Buzz Break: George Clooney Puts it Together

· Should we assume George Clooney is assembling a rifle in this new still from The American? After that contraption he built in Burn After Reading, you can never be too sure. A closer look, and more Buzz Break, after the jump.

· Does that lineup for The Avengers feel a little estrogen-deficient to you? "It is true that the movie is only going to have one female Avenger, but she will not be the only female character," says director Joss Whedon.

· The Vicious Kind director Lee Toland Krieger will helm The Spectacular Now, based on the coming-of-age novel by Tim Tharp.

· Paul Rudd and Kristen Wiig together? Yes please. They'll star with Topher Grace in the family comedy Bobby Blue Sky.

· Star Wars works great as a silent film, but I think I'll wait until they silence the prequels.