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News

Film

Tobey Maguire and Jake Gyllenhaal to star in remake of Danish film
Zoe Saldana cast as young Uhura
Evan Handler, Jason Lewis and David Eigenberg re-join Sex and the City. Chris Noth is still working out
Jim Broadbent in the next Harry Potter movie

Comics

Previews of the Angel comic

British TV

Ray Winstone’s daughter to star in BBC3’s Phoo Action
BSkyB to launch a channel for older women

US TV

Lauren Graham signs seven figure development deal with NBC
Annie Potts and Martin Mull join cast of TNT’s William H Macey pilot

Friday’s extra marmalade news

14 September 2007 Rob Buckley 4 Comments

Doctor Who

David Tennant advises Scottish acting students to give Taggart a call

Film

Paddington Bear: The Movie
Shawshank Redemption most inspiring movie?
Buck Rogers being remade now?
Uwe Boll adapting games before they’re even released
Sex and the City to be released in May 2008?
Spyglass to remake French narcolepsy comedy

Music

Confusing New Order reunion talk

British TV

Alan Carr gets £500k golden handcuffs from Channel 4

US TV

Adrian Paul talks about the ‘plot’ for Highlander: The Source
US version of The IT Crowd looks doomed
Reactions of high school students to Aliens in America
Brian de Palma to direct Preacher?
Casting begins for Fox’s paranormal The Oaks
Rachel Bilson from The OC to guest on Chuck
Morgan Fairchild to appear as herself in Men in Trees

Preview: Lipstick Jungle

2 August 2007 Rob Buckley 5 Comments

In the US: NBC, Sundays, 10/9c. January 2008 start

In the UK: Not yet acquired

Sorry for the slight delay on this one: I needed to draft my wife in to watch this one as well, or else my opinion would be even more irrelevant than normal. This is, after all, one for the ladies.

The good news is that it’s based on Candace “I wrote Sex and the City, I did’ Bushnell’s book of the same name so has a reasonable pedigree, the show runners have already been fired, and Kim Raver can act.

The bad news is that no one else can act, the script’s awful, and they’re going to air the pilot as is, without changes.

As my wife put it, ”I like trashy TV, but that was just bad.“

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Tuesday’s “four more days until I’m on holiday” news

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Film

Sex and the City movie stalled again?
Johnny Depp to play Hunter S Thompson again
Details of the Futurama film plot

Theatre

Kelly Osbourne to join the cast of Chicago

British TV

Sean Astin, Tim Curry, Christopher Lee to star in The Colour of Magic with David Jason

US TV

BSG season four mini-spoilers
Oh no! The Simple Life has been cancelled!
David Eick’s Them is ready for pick-up. Anyone want it?
The fantasy influences on Pushing Daisies
Charisma Carpenter to appear in Greek
Blair Underwood ready to join cast of Dirty Sexy Money

Thursday’s news of fun

7 June 2007 Rob Buckley 14 Comments

Doctor Who

Freema says she hasn’t been sacked (video – as well as some wiggle room – included)
She’s also just won Best Newcomer at Glamour magazine’s Women of the Year Awards (second story, some more wiggle room included)

Film

Sex and the City movie finally going to happen?
Orson Scott Card’s Empire being adapted by Joel Silver
Tom Waits in Terry Gilliam’s new movie?
Wolverine has two possible directors. Not good ones, mind
And another Fantastic Four trailer
What’s up with the movie-making world this week? Mischa Barton to star in a movie about t.A.T.u

Music

Defend yourself against hoodies – play Cliff Richard

British TV

ITV acquires some of the new US shows: Pushing Daisies (ITV1/ITV2), Swingtown (ITV1/ITV3) and Cane (ITV3 according to Variety)

US TV

Miracles really do happen: Jericho is coming back for seven episodes. Skeet Ulrich says thank you
Alias‘ Bradley Cooper signs up for five episodes of Nip/Tuck
Viva Laughlin now has a video trailer – if you can get it to work
CBS picks up The Captain for six episodes mid-season

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Preview: Lipstick Jungle

Tuesday’s “four more days until I’m on holiday” news

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