· Does anyone not like Idris Elba? Well, yes: The people behind Boycott Thor, a website that may or may not be run by the Council of Conservative Citizens, a certified hate group. I know what you're asking: Why are they boycotting Thor, besides the fact that it looks awful? Well: "Marvel has viciously attacked the TEA Party movement, conservatives, and European heritage. Now they have taken it one further, casting a black man as a Norse deity in their new movie Thor. Marvel has now inserted social engineering into European mythology." Sounds totally rational. If being upset about Elba's casting in Thor sounds familiar, that's probably because, as Devin Faraci points out, "a certain segment of the online population that went nuts" when it was announced he would play the traditionally white Heimdall. Elba has yet to comment, which might have more to do with the fact that the Luther star doesn't want to remind people he's in Thor than anything else. [Badass Digest]
· Still scratching your head about the inclusion of Burlesque on the list of this year's Golden Globe nominees? Perhaps this will enlighten you: The Hollywood Foreign Press Association "took a Sony-sponsored trip to Las Vegas to see Cher in concert" before the nominations. J'accuse! Of course there is another explanation: The films that would qualify as "musical/comedies" in 2010 were uniformly pretty bad, leaving the HFPA with precious few options. Sorry, nerds: I loved Scott Pilgrim vs. the World, too, but that wasn't getting nominated -- and in some circles, it might have been viewed as illegitimate a choice as Burlesque. [LAT/Big Picture]
· You get a Prius! You get a Prius! You get a Prius! But not you, key grip. James Cameron and producer Jon Landau have reportedly given the 11 principle cast members from Avatar blue Toyota Prius' this holiday season. Take that, Lexus commercials! [Deadline]
· Your prayers have been answered! Summit Entertainment will begin Mel Gibson's comeback tour on March 23 when The Beaver gets a limited release. It will go wide to more theaters on April 8. [Deadline]
· Sounds like New Year's Eve keeps getting worse. Better, I mean? Sarah Jessica Parker has reportedly been cast in the Garry Marshall superfilm, with Halle Berry and Zac Efron in talks as well. They would join Robert De Niro, Ashton Kutcher, Lea Michele, Sofia Vergara, Abigail Breslin, Michelle Pfeiffer, Hilary Swank and Jessica Biel. [THR]
· Speaking of casting: The producers of Rock of Ages are looking at Tom Cruise, Alec Baldwin and Gwyneth Paltrow for roles in the big-screen adaptation. This has Mamma Mia camp potential, folks. [EW, The Wrap]
· That awesome Jimi Hendrix biopic that Paul Greengrass was going to make with Anthony Mackie? Yeah, that's dead. [Deadline]