· Poor Robert Zemeckis. Hot on the heels of the bomb that was Mars Needs Moms (he produced), comes word that Disney has pulled the plug on his similarly motion captured remake of The Beatles' Yellow Submarine. Or maybe they did it months ago. At least that's the scuttle from Disney insiders, who state that the poor box office showing of Moms didn't affect the situation at all. Whichever the case, celebrate that you don't have to see a creepy motion capture version of Yellow Submarine. Though, caveat emptor: Zemeckis is now free to shop the film to other studios. [THR/Heat Vision, Deadline]
· AT&T, Abramorama and Magnolia Home Entertainment have teamed up to grab the distribution rights of Conan O'Brien Can't Stop, which premiered last week at SXSW. Now everyone will get to see Angry Conan! [THR/Risky Business]
· This is fantastic. A new survey reveals that some residents of the United Kingdom believe in science-fiction. That means one in five of those polled think lightsabers are real, while one in four think humans can teleport. It gets better: 40 percent are certain hoverboards exist. For what it's worth, this is not some meta bit of viral marketing for Paul. Well, probably. [Aol]
· When pop culture zigs, Richard Brody zags. The New Yorker critic has penned a fairly convincing essay on the idea that we aren't living through a massive drought of quality at the movies. Instead, the current structure is actually fertile ground for creativity and ingenuity. Take that, Mark Harris. [New Yorker]
· Casting time! Kristin Chenoweth is now a part of the ABC pilot Good Christian Bitches. Memo to ABC: Keep that title. [TVLine]
· Brendan Fraser is turning into the skid that is his career: He'll star in Whole Lotta Sole, a heist comedy about robbing a fish store. Hotel Rwanda's Terry George will direct. This is not fake. [Variety]
· Guess who's probably going to get killed first by the violent space alien in Ridley Scott's Alien-prequel-that-isn't-but-kinda-is Prometheus? It's Logan Marshall-Green! The actor has just been cast as Noomi Rapace's boyfriend in the 2012 tentpole. Good luck, sir! [Deadline]