· When Captain America: The First Avenger gets released around the world later this month, it won't bring the America part to three countries. Russia, Ukraine and South Korea chose the Marvel-approved The First Avenger as the title for the Chris Evans-led film, despite the fact that not having the brand recognition of Captain America could hurt box office prospects. Speaking of box office prospects: does anyone else think not releasing Captain America over the Fourth of July holiday was a sizable miscalculation? Just sayin', America and all. [THR]
· In the British edition of GQ, Harry Potter star Daniel Radcliffe reportedly admitted to having a bit of a past drinking problem. "I became so reliant on [alcohol] to enjoy stuff. [...] There were a few years there when I was just so enamored with the idea of living some sort of famous person's lifestyle that really isn't suited to me." he said. "As much as I would love to be a person that goes to parties and has a couple of drinks and has a nice time, that doesn't work for me. I do that very unsuccessfully." Radcliffe apparently hasn't had a drink since last August. [GQ via Telegraph UK]
· Not that you needed to know this, but: Snow White and the Huntsman is the first in a series of films, says producer Joe Roth. [EW]
· Universal has acquired the rights to Pitch Perfect, an a cappella comedy from producer Elizabeth Banks. [Variety]
· New Myspace co-owner Justin Timberlake wants to use a talent competition to reenergize the social networking site. "Whether it becomes a talent competition or something like that, those are things that we will still flesh out," said Timberlake's manager Johnny Wright, to THR. "We definitely want to bring the industry back to Myspace to really look at the talented people that have put their faces there." [THR]
· Can you really call a massive action set piece that uses 13 seconds of footage from a previous film "recycled"? Apparently. Venezuelan YouTube user Jermaín Odremán noticed how some frames of automotive carnage in Transformers: Dark of the Moon were the same as ones in The Island. But with giant killer robots. Check out the comparison below. [Slashfilm]