In news that's tantamount to discovering that Julia Child secretly had a passion for Taco Bell, Inception cinematographer Wally Pfister revealed that director Chris Nolan really enjoys watching the cinematic oevere of Mister 'Splosions-Bang-Bang himself, Michael Bay. My world has been turned upside down like a Joseph Gordon-Levitt fight scene. Maybe Nolan's just watching to figure out what not to do? [Cinematical]
Consider this a late entry to Louis' "I was totally sleeping when Emmy nominations were announced!" round-up. Jon Hamm also claimed to be snoozing when he got his third nomination for Best Actor in a Drama -- but, ever the pro, he added an extra kicker. Seems his dog, Cora, was in bed with him as well and was so overcome with excitement that she "farted in [his] face." So, next time you think of Don Draper, all slick and smooth with his mid-century modern cool, just imagine him with a faceful of kibble farts. See how cool Don Draper is then. [TV Guide]
Man, if we could only harness the energy of Marvel movie casting rumors, we wouldn't need offshore drilling. ONTD is reporting that Peter Parker also-ran Anton Yelchin impressed the Spidey powers-that-be enough that he's been cast as Peter's best friend and sometime nemesis Harry Osborne. For the Lincoln-had-a-secretary-named-Kennedy-and-Kennedy-had-a-secretary-named-Lincoln trivia buffs among you, that's precisely how James Franco got cast as Harry in the original Spider-Man waaaayyyyyyy back in 2002 (Gosh, did we even have movies back then?). ONTD's only source on this, though, is IMDB, so take this news with as much salt as your physician will allow. [ONTD]
Monotone Canadian funnyman Seth Rogen's cancer-based comedy is sporting a new name. Previously known as I'm With Cancer and then simply reported as Untitled Cancer Comedy, it's now been dubbed Live With It. Joseph Gordon-Levitt stars as a 25 year-old who contracts a rare form of terminal cancer and Rogen stars as, I'm guessing, his braying boobish friend. They're joined by a bevy of talented co-stars, including Anjelica Huston, Bryce Dallas Howard, Anna Kendrick and Philip Baker Hall. [/Film]
The always-reliable Perez Hilton is reporting that Colin Farrell has signed on to play the Prince of Darkness himself in the upcoming Ozzy biopic. Reportedly Ozzy wanted an unknown from his hometown of Birmingham while Sharon was hoping for Johnny Depp, but I think Colin's a fine choice to play the bat-hungry Ozzy. No word on who might play the power-behind-the-Satanic-throne, Sharon, but I'm hoping Tilda Swinton's dance card is free. What do you think? [Perez Hilton]
Fresh from setting the comedy world on fire in Marmaduke, Judy Greer has been cast in CBS's new comedy Mad Love which follows four friends as they look for love in New York City. Greer joins the cast which includes Sarah Chalke, Tyler Labine, and Jason Biggs. For those keeping track at home, Greer replaces Lizzy Caplan who was a replacement herself for Ashley Austin Morris. Add to the fact that Labine was brought in as a replacement for Dan Fogler and Chalke replaced Minka Kelly, and this makes Mad Love only the 87th most volatile show on television. [Deadline]
Fresh from the debacle that was the reboot of Melrose Place, Katie Cassidy is moving from L.A. hi-jinks to Upper East Side escandalos, and joining the cast of Gossip Girl as a Columbia student and love interest for fellow matriculant Chase Crawford. According to Entertainment Weekly's source, her character "will make trouble," but "is not what she appears," and will "wear outfits that show off her boobs." Actually that last one isn't a direct quote, but more like an educated guess. [EW]
According to Facebook, the only social network that is clearly acceptable for scientific studies such as these, the Twilight fan page now has approximately 6.665 million fans, more fans than pages for Harry Potter, Transformers, and Toy Story combined. True to its book roots though, you can only become a fan after spending at least four hours staring goo-goo eyed at it and then swearing you'll totally get married to it after clicking "Like." [Deadline]
Via Twitter, Hairspray actress and erstwhile All That-er Amanda Bynes has revealed that she is retiring from acting. "I don't love acting anymore so I've stopped doing it," Bynes explained in 140 characters at a time. "Being an actress isn't as fun as it may seem." But before we pour out a 40 in her memory, bear in mind that her last tweet previous to retirement talk was, "I like black men I'm very attracted to them just fyi." We'll see what the sober light of morning may bring for Ms. Bynes. [@chicky via ontd]
Speaking to French radio station RTL, Woody Allen defended fellow director Roman Polanski, who is fighting extradition charges that stem from his long-ago arrest for sexual assault. "It's something that happened many years ago," said Allen. "[Polanski] has suffered...he has paid his dues...he's an artist, he's a nice person, he did something wrong and he paid for it. [His critics] are not happy unless he pays the rest of his life. They would be happy if they could execute him in a firing squad." No word from Polanski, but we imagine it's something along the lines of "Psst! Stop trying to help!" [Yahoo! News]
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