Johnny Depp sells his soul to Disney by agreeing to star in a fourth Pirates film as well as play the Mad Hatter and Tonto (Variety)

MGM, intent on remaking every film from the ‘80s, prepares for Dirty Rotten Scoundrel redo (Hollywood Reporter)

American Psycho – The Musical? (Hollywood Reporter)

Janet Jackson departs Def Jam (Hollywood Reporter)

Bruce Willis to make his directing debut (Variety)

HBO, in a bout of wishful thinking, renews True Blood after only two episodes (Hollywood Reporter)

Chris Cornell co-writes first single from American Idol winner, David Cook (Billboard)

Lionsgate and YouTube unveil branded channel featuring film clips (Hollywood Reporter)

New documentary chronicles the Beatles / Cirque de Soleil show (Billboard)

Jude Law to play Watson alongside Robert Downey’s Sherlock (Variety)

Cheech and Chong enjoy their career resurgence (Billboard)

Metallica is back on top of the charts (Billboard)

Uh-oh, Ben Affleck is now rewriting his acting roles (Hollywood Reporter)

David Cook’s new album will drop in November (Billboard)

Burn After Reading becomes the Coens’ biggest opener to date (Hollywood Reporter)