- Joel McHale and Quantum Leap actor Scott Bakula will join Matt Damon in Steven Soderbergh's comic thriller The Informant [1], writes Hollywood Reporter.
- ComingSoon reports that Brad Pitt will produce and maybe star in The Lost City of Z [2], about "the search for a lost city in the Amazon."
- 30 Rock, Project Runway, and The Colbert Report were among the shows honored with Peabody Awards [3] for excellence in broadcast, reports Broadcasting and Cable.
- According to Variety, Dave Annable (Justin on Brothers and Sisters) has a role [4] in Julie and Julia [5], the Julia Child movie starring Meryl Streep and Amy Adams.
- This is pretty genius: According to Zap2it, fans of the vampire drama Moonlight are organizing a blood drive [6] to help save their show, with 3,000 folks already pledging a pint.
- The School of Theatre, Television, and Film at San Diego State University will open a Center for the Study of Women in Television and Film [7], writes Variety.
- The Hollywood Reporter has news that Ben Stiller will produce and possibly star in a film adaptation [8] of graphic novel The Return of King Doug.
- Hayden Panettiere will star in the film adaptation [9] of the book Naomi and Ely's No Kiss List, ComingSoon writes.
- People reports that Jay Leno has issued an apology for his comments to Ryan Phillippe [10] that many perceived as anti-gay.
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