· Not to be outdone by Disney's $4 billion acquisition of Marvel, Fox announced Monday it would kick-start a slate of new films based on the comics giant's Fantastic Four series. Screenwriter/producer Akiva Goldsman is in charge of rebooting the antiquated 2005 original, which also spawned 2007's Rise of the Silver Surfer. Beyond that, Fox also reminded Disney that it owns indefinite rights to the X-Men franchise and all of its respective origin stories -- which still doesn't rule out the prospect of those hotly in-demand (at least around these parts) Mouse gloves with Wolverine claws. Don't make us wait. [Variety]
Teen Wolf inches closer to its own reboot, The L Word tries again with real lesbians, and more Hollywood Ink after the jump.
· A few months after greenlighting a series based on the 25-year-old B-comedy starring Michael J. Fox, MTV has re-emphasized its commitment to Teen Wolf. The pilot is headed down the pipe, and the network's execs encourage you not to worry: "It has a fresh take and is very different from the original. [...] It has more of an American Werewolf in Paris feel to it." Would that be the same American Werewolf in Paris still pulling a 9 percent positive rating on Rotten Tomatoes? What could go wrong? [THR]
· Having tired of scripts, actors, directors, and all the other creative headaches that accompany making episodic TV, the producers of The L Word have decided to bring the series back to Showtime as The Real L Word, featuring six actual lesbians going about their daily lives in Los Angeles. This one's drawing parallels to the Real Housewives franchise, which I suppose is a step up from American Werewolf in Paris, but still. [Variety]
· Brandon T. Jackson and Natari Naughton will join Ice Cube and Bow Wow in the comedy Lottery Ticket, in which the latter actor must duel opportunistic neighbors for a weekend in the projects while holding on to a jackpot-winning lotto ticket. [Variety]
· Keanu Reeves will be falsely accused of a bank robbery in the indie romcom Henry's Crime, scripted by Anvil director Sacha Gervasi. For his punishment he'll be sentenced to six weeks of shooting this winter in Buffalo. [Variety]