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Buzz News Roundup, 3/31
- This incredibly creepy dude, Derek Mears, will reportedly play Jason in the new Friday the 13th, ComingSoon writes.
- Meanwhile, Mos Def has signed on to portray Chuck Berry in the movie Cadillac Records, Billboard reports.
- Zap2it reports that ABC is shuffling its Spring schedule, moving Women's Murder Club to Tuesdays and taking Men in Trees off the air for a few weeks.
- Uh-oh: The LA Times has an update on a possible actors' strike.
- According to the AP, Heather Mills will judge the next Miss USA pageant.
- Kathie Lee Gifford will host the fourth hour of The Today Show, the New York Times reports.
- Zany soap opera Passions no longer has a home at NBC, Variety reports.
- If you want to see Zooey Deschanel and M. Ward's band play live, She & Him are going on a very, very brief tour, and Pitchfork has the details.
HBO Has Female-Driven Programming On Deck
This year we've seen two network TV shows, Cashmere Mafia and Lipstick Jungle, that have tried to recreate the magic of HBO's Sex and the City, with mixed results. By contrast, HBO itself is moving on, leaving SATC for the big screen and once again developing interesting and unexpected female-driven projects.
Jill Scott and Anika Noni Rose will star in Oscar-winning director Anthony Minghella's adaptation of the popular book series the No.
Buzz News Roundup, 2/25
- Last night's Oscars look like they'll have record-low viewing numbers based on the preliminary ratings, Reuters reports. Stay tuned for the final numbers later today.
- Though its showrunners were recently fired, Women's Murder Club will still produce three more episodes this season, writes the Hollywood Reporter.
- Zap2It reports that the Tina Fey-hosted Saturday Night Live — the first post-strike episode — produced strong ratings over the weekend.
- According to ComingSoon, production on Steven Spielberg's next project The Trial of the Chicago 7 will be delayed "for the foreseeable future."
- Writer Stephen Marlowe, best known for his pulp crime novels, has died at age 79, the Associated Press reports.
- Billboard reports that Donna Summer will break her 17-year hiatus with the May 20th release of her studio album, Crayons.
- The typically comedic actress Teri Polo will star in indie thriller The Beacon, writes Hollywood Reporter
- Leighton Meester, aka Blair on Gossip Girl, has recorded her first album, CTV reports.
TV Tonight: "Women's Murder Club" and "Men in Trees"
ABC kicks off its new Friday night lineup tonight with the premiere of a new show, "Women's Murder Club," and the return of an old favorite, "Men in Trees."
It pains me to recommend a show that airs at the same time as my beloved "Friday Night Lights," but "Women's Murder Club" is a pretty solid show. It's based on a series of books by James Patterson, and it centers on a sassy crew of women in various law enforcement roles solving crimes in San Francisco.
Separated at Birth: The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency and "Women's Murder Club"
From "Bones" to "The Closer," female detectives are hot right now. So hot, in fact, that two suspiciously similar projects, "Women's Murder Club" (pictured above) and The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, are currently in development (the latter just cast Anika Noni Rose).
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