1. We didn’t see this one coming: it’s the James Cameron vs. Glenn Beck smackdown. All because Beck thinks that Cameron is the anti-Christ. [via ArtsBeat]
2. Zach Braff has announced on his Facebook page that the new Scrubs is dead, but ABC isn’t commenting. [via E!]
3. Blame it on the alcohol: Jamie Foxx is writing a modernized film adaptation of Laverne and Shirley that will be directed by Gary Marshall and could possibly star Jennifer Garner and Jessica Biel. [via Vulture]
4. The Ricky Gervais Show — an animated series based on Gervais’ podcasts with Stephen Merchant and Karl Pilkington — has been renewed for a second season by HBO. [via THR]
5. Don’t expect a David Hockney anti-smoking PSA anytime soon: “I have smoked for 52 years and I’m still here working away very ambitiously.” [via Independent]
Bonus link: Marisa Meltzer’s favorite concert footage by female artists
With the announcement of a Baby-sitter’s Club prequel and revision of the first two volumes in the series due out in April, we couldn’t help but wonder: Where would our beloved teenage baby sitters be now? The answer: in their early 30s. Yep, it made us feel old, too. And so we decided to reconnect with our favorite Stoneybrook, CT residents, channeling our inner Ann M. Martin to come up with what we think are plausible current realities for the gang.
Check out our predictions (and a clip from The Baby-Sitters Club TV series featuring a baby-faced Zach Braff) after the jump.
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1. Don’t expect any new material at Pavement’s upcoming reunion gigs; these concerts are all about nostalgia. [via NME]
2. Tracy Morgan hands out a big F-you to former SNL castmates Chris Kattan and Cheri Oteri in his new memoir. “All I have to say about that is, where’s Chris Kattan now? Where’s Cheri Oteri now? That bitch can’t even get arrested.” [via Gawker]
3. How did we miss out on the Zach Braff death rumors? He’s not dead, and clarifies that if he ever does kill himself, it will be with pots and pans, not pills. [via E! Online]
4. Giorgio Armani has tapped Megan Fox to replace Victoria Beckham as the new poster girl for their Emporio Armani Underwear and Armani Jeans campaigns; look for the images come January. [via WWD]
5. Roman Polanski will complete his new movie The Ghost — which is scheduled to premiere at the Berlin Film Festival in February — from inside the big house. [via Vulture]
