- Johnny Depp is in talks with Marvel Studios to play Steven Strange in the upcoming Doctor Strange film. Whether or not the actor will take the role will depend on his schedule, which currently includes soon-to-be-greenlit projects such as a fifth Pirates of the Caribbean film and an Alice in Wonderland sequel. For more information on the project and on Depp’s career, click here.
- HBO’s Aaron Sorkin-penned The Newsroom has been renewed for a third and final season. “The Newsroom is […] smart, riveting and thought-provoking,” said HBO exec Michael Lombardo. “I’m sure this farewell season will be one to remember.” To read more on the show and on Sorkin’s other upcoming projects, click here.
- Michael Cera and John Hawkes have signed on for FX’s upcoming series How and Why. The series will be written by Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind scribe Charlie Kaufman and will revolve around a socially inept nuclear physicist. For more on the series, click here.
- The Sundance Channel will soon be available to viewers in North Africa and the Middle East, thanks to a deal inked between AMC/Sundance Channel Global and OSN, the region’s leading pay-TV network. The channel’s programming will be a novelty in the area, which is usually dominated by either local films and series or mainstream Hollywood movies. To read more on the deal, click here.
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