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Doctor Who

The first 40 seconds of The Eleventh Hour
Clip from Vampires in Venice

Film

David Cronenberg and Viggo Mortensen reunite for Eastern Promises 2
Mark Pellegrino to star in Joint Body
Interview with the writers of Clash of the Titans
TV spot for Iron Man 2

Theatre

David Harewood to play Theseus in the NT’s Welcome To Thebes

British TV

ITV drops The Bill after 27 years
Wales to change funding for media industries [subscription required]
Virgin to launch Virgin Player
Hallmark acquires Royal Pains and Facing Kate
Being Human series three info
Ad rules change by Ofcom?

US TV

Vinnie Jones to recur on The Cape, Teri Polo joins Glory Daze + more pilot casting
24 cancelled
Martin Short joins Tax Man
Blossom‘s Mayim Bialik to recur on Big Bang Theory?
14-minute making of Treme video
FlashForward ratings drop to 6.2m

Monday’s flaming Captain America news

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Doctor Who

Fifth series press pack
An interview with Steven Moffat
Pictures and trailer for the fifth series

Film

Chris Evans to play Captain America
Two clips from Clash of the Titans

US TV

Torchwood‘s Chris Chibnall to write contemporary King Arthur story, Camelot
Pilot casting, include Tate Donovan on No Ordinary Family
Christian Slater gets another series
Leverage gets extra cash
Jennifer Ehle leaves Game of Thrones
FlashForward hits all-time low
Thomas Haden Church joins Episodes

Friday’s Midland cowboy news

12 March 2010 Rob Buckley 3 Comments

Doctor Who

Wii game a go

Film

Hugo Weaving to play the Red Skull in Captain America?
Trailer for Shrek Forever After
Sam Worthington to play Dan Dare?
Leonardo Da Vinci – action hero?
Ryan Reynolds and Jason Bateman to star in Change Up

Radio

What the Beeb plans to do after closing 6Music and the Asian Network

British TV

Sky looking for 13-part dramas [subscription required]

US TV

Firefly/Dollhouse‘s Alan Tudyk to co-star on Rockford Files
Pilot casting, including Malcolm McDowell in Franklin & Bash
John Voight signs up for Fox’s Midland
Katherine Heigl to be released from Grey’s Anatomy
Michael Madsen to guest on 24
Grace Park and Moon Bloodgood to guest on Human Target
Nurse Jackie season two trailer

Monday’s best and worst actress news

8 March 2010 Rob Buckley Post a comment

Doctor Who

David Tennant to do Karate Kids narration
Billie Piper and David Tennant to star in Love On The Murder Mile

Awards

The results of the Oscars
The results of the Razzies – surprising overlap with Oscars

Film

Midnight Run 2 will happen
New Iron Man 2 trailer

Theater

Sleepless in Seattle: the musical

US TV

Scott Foley joins True Blue, plus other pilot casting
Kathy Bates to star in Kindreds?
Breckin Meyer and Mark-Paul Gosselaar to star in Franklin & Bash
Worst Week‘s Kyle Bornheimer joins CBS pilot
Fringe gets a third season
The Office, Community and 30 Rock all get another season each
NBC to pick up 24 if Fox doesn’t?
House re-runs to include extra footage

Friday’s “Bridget Jones everywhere?” news

26 February 2010 Rob Buckley 4 Comments

Doctor Who

BBC America to show new series starting April 17th [spoilers]

Film

Christina Applegate and Alyssa Milano join Hall Pass
Odeon U-turns over Alice in Wonderland boycott
Nicole Kidman to cameo in Adam Sandler’s Just Go With It?
Trailer for A Nightmare on Elm Street remake
Bree Larson and Lucy Liu join Michael C Hall in East Fifth Bliss
Gossip Girl‘s Leighton Meester to star with Hugh Laurie in The Oranges
Bradley Cooper drops out of This Means War
An Iron Man 2 featurette
TV spot for The Losers with Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Zoe Saldana, Chris Evans and Idris Elba

British TV

BBC to cut radio stations including 6 Music, “halve web pages”, reduce US imports?
STV threatens third lawsuit against ITV over X-Factor
Five signs VoD agreement for shows including Neighbours and Home and Away
Bridget Jones: The TV series?

Canadian TV

Bridget Jones: The TV series?

French TV

Bridget Jones: The TV series?

US TV

Three ER actors wind up in pilots
Past Life‘s Ravi Patel ends up Nirvana, and another Better Off Ted actor gets a pilot
Dennis Farina and John Ortiz join Michael Mann’s Luck
Spike’s Blue Mountain State gets a second season
Starz CEO discusses plans, including cancelling Crash
Neil Patrick Harris to guest on Glee
Malcolm McDowell to guest on The Mentalist
Bridget Jones: The TV series?

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