· More American Idol news: We shouldn't expect Fox's choice for Simon Cowell's replacement to appear at the first Nashville auditions in July. A cardboard cut-out of Nikita Khrushchev will have to do.
· The UK's X Factor knows how to win ratings back from the World Cup games -- by asking viewers to stop watching the World Cup.
· SXSW Film Festival darling Barry Munday has been picked up by Magnolia Pictures. That's good news for Movieline's new friend Colin Hanks.
· Pirates of the Caribbean's fourth chapter will concern a quest for the fountain of youth, a press release confirms. Ponce de Leon knew it had something to do with Disney sequels.