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Doctor Who

Sarah Jane ratings

Film

Jack Black to star in Bourne Identity spoof
Angel Heart remake planned
Brett Ratner making God of War
Clips from the Iron Man DVD
Michael Sheen joins Samuel L Jackson in Unthinkable

British TV

Welsh indie to make comedy for ITV
ITV to axe 20% of its workforce

US TV

The CW plans Batman and Robin prequel, The Graysons
HBO to make 1970s pro wrestling drama
Clips from Kath & Kim
Fox close to killing Sarah Connor
Peep Show gets a pilot

Tuesday’s Norwegian detective news

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Doctor Who

Patrick Stewart wants to be in Doctor Who with DT?

Film

Trailer for Sam Mendes’ adaptation of Revolutionary Road
Thomas Dekker to star in Fame
Kirsten Dunst back for Spiderman 4
A Blade Runner sequel?
Green Lantern gets the green light

British TV

BSkyB ordered to cut ITV stake
Sky Movies secures the rights to Star Wars: The Clone Wars

US TV

Robert Duvall to produce a Pony Express series for AMC?
Orlando Jones, Michael Weaver and Ivana Milicevic to play Norwegian detectives in Pushing Daisies
Pic of Katie Holmes in Eli Stone
Casting for more TNT dramas

Monday’s lucky desk news

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Doctor Who

Rusty’s lucky desk
David Tennant to be the Doctor forever? [spoilers]
Rusty talks Sarah Jane Adventures [spoilers]…
…as does Lis Sladen [spoilers]

Film

Kenneth Branagh to direct Thor?!
Megan Fox to star in Fathom?
Mike Millar’s War Heroes to be adapted
Zack Snyder to develop games for EA
Russell Crowe to play Robin Hood and the Sheriff of Nottingham??
Trailer for David Fincher’s adaptation of The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

US TV

HBO developing show about mass emigration from the US
Michael Shanks returning for multiple episodes of Burn Notice
NBC shifting production of The Philanthropist to London to save on costs – and to get James Purefoy as the lead
Trailers for season two of Dirty Sexy Money
Another 24: Redemption trailer
TNT close to greenlighting two new shows

Friday’s returning assault course news

26 September 2008 Rob Buckley 1 Comment

Doctor Who

David Tennant getting Doctor Who withdrawal symptoms

Film

Helen Mirren to play Mossad agent in The Debt
DreamWorks picks up the rights to John Wyndham’s Chocky

Theatre

Annie to return to the West End

British TV

ITV to bring back The Krypton Factor?
ITV Wales set to cut programming after ITV PSB changes

US TV

Michelle Forbes to be series regular on season two of True Blood
Do Not Disturb yanked after three episodes
Low ratings for Knight Rider
Sarah Michelle Gellar to star in The Wonderful Maladys?
Moses Port and David Guarascio developing office comedy for Fox
90210 to bring back Dylan and Brandon – but not Luke Perry or Jason Priestley

Thursday’s “hi ho and ahoy Silver” news

25 September 2008 Rob Buckley 1 Comment

Film

Michael Peña offered role in The Green Hornet
Rachel McAdams to play Irene Adler, Mark Strong to play Blackwood in Sherlock Holmes
Will Smith to star in I Am Legend prequel
Johnny Depp to play Tonto in The Lone Ranger
Anne Hathaway to star in Opposite of Love
National Treasure 3 given the go
Cars 2 set for 2011
John Travolta to star in From Paris With Love

Art

15 Rothko paintings reunited for Tate Modern exhibition

Comics

Steven Colbert to appear in Amazing Spider-Man

Theatre

Graham Norton to make West End debut in Cage Aux Folles

British TV

The Queen to host 50th birthday party for Blue Peter
James Corden and Ruth Jones pull out of Comic Relief panto writing job

US TV

Knight Rider producers love Torchwood
CBS options Hounding the Pavement
HBO eyeing Tom Wolfe novel I Am Charlotte Simmons
Tuesday night ratings
The Wire‘s Amy Ryan to guest in The Office
Four clips from the third episode of Heroes

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