Populist: Items of interest this week

Sweet news Olivia Colman. Julia Davis. Sharon Horgan. All together, in Bad Sugar, a "British take on telenovelas" written by Peep Show's Sam Bain and Jesse Armstrong. Due 2012: can't wait. Mecha-del Toro At The Mountains Of Madness and The Hobbit didn't work out for Guillermo del Toro: so he's shooting Pacific Rim (giant robots v giant monsters) and pitching a new Hulk TV show. No Bane, no gain IMAX showings of Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol will come with a Dark Knight Rises prologue introducing Bane (Tom Hardy): will it be as good as Steve Buscemi's Commissioner Gordon spoof on Saturday Night Live? Coop: down in the world? After doctors and vampires, Peter Facinelli (Nurse Jackie, Twilight) is playing a pickpocket in his next film, Loosies, with Vincent Gallo. Unlikely classic rock re-rub of the week! The mysterious V takes Whole Lotta Love to early-90s Madchester. That sound is Led Zep manager Peter Grant chipping his way out of his coffin to sue the asses off all concerned. N word, white rappers It's a no go … DJ Premier lays down the law to Kreayshawn's mate V-Nasty on VladTV. See it here twitter.com/guideguardian guardianguide.tumblr.com