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Film

Sam Raimi talks about Spiderman sequels
Josh Zetumer to write Dune?
Another Muppet movie on the way
Dark Knight featurettes

Theatre/Comedy

Leonard Nimoy among performers at the Edinburgh Fringe

British TV

The Inbetweeners gets a second series [free registration required]
Robert Llewellyn dropped from Scrapheap Challenge
Richard Hammond to make a kids science show
Sky planning comic version of Snow White for Christmas [free registration required]

US TV

Dennis Hopper to star in Crash
Seth Rogen to write an episode of The Simpsons
Jimmy Smits joins Dexter
David Schwimmer directing segments of Little Britain USA
Fox Fall premieres moved back a week
Jenna Elfman to appear in My Name is Earl

Thursday’s multiple personality news

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Film

Green Hornet gets green light
Ridley Scott to do third sci-fi movie
John Moore to direct remake of Capricorn One
Bad Lieutenant remake not a remake
Ryan Condol to adapt Warren Ellis’ Ocean

British TV

S4C invests in TV-on-a-PC scheme for students
Sky One to show ABC Roman mini-series Empire
Sheridan Smith to be Jonathan Creek‘s Christmas assistant
Next series of The Real Hustle to scam celebs including Matt Dawson and Joanna Page
Developing a Tomorrow’s World replacement top priority for Beeb

US TV

Showtime orders 12 episodes of Toni Collette’s and John Corbett’s The United States of Tara
Gary Cole and Jeffrey Tambor up for Good Behavior

Wednesday’s “Oi! Watson!” news

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Film

Guy Ritchie to direct Sherlock Holmes
I Spit On Your Grave to be remade
Matt Damon to join Morgan Freeman in Clint Eastwood rugby movie

Awards

Winners of the Glamour awards, including Joanna Page as comedy actress of the year
Mad Men and The Wire top nominations at the Television Critics Association Awards

Commercials

Privilege ads ‘unfair’ to the upper classes

British TV

Production starts on BBC3’s PAs
More4 head leaves to set up his own indie [free registration required]
Al Murray to create new characters for ITV1
Simon Nye working on ITV comedy about a teenager’s video diary

US TV

Discovery launches first ‘green’ channel
More casting, including Andre Braugher on Ray Romano’s Men of a Certain Age
Green Arrow back for Smallville‘s eighth season
Showrunners for Lost, Mad Men, House and Pushing Daisies discuss ratings

Tuesday’s “fixing Life on Mars” news

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Doctor Who

Torchwood re-signs John Barrowman; third series to be a week long

Film

Tim Burton to direct Johnny Depp in Dark Shadows
Lily Allen to get a cameo in James Corden’s new movie
Robert Ludlum’s The Sigma Protocol fast-tracked

Books/Comics

Steven King’s The Stand to be adapted as a comic

British TV

Welsh heritage minister says build on Gavin & Stacey to create a £100m TV industry

US TV

The Simpsons cast sign up for four more years
Billy Zane to star opposite Teri Polo in Finnegan
Life on Mars pilot may be dumped and recast?
Arrested Development‘s Tony Hale to recur on Chuck and Samantha Who?
Extremely long Ronald D Moore interview

Season finale: Lost (season four)

2 June 2008 Rob Buckley 2 Comments

Well, you should all have seen this now. It was on US TV last week, Sky One last night, so that’s all the bases covered. Nevertheless, follow me over the jump, to preserve the sensibilities of those who Sky+-ed it.

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