- Fox has announced that Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles will be paired with 24 in January, while Prison Break will take a break till April. The network has also renewed Kitchen Nightmares and asked for fewer episodes of New Amsterdam. All the details are at The Futon Critic.
- According to Hollywood Reporter, Clint Eastwood's cast of Changeling has expanded beyond Angelina Jolie to include John Malkovich and Jeffrey Donovan.
- Warner Bros. Japan will produce a movie called Sushi King! Goes to New York, based on a popular TV show set in the world of sushi, Variety reports.
- Cat Power will cover songs by Bob Dylan, Hank Williams, and James Brown on her next album, writes Billboard.
- ComingSoon has news that Burlesque, a movie musical with 12 song-and-dance numbers, has been picked up by Screen Gems. The script was written by Juno writer Diablo Cody.
- The View co-host Sherri Shepherd is developing a semi-autobiographical sitcom for The CW, Variety reports.
- Meanwhile, Damon Wayans is working on a new comedy for ABC, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
- Variety reports that Clay Aiken will star in the Monty Python musical Spamalot on Broadway.
- JJ Abrams has apparently cast Chris Pine in the role of Captain Kirk for his Star Trek movie, writes ComingSoon.
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Ummm, say what? Prison Break taking a break until April?!
When? How? Why?
This sucks.