News

ITV1 commissions True Crime from the makers of The Bill
Seann Walsh, The InBetweeners’ Blake Harrison, Caroline Quentin and James Fleet to star in Comedy Central pilot Big Bad World
Wednesday ratings: 6.2m viewers watch The Apprentice

US TV

New promo for the final season of The Closer
Fox, CBS, NBC and Dish sue each other over ad-skipper
Touch to have web series starring Sarah Roemer and 90210‘s Ryan Eggold
2011-12 ratings: The Voice saves NBC from last place for first time in eight years

New US shows

TV Land orders pilots of I’m Not Dead Yet, based on Israel’s Zanzurim, and Brothers-in-Law
Jeananne Goossen off The Following
Pablo Schreiber off Made in Jersey
JoAnna Garcia joins Animal Practice
The Exorcist being developed as a mini-series

Thursday’s “Christopher Guest TV show?, Gary Oldman joins Robocop and Andrea Roth leaves Revolution” news

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Films

Disney cancels live-action Snow White because of John Carter failure
Gary Oldman joins Robocop remake

Trailers

Trailer for The Watch with Ben Stiller, Vince Vaughn, Jonah Hill and Richard Ayoade

UK TV

Tuesday ratings: Silk continues with 5.3m viewers

US TV

Teaser trailer for Damages season 5
Christopher Guest working on TV show with Chris O’Dowd?
The Good Wife‘s Tim Guinee joins Homeland
Tuesday’s ratings: Glee finishes with 7.6m viewers

US TV pilots

Andrea Roth out of Revolution
Stephanie March downgraded from regular on Made in Jersey

Wednesday’s “The Great Gatsby trailer, four Smash exits, and True Blood’s Alan Ball replacement” news

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Film

Natalie Portman to star in Jane Got A Gun
Tim Roth joins Jennifer Lynch’s A Fall From Grace

Trailers

Interactive trailer for Snow White And The Huntsman
Trailer for Baz Lurhmann’s The Great Gatsby with Leonardo DiCaprio, Carey Mulligan and Tobey Maguire

US TV

A Fringe regular won’t be returning next season [minor spoilers]
Four actors leaving Smash [minor spoilers]
Joan Rivers to guest on Drop Dead Diva
Luck‘s Jason Gedrick to recur on Dexter
Mark Hudis to replace Alan Ball as True Blood showrunner
Monday ratings: House up for finale

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