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Film

James Mangold to direct The Wolverine
Simon West to direct The Expendables 2
Russell Crowe to play Jor-El in Man of Steel?
Robert de Niro joins Sean Penn’s The Comedian
A returning character for The Dark Knight Rises [spoilers]

British TV

Nurse Jackie acquired by Sky Atlantic, E4 acquires Happy Endings
BBC4 acquires Danish show Government

Canadian TV

CTV options two crime novels and develops a third TV crime drama
Movie Central and The Movie Network pick up The Transporter and The Crimson Petal and the White

US TV

Off The Map‘s Caroline Dhavernas joins Over/Under
Patty Duke joins The Protector as Ally Walker’s mother
Goldie Hawn to star in Darren Star’s The Viagra Diaries for HBO
Elizabeth Rodriguez joins Prime Suspect

A modest proposal for an ITV drama series

15 June 2011 Rob Buckley 4 Comments

Not that I wasn’t busy at work this morning, but this is what @markclapham, @snarkandfury and I came up with on Twitter: a proposal for a Caroline Quentin TV show that would air on ITV. What do you think?

Wednesday’s “Who in two” news

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Doctor Who

No full series in 2012

Film

Ed Harris and Matthew Fox join World War Z

British TV

The Comic Strip returns with old and new cast for The Hunt for Tony Blair
Dave Ja Vu to be replaced by Really on Freeview [subscription required]

US TV

Common Law pilot to be tweaked…
…and Outlaw Country to do reshoots
Camelot on the cusp
Teaser for season four of Damages
Now you can watch the first eight minutes of True Blood

BBC Scotland has a few technical problems

14 June 2011 Rob Buckley Post a comment

[via @scottm]

Tuesday’s “censorious mormons” news

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Film

Brotherhood/The Chicago Code‘s Jason Clarke joins The Great Gatsby
The Killing‘s Joel Kinnaman, Debra Winger and Bill Pullman join Lola Versus

Theatre

Meera Syal joins The Killing of Sister George

British TV

BBC TV Centre up for sale
Channel 5 lifts Northern & Shell profits

Canadian TV

Fans determined to save Endgame

US TV

Cheech Marin joins Rob Schneider comedy
AMC renews The Killing for a second season
Utah NBC affiliate refuses to show The Playboy Club
Trailer for MTV’s Awkward
Hulu acquires Misfits, Whites and The Booth At The End

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