Saturday, March 19, 2011

Top News Stories - Week of March 14th, 2011

Here are the top stories that burned up the livewire this week…

-Kevin Costner joins "Superman: Man of Steel" as Jonathan Kent. [NYTimes.com] -http://nyti.ms/hDm8cx

-NBC releases first picture of Adrianne Palicki as "Wonder Woman" - [EW.com] - http://bit.ly/hJTK05

-Netflix snags new drama TV series from David Fincher and Kevin Spacey. [THR.com] - http://bit.ly/fouUoE

-Damon Wayans signs onto CBS sports comedy pilot. [Deadline.com] - http://bit.ly/e99Zpz

-Darren Aronofsky steps down as director of new "Wolverine" movie. [THR.com] - http://bit.ly/ik6NwQ

-Universal announces plans for 4th "American Pie" movie entitled "American Reunion." [THR.com] - http://bit.ly/hbdAuL

-HBO developing new series for Phillip Seymour Hoffman. [Deadline.com] - http://bit.ly/hQHtOV

-Christina Applegate decides on NBC pilot for her TV return. [TVLine.com] - http://bit.ly/gzzrtg

-Grant Show joins "Burn Notice" in a recurring role. [EW.com] -http://bit.ly/gsYZTo

-NBC renews trio of Thursday night comedies (The Office, Community, Parks & Recreation). [Zap2It.com] - http://bit.ly/evwsMu

-Donald Sutherland joins NBC pilot; set to co-star with "Criminal Minds" actress Paget Brewster. [DigitalSpy.com] -http://bit.ly/eSq5l4

-Jimmy Smits returns to NBC this pilot season. [TVSquad.com] -http://aol.it/eO7zXh

-Matthew Fox signs on as the villain in "I, Alex Cross" with Tyler Perry & Ed Burns. [TVOvermind.com] - http://bit.ly/g0sH4j

-Lara Spencer to leave "The Insider" for "Good Morning America." [Deadline.com] - http://bit.ly/evbU01

-Scott Porter cast in Rachel Bilson/Josh Schwartz CW medical pilot. [TVLine.com] - http://bit.ly/hTpifZ

-"Daredevil" sequel announced minus any of the original cast. [EW.com] - http://bit.ly/hyiSmD

-Enrique Iglesias rumored to be in the running to host Simon Cowell's "The X-Factor." [Zap2It.com] - http://bit.ly/fiYJVL

-ABC renews "The Bachelor" & "The Bachelorette." [THR.com] -http://bit.ly/hAuk73

-"No Ordinary Family" star Julie Benz set to join CBS medical pilot. [Deadline.com] - http://bit.ly/cONZF0

-Rapper Nate Dogg passes away. [TVGuide.com] -http://bit.ly/hEjzEt

-Michael Gough, who played "Batman's" loyal butler Alfred passes away. [TVGuide.com] - http://bit.ly/fTLYlv

CLIP OF THE WEEK:
-Good Charlotte teams with Funny or Die to bring back "Double Dare" for new music video. [EW.com] - http://bit.ly/g1hGDI