In Case You Missed It

I'm doing a summer installation of my campus newspaper column this week, so I thought I'd go ahead and post all the little news tidbits I dug up but didn't devote prior posts to. Here's lots of info-tainment nuggets to get you through your Thursday afternoon! Bonus for online readers? Links!

• Watch for yet another superhero movie to find a multiplex near you in 2010. Seth Rogen (Knocked Up) has been given the go ahead to write and star in The Green Hornet. He’s an unlikely choice for the role, but Sony sees potential.
• Pamela Anderson will be joining E!’s lineup of reality stars in August when she premiers her new show Pam: Girl on the Loose. The blonde bombshell is insisting that it is a documentary show about all aspects of her life, not just a reality show. What’s the difference?
• On June 1, a major fire broke out on the Universal Studios lot in Los Angeles. The fire consumed several famous film sets, including the famous courthouse square from the Back to the Future films, and jeopardized a vault containing rare film footage.
• Tori Spelling and Jennie Garth are both ready to head back to the old zip code. The Beverly Hills: 90210 alums have both signed on to reprise their original roles in the CW’s new spinoff. Spelling’s Donna Martin will now own a clothing store frequented by the new teenage cast, and Garth’s Kelly Taylor will now be a guidance counselor at West Beverly Hills High, her alma mater.
• In case you, like most people, didn’t hear, Scarlett Johannson released a CD (Anywhere I Lay My Head) of Tom Waits covers in May. Much to no one’s surprise, the wonderful actress couldn’t muster much buzz for her singing, and only managed to sell 5,000 copies in the first week.
• Production delays have stalled Coldplay’s North American tour. The shows will be pushed back two weeks, now starting on July 14th. The band’s free concerts in London, Barcelona, and New York will still be held on their original dates.
• On the set of the newest James Bond film, Quantum of Solace, Daniel Craig (Bond himself) suffered a slight mishap. While filming an action sequence, the star sliced off the tip of one of his fingers. Craig is such a determined Bond that he was back on the set the same day, ready to finish the scene.
• Charlie Sheen has vowed—via Ok! Magazine—to never publicly speak the name of his ex-wife Denise Richards again. The two have been trading barbs in the tabloids since their split in 2006. Here’s hoping Sheen stays true to his word.
• Bored? Surf over to Hulu.com and check out their “Hulu Days of Summer” extravaganza. The site offers full-length films and television shows, and during their days of summer promotion will be introducing new content daily. The fun starts June 16th, and in the meantime the site boasts everything from Arrested Development to Bewitched. During my Hulu surfing I stumbled across this little gem from SNL.