Buzz News Roundup, 12/21
- Fox has announced the schedule for the first weeks of American Idol, with the auditions starting Jan. 15 and the first live show airing Feb. 21; details are at The Futon Critic.
- Rainn Wilson will host the Independent Spirit Awards in February, Variety reports.
- According to Zap2It, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje (formerly Eko on Lost) has been cast in the live-action G.I. Joe movie.
- Lou Reed will be the keynote speaker for the South by Southwest in 2008, writes Billboard.
- Stephen Colbert is the AP Celebrity of the Year, the Associated Press reports.
- A Shot at Love with Tila Tequila is getting a spinoff called That's Amore, writes the New York Daily News.
- MTV is making an original musical called The American Mall from the High School Musical producers, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
- A Gossip Girl-inspired reality show appears to be in the works, TV Guide reports.
- The season finale of Dexter became Showtime's most watched broadcast ever on Sunday, according to Zap2it.
- Variety reports that Shirley MacLaine will play CoCo Chanel in a Lifetime miniseries.
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