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Early Buzz: U2, Rob Lowe, Mark Hamill and more news


Happy Friday! Even though it was a short week, I'm pretty eager for it to wrap. Let's kick off the day with some headlines:

- Colin Jost will co-host Weekend Update after Seth Meyers leaves Saturday Night Live.

- HBO has canceled Family Tree and Hello Ladies.

- Gal Gadot, the actress playing Wonder Woman in the new Batman/Superman movie, has signed a three-picture deal.

- Here's an interview with Brian K. Vaughan where he talks about the status of a Y: The Last Man movie.

- Disney Channel has ordered a full season of Girl Meets World.

- It'll be a Mork & Mindy reunion on The Crazy Ones when Pam Dawber guest stars.

- Mark Hamill did a Q&A on Reddit.

- if you missed last night's Greatest Event in Television History, it's on adultswim.com.

- See a trailer for Those Who Kill, the new A&E drama starring Chloe Sevigny.

- Mulholland Drive began as a spinoff for Twin Peaks character Audrey Horne, David Lynch reveals.

- NBC has picked up a new comedy starring Rob Lowe.

- Nick Offerman is working on another book.

- U2 will make its new single available for free on the day of the Super Bowl.

- The Hollywood Reporter chats with filmmaker and State alum David Wain.

- Read Vanity Fair's new profile of Jimmy Fallon.

- And finally, I love this idea: Fred Armisen is releasing singles by some of his fictional bands from SNL.