Tag Archives: British Invasion

WATCH: Henry Cavill in ‘Man of Steel’ TV Spot

By | Posted on April 9th, 2013
(Warber Bros.)

Henry Cavill (The Tudors) stars in the retelling of DC Comics’ Superman in the Man of Steel (June 14). There’s already been two trailers released and just today there’s a new TV spot.

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British Invasion Will Continue in 2012-13 TV Season

By | Posted on May 23rd, 2012
Jonny Lee Miller (right) takes on Sherlock in CBS' update of the Arthur Conan Doyle tales. Aidan Quinn (left) and Lucy Liu co-star. (AP Photo/Jennifer Graylock)

You might just think you’re in England if you turn on your TV next fall. That’s because the new 2012-13 TV schedule will be crammed with shows featuring British stars or based on UK programs.

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First Look: Henry Cavill Suited Up as the Man of Steel

By | Posted on August 4th, 2011

Today, Warner Bros. has released a first glimpse of Tudors star Henry Cavill in his Superman tights.

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Pilot Season: Which British Actors Saw Their TV Shows Picked Up?

By | Posted on May 19th, 2011

Jason Isaacs and Ioan Gruffudd made the cut. As did Robert Carlyle and Shelley Conn.

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Jamie Bamber on the New British Invasion: ‘American TV Has Been Transformed’

By | Posted on April 21st, 2011

Jamie Bamber is one of the pioneers of the recent British Invasion of American TV. In 2004, the handsome, London-born actor began a five-year run on the acclaimed reboot of the sci-fi series Battlestar Galactica, skillfully assuming an ...

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MTV Picks Up Full Season of ‘Inbetweeners’ Remake

By | Posted on March 31st, 2011

A little over a week after their U.S. version of Skins had its season (series?

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UK Actor Jonathan Cake to be ‘Desperate Housewives’ Series Regular

By | Posted on March 22nd, 2011

The English-born Broadway performer Jonathan Cake is set to join the cast of ABC’s aging suburban soap Desperate Housewives. And he’s allegedly not going to be one of Wisteria Lane’s disposable Hunks of the Month à la ...

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How Did Adele and Mumford & Sons Break the States?

By | Posted on March 21st, 2011

Last week, something quite amazing happened: UK artists held the top 3 spots on the Billboard Hot 200 chart for the first time in a quarter-century. Adele was No.

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British-Indian Novelist Salman Rushdie to Pen U.S. TV Series

By | Posted on March 11th, 2011

Make room for another British Invader on U.S. TV.

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British Invasion: Natalie Dormer, Robert Carlyle Grab Pilots

By | Posted on March 9th, 2011

Add two more to the growing list of Brits nailing down U.S. pilots this year: Natalie Dormer, who plays the slinky, sexy Anne Boleyn on The Tudors (as seen on BBC America), has been cast in ABC’s Poe, Deadline reports.

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