- Comedy Central has renewed "Lil' Bush" and "Mind of Mencia," [1] Zap2it reports.
- Variety has the news that Morgan Freeman and Antonio Banderas will be starring together [2] in the caper drama The Code.
- According to Hollywood Reporter, NBC has picked up a drama series based on the Daniel Dafoe classic novel Robinson Crusoe [3].
- Eve's next album, which was pushed from August to October, now won't be released until sometime 2008 [4], for unexplained reasons, Billboard reports.
- "Grey's Anatomy" is the most expensive show for advertisers [5] this fall, Mediaweek reports, but it still can't touch "American Idol."
- Nelson Mandela's next international AIDS awareness concert [6] will be held in Johannesburg on Dec. 1, writes the AP.
- Dakota Blue Richards, the 13-year-old actress starring soon in The Golden Compass, has been cast in The Secret of Moonacre, based on the classic children's novel The Little White Horse [7], Variety reports.
- In TV casting news, Lourdes Benedicto has joined "Cashmere Mafia" [8] to play the love interest for Bonnie Somerville's character, writes the Hollywood Reporter. Meanwhile, former "Invasion" star Eddie Cibrian will show up on two new shows [9], Zap2it reports, playing the love interest each time.
Photo courtesy of Comedy Central [10]