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Film

Sam Lavender to become head of development at Film4
Matt Damon, Josh Brolin to star in True Grit remake?
Ron Livingston joins cast of Dinner for Schmucks
Keira Knightley to star in My Fair Lady remake
Leonardo DiCaprio and Tobey Maguire to star in The Third Man remake

Theater

Liev Schreiber and Scarlett Johansson to star in A View From the Bridge

British TV

BBC to cut Scottish radio stations to make room for Freeview Gaelic channel?
Yet, BBC to auction off under-used Freeview streams
Peep Show goes out with 1.41m viewers

US TV

Microsoft pulls out of Family Guy sponsorship
James Van Der Beek to guest on The Forgotten
White Collar starts with 5.4m viewers
George Clooney’s Elvis-impersonating cop show Delta Blues gets greenlight from TNT
Sherri Saum to recur on Gossip Girl
Elizabeth Banks and Chazz Palminteri to guest on Modern Family
Promos for season eight of 24

Monday’s “NBC sees sense” news

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Doctor Who

Yes, there will be Who on Christmas Day
Children in Need to include preview of Christmas Day ep

Film

Orci and Kurtzman to produce Doc Savage
District 9 director to make another sci-fi movie
January Jones and Diane Kruger join Liam Neeson in Unknown White Male
Pre-production starts on Mad Max 4

Theatre

Kim Cattrall to star in Private Lives

British TV

Extra £25.5m allocated by BBC Trust for children’s services
Question Time gets 8m viewers
BSkyB revenues up
Channel 4 ad for Heroes-like Misfits

US TV

The first eight minutes of V
TV Land to start making sitcoms
ABC wins ratings battle on Thursday
NBC working on Nola Rising and Ordinary People
Benjamin Bratt returning to Law and Order for an episode
NBC picks up Community, Parks and Recreation and Mercy for full seasons
Damages‘ David Costabile joins Breaking Bad
Jeff Dunham sets Comedy Central ratings record
Ugly Betty and Dollhouse slip in the ratings

Monday’s “you looking at Odin?” news

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Doctor Who

David Tennant’s Hamlet to air on Christmas Day

Film

Robert de Niro and Jude Law join Thor?
Jackie Earle Haley to play the villain in Green Lantern?
John Ashton to return to Beverly Hills Cop franchise?
What’s up with Deadpool, Wolverine 2 and Magneto
Laura Dern joins Little Fockers

Theater/Theatre

Alan Rickman’s production of Strindberg’s Creditors to run in New York
Eoin Colfer to write swing musical

British TV

TVCatchup comes to the iPhone
Press pack for Minority Report-ish Paradox
Amanda Burton to join Waterloo Road
Tories to ‘rip up’ Royal Charter

Canadian TV

Canwest launching a new channel

US TV

Ratings: 30 Rock down 27% on last year, FlashForward recovers and more
Victoria Beckham to appear on Gossip Girl?
Two networks looking at Southland
Fox picks up comedy Rehab
Simpsons contest lets fans create new character
Sarah Michelle Gellar’s HBO pilot dead?
Elisabeth Moss to guest on Mercy

Wednesday’s Millennium news

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Film

Chris Pine to play Jack Ryan?
Trailer for The Expendables
A Millennium movie without Chris Carter?
Gus Van Sant and Bret Easton Ellis to make film about double suicide
Screen rights acquired to Rashida Jones’ Frenemy of the State
Justin Long joins The Conspirator
Gary Ross moves from Venom to Matt Helm
DJ Caruso to direct Chris Pine in The Art of Making Money

Theatre

Nigel Harman to star in Public Property

British TV

ITV to sell bonds, but not SDN
FlashForward ratings holding up

US TV

Gilmore Girls creator writing dramedy for HBO
Trailer for Friday Night Lights
Heroes up, House down
Burn Notice writer creating undercover investigator pilot for Fox
ABC wins Matthew Perry’s pilot
Benjamin Bratt to guest star on Modern Family
Todd Stashwick to guest on Heroes

Wednesday’s Millennium news

14 October 2009 Rob Buckley Post a comment

Film

Chris Pine to play Jack Ryan?
Trailer for The Expendables
A Millennium movie without Chris Carter?
Gus Van Sant and Bret Easton Ellis to make film about double suicide
Screen rights acquired to Rashida Jones’ Frenemy of the State
Justin Long joins The Conspirator
Gary Ross moves from Venom to Matt Helm
DJ Caruso to direct Chris Pine in The Art of Making Money

Theatre

Nigel Harman to star in Public Property

British TV

ITV to sell bonds, but not SDN
FlashForward ratings holding up

US TV

Gilmore Girls creator writing dramedy for HBO
Trailer for Friday Night Lights
Heroes up, House down
Burn Notice writer creating undercover investigator pilot for Fox
ABC wins Matthew Perry’s pilot
Benjamin Bratt to guest star on Modern Family
Todd Stashwick to guest on Heroes

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