Buzz News Roundup, 7/31
- Amy Poehler will anchor a couple of episodes of Saturday Night Live: Weekend Update Thursday to promote Parks and Recreation. — Entertainment Weekly
- Matthew McConaughey and Eva Mendes are in talks to star in the drama Southbound. — ComingSoon
- Russell Crowe will star in The Next Three Days, the adaptation of the 2008 French film Pour Elle, for Crash director Paul Haggis. — Variety
- Jamie Foxx, Queen Latifah, and Carter Jenkins have joined the all-star cast of Garry Marshall's romantic comedy Valentine's Day. — The Hollywood Reporter
- House executive producer David Shore is working on a remake of The Rockford Files for NBC. — Variety
- Ridley Scott is reportedly confirmed to direct the Alien prequel. — Entertainment Weekly
- Kimberly Peirce, the award-winning filmmaker behind Boys Don't Cry, is working with Judd Apatow on an "untitled romantic sex comedy." — ComingSoon
- Christopher Gorham will join Piper Perabo in USA's Covert Affairs, while Donal Logue will star in FX's Terriers. — The Hollywood Reporter
- Ron Howard is in talks to direct The Parsifal Mosaic, an adaptation of the espionage thriller by The Bourne Identity author Robert Ludlum. — Variety
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