August 29 2014

ABC has reportedly acquired a family comedy series from Jackass star Johnny Knoxville.

Fargo star Allison Tolman is reportedly joining The Mindy Project in a recurring role.

Bruce Springsteen is transforming his 2009 track Outlaw Pete into a children’s book.

Star Wars Episode VII has resumed filming following a recent hiatus while Harrison Ford recovered from his leg injury. 

The Great British Bake Off contestant Diana Beard has exited the show due to ill health. 

A reboot of the vampire franchise Underworld is being developed.

August 28 2014

Period drama Serena, starring Jennifer Lawrence and Bradley Cooper will reportedly be released in the UK on October 24.

Chris O’Dowd and Dawn O’Porter have announced they are expecting their first child together. 

Mean Girls actor Daniel Franzese has joined the cast of HBO’s upcoming second season of Looking.

Pixie Lott and Caroline Flack are the latest celebrities confirmed for this year’s Strictly Come Dancing. 

Steve Carell is reportedly in talks to star in a live-action spinoff of Looney Tunes, written by X:Men First Class writers Ashley Edward Miller and Zack Stentz.

Lethal Bizzle is to take part in an upcoming Mastermind special as part of BBC Radio 1Xtra’s Hip-Hop Month.

Strictly Come Dancing will return to BBC One on Sunday September 7 at 8pm – meaning it will go up against The X Factor.

Steve Carell has reportedly replaced Zach Galifianakis in Freeheld, the adaptation of the Academy Award-winning 2007 documentary of the same name, alongside Julianne Moore and Ellen Page.

Fifty Shades of Grey actor Jamie Dornan has been cast in psychological thriller The Ninth Life of Louis Drax, which is being adapted from the Liz Jensen novel.

August 27 2014

True Blood actress Kristin Bauer van Straten is returning to Once Upon a Time as Maleficent.

Scarlett Johansson’s Lucy has knocked The Inbetweeners 2 off the top spot at the UK box office, earning more than £3m over the Bank Holiday weekend.

Eva Longoria is reportedly producing a new medical drama Critical for NBC.

Dougie Poynter has revealed that McBusted are writing new music with Blink-182’s Mark Hoppus and All Time Low’s Alex Gaskarth.

Tom Hanks is to reprise his Da Vinci Code role as Professor Robert Langdon for the third time in the upcoming film adaptation of Dan Brown’s Inferno, which reportedly begins shooting in April 2015.

Chris Hemsworth and Charlie Day are reportedly in talks to join Ed Helms and Christina Applegate in re-launching the comedy series Vacation.

Matthew McConaughey is reportedly wanted for Warner Bros’ film adaptation of Stephen King’s apocalyptic novel The Stand.

August 26 2014

Check out all the winners from last night’s Emmy Awards and this weekend’s MTV VMAs.

BBC Radio 1’s Scott Mills has become the 10th celebrity to join this year’s Strictly Come Dancing lineup.

Tributes are coming in for director and Jurassic Park actor Richard Attenborough who has passed away this weekend, aged 90.

Chris Evans has revealed that TFI Friday could return to Channel 4 as he has been asked to do a 20th anniversary special and a new series next year.

For the first time in the show’s history the X Factor is offering free public voting via an official app.

Morrissey has announced a full list of European shows including a date at London’s O2 Arena on November 29.

Ellen Burstyn is reportedly going to make her directional debut with a feature film called Bathing Flo, in which she will also play the lead role of Flo.

August 22 2014

Max Adler is reportedly returning to the final season of Glee as Dave Karofsky.

Jessie J has announced she will release her third studio album Sweet Talker on October 13. 

Chase & Status have teamed up with young UK and Kenyan artists for their new single Music Speaks, of which all proceeds are being donated to ActionAid.

Harry Potter director David Yates is reportedly in talks to direct JK Rowling’s spinoff Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them.

ITV 2 has commissioned The Keith Lemon Sketch Show for 2015, which will reportedly feature celebrity cameos and new characters.

Piers Morgan has confirmed that Alesha Dixon will be the first guest on his new series of Life Stories which starts on September 5.

Channel 4’s comedy Friday Night Dinner, starring The Inbetweeners’ Simon Bird, is being remade for US TV.

Barry Davies is making a one-off return to the BBC’s Match of the Day on Saturday in honour of the show’s 50th anniversary. 

August 21 2014

Christian Bale, Naomie Harris and Cate Blanchett have joined the voice cast of Andy Serkis’ live adaptation of the Jungle Book.

Rugby star Thom Evans and Blue singer Simon Webbe are the latest to join the Strictly Come Dancing lineup alongside Frankie Bridge, Alison Hammond and Judy Murray.

The X Factor is set to return to ITV on August 30 at 8pm with Simon Cowell, Louis Walsh and new judges Mel B and Cheryl Fernandez-Versini.

Forbes has named Gisele Bundchen the world’s highest-paid model for the eighth consecutive year having earned an estimated $47m in the last 12 months (before taxes and fees) - $5m more than the year before.

Charlie Brooker’s Black Mirror is to return to Channel 4 later this year with a Christmas special titled Yuletide. 

Simon Pegg and Nick Frost will reprise their Shaun of the Dead characters for a Phineas and Ferb Halloween special.

Jessie J, Ariana Grande and Nicki Minaj are to perform their new track Bang Bang at the 2014 MTV Video Music Awards this Sunday.

August 20 2014

Desperate Housewives actress Eva Longoria has joined the cast of Andy Samberg’s police department comedy Brooklyn Nine-Nine, as Jake’s (Samberg) defence attorney.

According to Forbes Calvin Harris was the highest paid DJ in the world for 2013-14 having earned $66 million (£39.7m) in the past 12 months.

The Inbetweeners 2 has topped the UK box office for a second consecutive weekend with £4.3 million, ahead of Guardians of the Galaxy and The Expendables 3. 

Julianne Hough is reportedly returning to Dancing with the Stars as a judge, alongside Len Goodman, Bruno Tonioli and Carrie Ann-Inaba.

Johnny Depp is reportedly to star in Kevin Smith’s new action-adventure movie Yoga Hosers alongside his real-life daughter Lily-Rose.

Gogglebox’s George Gilbey and boxing promoter Kellie Maloney are the early favourites to win Celebrity Big Brother which launched on Monday.

Coldplay, Rihanna and Katy Perry have reportedly been asked to play the Super Bowl halftime show next year.

James Corden and Mathew Baynton’s The Wrong Mans will return for two one-hour Christmas specials on BBC Two later this year.

August 19 2014

Celebrity Big Brother returned to C5 last night with the likes of Lauren Goodger, White Dee,  Kellie Maloney and Stephanie Pratt entering the house.

Simon Pegg has confirmed he is working on a new film with Edgar Wright – director of their Three Flavours Cornetto trilogy of Shaun of the Dead, Hot Fuzz and The World’s End.

Taylor Swift has revealed she is releasing her first official pop album 1989, on October 27.

Tributes are coming in for broadcaster James Alexander Gordon, best known as the voice of the classified football results for three decades, who has passed away at the age of 78.

Sigourney Weaver has reportedly been cast in A Monster Calls alongside Liam Neeson and Felicity Jones.

A TV series based on the 1997 film The Devil’s Advocate is reportedly in the works at NBC.

John Slattery, Bobby Cannavale, Michael Peña and rapper TI have joined the cast of Ant-Man alongside Michael Douglas, Paul Rudd and Evangeline Lilly – Marvel’s upcoming superhero film which began shooting yesterday. 

August 18 2014

Thor actor Stellan Skarsgård has confirmed he will feature in Avengers: Age of Ultron.

Bradley Cooper is set to produce a film alongside The Hangover’s Todd Phillips, about a real-life 1980s casino extortion. 

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles held its number one spot at the US box office this weekend, now taking in over $117m. 

A 1967 Ferrari 275 GTB/4 previously owned by Steve McQueen has sold at auction for £6 million. 

BBC One’s celebrity gymnastics show Tumble has increased its viewers from 3.16 in its first episode to an average of 3.3m this weekend.

Cleary Wolters, who inspired Orange Is The New Black character Alex Vause is to publish her memoir Out Of Orange, which recounts her time in prison, in May 2015.

August 15 2014

Robin Williams’ wife has revealed in a statement that the actor was suffering from the early stages of Parkinson’s disease prior to his death, and his sobriety was intact. 

Radio 1’s Nick Grimshaw is to release his first album The Nixtape on September 22.

US fantasy drama TV series Resurrection is coming to UK TV’s Watch on Monday August 18 at 9pm. 

Nicki Minaj has reportedly beat Michael Jackson’s record for the most Billboard Hot 100 hits with 51 – Michael had 50.

The Great British Bake Off presenters Mel Giedroyc and Sue Perkins are to front a new daytime talk show on ITV.

Mike Birbiglia is reportedly joining the cast of Orange Is The New Black’s third season.

Arrested Development actor Will Arnett has set up his own production company Electric Avenue.

August 14 2014

Glee creator Ryan Murphy’s horror series American Horror Story has cast the world’s smallest woman Jyoti Amge in the fourth season. At 61.96cm she holds the Guiness World Record.

Taylor Swift has been confirmed to perform at this year’s MTV Video Music Awards on August 24. 

Ross Mathew’s late night chat show Hello Ross has been cancelled by E! and will not return for a third season.

Thandie Newton has joined the cast of JJ Abrams’ TV adaptation of the 1973 science fiction thriller film Westworld.

The Power Rangers movie reboot has been given a release date on July 22 2016.

A brand new music video for Michael Jackson’s A Place With No Name has been released online, featuring previously unseen footage of the singer. Watch it here. 

Celine Dion has cancelled her Las Vegas shows as well as her tour of Asia in November, to focus on her husband’s health.

BBC Radio 1 have announced over 30 Live Lounge specials in September including Kasabian, The Script, Sam Smith, 5 Seconds of Summer, Maroon 5, Paolo Nutini and Ed Sheeran. 

August 13 2014

Tributes are coming in for Hollywood actress and model Lauren Bacall who passed away yesterday (August 12) at the age of 89.

The Saturdays singer Frankie Bridge is the first celebrity confirmed for the upcoming Strictly Come Dancing 2014 lineup.

New Girl star Zooey Deschanel and M Ward will release their fifth album Classics, this autumn as She & Him.

Bon Iver frontman Justin Vernon and rapper Astronautalis have made their collaborative album De Oro available for streaming.

BBC One’s 2012 four-part heist series Inside Men is to be remade for US TV by Homeland and 24 showrunner Howard Gordon.

Idris Elba, Groove Armada, Chaka Khan and Ms Dynamite are to play at West London festival Good Times in the Park on September 13 and 14 at Wormwood Scrubs Park.

Dynamo has confirmed the upcoming fourth series of his TV show Magician Impossible will be the last.

August 12 2014

Tributes are pouring in for Oscar-winning actor Robin Williams, 63, who was found dead at his home at around noon on Monday (August 11).

USA Network has renewed Suits, starring Patrick J Adams, for a fifth season.

Foo Fighters have announced their new album Sonic Highways will be released on November 10.

Homeland’s fourth season is to premiere on Showtime in the US with two back-to-back episodes on October 5. It is expected to return to Channel 4 shortly after.

Michael Bay has confirmed he will not direct Transformers 5.

August 11 2014

See all the winners from yesterday’s Teen Choice Awards here. 

Ed Sheeran’s X has become the UK’s number one album for the seventh consecutive week.

Nico & Vinz have become the first Norwegian act to score a number one single in the UK since 1986 with Am  I Wrong.

Michael Rady has joined the cast of upcoming series Jane the Virgin, alongside Gina Rodriguez.

Paramount have announced that Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles will have a sequel out in 2016.

BBC One’s new celebrity gymnastics show Tumble premiered with over 3 million viewers on Saturday night.

Skyfall actress Naomie Harris has joined the cast of Southpaw alongside Jake Gyllenhaal.

August 8 2014

Twin Peaks and Desperate Housewives actor Kyle MacLachlan is joining the cast of the second series of Marvel’s Agents of SHIELD.

The Americans star Matthew Rhys has joined the cast of Bradley Cooper’s upcoming movie, which is currently being called the Untitled John Wells Project until a name has been decided.

The Inbetweeners 2 has landed the biggest ever opening day for a comedy at the UK box office with £2.75m. 

Blazin’ Squad have announced their return to music with a brand new EP called Break a Sweat.

Samuel L Jackson is reportedly in talks to replace Jamie Foxx in action comedy The Black Phantom, which also stars Kevin Hart.

Director Joss Whedon has announced that filming on Avengers: Age of Ulton has wrapped. The film hits cinemas on May 1 2015.

Seth Rogen and James Franco’s latest comedy The Interview has been given a release date of December 25th 2014.

August 7 2014

Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice has changed its release date again to May 6 2016, which means it will no longer be up against Captain America 3.

Celebrity Big Brother will return to Channel 5 on Monday August 18 at 9pm – just three days after the current series ends. 

Warner Bros are to release two untitled movies in 2018 and 2019 – The Hollywood Reporter reports they could be Lego sequels.

Maroon 5 are to make their first ever appearance at the MTV Video Music Awards on August 24. 

James Van Der Beek has joined the cast of CSI: Cyber, the new CSI spinoff based around Quantico’s Cyber Crime Division.

50 Shades of Grey star Jamie Dornan has reportedly joined the cast of geopolitical thriller The Siege of Jadotville.

August 6 2014

Upcoming Batman series Gotham starring Ben McKenzie is to air in the UK on Channel 5.

James Corden is reportedly going to replace Craig Ferguson as the new host of the Late Late show. 

Reality TV star Kim Kardashian has legally changed her name to Kim West, after marrying rapper Kanye West this year.

The 2014 Another World Festival in Buckinghamshire this weekend, with headliners Snoop Dogg and Mark Ronson, has been cancelled due to “unforeseen circumstances”. 

Frozen director Jennifer Lee is to adapt Madeleine L’Engle’s children’s book A Wrinkle in Time into a movie for Disney.

Ricky Gervais has confirmed he is making a documentary movie called Life on the Road, based on his The Office character David Brent.

A new historical game show is coming to Channel 4 called Time Crashers, which will feature a group of celebrities being thrown into different time periods without the aid of modern technology.