Early Buzz: 'Axe Cop,' Franco and more

Morning, everyone — we have a lot of stuff in the news today and several things to discuss, so let's hop to it:

- In a piece for The New York Times, Angelina Jolie has revealed she had a double mastectomy to prevent breast cancer.

- The Hollywood Reporter gathered Joss Whedon, X-Files creator Chris Carter, Murphy Brown's Diane English and The Shield's Sean Ryan for a roundtable discussion. Here's more coverage, including a great reunion photo of the Buffy writers.

- Yep, 24 is returning.

- New York magazine has a good interview with Michael Douglas.

- See the trailer for the new Seth MacFarlane live-action comedy.

- Check out Fox's new Axe Cop trailer.

- Watch the trailer for James Franco's As I Lay Dying.

- Pop reader Jen C. sent me a link to these amazing photos from the abandoned Star Wars set in the Tunisian desert.

- TV psychologist Joyce Brothers has died.

- I'm interested in NBC's new Dracula series, mainly because it stars Jonathan Rhys Meyers.

- How did Vin Diesel become so popular on Facebook? He says he was an early adopter.

- "13 Surprising Celebrity Novelists."

- Superchunk has a new record on the way. The title? I Hate Music.

- Watch a trailer for the new Michael J. Fox Show.

- Last week's live Q&A event with J.J. Abrams, George Takei and Andy Samberg is now on demand.

- A former writer for The Mary Tyler Moore Show wrote an essay about her experience.

- Pitchfork loves the new Vampire Weekend record, and so do I.

- Here's a new featurette about the film This Is the End. Can't wait to see this!

- "28 Ways You Identify with Dorothy from The Golden Girls."