The Inbetweeners

Inbetweeners movie details

The creators of The Inbetweeners have played down talk of a movie sequel after the UK tabloids reported that it was locked in to film in Australia. They said in a post: “The Sun went rifling and found some stuff out about a sequel. Nothing’s signed yet, and Australia is just one of the ideas we’re kicking around, but we hope to have a new and definitely final film for you some time next year.”

Maguire and Wiig join new series

Tobey Maguire and Kristen Wiig have signed up to join Will Ferrell on his new parody series The Spoils of Babylon. Continue reading »

The Inbetweeners creator keen for sequel

The co-creator of The Inbetweeners, Iain Morris, has said he is keen to create a sequel to the 2011 movie adaptation. “I miss working with Damon [Beesley, co-creator], and I miss the boys. They are four of the most talented comedic actors of their generation, and it would be wonderful to get another project going with them. I can hardly believe it’s been two years since we filmed The Inbetweeners Movie. Damon and I would like to do a sequel.”

Dawn French to judge Australia’s Got Talent

British comic Dawn French has joined Australia’s Got Talent as a judge for this year alongside the recently announced Mel B. The 2012 line-up of Danni Minogue, Kyle Sandilands and Brian McFadden will not be returning. Continue reading »

US Inbetweeners axed

The US remake of The Inbetweeners has been given the ace by MTV after just one season. The show – which was adapted from the UK series – struggled to hold on to viewers across its first season.

Murray joins Southland

One Tree Hill’s Chad Michael Murray has joined the cast of cop drama Southland. He will play a “loose cannon” officer called Dave Mendoza in the show’s fifth season. Continue reading »

Lost actor joins Hawaii Five-0

Former Lost actor Jeff Fahey has nabbed himself a guest spot on Hawaii Five-0 alongside fellow Lost veteran Daniel Dae Kim. The details of Fahey’s role are unknown.

Finales to be altered for 666 Park Avenue and Last Resort

The first season finales of recently axed dramas 666 Park Avenue and Last Resort will be tweaked to provide more closure. The 13-episode first seasons will be altered to provide fitting more series finales for both. Continue reading »

Script nearly complete for Inbetweeners movie sequel

The creators of The Inbetweeners have confirmed they are nearly finished a script for a movie sequel. Iain Morris said: “Inbetweeners fans are more discerning and vocal than people give them credit for. The last thing any of us wants is a cheap cash-in. At the moment the script is at version 0.5, so we’re getting close… but we’re not there yet.”

Joe Biden to guest on Parks and Rec

US vice president Joe Biden will make a cameo appearance in Parks and Recreation this season. Biden will feature in an episode where Leslie (Amy Poehler) visits the White House. Continue reading »

A reworked Speight’s beer label has made a surprise appearance in the pilot of new American remake of British comedy series The Inbetweeners.

During a scene in which one of the teen characters enters a bottle store, a bottle with the label taken from the kiwi beer appears alongside others of a similar style.

The name has been changed to “Speigle’s” with “Three Star Hooch” replacing the “Gold Medal Ale” tagline that appears on the original. Continue reading »

Cranston to direct The Office

Breaking Bad’s Bryan Cranston will direct an upcoming episode of The Office. Cranston, who plays Walter White in Breaking Bad, will helm an episode in the show’s ninth season.

Game of Thrones casts two

Game of Thrones has cast two more actors for its third season. Ed Skrein will play the role of Daario Naharis, the captain of the mercenary group Stormcrows, and Jacob Anderson will play Grey Worm, the leader of slave soldiers the Unsullied. Continue reading »

A trailer for the Taika Waititi-directed US Inbetweeners remake has come under fire from fans of the original series, leading to co-creator Iain Morris to leap to its defence.

Morris, who created the original UK series, said on Twitter that fans should not be pre-judging the series, which is set to premiere on MTV later in the year.

“I’m not going to comment on the American Inbetweeners a lot because I have to use Twitter for more interesting things like complaining, but the pilot director, Taika Waititi, has made consistently funny TV shows and one of my favourite films of all time in [2010 comedy-drama] Boy. Continue reading »

MTV has released the first trailer for the American Inbetweeners remake.

The series, which features actors Bubba Lewis (Simon), Joey Pollari (Will), Mark L Young (Neil) and Zack Pearlman (Jay), is based on the UK series of the same name that ran for three seasons as well as a movie last year.

Cheryl Cole Glee cameo hinted

Glee actress Jane Lynch has said that a cameo from Cheryl Cole on the show is a given. “There’s been talk on set of Cheryl appearing for a year or so, but it’s set to happen now,” she said recently.

Eastbound & Down renewed

HBO has renewed comedy series Eastbound & Down for a fourth season. The show will air in the US in early 2013. Continue reading »