Buzz News Roundup, 5/23

- VarietyAsiaOnline is reporting from Cannes that "Lost"'s Naveen Andrews and Parminder Nagra from "ER" and Bend it Like Beckham will star together in Fallen Hero, a movie about an Indian soldier.
- NME has the rundown of the first Smashing Pumpkins show since 2000.
- Reuters brings us news that Mike Meyers will star in the remake of the 1947 Danny Kaye film The Secret Life of Walter Mitty.
- USA Today has the story of the guys who wrote that cheeseball "Idol" single.
- Andrea Bowen, better known as Julie on "Desperate Housewives," is starring in a Lifetime Original Movie about a teen girl with HIV, writes the Futon Critic.
- Ethan Hawke's next film Hottest State already has an awesome soundtrack, with songs by Norah Jones, Feist and Bright Eyes, among others, reports Billboard.
- Bob Barker's final episode of "The Price is Right" will air June 15, both during the day and in prime time, Zap2it reports.
- Variety says indie films are doing better than ever at the box office.
- Hugh Laurie is now a member of the Order of the British Empire, the Associated Press reports.
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