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• The next James Bond movie has gotten Frost/Nixon writer Peter Morgan to co-write the script, and Daniel Craig is confirmed to reprise his role as Bond. Variety
• SPIN magazine is celebrating the 25th anniversary of Prince's Purple Rain with a free downloadable tribute that features nine bands doing covers of the record's classic tracks. — Billboard
• Michael Cunningham, the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Hours, has written a scary genre thriller titled Beautiful Girl. — Variety
• It looks like the Lance Armstrong biopic finally has a writer: Seabiscuit writer/director Gary Ross. — ComingSoon
• TV stations across the US started cutting their analog signals this morning, and the FCC has put 4,000 operators on standby for calls from confused viewers. — The Hollywood Reporter
• Slumdog Millionaire director Danny Boyle has signed a three-year producing pact with Fox Searchlight. — Variety
• J.J. Abrams says he will be producing the fourth Mission: Impossible film and that he and Tom Cruise "have come up with a really cool idea." — ComingSoon
• The View co-host Joy Behar will host The Joy Behar Show, a one-hour primetime talk show, on HLN (formerly Headline News). — The Hollywood Reporter

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