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[ 22 December 2021 ] The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent: The most Nicolas Cage movie ever?
[ 22 November 2021 ] Unexpectedly, there’s a Russian Film Festival and no one told me
[ 22 October 2021 ] December 2021 at the BFI, including Jack Clayton and Dirk Bogarde at 100
[ 5 October 2021 ] BFI Japan comes to big screens UK-wide this Autumn

News: alleged Xena reboot, alleged Sigourney Weaver Doc Martin cameo, Cate Blanchett’s TV show + more

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Film casting

Benicio Del Toro to play a villain in Star Wars 8

Australian TV

Cate Blanchett developing Stateless

Internet TV

Gavin Stenhouse to star in Amazon’s Zelda

UK TV

Big updates to the S4C on demand system
Sunday ratings

UK TV show casting

Sigourney Weaver to (allegedly) cameo on Doc Martin

US TV

US TV show casting

Kumail Nanjiani to guest on The X-Files
Emily Swallow joins Supernatural
Marisol Nichols to guest on Criminal Minds
Mekia Cox joins Secrets & Lies
Jill Hennessy to recur on Madam Secretary

New US TV shows

NBC (allegedly) developing: Xena reboot

New US TV show casting

Rick Cosnett joins ABC’s Quantico
Brian Tee joins CBS’s Chicago Med
Nicole Ari Parker to recur on Fox’s Rosewood

News: 10 returning CSI characters, Dougray Scott replaced on Quantico + more

20 July 2015 Rob Buckley Post a comment

Internet TV

Joseph Gordon-Levitt to guest on The Mindy Project
Joy Bryant and Chris Diamantopoulos join Amazon’s Good Girls Revolt
Curtis Armstrong joins Amazon’s Highston
Ray Proscia to recur on Amazon’s The Man In The High Castle

UK TV

US TV

US TV show casting

Natalie Alyn Lind joins Gotham
Andre Royo joins Empire
Ten former CSI characters returning for finale
Echo Kellum and Alexander Calvert to recur on Arrow

New US TV show casting

Josh Hopkins replaces Dougray Scott on ABC’s Quantico
DeRay Davis joins FX’s Snowfall
Sean Teale to star in Syfy’s Incorporated
Denyse Tontz and Duane Henry join USA’s Paradise Pictures
Alana De La Garza and Annie Funke join CBS’s Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders
Vella Lovell and Pete Fardner join The CW’s Crazy Ex-Girlfriend

News: Ianto’s back, an X-Files teaser, Fox UK acquires Backstrom + more

17 July 2015 Rob Buckley Post a comment

Doctor Who

Ianto’s back for Torchwood audio plays

UK TV

Fox UK acquires: Backstrom

New UK TV shows

Trailer for BBC Two’s Life In Squares

US TV

Wednesday ratings

US TV show casting

Adam Copeland to guest on The Flash
Jason Dohring to recur on The Originals

New US TV shows

Teaser trailer for new The X-Files

News: Turn renewed, Bluestone 42 cancelled, Bones and Sleepy Hollow to cross over + more

16 July 2015 Rob Buckley 3 Comments

Doctor Who

10th series confirmed

Film casting

Tilda Swinton to play The Ancient One in Doctor Strange

Radio

Absolutely reunite for Radio 4 series

Internet TV

Mary Lynn Rajskub joins Amazon’s Highston, Tao Oakamoto joins Man In The High Castle
Trailer for Netflix’s Narcos

UK TV

BBC Three cancels: Bluestone 42
Tuesday ratings

UK TV show casting

Emma Hamilton and Zoe Richards join Mr Selfridge

US TV shows

AMC renews: Turn
Bones and Sleepy Hollow to cross over
Trailer for season 2 of Survivor’s Remorse
Tuesday ratings

US TV show casting

Scott Wolf promoted to regular on The Night Shift
Michael Ironside to guest on The Flash
Nikki Reed to guest on Sleepy Hollow
Sunkrish Bala to recur on Castle

New US TV shows

Trailer for MTV’s The Shannara Chronicles

New US TV show casting

Anabelle Acosta to recur on ABC’s Quantico
Will Yun Lee joins USA’s Falling Water
Christina Hendricks to star in SundanceTV’s Hap and Leonard

News: Critical cancelled, Stitchers renewed, a Last Starfighter TV series, BBC1 comedy cuts + more

15 July 2015 Rob Buckley 1 Comment

Film trailers

Trailer for Suicide Squad

UK TV

Sky1 cancels: Critical
BBC One cuts comedy output 25%
Monday ratings

US TV

ABC Family renews: Stitchers
Monday ratings

US TV show casting

Justin Kirk and Tara Summers to guest on You’re The Worst
Madeleine Albright to guest on Madam Secretary

New US TV shows

The Last Starfighter being adapted as a TV series
Spike developing: Bad Medicine, Hummel & Howe, Mr In Between, Secret America, World War III

New US TV show casting

Richard Jenkins joins Epix’s Berlin Station
Peter Krause replaces Damon Dayoub on ABC’s The Catch
Fred Willard to guest on ABC Family’s Kevin From Work
Casting on NBC’s Emerald City

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News: alleged Xena reboot, alleged Sigourney Weaver Doc Martin cameo, Cate Blanchett’s TV show + more

News: 10 returning CSI characters, Dougray Scott replaced on Quantico + more

News: Ianto’s back, an X-Files teaser, Fox UK acquires Backstrom + more

News: Turn renewed, Bluestone 42 cancelled, Bones and Sleepy Hollow to cross over + more

News: Critical cancelled, Stitchers renewed, a Last Starfighter TV series, BBC1 comedy cuts + more

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