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Film

Jamie Foxx to star opposite Gerard Butler in Frank Darabont’s Law Abiding Citizen?
Helen Mirren to play Prospera in The Tempest
Josh Brolin to play Jonah Hex?
Ryan Gosling to play the Green Lantern?

Theater

Oliver Platt to star in Guys and Dolls

British TV

Freeview channel to be auctioned off
Hat Trick to produce online journalism drama Neon Candy
Virgin 1’s autumn/winter schedule
BBC to give regions more control
S4C to increase subtitling
Michael Grade outlines ITV’s future

US TV

ABC Family making 10 Things I Hate About You and Ruby and the Rockits
Jason Priestley to direct an episode of 90210
Trailer for Nathan Fillion’s Castle

Friday’s returning assault course news

26 September 2008 Rob Buckley 1 Comment

Doctor Who

David Tennant getting Doctor Who withdrawal symptoms

Film

Helen Mirren to play Mossad agent in The Debt
DreamWorks picks up the rights to John Wyndham’s Chocky

Theatre

Annie to return to the West End

British TV

ITV to bring back The Krypton Factor?
ITV Wales set to cut programming after ITV PSB changes

US TV

Michelle Forbes to be series regular on season two of True Blood
Do Not Disturb yanked after three episodes
Low ratings for Knight Rider
Sarah Michelle Gellar to star in The Wonderful Maladys?
Moses Port and David Guarascio developing office comedy for Fox
90210 to bring back Dylan and Brandon – but not Luke Perry or Jason Priestley

Tuesday’s haunted mansion house news

9 September 2008 Rob Buckley 1 Comment

Doctor Who

RTD wants Catherine Zeta for a film version of Doctor Who
DW does well in TVQuick and TVChoice awards

Film

Jeff Daniels, Ryan Reynolds and Lisa Kudrow to star in Paper Man
The Thirteenth Hour acquired by New Line
Alan Alda, Jeff Daniels, Mary-Louise Parker and Paul Rudd cast in Howl
Julie Andrews joins Tooth Fairy
Harold Perrineau joins Killing Jar
Michael Caine blurts Batman casting?

Commercials

Paddington returns for more Marmite

Theatre

Rent to close on Broadway
Spamalot tour cancelled

British TV

S4C unveils its autumn schedule
Who’s in Law & Order: UK?
RentaGhost and Worzel Gummidge to return
Scotland needs its own digital channel
ITV to leave FTSE100

US TV

Fox orders pilot for Kevin Falls’ gender swap telenovela
Cylons board the BSG movie
Malcolm in the Middle creator working on pilot
Greatest American Hero movie in the works
Cavemen showrunners to exec-produce We Need Girlfriends
NBC stars not allowed to appear in Scrubs finale
Breckin Meyer to guest on House
Pics, videos and spoilers from the Heroes premiere
Seal to appear on Eli Stone

Thursday’s awesome news

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Film

Aaron Sorkin to write film about Facebook founders
Ron Livingston to star in Company Men
New Muppets film and TV series planned

Theatre

Brief Encounter to close after extended run

British TV

Trailer for ITV2’s No Heroics
Discovery to close UK office
S4C planning Arthurian kids gameshow

US TV

Another nine episodes of Chuck…
…and Carl Lumbly, Morgan Fairchild and Bruce Boxleitner to guest star
Promo for CSI‘s new season

Tuesday’s cake availability news

24 June 2008 Rob Buckley 1 Comment

Film

Matthew Rhys to head off to Patagonia

Commercials

Heinz gay kiss ad gets complaints

British TV

ITV1 orders third series of Benidorm
Jonathan Pryce to star in BBC cloning comedy
S4C launches its own pre-school channel

US TV

New Amsterdam‘s Nikolaj Coster-Waldau to star in Fox’s Virtuality
HBO options I Was Told There’d Be Cake
Journeyman‘s Kevin Falls to adapt Argentina’s Lalola womaniser-body swap drama for Fox
George Clooney’s Fall of Bob gets script go-ahead from Showtime
Anne Archer joins Privileged (aka Surviving the Filthy Rich)
Laurie Metcalf joining Easy Money
Abandon all hope, Moonlight fans – it’s gone for good now

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