The Hollywood Reporter has put together another of its roundtables, this one involving the show runners of shows nominated for Emmys this year (hence, no women). In this clip, Aaron Sorkin of The Newsroom but formerly The West Wing explains why he stopped watching the show after he left. Turns out, Larry David had something to do with it.
Tuesday’s “Dominic West to star in The Affair and Benicio Del Toro joins Guardians of the Galaxy” news
Film casting
- David Meunier joins The Equalizer
- Robert Sheehan, Dev Patel and Zoe Kravitz to star in The Road Within
- Benicio Del Toro joins Guardians of the Galaxy
- Ian Somerhalder to star in Noel Clarke’s The Anomaly
UK TV
- Pauline McLynn et all joins BBC1’s Father Figure
- Stephanie Leonidas joins Poirot
- Casting on Line of Duty, Sherlock and The Smoke
US TV
- Sunday ratings
- Sunday cable ratings: The Killing returns steady
US TV casting
- Michael Zegen joins Girls
- Chris Diamantopoulos to recur on Episodes
New US TV show casting
- Dominic West to star in Showtime’s The Affair
More US previews: Star-Crossed, The Tomorrow People and Camp
You’d think that the networks would want to hand their homework in on time, particularly when advertising dollars depend on it. But t no, ever since upfronts week a fortnight ago, NBC, CBS, The CW and others have slowly been finding trailers for shows that were eaten by the dog, hidden behind the sofa and the like. The latest arrivals are from The CW and NBC and include The Tomorrow People, Star-Crossed and Camp, which is going to air this July, for heaven’s sake. Watch them after the jump.
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Monday’s “Bye, bye Matt Smith, Karen Gillan: movie villain, more Hannibal and more Dan Harmon” news
Doctor Who
- Matt Smith definitely leaving Doctor Who
Film casting
- Leven Rambin joins Seven Minutes and Walter
- Melissa Leo joins The Equalizer
- Michael C Hall to star in Cold In July
- Karen Gillan to be a villain in Guardians of the Galaxy
- Rex Linn joins A Million Ways To Die in The West
- Tom Wilkinson joins Good People
Trailers
- Trailer for Prisoners with Hugh Jackman and Jack Gyllenhaal
- Trailer for Machete Kills with Danny Trejo, Sofia Vergara, Amber Heard et al
- 13-minute Man of Steel featurette
- 3-minute clip from Hammer of the Gods
Theatre
- Stephen Mangan and Matthew Macfadyen to play Jeeves and Wooster
Canadian TV
- Jessica Pare, Jerry O’Connell and Tommy Chong to guest on Satisfaction
UK TV
- Up The Women gets a second series
- Olivia Colman, Sophie Turner, Robert Pugh and Antonia Clarke join BBC2’s The Thirteenth Tale
- Citizen Khan gets a Christmas special
- BBC2 green lights: In and Out of the Kitchen adaptation
- Channel 4 to air entire ad break in French
- Thursday ratings: Up The Women starts okay
- Saturday ratings
US TV
- Dan Harmon coming back to Community
- Hannibal gets a second season
- Wednesday ratings
- Thursday ratings: Hannibal flat, Mike and Molly low
US TV casting
- Ashley Madekwe out of Revenge
- Alan Tudyk and Rex Lee out of Suburgatory
- Marisa Ramirez promoted to regular on Blue Bloods
- Sam Page and Molly Parker join House of Cards
New US TV shows
- Starz green lights: Ronald D Moore’s Outlander
- FX green lights: Death Pact with Tracy Morgan
New US TV show casting
- Judy Greer to star in FX comedy
- Agnes Bruckner to co-star in A&E’s Occult