· Sorry to come to this story so late (there was breaking emoticon news taking priority... you know how it is), but: Have you seen the new version of Superman being pushed by DC Comics? The one its publisher describes as upholding its interest in a "hip, sexy and moody" Man of Steel? "We wanted to show a younger Superman at the early stages of his career, struggling with his identity and his place. He realizes he doesn't belong anywhere and doesn't fit in." I'm sorry, that is not Superman. That is Twilight. And what's with the hood and the eyes? He looks like a Jawa. Anyway, not to get off on the wrong foot this morning or anything, but seriously, go to hell, DC. And take wanker Superman and strip-joint Wonder Woman with you. [NYP]
· Francis Ford Coppola has reportedly commenced work on a new thriller called Twixt Now and Sunrise, featuring Val Kilmer as a horror novelist. Production is underway on Coppola's California estate; Elle Fanning and Bruce Dern co-star. [Deadline]
· After a casting search through 3,000 hopefuls on multiple continents, Ang Lee has settled on Suraj Sharma as the lead in The Life of Pi, the director's adaptation of Yann Martel's award-winning novel about a boy and his tiger (and hyena and zebra and orangutan) adrift at sea. Cue the "Go for extra helping of Pi" or "This Pi is undercooked" review headlines in 3... 2... [Deadline]
· Louis warned us about this, and now it's too late: ABC has canceled its legal drama The Whole Truth. Womp wooommmp. [EW]
· The previously reported big-screen Seth MacFarlane comedy Ted -- about a teddy bear that comes to life, plaguing its owner as a foul-mouthed, womanizing, pot-smoking slacker -- might have found its live-action leading man in Mark Wahlberg. [Deadline]
· Breaking! Khan will not be the villain in Star Trek 2! Instead it will be... er... "Harry Mudd or Trelane or Gary Mitchell or the Talosians or the Horta." Helpful! [Badass]
· Were Michael Jackson alive over the last 12 months, he would have made $275 million. But it's because he's not that he tops Forbes's new list of top-earning dead celebrities. Elvis Presley, J.R.R. Tolkien, Charles Schulz and John Lennon follow. [THR]
· Well, it had to happen eventually: Some Tea Party asshole went stepping on a female MoveOn volunteer's head at last night's Senate debate in Kentucky. Whatever happened to the good old-fashioned armed-and-dangerous days, guys? [Gawker]