Welsh TV

News

Film

Guillermo del Toro ready to direct Mountains of Madness, James Cameron to produce
Cillian Murphy joins The Retreat
Zach Galifianakis to star in Reply All
Damon Lindelof polishing the script for Alien prequel
Russell Brand to play swordsman Hawkwood

Theatre

Michelle Ryan to star in The Talented Mr Ripley

British TV

BSkyB buys exclusive rights to entire HBO catalogue, including Boardwalk Empire, for five years
Casting on Just William
Calon TV goes bust
Sky to launch 3D channel in October
S4C chief exec Iona Jones quits

US TV

Three gay characters added to CBS shows
USA renews In Plain Sight for two seasons
Casting on The Mentalist [spoilers]

Friday’s “Love Bites dumps” news

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Doctor Who

Steven Moffat asked Rusty to write a script for the new series
Episode titles and guest stars on The Sarah Jane Adventures

Film

Fred Ward joins 30 Minutes or Less
The Martian Chronicles to be turned into a movie
Lukas Haas joins Red Riding Hood
Trailer for Little Fockers

British TV

Construction begins on BBC Cymru Wales’ drama production centre
Bagpuss, The Clangers and Ivor the Engine join iTunes
Living Loves to replace Living+2
Christopher Eccleston’s John Lennon drama watched by 800,000
Warwick Davis and Miriam Margolyes plus a returning character to appear on Merlin

US TV

Hot in Cleveland ratings drop
Jordana Spiro leaves Love Bites
Jonny Lee Miller joins Dexter
Showtime’s entertainment president stands down

Tuesday’s “lost about Lost?” news

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Doctor Who

Neil Gaiman talks about writing his script

Film

Michael Bay to adapt Gideon’s Sword
Dominic Cooper to play Howard Stark in Captain America?
Sam Rockwell to play Joe, Pixie Lott to play Mary in Sweet Baby Jesus?
Jackie Brown prequel planned

British TV

Ashes to Ashes finale gets 6m viewers
Bravo looking to acquire Spartacus prequel [subscription required]
BBC Worldwide profits up 35%
S4C to get £2m budget cut

US TV

Why someone was missing from the Lost finale [spoilers]
Natasha Henstridge to guest in multiple episodes of Drop Dead Diva
Lost finale ratings: 13.5m
Some Lost questions to be answered on DVD
Numb3rs‘ Ken Sanzel to run Blue Bloods

Friday’s meta-trip news

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Film

Samuel L Jackson considering Deathgames
Bruce Lee’s The Silent Flute to be remade
Vera Farmiga to star in A Thousand Guns
Kirsten Dunst joins Lars von Trier’s Melancholia

British TV

S4C should consider English-language shows
Tales of the Riverbank to be remade [subscription required]
New episode of Blake’s 7: The Early Years
Two Pints… and Peep Show creators collaborate on new sitcom
Steve Coogan and Rob Brydon reunite for The Trip

US TV

Spike greenlights Playing with Guns
Casting shake-up already on Beach Lane
Burn Notice renewed for two more seasons
Human Target finale hits season low
Debra Winger to appear in In Treatment?
F Murray Abraham to play Jeff Goldblum’s dad on Law & Order: CI

It’s the Wales Screen Commission promo reel – apparently they helped with Ridley Scott’s Robin Hood; Clash of the Titans, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part I; Ironclad; Merlin and, of course, Doctor Who. Lots of clips and behind the scenes stuff. And Welsh people.

[via Toby]

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