January 30 2015

Emily Condon, production manager of popular podcast Serial, has revealed to Buzzfeed that a second season is expected by the autumn. 

Breaking Bad star Anna Gunn has been added to the cast of Criminal Minds spinoff pilot alongside Gary Sinise and Tyler James Williams. 

Matthew McConaughey is reportedly lined up to star in Born to Run, based on Christopher McDougall’s best-selling book Born to Run: A Hidden Tribe, Super Athletes and the Greatest Race the World Has Never Seen.

Jack Whitehall’s BBC Three comedy Bad Education is reportedly being turned into a movie. 

BBC Three’s Cuckoo which saw Andy Samberg star in the first season and Taylor Lautner in the second, is reportedly being remade for US TV.

Tim McGraw has been added to the line-up of performers at the Academy Awards next month. 

The Libertines have been announced as the first headline act for this year’s T in the Park. 

A US version of Charlie Brooker’s Black Mirror is in the works. 

January 29 2015

True Blood actor Mehcad Brooks will play James ‘Jimmy’ Olsen in CBS’s Supergirl TV series alongside Glee star Melissa Benoist.

Rita Ora has confirmed she will be performing at the Oscars in LA on February 22.

Brad Pitt is reportedly in talks to star in Angelina Jolie’s new poaching drama Africa. 

Lady Gaga and Tony Bennett, Sir Tom Jones and Jessie J, and Gwen Stefani and Adam Levine will duet at this year’s Grammys. 

Rosamund Pike and Joel Kinnaman have been cast in the lead roles in new sea adventure film The Bends. 

Michael Fassbender, Seth Rogen and Kate Winslet are to star in Danny Boyle’s upcoming biopic Steve Jobs, with Fassbender set to play the man himself. 

Maya Rudolph and Jaden Smith have reportedly joined HBO’s new comedy pilot Brothers in Atlanta, in recurring roles. 

Jon Hamm, Kristen Wiig and Chris Pine have joined the cast of Netflix’s Wet Hot American Summer series. 

January 28 2015

Katie Holmes will have a “major guest starring role” in the third season of Sky Atlantic’s Ray Donovan. 

Director Paul Feig shared a picture collage of Kristen Wiig, Melissa McCarthy, Leslie Jones and Kate McKinnon on Twitter yesterday, appearing to confirm the four actresses have been cast in the Ghostbusters reboot.

Emma Roberts and Dave Franco will reportedly star in the upcoming young adult thriller Nerve. 

Common and John Legend are confirmed to perform their Oscar-nominated track Glory at the Oscars next month.

The Hunger Games’ Liam Hemsworth is reportedly in line to star in Independence Day 2. 

Chris Pratt is reportedly being considered to play Indiana Jones in a possible revival of the movie from Disney. 

Clint Eastwood and Bradley Cooper’s war drama American Sniper has climbed to the top of the UK box office in its second week, with £2.5 million. 

Netflix has announced that Breaking Bad spinoff Better Call Saul, will premiere in Europe on February 9. 

January 27 2015

Bear Grylls is to front a new ITV show called Bear Grylls’ Mission Survive featuring eight celebrities trekking through a Central American rainforest over 12 days.

West End musical Made in Dagenham, starring Gemma Arterton, is to end its run in April after just six months. 

Fox has confirmed that it is in talks to develop a live action X-Men TV series. 

Nick Jonas has reportedly joined the cast of Ryan Murphy’s Scream Queens in a recurring role. 

Adam Sandler’s first and upcoming Netflix movie Ridiculous 6 has cast Taylor Lautner, Dan Aykroyd, Terry Crews and Nick Nolte. 

Stanley Tucci has reportedly been cast as the villain in Patient Zero alongside Matt Smith and Natalie Dormer.  

Emma Watson has been cast as Belle in Twlight director Bill Condon’s upcoming live-action adaptation of Beauty and the Beast. 

January 26 2015

See the full list of winners at last night’s Screen Actors Guild Awards here.

Skins and The Maze Runner star Kaya Scodelario has joined the cast of Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales. 

Composer Alan Menken has stated that a Mrs Doubtfire musical is in the “early stages” of development.  

ER actor Leland Orser has reportedly joined the cast of the forthcoming third season of Ray Donovan. 

Kylie Minogue is to headline a Hyde Park gig for Barclaycard presents British Summer Time this June 21, with special guests Grace Jones and Chic featuring Nile Rodgers. 

Mark Ronson marked his sixth non-consecutive week at number 1 with Uptown Funk this weekend, also becoming the first act since Miley Cyrus to top both charts simultaneously as his new album Uptown Special also went to number one.

BBC One’s The Voice UK drew in over 8 million viewers on Saturday night. 

The title for the upcoming Walking Dead spinoff has reportedly been revealed as Fear the Walking Dead. 

January 23 2015

Taylor Swift has been confirmed to Headline Radio 1’s Big Weekend in Earlham Park on May 23 and 24. 

Following Tom Hardy’s exit from DC Comics movie Suicide Squad, Jake Gyllenhaal has reportedly turned down the role of replacing him as supervillain Rick Flag. 

Glee star Melissa Benoist has been cast as Supergirl in CBS’s new series of the same name, which is being produced by Arrow and The Flash’s Greg Berlanti. 

Sophie Turner, Alexandra Shipp and Tye Sheridan have been cast as younger versions of Jean Grey, Storm and Cyclops in X-Men: Apocalypse. 

Zac Efron has reportedly been cast in Fox’s new comedy Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates

Paula Abdul and Jason Derulo have been confirmed to join the judging panel of Fox’s 12th season of So You Think You Can Dance. 

Bradley Cooper is confirmed to star in The Elephant Man in London’s West End from May 19 this year. 

John Newman has revealed that he and Calvin Harris are to work on new music for Rihanna.  

Yvette Fielding’s Most Haunted has been renewed for a second series on Really. 

January 22 2015

Ant & Dec won the award for Best Presenter for 14th time at the NTAs last night. See the full list of winners here. 

Paul Schneider will reportedly not be returning to Parks and Recreation for the final season.

Benedict Cumberbatch and Eddie Redmayne are to present at the 21st Screen Actors Guild Awards.

Former Disney star David Henrie will reportedly play the late president of the United States Ronald Reagan in an upcoming biopic

Paul Hollywood has stated that the upcoming Great British Bake Off’s Comic Relief special is to feature “real A-listers”.

You’re the Worst actress Aya Cash has been cast in Modern Family in a guest role as a college interviewer named Vanessa.

Ian McShane will reportedly reunite with his ex-Deadwood co-star Paula Malcomson in Sky Atlantic’s Ray Donovan. 

January 21 2015

King of the World will be the first singled lifted from Blue’s upcoming fifth studio album Colours, which is to be released on March 2.

Ellie Goulding and Lionel Richie have been revealed as mentors for season eight of The Voice US.

Cedric Nicholas-Troyan has replaced The Walking Dead’s Frank Darabont as director of The Huntsman.

Bruce Willis is reportedly lined up to star in new thriller Extraction. 

Coronation Street star Bill Roache is to lead the tribute to his co-star Anne Kirkbride, who sadly passed away on Monday, at tonight’s National Television Awards ceremony. 

Fox has ordered four new pilots including a remake of BBC’s Idris Elba-starring Luther. 

Justin Bieber is to be the subject of Comedy Central’s next Roast.

January 20 2015

Tributes are pouring in for Anne Kirkbride, known for her role as Deirdre Barlow in Coronation Street, who has sadly passed away aged 60 after a short illness.

Madonna’s new album Rebel Heart reportedly features a collaboration with former heavyweight champion of the world Mike Tyson.

The Coen brothers has been chosen as Presidents of the Jury at the 68th Cannes Film Festival

Sons of Anarchy star Charlie Hunnam has reportedly been cast as the lead role in American Drug Lord.

Online retailer and content provider Amazon has announced plans to start producing original movies for theatrical release and video on demand. 

The second season of horror series Penny Dreadful is confirmed to be returning to Sky Atlantic on April 18.

Britain’s Got Talent’s 2012 runner up Charlotte Jaconelli is to make her musical theatre debut this February as Amalia Balash in a revival of She Loves Me.

Will Arnett has signed on to star in a new eight-episode series for Netflix called Flaked. 

January 19 2015

Stephen Fry announced on Twitter yesterday he has married his fiancé Elliott Spencer.

Fox bosses have reportedly discussed the possibility of bringing back Prison Break, with Dominic Purcell and Wentworth Miller open to a revival. 

Gotham and Brooklyn Nine-Nine have both been renewed by Fox. Gotham’s second season will come after the series premiere reportedly became Fox’s highest-rated fall drama debut in 14 years.

Mark Ronson and Bruno Mars’ Uptown Funk has spent it’s fifth non-consecutive week at number one of the Official Singles Chart.

Madeon has confirmed his debut album features a collaboration with Bastille’s Dan Smith.

Dolly Parton has signed a movie deal with NBC in which she will star in a series of TV movies based on her life and music. 

Take That have been added to the line-up for the BRIT Awards on February 25.

Daniel Radcliffe is confirmed to have joined the cast of Now You See Me: The Second Act, alongside returning actors Mark Ruffalo, Woody Harrelson, Sir Michael Caine, Jesse Eisenberg and Dave Franco. 

January 16 2015

NBC has reportedly ordered a pilot from Ugly Betty creator Silvio Horta called The Curse of the Fuentes Women.

Idris Elba is reportedly developing a trilogy of films based on Marc Olden’s 1978 historic thriller Poe Must Die.  

Tara Reid and Ian Ziering are both confirmed to return for Sharknado 3. 

Jade Ewen and Andy Abraham are to star in a revival of the rock musical Godspell for a 28-venue and 12-week national tour from April. 

Tom Hardy has reportedly left DC Comics’ movie Suicide Squad as supervillain Rick Flag, with Jake Gyllenhaal being pursued as his replacement.

Lady Gaga is working with producer RedOne again, who previously worked on her debut album the Fame. 

The Vampire Diaries star Ian Somerhalder is reportedly engaged to Twilight actress Nikki Reed.

Chris Brown’s probation for his attack on his then girlfriend Rihanna in 2009  has been revoked after he travelled to a concert without permission, and failed to complete his community service on time. 

January 15 2015

Michael Keaton is reportedly in talks for a role in McDonald’s movie The Founder as Ray Kroc, the man who turned the company into a global fast food empire. 

James Cameron has confirmed that the upcoming Avatar sequels have been delayed and Avatar 2 will now be released in late 2017 instead of next year.

Comedian Al Murray’s The Pub Landlord character is to stand in the general for the newly-formed Free United Kingdom Party (FUKP) against UKIP’s Nigel Farage.

Bobby Brown is to speak about his controversial relationship with his late ex-wife Whitney Houston in a Lifetime TV special Bobby Brown: Remembering Whitney. 

Mariah Carey has signed a residency deal at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas.

Robert De Niro and Leonardo DiCaprio star in an advert for a new casino resort in Macau, directed by Martin Scorsese. The $70m ad shows the pair competing for the same role in a fake movie called The Audition. 

The Fault in Our Stars actor Ansel Elgort is reportedly in line for the lead role in Edgar Wright’s next project Baby Driver. 

Sky 1 has announced that The Flash will be returning on Feb 10 followed by Arrow’s return on Feb 12. 

The Walking Dead has reportedly added Ross Marquand to its main cast, he will be introduced in the second half of the fifth season.

January 14 2015

New Girl star Zooey Deschanel has announced she and her boyfriend Jacob Pechenik are expecting their first child together. 

The nominations have been revealed for The Golden Raspberry Awards. Check them out here.

Workaholics actor Blake Anderson is returning to Parks and Recreation as Mike Bean for the show’s final season. 

George Ezra, Royal Blood and Paloma Faith have been added to the line-up of performers for the Brit Awards in February.

Gossip Girl actress Sofia Black-D’Elia has reportredly joined the Ben-Hur remake alongside Morgan Freeman.

Disney have pushed back the release of Jon Favreau’s live action adaptation of The Jungle Book until Apreil 2016. 

Gone Girl writer Gillian Flynn will reportedly reunite with the movie’s star Ben Affleck and director David Fincher for a remake of Alfred Hitchcock’s 1951 movie Strangers on a Train, re-titled Strangers. 

The Hobbit actor Richard Armitage is joining the cast of Hannibal as Francis Dolarhyde, a serial killer known as The Tooth Fairy. 

January 13 2015

Happy Mondays star Bez has launched his campaign for election as an MP in his home city of Salford. 

Kyle MacLachlan is confirmed to be returning to Twin Peaks as FBI Special Agent Dale Cooper for its revived third season.

Kelly Clarkson has announced her upcoming seventh album Piece By Piece will be released in March.

I Am Number Four director DJ Caruso is reportedly in early negotiations with Paramount to direct GI Joe 3.

The CW has commissioned an online animated spinoff of Arrow and The Flash called Vixen.

Doctor Who: Earth Conquest – the World Tour, documenting the 2014 Doctor Who world tour is to air on BBC Three on January 16. 

Madonna has confirmed she will make an appearance at the Grammys on February 8. 

January 12 2015

Check out all the winners from last night’s Golden Globes Awards here. 

Dara O’Briain has announced that after 5 years he will not be returning to host The Apprentice spinoff You’re Fired. 

Mark Ronson and Bruno Mars’ Uptown Funk spent its fourth non-consecutive week at number one with weekend.

Snoop Dogg has reportedly signed up to guest star as himself in Fox’s hip-hop drama Empire this late February or early March. 

Sam Smith has returned to the top of the UK Official Albums Chart with his debut In the Lonely Hour, spending its fifth non-consecutive week at number one. 

The Voice UK returned to BBC One to more than 8 million viewers on Saturday night.  

Dawn French will reportedly reprise her role as Geraldine Granger in a one-off episode of The Vicar of Dibley for this year’s Comic Relief. 

Liam Neeson’s Taken 3 knocked The Hobbit off the number one spot at the US box office this weekend with $40.4 million. 

January 9 2015

BBC Frankie Bridge has announced that she is pregnant with her second child and has pulled out of the Strictly Come Dancing tour.

See the full list of nominations for the 2015 EE British Academy Film Awards here. 

The fifth season of Game of Thrones will premiere on Sunday 12 April in the US. The show will air on Sky Atlantic in the UK with the air date still to be confirmed.

Celebrity Big Brother launched on Channel 5 on Wednesday to over 3 million viewers.

Sally Bercow has had to leave Channel 4’s skiing show The Jump due to injury to her ribs in training this week.

Snoop Dogg has confirmed his new album is titled Bush and features collaborations with Stevie Wonder and Charlie Wilson. 

Doc Brown is to appear in Ricky Gervais’ David Brent film Life on the Road.

Made in Chelsea’s Oliver Proudlock has turned to modelling as he walked the catwalk this week for London Collection: Mens, previewing the AW15 Joshua Kane collection. 

January 8 2015

Into the Woods director Rob Marshall has revealed he has had discussions about overseeing the Wicked movie.

Check out the winners from last night's People’s Choice Awards here. 

Liam Neeson is to star in the Hollywood remake of The Escapist.

Former US president Jimmer Carter is to present Bob Dylan with the MusiCares Person of the year award.

The White Stripes are to release a new live album Under Amazonian Lights featuring recordings of their performance in Brazil in 2005.

George Clooney will reportedly team up with Foxcatcher director Bennett Miller to produce a new Showtime drama series The Studio.

Benedict Cumberbatch and his fiancée Sophie Hunter are expecting their first baby. 

John Travolta is joining the cast of Ryan Murphy’s American Crime Story as OJ Simpson’s lawyer Robert Shapiro. 

Matt Bomer’s Montgomery Clift biopic has been picked up by HBO. 

Netflix has renewed original series Marco Polo for a second season.

January 7 2015

Ben Affleck is to receive the Favourite Humanitarian prize for his work with the Eastern Congo Initiative at the 41st People’s Choice Awards tonight.

Downton Abbey returned to US TV on Sunday to 10.1 million viewers. 

X Factor winner Ben Haenow has now officially signed a record deal with Simon Cowell’s label Syco.

Ellie Goulding has recorded Love Me Like You Do for the upcoming Fifty Shades of Grey movie which is released on February 14.

Shailene Woodley, Jack O’Connell, Miles Teller, Margot Robbie and Gugu Mbatha-Raw are this year’s contenders for the BAFTA Rising Star Award.

Justin Bieber has been revealed as the new face of Calvin Klein.

Game of Thrones actor Paul Kaye has been cast in a guest role for the ninth series of Doctor Who.

Chris Pratt and Channing Tatum are among the first presenters confirmed for the Golden Globe Awards.

Marvel has unveiled the first trailer for Ant-Man starring Paul Rudd:  

January 6 2015

The National Television Awards will be hosted by Dermot O’Leary on January 21. See the nominees here.

The Black Eyed Peas will reform in 2015 and release new tracks to celebrate their 20th anniversary.

Stephen Fry has confirmed that he is to marry his 27-year-old stand-up comedian boyfriend Elliott Spencer later this year.

Take That’s Howard Donald reportedly married his girlfriend Katie Halil last Friday in Oxfordshire.

Lena Dunham’s Girls has been renewed for a fifth season by HBO.

Marcus Collins, Perez Hilton, Danniella Westbrook, Calum Best, Patsy Kensit, Katie Hopkins and Keith Chegwin are among those rumoured to be entering the Celebrity Big Brother house.

Ryan Reynolds and Blake Lively have reportedly welcomed their first baby together.

Scarlett Johansson has reportedly signed up to star in the live-action adaptation of the popular Japanese anime series Ghost in the Shell.

Netflix will premiere the Edward Norton-produced documentary My Own Man on March 6. 

January 5 2015

Hugh Bonneville has backed a campaign to save The Old Grammar School at Bampton in Oxfordshire -  the site where Downton Abbey’s Cottage Hospital scenes are shot

Rita Ora has revealed that she turned down a judging position on the X Factor in favour of The Voice.

Mark Ronson and Bruno Mars has returned to the top of the Singles Chart for a third non-consecutive week. 

George Ezra has reclaimed the UK number one album with Wanted on Voyage – becoming its third non-consecutive week at the top spot.

Justin Bieber has contributed guest vocals on Lil Twist’s new track Intertwine. 

The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies has retained the top spot at the US box office for a third successive week.

Paddy Mcguinness’ seventh series of Take Me Out returned to ITV this weekend to an average audience of 2.97 million. 

The first advert has been released for the 87th Academy Awards, hosted for the first time by Neil Patrick Harris.