Hugh Grant is in talks with the BBC about to playing a villain in the next series of Doctor Who.

The 46 -year-old Music And Lyrics star was originally offered the part of the Timelord but rejected it, a role which was later taken by Christopher Eccleston.

‘I was offered the role of the Doctor a few years back and was highly flattered.‘ said Grant, ‘The danger with those things is that it’s only when you see it on the screen that you think, ‘Damn, that was good, why did I say no? I’m in talks about a one-off role. I’d prefer to be a baddie. They’re always much more fun to play.’

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Best-selling author Matthew Stover will document the events of the Battle of Mindor in his new Star Wars expanded universe novel, due for release in February 2008.

Luke Skywalker and the Shadows of Mindor tells the story of the Alliance’s efforts to stop Lord Shadowspawn and his black-clad legions of shadow stormtroopers shortly after the destruction of the second Death Star. The story will feature all of the surviving main characters from the movies — Luke, Leia, Han, Chewie, Lando, Threepio, Artoo plus the pilots of Rogue Squadron with the fledgling New Republic battling the stubborn remains of a splintering Galactic Empire.

Matthew Woodring Stover is perhaps best known for his three Star Wars novels, including the novelization of the third film in the series, Revenge of the Sith. He has also written several fantasy novels, including Iron Dawn and Jericho Moon. He has written two science-fiction/fantasy hybrid stories featuring a hero named Caine: Heroes Die and Blade of Tyshalle.

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An an interview with Infuze magazine, producer Ralph Winter gave a progress update on the movie adaptation of C.S. Lewis’ The Screwtape Letters.

‘It’s in development with Fox and Walden Media’ said Winter, ‘Fox has owned the property for decades. They bought it in the 50s. There was management at Fox that wanted it and bought it, and they’ve owned it for decades.‘

When asked about the current status of the project, Winter said ‘We’re signing deals right now. We’re finishing the Fox option deal, we’re finishing my deal with Walden. Doug Gresham’s deal is done. We’ve been talking to Randall Wallace about writing and directing. We need to have more discussions with Fox and Walden about that, and make sure that Randy’s still available. Everybody wants to make this movie; I think it’s going to happen, I just don’t know what the timetable is right now.’

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Superman Returns has scored ten nominations for the 33rd annual Saturn Awards. The Saturn Award is an award presented annually by the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films to honor the top works in science fiction, fantasy, and horror in film, television, and home video.

X-Men: The Last Stand and Pan’s Labyrinth each scored six, followed Casino Royale, Mission: Impossible III, Perfume: The Story of a Murderer, Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest and Stranger Than Fiction with five. In the running for TV gongs are Lost with six nominations, Heroes with five and Battlestar Galactica and Dexter with four each.

The Complete list of nominations is as follows:

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