- Aretha Franklin is set to sing at Barack Obama's inauguration. — Billboard
- Director Adam Shankman (Hairspray, Bedtime Stories) has two more movie projects lined up: Bob the Musical and a new take on the epic adventure Sinbad. — ComingSoon
- HBO has picked up three comedies, including Bored to Death starring Jason Schwartzman and Hung starring Thomas Jane. — Zap2It
- Barry Sonnenfeld will direct and produce the action-comedy The How-To Guide For Saving the World. — ComingSoon
- Rainn Wilson and Jenna Fischer are both executive-producing new pilots at NBC. — Variety
- United Artists will turn Fritz Leiber's 1952 supernatural thriller novel Conjure Wife into a feature film. — Variety
- The Shield's Michael Chiklis is developing a series about a bad investment scheme — after becoming a victim of one himself. — The Hollywood Reporter
- Frank Miller may direct a Buck Rogers movie. — Zap2It
The How-To Guide for Saving the World.
Step 1: Don't do what they do on Heroes. The more needlessly complicated saving the world gets, the higher the fail rate becomes.
Can't wait for Bored to Death. Jason Schwartzman + Forbisher = awesome!
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