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This week on Girls Kick Ass:

Kirsten Dunst's upcoming projects; Angelina talks "Catherine the Great"; No double-o heaven for Keira fans; Fly the friendly "Sky" with Angelina; Kirsten Dunst: tennis pro; Katherine Heigl in "Side Effects"; Neve Campbell goes nude; Kirsten and Paul's love match

Kerr Smith on Charmed

According to TV Guide, Kerr Smith - best known for his role as Dawson's Creek's token gay, Jack McPhee - is joining the cast of Charmed as a love interest for Rose McGowan.

A show spokeswoman describes Smith's character as a homeland-security agent who believes in the supernatural: "He's sort of like Fox Mulder from The X Files."

Smith will debut on the show in October.

Simon Callow in Doctor Who

It has been confirmed that Simon Callow is to appear in the new series of Doctor Who as Charles Dickens in an episode set in the Victorian era.

"To be honest," Callow told the Independent, "when they sent me the script, my heart sank. As I know all about Dickens, I can say with authority that most attempts to put him on screen are awful - and there are a lot of them. But this script, by Russell T Davis [sic], who wrote Queer as Folk, is fantastic."

Davies told the BBC: "It's wonderful to welcome an actor of Simon Callow's calibre on board the TARDIS. As soon as the words 'Charles Dickens' first appeared in Mark Gatiss's clever, scary, inventive script, then we knew there was only one actor we wanted to approach. We're genuinely honoured that Simon has accepted, and I know that Chris [Eccleston] and Billie [Piper] are delighted too. This sets the standard for a Doctor Who with wonderful casts, exciting scripts and the highest production values."

Callow is best known for his role in Four Weddings and a Funeral. Other roles include Amadeus, Shakespeare in Love, James and the Giant Peach and the 1980s comedy series Chance in a Million.