US TV

News from today and since Friday. That’s holidays for you – always with the catching up.

Doctor Who

• Neil Gaiman to write an episode? Can it be true Stu_N?

Film

• Ewan McGregor to co-star in Amelia Earhart biopic
• Charlotte Gainsbourg to play Kate Connor in Terminator 4
• Trailer for all-star rom-com He’s Just Not That Into You
• Patrick Fugit to replace Tobey Maguire in Spiderman 4?
• Chris Noth to star opposite Renee Zellweger in My One and Only
• Christopher Tolkien to stop The Hobbit?

Art

• Missing Goyas to be auctioned

British TV

• Gavin & Stacey was nearly set in Porthcawl and almost featured Ray Gravell
• iPlayer rolled out on Virgin Media platform next week
• Gorillaz design BBC Olympic titles [free registration required]
• The Street gets a third series
• ITV to show ‘lost’ Pushing Daisies episode online
• BBC Four will show the second season of Mad Men

US TV

• Garbage’s Shirley Manson to be a regular on Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles
• Mad Men back in July
• Ray Winstone and Jonah Lotan join Last of the Ninth
• And lots more casting
• Tori Spelling joins 90210 spin-off
• David E Kelley moves to Warner Brothers TV
• James D’Arcy to star in Ronald D Moore’s Virtuality
• Kelsey Grammer to star in Roman’s Empire remake
• Alan Ball developing remake of UK’s Bad Girls for HBO…
• …just as Robert Rodriguez tries to sell Women in Chains with Rose McGowan
• NBC picks up workplace comedy from 30 Rock writer
• Andromeda Strain does well in the ratings
• Trailer for the second Futurama movie
• Russell Brand making his own chat show, just as his ITV sitcom is dropped