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• Ellen DeGeneres has signed on to play Mother Nature in an untitled comedy written by Sex and the City writer-executive producer Jenny Bicks. — The Hollywood Reporter
• The Weinstein Co. has acquired the rights for Nowhere Boy, the story of John Lennon's tumultuous childhood. — Billboard
• The Simpsons celebrated St. Patrick's Day by premiering an Irish-themed episode in Ireland and the UK on Tuesday; it airs in the US on Sunday. — TV Guide
• Two music videos which represent actor Heath Ledger's last directorial work before his death in January 2008 will be released this year. — Billboard
• Paramount has bought film rights to an upcoming Wired article about a band of Italian diamond thieves and J.J. Abrams is producing through his Bad Robot production company. — ComingSoon
• Kelly Clarkson's All I Ever Wanted tops this week's Billboard charts. — New York Times
• Maybe that will make Kelly more valuable when American Idol launches its line of trading cards in April. — AP
• Twilight director Catherine Hardwicke is in talks to direct a film adaptation of another young-adult fantasy series, Maximum Ride. — The Hollywood Reporter
• Kanye West will voice a character in Fox's Family Guy spinoff The Cleveland Show. — TV.com

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