Early Buzz: Morrissey, Conan and more news

Happy, happy Friday! We have a lot to do today — sent your Mailbag Qs to popcandy@usatoday.com/tweet #CandyMailbag — so let's begin with a few headlines:

- Ben Affleck will play a "tired and weary" Batman.

- Morrissey is looking for a new publisher for his memoir.

- See Rob Lowe as JFK in the new trailer for Killing Kennedy.

- Benedict Cumberbatch has revealed a horrifying story about once being abducted in South Africa.

- Neil Young has debuted a new song.

- We round up the 30 best new fall books.

- See some photos from the season premiere of Parks and Recreation.

- Hear an interview with the wonderful Harry Dean Stanton.

- Happy 20th anniversary, Conan O'Brien!

- David Cross and Bob Odenkirk talk about their new book.

- J.K. Rowling is writing a screenplay set in the Harry Potter universe.

- Not surprisingly, Steve Sansweet has set a world record for the largest collection of Star Wars memorabilia.

- Watch some footage from the new season of The Walking Dead.

- Mike Myers' directorial debut sounds interesting.

- What can bands like Mumford and Sonslearn from Neko Case?

- Win Butler is sorry for the Arcade Fire graffiti that, on at least one building, was pretty hard to remove.

- I can't believe a Paul's Boutique lawsuit makes news all these years after its release!

- And finally, Song for Myla Goldberg will always be my No. 1 Decemberists song.