Third Bridget Jones Movie Potentially On the Way, and 5 Other Stories You'll Be Talking About Today

Also in this Friday edition of The Broadsheet: Jonathan Demme grabs latest Stephen King book... Justin Lin decapitates Highlander... Bert & Ernie are not married... and more ahead.

· Back in early July, it was rumored that Paul Feig would potentially direct a planned third installment of Bridget Jones's Diary. Now, at least one of those things are happening: EW reports that Working Title Films is going ahead with another Bridget Jones film, though no principle cast members have signed up as of yet, no director is on board and no script is finished. Presumably, Renee Zellweger would return to her most famous role, with Hugh Grant and Colin Firth hopefully back as well. Let's agree to check back here in a year and see if this one is any closer to the big screen than it is right now. [EW]

· It's not The Stand, but Jonathan Demme has found a Stephen King project to adapt. Variety reports that Demme will write, direct and produce a film version of King's upcoming novel 11/22/63, about a 35-year-old teacher who travels back in time to potentially stop the assassination of John F. Kennedy. The project has no studio or financing yet, but Demme is looking to shoot it in the fall of 2012; 11/22/63 arrives in bookstores on Nov. 8. [Variety]

· Hope you weren't too excited about the idea of Justin Lin directing the planned remake of Highlander. Lin has bowed out of the project, likely due to potential scheduling conflicts with the Fast Five sequel and perhaps Terminator. He will stay on as a producer. [THR/Heat Vision]

· Scott Glenn is busy. The actor (or "Sucker Punch star," per Variety; lolz) has signed up for a small part in Lee Daniels's Precious follow-up The Paperboy, as well as a reprisal of his role in The Bourne Legacy. [Variety]

· DreamWorks has dropped Southpaw, the boxing drama they picked up late last year with Eminem attached in a lead role and Antoine Fuqua directing a script by Sons of Anarchy creator Kurt Sutter. The studio will allow the filmmakers a chance to shop it elsewhere. [Deadline]

· As it turns out, Bert and Ernie are not gay. "Bert and Ernie are best friends. They were created to teach preschoolers that people can be good friends with those who are very different from themselves," said PBS in a statement. "Even though they are identified as male characters and possess many human traits and characteristics (as most Sesame Street Muppets do), they remain puppets, and do not have a sexual orientation." And now you know. [Deadline]