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Torchwood gets a whole load of producers, including Buffy‘s Kelly Manners

Film

Michael Douglas to play Liberace
Ray Wise joins X-Men: First Class
Liam Neeson to play war criminal in An Ordinary Man
Halle Berry to star in the Wachowskis’ adaptation of Cloud Atlas
Joss Whedon turned down Buffy remake?

British TV

US firm acquires Foyle’s War rights [subscription required]
Press pack for Just William

US TV

The Walking Dead to fire all its writers?
Sons of Anarchy‘s Sarah Jones to star in Alcatraz
Teaser trailer for The Cape
Star’s sister, AJ Michalka, to recur on Hellcats

Doctor Who A Christmas Carol trailer

20 November 2010 Rob Buckley 1 Comment

Just in case you missed the trailer for the Doctor Who Christmas special, A Christmas Carol, which aired during Children in Need last night, you can watch it below. Ain’t that kind of me?

Incidentally, it’ll also be airing on BBC America on Christmas Day at 9/8c so no one need worry about being spoiled by UK viewers, this time around.

Friday’s “Christmas Ted” news

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Doctor Who

Jonathan Creek‘s Stuart Milligan to guest on Doctor Who

Film

Trigger Happy TV – the movie

Theatre

Welsh arts organisations get 4% cut in budget

British TV

Hat Trick co-founder Denise O’Donoghue to run commercial side of ITV Studios
C4 to have Peep Show and Father Ted themed nights over Christmas [subscription required]
BBC pays millions to be on Sky [subscription required]
Channel 5 in talks to get Demand Five on PS3

US TV

Human Target returns with soft ratings
Kelsey Grammer to star in, Gus Van Sant to direct eight-episode Boss on Starz
CBS developing another show for Rob Riggle
Adrianne Palicki to guest on Criminal Minds
Beau Bridges joins Brothers and Sisters
Jennifer Esposito becomes a regular on Blue Bloods
Dallas stars returning for remake
Pictures from Game of Thrones

Thursday’s “magical legal system” news

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Sylvester McCoy to star in first ever stage adaptation of Evelyn Waugh’s Decline and Fall
Craig Ferguson interviews Matt Smith
BBC America to show Christmas special on Christmas day
Matthew Graham writing a two-parter for series six

Film

Denis Leary joins Spider-Man reboot
George Clooney to play Napoleon Solo in The Man From UNCLE?
Robert Downey Jr leaves Gravity
Trailer for Cowboys and Aliens with Harrison Ford and Daniel Craig

US TV

Sherlock sets ratings record on PBS [subscription required]
Pierce Brosnan to return to TV?
Tuesday night ratings – No Ordinary Family drops 23% to season low
Angela Bassett joins One Police Plaza
Molly Parker to star in Meet Jane
Raven Symone returns to television for ABC Family’s The Great State of Georgia
Fox working on Magical Law
Eureka guest stars to include Wallace Shawn and Dave Foley

Wednesday’s “Dead Blue” news

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Karen Gillan to star with Misfits‘ Robert Sheehan in Romeo and Brittney
A Doctor Who/Torchwood crossover will happen

Film

Steven Soderbergh to direct The Man from UNCLE
Trailer for period werewolf love triangle Red Riding Hood
Trailer for The Mechanic with Jason Statham
Jane Wright quits BBC Films
Trailer for medieval buddy movie Your Highness with James Franco, Zooey Deschanel, Danny McBride and Natalie Portman
A remake of The Swarm?
Trailer for The Green Lantern

British TV

ITV revenue up 11%
Dirk Gently to be a pilot
Living TV boss to quit

US TV

TNT cancels Dark Blue
Monday night ratings see most shows hit record lows
Claire Danes to star in Homeland?
Dylan Walsh to star in CBS FBI drama
Rachael Leigh Cook to star in Perception
Lindsay Price to guest on CSI: NY
Batman TV series being considered
Mad Men‘s Carla Buono joins Brothers and Sisters
Two returning characters on Smallville
CBS developing Samuel L Jackson’s Raising Men

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