Monica Bellucci to Pull Rabbit Out of Nicolas Cage's Hat

· Monica Bellucci is a late addition to the cast of The Sorcerer's Apprentice, in which she'll play -- OH MY GOD WATCH OUT FOR THAT RUNAWAY FERRARI IT WILL KILL US ALL MMM FREE SBARRO'S -- Nicolas Cage's long-lost sorceress love interest. [Variety]

· Awesomest badass since Steve McQueen (seriously -- embrace him now, people. He's among us, and he's working his ass off) Jason Statham will star in The Killer Elite. Which is the perfect movie for him. 'Cause he's killer. And elite. [Variety]

· As a no-frills upfronts descends upon New York, networks have one thing on their minds: Saving money. One plan: ask above-the-line talent for a 20% fee reduction. Another involves turning single-camera shows like Samantha Who? and Scrubs into multi-camera shows. Could economic necessity herald the return of the lafftrack? [Variety]

· New York, I Love You's release date is set for October 16. While Scarlett Johansson's entry didn't make the cut, Brett Ratner's and Natalie Portman's did. Other directors featured: Jian Wen, Mira Nair, Allen Hughes, Shekhar Khapur, Fatih Akin, Joshua Marston and Randy Balsmyer. Expect to see the following faces: Bradley Cooper, Andy Garcia, Hayden Christensen, Rachel Bilson, Natalie Portman, Irrfan Khan, Emilie Ohana, Orlando Bloom, Christina Ricci, Maggie Q, Ethan Hawke, James Caan, Blake Lively, Drea de Matteo, John Hurt, Shia LaBeouf, Burt Young, Chris Cooper, Eli Wallach and Cloris Leachman. [Variety]

· Chris Rock's doc Good Hair, which debuted at Sundance in January, has been acquired by Roadside Attractions and Liddell Entertainment, with a fall release planned. [THR]

· NBC has renewed Last Call with Carson Daly, capping a marathon four hours of talk show programming, five nights per week. You'll have to let me know how it is. I'll be watching The Paula Abdul Janky Jewelry Network at that time. [THR]