An archive of articles about US television programmes and production.
Thursday’s musical Spiderman news
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Awards
- Clint Eastwood gets a lifetime Palme d’Or
- Paul Newman honoured by Congress
Film
- Alex Proyas’s Tripods to be a trilogy
- Total Recall to be remade
- More Neverending Story
- Sam Jackson to play Nick Fury in nine films
- Peter Baynham writing Russell Brand’s Arthur remake
- Arnie to appear in Sylvester Stallone movie, also starring Jet Li, Dolph Lundgren and Mickey Rourke
- Will Ferrell and Mark Wahlberg to play the B Team
- Joss Whedon on why WB is struggling with DC’s characters
- Matt Damon to star in adaptation of Philip K Dick’s The Adjustment Bureau
Theatre
- Ye gods. Spiderman: the musical, with music and lyrics by U2
Radio
- Jack Dee, Stephen Fry and Rob Brydon to host I’m Sorry I Haven’t a Clue
British TV
- ITV proposes merger with Channel 4 and Five
- ITV content now available on Virgin on-demand
- Being Human recommissioned for an eight-part second series
- Rab C Nesbitt to return for new series
- Five wants to become home to comedic talent
- Broadcasters don’t want older women
- Demons set to be axed after Philip Glenister quits
US TV
- Swingtown‘s Michael Rady joins Melrose Place
- Derek Luke joins Trauma
- Hex/Lost in Austen‘s Christina Cole to star as schizophrenic surgeon in pilot
- ST:TNG crew reunite for Family Guy
- Zosia Mamet to play Saffie in Ab Fab
