· The second episode preview in Friday Night Lights's final season's looking, well, dramatic in a par-for-the-course way. Are we optimistic about this season? It's remarkable that these characters manage to remain so interesting; I know my interest in Don Draper's past and future dwindled considerably in season four. Clip of FNL after the break. [YouTube]
By merely passing this story along, I'm breaking my own pact, but them's the breaks: Universal is hoping to have Johnny Depp lead their live-action version of Snow White called Snow White and the Huntsman. Depp would star as the titular hunter, possibly opposite Charlize Theron. With The Mad Hatter, Willy Wonka and Captain Jack Sparrow already under his belt, Depp has officially become a human version of Ricky's. [The Wrap]
I despise Halloween. What makes it worse are the people who just love Halloween. Why do I look at this entire weekend as one big costume-buying hassle while everyone else -- like the Conners or the Dunphys -- is having the time of their lives? Or maybe not everyone else: At least a few of you must be Halloween haters, and it's high time we stick together.
The weekend is upon us, so it's time for Movieline's Halloween 25 to get messy. The slasher-movie edition, which includes electric guitar drills and the only horror movie (to my knowledge) where the killer uses a flamethrower, will make Freddy and Jason look like kid's stuff. Once the screaming is over and the killer has died for the fifth and final time, chime in with your own picks.
· What to say about this picture of Sherri Shepherd standing on line at ConEd, waiting to pay her bill, except: What the hell is Sherri Shepherd doing standing on line at ConEd, waiting to pay her bill? It's called the Internet, Sherri -- or, failing that, the telephone. THERE ARE OTHER WAYS TO PAY BILLS! Ahem. Click ahead to see Sherri mixing it up with the commonfolk and stick around for more Buzz Break.
Every year Halloween arrives and you say the same thing: "I don't know what to be for Halloween!" If you're like us here at Movieline, that procrastination has led you to this moment: Less than 36 hours before the holiday and with no costume to speak of. But never fear! Ahead, here are nine suggestions you can put together at the last minute to wow your friends, neighbors and family.
More cameo fun for The Hangover 2! After Mel Gibson was replaced by Liam Neeson because co-star Zach Galifianakis thought he was insane, many understandably wondered why Mike Tyson, a convicted rapist, was kosher for the first film while an alcoholic racist with anger-management problems was unacceptable for the second. Well, here's some salt in the wound: Todd Phillips revealed in a Details interview that Mike Tyson will appear in the sequel as well. Between this and Charlie Sheen's meltdown, you may be asking who fits where in Hollywood's morality guidebook?
Also in the Friday edition of The Broadsheet: An anti-obesity group defends the controversial Mike & Molly article for Marie Claire (sounds familiar)... the anonymous dude who wrote about Christine O'Donnell's nether region has potentially been outed... Lost alums return to TV... and more ahead.
Halloween weekend is upon us, which can only mean one thing: The Jigsaw Killer is back with a chamber full of traps and a suitcase stuffed with willing moviegoers' cash. Make that willing 3-D moviegoers' cash, which you can expect to boost the splattery franchise swan song over Paranormal Activity for the weekend's top prize. But things are not as clear elsewhere...
· After a long, successful career of snuffing out screen teens, Scream's iconic Ghostface Killer takes to the streets to solicit folks' favorite scary movies. Poltergeist represent! Scary Movie, though? Get a knife. [NextMovie]
Months after approving relatively relaxed new guidelines, censors in Malaysia have approved one of the country's first films to feature gay central characters. The catch then was the catch now: They just had to repent or suffer for their lifestyle. So how have the producers of Dalam Botol -- known by some as the Malay Brokeback Mountain -- gotten around that?
Oprah Winfrey announced an important artistic impulse today at Maria Shriver's high-falutin' Women's Conference in California: The word "bitch" won't be uttered on the OWN Network. Sayeth the Oprah, OWN will be "fun and entertaining without tearing people down and calling them bitches. Imagine that. Imagine." Preach. But I can think of 25 other words that deserve a spot on OWN's blacklist.
· I know what you're thinking: Where are Chris Evans' enhanced muscles? Not in this exclusive first look of Captain America: The First Avenger in EW, that's for sure! Click ahead to see the full image and stick around for more Buzz Break.
It was reported this week that Jeff Bridges will hosting Saturday Night Live on Dec. 18, his first hosting appearance since 1983 (when he co-hosted with his brother, Beau). Coincidentally, not only will Bridges be starring in Tron: Legacy that month, but he'll also be in the thick of an Oscar campaign for True Grit, vying for the first back-to-back Best Actor win since Tom Hanks pulled the trick in 1993-1994. Meanwhile Anne Hathaway, also in the Oscar mix for her performance in Love and Other Drugs, will be hosting on Nov. 20. Which got me thinking: Can the added buzz from hosting SNL actually help the chances of a win or even a nomination? Let's investigate!
As you've no doubt heard, Universal has staked June 1, 2012 as the date for the next directorial effort from Judd Apatow. But other than that -- and the fact that Apatow will write, produce and direct -- literally nothing is known about the project. Apatow hasn't even finished the script yet! Fortunately, that doesn't mean you can't speculate to your heart's desire. Will this next film be about a 30-year-old virgin? A remake of Junior? Something entirely unexpected? Use your imagination and leave your best guess in the comments. [Deadline]
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