J.J. Abrams Hires Female Writing Team for Top Secret Screenplay, and 5 Other Stories You'll Be Talking About Today

Also in this Tuesday edition of The Broadsheet: Another old timer returns to American Reunion... Daniel Radcliffe's parents love Lady Gaga... Perez Hilton: Movie Star... and more ahead.

· Shh, don't tell anyone. Fringe co-executive producers Monica Breen and Alison Schapker have been commissioned by J.J. Abrams to rewrite the script for his top secret Japanese robot movie. Currently going under the working title of Zanbato, the project is allegedly about "swashbuckling robots with swords." Because, sure. [Deadline]

· When Chris Klein's people want to confirm his next big move, they go to... People. Klein's reps told the magazine that he will co-star in American Reunion, reprising his role as Chris "Oz" Ostreicher. [People]

· More reasons to love Daniel Radcliffe: He's an outspoken supporter of LBGT causes, he was recently given the Hero Award by The Trevor Project, and his parents are cooler than him. "[M]y mom and dad, bizarrely, went to her concert," Radcliffe told MTV when asked if he ever got to meet Lady Gaga. "Like, my parents at a Lady Gaga concert, which I just think is the coolest, oddest thing ... they're ahead of me on most things pop culture." [MTV]

· Matt Reeves can't get away from vampires. The Let Me In director will helm an adaptation of the bestselling Justin Cronin novel The Passage. It's about vampires. [Deadline]

· Take it away, Variety! "Celeb blogger Perez Hilton has landed a cameo in French helmer Christophe Lenoir's A * Is Killed, said to be inspired by the mysterious death of Michael Jackson." Perfect. [Variety]

· Marisa Tomei is in talks to star in the HBO pilot about cable news from Oscar winner Aaron Sorkin. Yes, please. [NYP]