Also in this TGIF edition of The Broadsheet: Kiefer Sutherland could return to television... there might be a J.K. Rowling movie... Radiohead releases their new album one day early... and more ahead.
· When you see an article titled "The Day the Movies Died," you can probably expect a boatload of negativity. That said, Mark Harris' polemic in this month's GQ on the state of Hollywood is pretty even-handed. After all, it blames the upcoming string of lame comic book movies and sequels on the one group you might not have expected: Us, the people who do most of the hand-wringing. "We can complain until we're hoarse that Hollywood abandoned us by ceasing to make the kinds of movies we want to see, but it's just as true that we abandoned Hollywood," Harris writes. "Studios make movies for people who go to the movies, and the fact is, we don't go anymore. [...] Put simply, we'd rather stay home, and movies are made for people who'd rather go out." The moral? If you like movies, start supporting the good ones and ignoring the bad ones. [GQ]
· Dammit! Kiefer Sutherland is reportedly considering a return to primetime television. Deadline reports that the former 24 star is circling Touch, a drama about a mute child who can predict events in the future. Sutherland would play the boy's father. What this would mean for the 24 movie you don't care about remains to be seen. [Deadline]
· Attention Harry Potter fans: start planning a trip to Canada. According to reports -- meaning, take this with a grain of salt -- Without a Trace star Poppy Montgomery will play J.K. Rowling in Strange Magic, the unofficial made-for-Canadian-TV biopic about the author's life. Hey, true or not, Montgomery is perfect casting for this thing. [Daily Mail]
· Stephen Frears is a man of few words in this interview with Gawker, and he uses some of those words to dismiss the Oscars. Take it away, Stephen! [Gawker]
· Everybody loves Watson! Ratings for the moment when computers took over the Earth Jeopardy! during Watson's battle with Ken Jennings reached a six-year high. [Variety]
· Blake Lively, Chloe Moretz and Eddie Redmanye have joined the cast of Hick. The film follows a young girl (Moretz) who runs away from Nebraska and heads to Las Vegas. [Variety]
· The Summit Entertainment cancer dramedy formerly known as I'm With You has a new title. It will hit theaters on Sept. 30 as 50/50. I'm quite excited to see Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Seth Rogen, Anna Kendrick and Anjelica Huston in the same movie, but that new title stinks on ice. Sorry, Summit. [TheWrap]
· Finally: Radiohead has done the cool thing and released their new album King of Limbs one day early. Fans can download it right now from the band's website. Before you do though, watch this new video for the song "Lotus Flower," starring Thom Yorke and a bowler hat. Garth Jennings (Son of Rambow) directs. [Radiohead]