Elijah Wood is set to star in an American remake of the offbeat Australian comedy Wilfred for FX. The news comes after last week’s discovery that U.S. cable network Starz intend to create an Americanised version of the hit Aussie crime show Underbelly. Just one more and it’s officially a trend! The scoop comes from […]
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Underbelly to be remade in America
June 22, 2010 
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The rights to the hit Australian crime drama Underbelly have been purchased by U.S. cable network Starz, and CEO Chris Albrecht now plans to remake it for American audiences. Albrecht, former chief of HBO (home of The Sopranos), hopes the U.S. adaptation of the series will replicate the same success abroad as it has had […]
Continue readingSee Naomi Watts as Marilyn Monroe
May 19, 2010 0 Comments
Thanks to happy-snappers over at the Cannes film festival, we have our first glimpse of Naomi Watts as Norma Jean/Marilyn Monroe in the upcoming biopic Blonde. No, that’s not it. Sadly, the image of Watts as Monroe is a little less hi-res (Thanks to AlloCine for the snap regardless). Check her out below. Blonde is […]
Continue readingChris Lilley to return with 12-part series!
October 5, 2009 0 Comments
source: theaustralian.news.com.au Filming has begun on Chris Lilley‘s new television program Angry Boys, an unprecedented 12-part production between the ABC, HBO and the BBC. It is the first time Australia’s public broadcaster has entered into co-production with America’s HBO, home of True Blood, Curb Your Enthusiasm and Entourage. Although little is known about Angry Boys, […]
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