· While every person on my Twitter feed is foaming at the mouth at the prospect of Warner Bros. remaking Buffy the Vampire Slayer, director Joss Whedon is decidedly more circumspect. "I always hoped that Buffy would live on even after my death. But, you know, AFTER," Whedon told Kristin Dos Santos of E! "I don't love the idea of my creation in other hands, but I'm also well aware that many more hands than mine went into making that show what it was. And there is no legal grounds for doing anything other than sighing audibly. I can't wish people who are passionate about my little myth ill. I can, however, take this time to announce that I'm making a Batman movie. Because there's a franchise that truly needs updating. So look for The Dark Knight Rises Way Earlier Than That Other One And Also More Cheaply And In Toronto, rebooting into a theater near you." Fun fact: That was Christopher Nolan's first choice. [E!]
· Further proof that every cockamamie movie idea will someday come true: Scientists at Johns Hopkins University have discovered that certain proteins can be removed from the brain's fear center to erase painful and traumatic memories forever. "Erasing a memory and then everything bad built on that is an amazing idea, and I can see all sorts of potential," said Kate Farinholt, executive director of the mental health support and information group NAMI Maryland. "But completely deleting a memory, assuming it's one memory, is a little scary. How do you remove a memory without removing a whole part of someone's life, and is it best to do that, considering that people grow and learn from their experiences." Good point Kate, but you don't need to show off; we've all seen Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, too. [Baltimore Sun]
· Our good friend Michael Ausiello reports that Gossip Girl producers plan on exiling Taylor Momsen indefinitely following Monday's new episode. Is this the end of Little J? Fingers crossed! [Deadline]
· This should go off without a hitch: The F.C.C. is toying with the idea of updating 911 services in a way that will allow citizens to report crimes via text and streaming video. Because nothing is more -- buffering -- reliable than -- buffering -- streaming video. [Wired]
· The death of George Hickenlooper has been ruled an accidental overdose. The Denver Medical Examiner's office said the Casino Jack director died after taking ethanol and oxymorphone, which affected his central nervous system and breathing. [Denver Post]
· No mas. Gael Garcia Bernal is attached to star as Roberto Duran in Hands of Stone, with Al Pacino in talks to play his trainer, Ray Arcel. [The Wrap]
· Movieline's favorite A-List idiot Reichen Lehmkuhl might see his 2006 memoir, Here's What We'll Say: Growing Up, Coming Out, and the U.S. Air Force, turned into a feature film. Chace Crawford and Taylor Lautner are being eyed to star as Reichen. Naturally. [EW]