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Film

George Nolfi to write script for fourth Bourne film
Kevin Smith to make sci-fi comedy
He-Man movie not happening
Bradd Pitt to star in George Miller’s sci-fi adaptation of ‘The Odyssey’
Sam Raimi talks Spiderman sequels

British TV

Discovery to launch a channel on Freeview
Pic from Law & Order: London with Freema Agyeman

US TV

Mad Men gets a third season, but Matthew Weiner’s not signed on yet
Clip from Showtime’s United States of Tara, starring Toni Collette
Brian Cox to co-star with Katee Sackhoff on Lost and Found
ABC to adapt E4’s The Inbetweeners
Jaime Ray Newman to appear in Eureka
The French shows going stateside
Sage gets a love interest in Privileged

Thursday’s historical novel news

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Doctor Who

James Strong to direct Easter special

Film

Steve Carell to play Conan Doyle’s Brigadier Gerard?
Pics from Star Trek XI
Trailer for Anne Hathaway and Kate Hudson’s Bride Wars

Art

Welsh national art gallery delayed by four years

Canadian TV

New channel for women, Viva, to show Lost in Austen
CTV picks up Merlin

British TV

BBC’s Out of London plan moves Casualty to Cardiff
Odeon to install IMAX screens at Greenwich and Wimbledon

US TV

NBC picks up David E Kelley father-daughter legal drama
HBO Film boss quits
New Witchblade anime on iTunes
Will Arnett signs seven-figure deal with Fox
CBS orders full season of The Mentalist
Tuesday ratings good
Three more episodes of Medium ordered
Amy Sedaris to write and star in a comedy series
Simon Fuller looking for new Monkees
CBS to make one of three Tribeca pilots
James Van Der Beek to guest on One Tree Hill
Jason Priestley to play Brandon on My Name is Earl
Patrick Swayze in The Beast
My Own Worst Enemy gets 7.3 million viewers

Wednesday’s golden fleece news

15 October 2008 Rob Buckley 10 Comments

Doctor Who

Paterson Joseph to replace David Tennant?

Film

Amy Adams to star in Leap Year
Kristen Bell and Kristin Davis to star in Jon Favreau’s Couples Retreat
Live action Mulan

Theatre

Juliet Stevenson and Henry Goodman to star in Duet For One

British TV

Matthew Rhys to voice cartoon of ‘A Child’s Christmas in Wales’ for S4C
BBC to allow iPlayer downloads to mobile phones
Caroline Quentin to star in sitcom Life of Riley
ITV looking at Hollywood production processes – again
Paul Whitehouse and Charlie Higson working on ‘Down the Line‘ TV show

US TV

NBC picks up script from Moonlight creators for Jason and the Argonauts series
Miss/Guided creator gets pilot commitment for Made Over
Four more episodes of Eli Stone ordered
Heroes‘ ratings slightly up, Chuck‘s not

Review: The Sarah Jane Adventures 2×3

14 October 2008 Rob Buckley 1 Comment

Do you know, I really can’t think of an introduction to this story that won’t be a spoiler in some way to Americans and people who haven’t seen this episode? So instead of wobbling on for a bit out on the front page, I’m heading off for the protective enclosure of the jump.

Join me if you will.

Continue reading “Review: The Sarah Jane Adventures 2×3”

Tuesday’s Canadian taxi news

14 October 2008 Rob Buckley 1 Comment

Doctor Who

Rusty answers questions

Film

Don Cheadle to replace Terrence Howard on Iron Man 2
Script to Wall Street sequel being worked on
Steve Martin and Alec Baldwin to vie for Meryl Streep

Theatre

Come Dancing extends its run

British TV

Beeb working on iPlayer for Freeview

US TV

Samantha Bee and Jason Jones writing a sitcom for themselves at CBS
Starz greenlights Rob Thomas sitcom Party Down
Production (temporarily?) stopped on Easy Money and Valentine
Rights picked up to French-Canadian comedy Taxi 0-22
Showtime picks up Matthew Perry’s The End of Steve
Two more episodes of Gossip Girl ordered

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