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Idris Elba to play Alex Cross in big-screen 'Cross' film adaptation
August 19, 2010
British actor Idris Elba will play District of Columbia police detective-psychologist Alex Cross in the film adaptation of the novel "Cross," EW.com said.
'The Wire' co-creator Ed Burns happy with rural West Virginia home
July 6, 2008
Ed Burns, who helped create the gritty, violent TV series "The Wire," says he is very content with his new rural home in Martinsburg, W.Va.
Upcoming fifth season of HBO's 'The Wire' will be the show's last
December 7, 2007
The fifth and final season of HBO's celebrated Baltimore-set cop drama, "The Wire," is slated to begin airing next month.
HBO renews its 'The Wire' drama for a fifth season despite low ratings
September 17, 2006
The HBO cable network has renewed the Baltimore crime drama, "The Wire," for a fifth season despite low ratings for the series' fourth season premier.
TNT's 'Into the West' miniseries helmed by six different directors
June 12, 2005
Each two-hour episode of TNT's new epic miniseries, "Into the West," was helmed by a different director, the cable TV network has said.