Buzz News Roundup, 5/2
- Variety reports that Mr. Bean's next role will be in an upcoming adaptation of David Copperfield, Charles Dickens' largely autobiographical novel.
- The Shins, Modest Mouse, Incubus and Wolf Parade have signed on for the Download Festival, Billboard reports.
- A screening of Babel in a Tokyo theater caused several moviegoers to fall ill, the AP reports.
- Hugh Laurie will star in cop thriller Night Watch, his first major film role since "House" started, Zap2it reports.
- According to the AP, Isaiah Washington will be in a public service announcement for the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation and the Gay, Lesbian & Straight Education Network.
- R. Kelly is writing a song to benefit the Hokie Spirit Memorial Fund in the aftermath of the Virginia Tech shootings, the AP reports.
- The principal who allowed "The Bachelor" contestant Amber to take a leave of absence from her teaching job for the show has been demoted, the Houston Chronicle reports.
- "Newhart" sidekick Tom Poston has died, the Associated Press reports.
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