• It's been rumored for more than a year [1], but now it's nearly official: NBC has plans to announce that Jimmy Fallon will take over for Conan O'Brien in 2009 [2], Reuters reports.
• Speaking of confirmed rumors, Guillermo del Toro will officially direct The Hobbit [3] and its sequel, Zap2it reports.
• Alyssa Milano and Nathan Fillion are in talks to star in pilots [4] for ABC, writes the Hollywood Reporter. Milano's is a comedy about a dysfunctional family, and Fillion's is a drama about a mystery novelist who works with the NYPD.
• ComingSoon has news that Ewan McGregor is in talks to join the Da Vinci Code prequel Angels and Demons [5].
• Wesley Snipes has been sentenced to three years in prison [6] for tax evasion, the Associated Press reports.
• The Lachey family now has two reality-TV hosts: Nick Lachey will host ABC's High School Musical series [7] this Summer, Variety reports.
• First Jordin Sparks left the Alicia Keys tour; now, Keys herself had to cancel some tour dates [8], though she should be back this weekend, E! reports.
• JJ Abrams and his company will produce a comedy film called Hot for Teacher [9], whose plot is pretty much exactly what it sounds like, writes the Hollywood Reporter.

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