· The '80s TV cop drama T.J. Hooker is today's requisite Hollywood-recycling success story, with director Chuck Russell in talks to bring William Shatner's brooding, middle-aged patrol sergeant to the big screen. No actors have yet been cast, but if you thought the Shatner/George Takei showdown was ugly, just wait for the inevitable power struggle that will consume him and Hooker co-star Adrian Zmed when Russell announces there's only room for one of them. [Variety]
Charlize Theron gets close with Ari Emanuel, Adam Sandler sparks an SNL reunion, and more Hollywood Ink after the jump.
· Charlize Theron celebrated Independence Day by aligning with her first agent in six years. And she made it count, joining the fold at WME, where Ari Emanuel himself will represent her. [Variety]
· Ever wonder what might happen if Adam Sandler remade 1983's The Big Chill with a cohort of Saturday Night Live alums? Oh. Well, anyway, Tim Meadows is joining Sandler, Chris Rock, Maya Rudolph and David Spade among the cast of Sony's reunion comedy Grown Ups. Here's hoping Chris Farley fares better in the final cut than Kevin Costner's late, excised high-school chum did 25 years ago. [THR]
· After acquiring an old, dusty file box of Midway Games assets during a bankruptcy fire sale, expect Warner Bros. to see Universal's Asteroids adaptation and raise it one gripping, live-action Joust project. [Variety]
· Like so many sports brands looking to integrate Cannes competition alumni into their events, the execs at Ultimate Fighting Championship will feature an Inglourious Basterds tie-in at this week's UFC 100 spectacle in Las Vegas. [THR]
· Say what you will about Seven Pounds and Journey to the Center of the Earth -- the Italians loved them, which you and I both know is all that matters. [Variety]