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Film

Aaron Sorkin to write film about Facebook founders
Ron Livingston to star in Company Men
New Muppets film and TV series planned

Theatre

Brief Encounter to close after extended run

British TV

Trailer for ITV2’s No Heroics
Discovery to close UK office
S4C planning Arthurian kids gameshow

US TV

Another nine episodes of Chuck…
…and Carl Lumbly, Morgan Fairchild and Bruce Boxleitner to guest star
Promo for CSI‘s new season

Wednesday’s Canadian and German TV news

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Doctor Who

Peter Capaldi to guest in new series of Torchwood [spoilers]
Two Doctor Who specials to be filmed in the US?

Film

Babylon AD director disowns the film

British TV

FX acquires The Border
Dawn Airey to start at Five at the end of October

German TV

German version of The Office to become a movie

US TV

HBO’s The Preacher scrapped

Tuesday’s Edinburgh news

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Doctor Who

Steven Moffat and Mark Gatiss to write contemporary Sherlock Holmes stories
A Doctor Who movie?

Awards

Edinburgh gives plaudits to Doctor Who and Gavin & Stacey

Film

Transporter 3 trailer
Fast and the Furious 3 trailer
Frost/Nixon trailer
Kevin McKidd to star in next Highlander film?
Superman to be rebooted?
Woody Harrelson to star in Zombieland
Michael Keaton to play Barbie’s Ken in Toy Story 3
Press Gang: the movie?

Radio

I’m Sorry I Haven’t A Clue to return to Radio 4

Canadian TV

Flashpoint gets a second season

British TV

New Red Dwarf episode to be filmed?
Chris Evans to return to TV as The One Show stand-in
Martin Clunes to be the new Reginald Perrin
More drama for More4…
…and BBC3
BBC4, CBBC and CBeebies to be simulcast from next month
Rab C Nesbitt to return for one-off special
More BBC2 sitcoms
Sky looking for an Apprentice of its own…
…after dropping Project Catwalk

US TV

ABC picks up three dramas and two sitcoms, including Cupid and Nathan Fillion’s Castle
No Supergirl spin-off for Smallville, but some plot resolution
Guess who’s coming back to Lost (spoiler alert)
Video of KITT transforming

Friday’s ellipsis news

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Doctor Who

Catherine Tate keen to return as Donna
More Torchwood series three details, including a possible return for one character

Film

Production stops on The Sweeney
No plans to film Devil May Care
Nicolas Cage to star in Kick-Ass

Commercials

Jerry Seinfeld to appear with Bill Gates in Microsoft ads for $10m

Theatre

Marguerite to close two months early

British TV

Clip from Lost in Austen
Picture of John Hurt in An Englishman in New York…
…which now features Sex and the City‘s Cynthia Nixon
Charlie Brooker’s Dead Set will be set in the Big Brother house
Eli Stone acquired by the SciFi Channel

US TV

Pictures of the “KITT cave”…
…and there are plans for the Hoff and William Daniels to cameo
Stargate: Atlantis movie greenlit…
…as is new series Stargate: Universe
Regina King, Kevin Alejandro and Michael McGrady join LAPD
James Cromwell joins My Own Worst Enemy
NBC acquires the British version of The Apprentice
Navy SEALs become 24 extras

Thursday’s unpleasant news

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Doctor Who

Photos from Torchwood filming

Film

Ben Affleck to star in Mike Judge’s Extract?
Alex Proyas to adapt Heinlein’s The Unpleasant Profession of Jonathan Hoag

French TV

Babies banned from watching TV

British TV

NBC acquires Carnival, may buy more indies
Sky launching seven new HD channels
BBC to adapt The 39 Steps
QI moving to BBC1
Secret Millionaire gets best ever ratings
Irvine Welsh to direct one-off comedy drama for ITV4
BBC1 to combine natural history and entertainment

US TV

New brother sought for Brothers and Sisters
Stargate: Atlantis cancelled, will go into movies
More DC villains sought for Smallville
Mad Men ratings down 1m from premiere
More webisodes planned for BSG

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