Conan O'Brien Won't Allow Jay Leno on His New Show and 6 Other Stories You'll Be Talking About Today

Also in today's edition of The Broadsheet: James Bond will return... Spider-Man close to finding its Aunt May and Uncle Ben... David O. Russell continues to make weird career choices... and more ahead.

· Here's a total surprise: Conan O'Brien said he would never allow Jay Leno to appear on his new talk show! Well, almost never. "He can come as the musical guest, because that I want to see; no one knows he has an operatic range," O'Brien said in an interview with Playboy before adding, "No, there are certain things I will not do, regardless of the price." Too bad. If only Leno had another way to appear on television. [Reuters]

· James Bond will return! Maybe. According to MGM's bankruptcy papers, the studio is planning on releasing a new Bond movie in November of 2012, with subsequent sequels following every other year. The best laid plans of mice and men... [Bloomberg]

· When we last checked in on The Hunger Games -- better known to you as "The Next Twilight -- Gary Ross had moved in front of contenders like Frances Lawrence and Sam Mendes on the list of directors. Now it appears Ross is the list. The Seabiscuit helmer was at AFM with Lionsgate to talk up the film adaptation of Suzanne Collins' bestseller. [Variety]

· The Spider-Man reboot might get even more classy. Martin Sheen and Sally Field are in talks to portray Uncle Ben and Aunt May in Marc Webb's new film. In case you're wondering who to add in your movie star fantasy league, Sheen is further along in the talks than Field. [THR/Heat Vision, THR/Heat Vision]

· Speaking of Spider-Man: Julie Taymor's musical has been delayed yet again and won't reach the Broadway stage until January at the earliest. [NYT/ArtsBeat]

· Make their day, etc. David O. Russell and Ice Cube are reportedly teaming up for a Dirty Harry-like possible franchise at New Line. For Russell, this comes on the heels of Old St. Louis and video game adaptation Uncharted: Drake's Fortune, which is a crazy grouping of films, but at least shows that the talented director is actually working again. [Deadline]

· If you've been watching the Pirates of the Caribbean series and thought to yourself, "Needs more Judi Dench," then get excited. The Great Dame will reportedly film a cameo in Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides. File this under, "Thanks for nothing, Internet." [Daily Mail]