· Film festival shocker: American-made movies will run roughshod over Cannes. [Variety]
· MTV announces the launch of its Overdrive web-only channel, finally servicing the needs of OCD-addled teens who need to see some rides pimped rightfuckingnow. [THR]
· OK, we're not kidding around anymore, MGM: Just pick a new fucking James Bond already, even if it's gotta be that British guy that no one here's ever heard of. It takes less time to pick a Pope, and he's got much cooler clothes. [Variety]
· Malcolm in the Middle nerd Frankie Muniz really stretches himself by signing up to play a computer geek in the teen horror flick Stay Alive. People really don't realize how hard that nerd-to-geek transition is for an actor. [THR]
· Maxim magazine, NBC, and Dimension Films enter into a mutually-beneficial, cross-promotional whoring arrangement. Coming soon: Jeff Zucker and Bob Weinstein tangled in a sweat-soaked, semi-clothed embrace on the cover of June's mag. [Variety]

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