Angelina Jolie's Tourist Travels Express to 2011?

· OK, so: About a week after Angelina Jolie was rumored to be considering Charlize Theron's former role in the romantic spy thriller The Tourist, she's suddenly set now that director Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck is also rumored to be signing on for a February shoot. Except that as of press time last night, the producers hadn't even begun negotiations with von Donnersmarck; he hasn't directed a project since his The Lives of Others won the 2006 Best Foreign-Language Film Oscar. All of this is apparently stable enough for insiders to speculate about a 2011 release date. Meanwhile, Sam Worthington -- the only person officially attached to the project -- idles in wait, practicing his American accent four hours a day in preparation for the title character. [Variety]

CBS opens its arms for Samuel L. Jackson, Wilmer Valderrama goes dog whispering, and more Hollywood Ink after the jump.

· After extending its first-look deal at CBS, Samuel L. Jackson's UppiTV shingle placed two series with the network. The first is a comedy about a congressman's wife who takes over his seat when he dies suddenly in the middle of his term (sounds hilarious!), while the other is a medical drama about an ER doctor who "uses unconventional methods to treat his patients." One has to assume this means it's more in the House vein than the put-honey-butter-on-the-nub-of-your-severed-arm-and-call-me-in-the-morning vein, but we'll see. [THR]

· And while both of those ideas sound all right, Jackson will be f*cking up some motherf*ckers when he hears that Wilmer Valderrama's next project -- based on the life and work of famous "Dog Whisperer" Cesar Millan -- is being set up with the competition at Fox. Tough break there. [Variety]

· Robert Iger and Ari Emanuel reached a fragile, landmark accord over the weekend, agreeing that piracy is bad for the entertainment industry. [Variety]

· Was it really almost 20 years ago that Laura Dern was in Rambling Rose and Wild at Heart? And now she's in talks to play a school headmistress in Little Fockers? Unbelievable. [THR]