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Film

Twilight sequel green lit

Awards

Results of the International Emmys

British TV

Bonekickers cancelled
Richard Klein to become controller of BBC4
Steve Jones to take a break from Sky 1
6.5m watch Survivors
What’s occurring in the Gavin & Stacey Christmas special
Too little TV made in the regions
ITV working on a new dance show
Rowan Atkinson to talk about Blackadder for documentary

Theatre

Francesca Annis to star in Time and the Conways at the NT
Jeremy Irons returning to Broadway after 25 years

US TV

24: Redemption gets reasonable ratings
Casting on pilots Lost & Found and In the Motherhood
New CW series being developed by Ashton Kutcher

Today’s Joanna Page: Cinderella (again)

24 November 2008 Rob Buckley 6 Comments

Today’s Joanna Page comes from THE BEST AND LUCKIEST MAN IN THE UNIVERSE, Scott Matthewman, who recently interviewed JP for The Stage. He took lots of lovely pictures of our Joanna and was generous enough to offer this one to the blog. It’s his so don’t nick it, anyone.

As you might have noticed, she’s in full costume as Cinderella to publicise her panto role this year. Notably:

She’s going to have to sing. With Gareth Gates. Not at all nerve-wracking then
Her hubby’s playing Dandini

Joannaphiles can consult the blog’s looks at Mine All Mine and Bye, Bye Harry for previous instances of these phenomena.

Thursday’s Greek and Roman news

20 November 2008 Rob Buckley 4 Comments

Film

Clip from Transporter 3
Trailer for Frank Miller’s The Spirit
Gale Anne Hurd gets rights to produce Gearhead adaptation
Justin Chadwick to direct Ironbow: The Legend of William Tell

British TV

Dani Behr trying to revive The Word?
Best ever ratings for Screen Wipe
ITV Local and S4C team to produce Welsh-language portal

Theatre

Shakespeare’s Globe to run season of Greek drama

US TV

Trailer for Cupid, starring Bobby Cannavale and Sarah Paulson
Cast for 10 Things I Hate About You
Heroes to stop being a serial?
24: Redemption to be dry run for a movie
Thomas Schlamme and Paul Scheuring working on second American revolution

Monday’s Sky high ratings news

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Doctor Who

John Simm up for more DW

Film

Alfred Gough and Miles Millar to write RoboTech movie
Guillermo del Toro developing Pinocchio
Chris McQuarrie to write and produce The Champions and The Monster of Florence

Theatre

Whoopi Goldberg to open Sister Act in the West End
Nicholas Hoult to make West End debut in New Boy
Dominic Cooper to appear in Phaedra

British TV

Apparitions gets 4.6m viewers
Sky ratings up thanks to Virgin

US TV

NBC developing comedy based on Cris Angel’s life
Joan Cusack developing psychiatry comedy at NBC
Brian Dennehy joins Bunker Hill
Monk reaches its final season
CBS orders full season of Gary Unmarried and three more episodes of Worst Week
How The Ex List would have ended

Friday’s return of the Hoff news

14 November 2008 Rob Buckley 16 Comments

Doctor Who

James Frain to play the next Doctor?
Or will it be Robert Pattinson?
It’s the K9 production site
Big Finish to release weekly Eighth Doctor/Lucie episodes next year
Einstein and Eddington DVD info

Film

New Watchmen trailer
Terrence Malick to make Gawain and the Green Knight?
New Regency acquires rights to Asimov’s The End of Eternity
Marc Forster to direct World War Z
James Cox to direct The Summoner
Clint Eastwood to direct Hereafter?

Theatre

Rory Kinnear and Ciaran Hinds to star in Burnt by the Sun at the National

British TV

Lead Balloon format being sold to the US

US TV

Pushing Daisies looking a bit dead now
The Hoff to become a regular on second season of Knight Rider?
Hilary Duff to get her own NBC show
Two new pilots for Comedy Central
Sean Combs to appear in CSI: Miami as a prosecutor
Joshua Molina to reunite with Mary McCormack on In Plain Sight

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