Rhys Ifans has been cast in the new Showtime pilot Trending Down. Philip Seymour Hoffman plays the star as well as the executive producer on the show. The series will be an attack on our youth-obsessed culture, with a darkly comic look at what it means to matter, or not, in today’s society.
On the newest episode of FX’s The Bridge, characters such as Ruiz enjoy interesting subplots, but Diane Kruger’s portrayal of Det. Soyna Cross is the standout.
Julie Delpy is closing in on a deal with HBO films to write the script and adapt the memoir Cancer Vixen: A True Story. Cate Blanchett will play the star of the film, a magazine cartoonist appearing in publications such as The New Yorker and Glamour.
Jay Leno is leaving The Tonight Show and is being replaced by Jimmy Fallon.
Anchorman’s Ron Burgundy is writing an autobiography chronicling his classy life
Showtime has released the official trailer for Homeland’s third season. Given the explosive end to season two, the trailer indicates the situation is still just as dangerous and dire for our favorite characters.
The FCC may get involved to mediate the issues between Time Warner Cable and CBS. Currently, viewers in New York, Los Angeles, and Dallas are without all CBS channels, including Showtime.
