Lionel Blair up for a role in Doctor Who

Film

Tarantino grumpy over Casino Royale still and turns down Hawaii Five-O
Helena Bonham-Carter back for the next Harry Potter film

British TV

BBC2 will ‘definitely‘ air Heroes: Origins

US TV

Apple and NBC squabble about why NBC isn’t providing TV to iTunes any more
Goonies: The Animated Series?
Heroes will be faster next season [spoilers]
Hiro’s ex- gets a job on Pushing Daisies
Pictures of Jerry Seinfeld on 30 Rock
And a picture of Isaiah Washington on Bionic Woman
Final BSG season split into two?

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