- Having recently taken on Gossip Girl books and Dancing with the Stars, The New Yorker now turns its attention to The Hills [1].
- 300 director Zack Snyder is set to direct an animated film adaptation [2] of Guardians of Ga'Hoole, writes ComingSoon.
- Variety reports that the romantic comedy HangingOutHookingUpFallingInLove has just added an ensemble cast [3] which includes Janeane Garofalo, Jenna Elfman and Rita Rudner, among others.
- Kristen Johnston will join Kate Hudson, Anne Hathaway and Candice Bergen [4] in Bride Wars, writes Hollywood Reporter.
- Meanwhile, Danny DeVito has been cast in When in Rome [5] alongside Kristen Bell and Will Arnett, reports ComingSoon.
- And, some TV casting news: TV Guide reports that Albert Brooks will play Nancy's dad on Weeds [6], while Variety has news that Six Feet Under mom Frances Conroy has joined the cast of a CBS comedy pilot [7].
- Lifetime will adapt two of bestselling author Patricia Cornwell's novels [8] into TV movies, Zap2It reports.
- Billboard has news that My Morning Jacket will make their SNL debut on May 10 [9], and will perform material from their upcoming album Evil Urges.
- Apparently, The New York Times reports, many people who call to vote for American Idol can't get the numbers right [10] and bother off-duty notaries and the like instead.
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