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Glee is coming to theaters — in 3-D.

The producers of the Fox hit plan to release Glee Live! 3D!, a film of the Glee concert tour. The film will have a two-week run starting Aug. 12.

“This tour was all about going out and performing for our amazing fans who have supported our show from the beginning, but due to the limited time we had to travel during our hiatus, there were only so many cities we could get to before we had to resume work on the television series,” said creator Ryan Murphy, who will also produce the film. “We knew that not every fan who wanted to attend a concert would get that opportunity. Now, thanks to our friends at Twentieth Century Fox Film, we’ll be able to bring the concert experience to movie theaters across the country in full three dimensional glory. We promise every passionate ‘Gleek’ a cinematic experience that will have them singing and dancing in the aisles.”

Kevin Tancharoen (Fame, Mortal Kombat: Legacy) will direct the film, which will include musical numbers such as “I’m a Slave 4 U,” “Raise Your Glass,” “Teenage Dream,” and “Lucky,” as well as “Don’t Stop Believin’.”

Glee star Matthew Morrison is to perform his new single on the show as part of its second season finale later this month.

It has been confirmed that Morrison, who plays Glee club teacher Will Schuester on the series, will perform the ballad 'Still Got Tonight' on the upcoming New York-themed episode.

The single, from Morrison's self-titled debut album, was co-written by former American Idol winner Kris Allen.

"It was going to be just a big dance piece with me doing this big dance number," Morrison explained to The Hollywood Reporter. "But they said, 'We want you to sing it and make it a big moment'."

The actor explained that series creator Ryan Murphy was keen to use 'Still Got Tonight' in the episode, and convinced Fox chairman Dana Walden that singing an original song would be in keeping with the character.

"We worked really hard to make it feel organic to the show," Murphy said, regarding the song's inclusion.

The season two finale of Glee is scheduled to air in the US on May 24.

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The third season of Glee will air on Sky instead of E4 in the UK.

After rumours about the show's future on E4 last month, Sky has reportedly signed a deal to broadcast the new episodes.

According to the Daily Star, Sky eventually paid £12m for the rights to the series.

A spokesperson for Sky would not confirm or deny the reports but a Channel 4 spokesperson told Digital Spy: "By not renewing the Glee deal, we are freeing up huge amounts of budget to invest in home-grown programming, British talent and of course continuing to discover and showcase what the US has to offer."

The spokesperson added: "We are particularly thrilled to have recently acquired The Killing."

Channel 4 announced last month that it had picked up The Killing, the American remake of popular Danish series Forbrydelsen.

The first season of Glee premiered on E4 in the UK in 2009 and became a hit for the digital channel. The current season is airing on Mondays at 9pm on E4.

Glee will introduce two new characters in the upcoming third season.

The two female parts will be recurring roles, TV Line reports.

The first character is described as "Adele meets Susan Boyle". She is expected to have a great voice and be of high school age, although the actress playing her must be at least 18.

Rebecca, the second role, will be a beautiful and versatile singer.

The two new characters will join the winner of The Glee Project, the new reality show which premieres on Oxygen on June 12. The victor will be given a seven-episode arc on Glee.

Glee star Matthew Morrison recently admitted that he expects the show to change over the next few seasons and confessed that the scripts are often written at the last minute.

The series will return for its third season on Fox this fall. The second season is currently airing in the UK on Mondays at 9pm on E4.

Another Glee star is flying solo with a solo album.

Naya Rivera has signed a deal with Columbia Records, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

The 24-year-old, who plays villainess Santana, will begin recording her debut album after the Glee tour wraps later this month.

She is the third Glee star to ink a record deal, following Matthew Morrison and Mark Salling, both of whom have already released their discs.

Sky has confirmed that it will air the third series of Glee and reality show The Glee Project exclusively in the UK.

The broadcaster today announced a deal with 20th Century Fox to show all future episodes of the musical comedy and its accompanying talent competition from the autumn.

Stuart Murphy, Director of Programmes for Sky, said of the agreement: "Glee has been nothing short of a phenomenon, and we're thrilled to secure the future of the show for our customers with this life-of-series deal.

"It's the perfect fit for Sky 1 and we're thrilled to be able to build on the success it has already achieved, and we hope our customers will be as chuffed and excited as we all are."

Reports that Sky had poached Glee from E4 for an alleged £12m fee first circulated last month.

The winner of the The Glee Project will receive a seven-episode arc in Glee's third season. The ten-part contest premiered in America yesterday on the Oxygen network.

Glee was first broadcast in the UK on E4 in January 2010. The second season finale - the last episode to be shown on the channel - will air tonight at 9pm.

Gwyneth Paltrow made a surprise appearance on the 'Glee Live!' tour earlier this week.

Reprising her popular guest role as substitute teacher Holly Holliday, Paltrow took to the stage at the tour's show in East Rutherford, New Jersey on Thursday for a rendition of Cee Lo Green's 'Forget You'.

Paltrow previously performed the song at this year's Grammy Awards as well as on an episode of Saturday Night Live.

People confirms that Paltrow's appearance on the tour was being taped as part of the upcoming Glee: The 3D Concert film.

Glee villain Jane Lynch also make an special appearance at the show, singing alongside series stars Lea Michele and Cory Monteith.

Glee creator Ryan Murphy has revealed that not all of the show's cast will leave at the end of the upcoming third season.

Murphy confirmed last week that he plans to refresh the show's cast at the end of the 2012 season by having many of the Glee club members graduate high school and leave the series.

Glee has so far been purposefully vague about the students' ages. Murphy has now claimed that there are several characters who are not yet seniors and will stay on for a potential fourth season.

"I would say there are some people who are not seniors and there are some people that are really intellectually challenged," Murphy told EW. "Like, you know that Britney is pulling straight Fs."

Murphy added that while older characters like Finn, Quinn and Puck are likely to leave at the end of the third season, he plans to use some of the show's newer characters to help in the transition.

"Chord [Overstreet] is not a senior. I believe Darren [Criss] is not a senior," he added, when pressed as to who was staying on. "There's a group of them. But this year we will be adding new people."

When asked whether those who are leaving would ever be asked to make guest appearances, Murphy said that he didn't think it would be a good idea.

Glee will return for its third season in September.

Chord Overstreet is reportedly welcome to appear on Glee's upcoming third season should he decide to return.

It was reported last week that Overstreet would most likely leave the Fox musical drama after it was decided not to turn his character Sam Evans into a series regular.

However, sources have since denied that Overstreet's role on Glee had changed, insisting that he was asked to continue on as a recurring player next season with the possibility of being upgraded at a later date.

"His option to be a series regular was just not picked up at this time. If Chord wants to appear on Glee, the choice is his," the insider explained to TVLine.

"The Glee writers like his Sam character, and have plans to write for him. He and his reps have been told that he is welcome back to Glee, and everyone hopes he will show up on August 10 when filming begins."

The source also elaborated on the decision to officially make Darren Criss (Blaine Anderson) and Harry Shum Jr (Mike Chang) into series regulars, citing that the actors appeared on screen for two years before reaching that level.

"If Chord has a great season, which we expect he will, then he will become a regular like Harry, possibly as early as January," the insider added.

Glee creator Ryan Murphy attempted to assuage fans by revealing that the Sam Evans character was not a senior and would therefore not graduate at the end of the third season.

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Three of the biggest stars on hit musical TV comedy "Glee" will "graduate" high school next year and won't be back on the show for a fourth season in 2012, the show's creator said on Wednesday.

In an interview with showbusiness website The Hollywood Reporter, Ryan Murphy said that Lea Michele (Rachel), Chris Colfer (Kurt) and Cory Monteith (Finn) "are not going to be back at all for Season 4."

Murphy said the decision had been taken in order to keep the dark comedy, which features a group of misfits in a struggling high school choir, more credible.

"You can keep them on the show for six years and people will criticise you for not being realistic, or you can be really true to life and say when they started the show they were very clearly sophomores and they should graduate at the end of their senior year," he told the Hollywood Reporter.

Broadcaster Fox could not immediately be reached for comment.

Murphy suggested that other characters would also be leaving the show when season three comes to an end in May 2012. He said that planning for life after high school will be a major theme of the upcoming third season of the Emmy-award winning show, which starts on September 20.

Colfer, 21, who plays a bullied gay teen on the Fox show, has won Emmy and Screen Actors Guild awards for his performance.

Both Colfer and the "Glee" series are expected to feature strongly in nominations to be announced on Thursday for the 2011 Primetime Emmy Awards -- the highest honors in the television industry.

"Glee" has become a pop culture phenomenon since its debut in 2009, propelling its young stars to red carpet fame, producing several hit albums of songs used in the show and spawning two nationwide concert tours by cast members.