Early Buzz: David Cross, Afghan Whigs, 'HIMYM,' more
Hey, how's it going? I hope you're staying cozy this week — time for headlines:
- Quentin Tarantino has sued Gawker over leaking a script he wrote.
- Oh man, I just saw the news that Pete Seeger died. That's so sad.
- Breaking Bad's Jonathan Banks will appear on Better Call Saul. I still feel like this spinoff is a strange idea, but I'm rolling with it ...
- Watch the new Pixies video.
- The Sundance Channel is renaming itself SundanceTV.
- David Cross has strong feelings about social media. In a nutshell, he hates it!
- The Hollywood Reporter talks to the creators of How I Met Your Mother about the final season.
- The fabulous Margaret Cho will co-star on Tina Fey's new Fox comedy.
- The Afghan Whigs are going to release a new album after 16 years!
- Matt Fraction is on board to help turn Fight Club into a graphic novel. (Thanks, Zack.)
- What do you think of Peter Capaldi's costume as the Doctor? I'm digging it.
- J.J. Abrams talks to the U.K. Telegraph about Star Wars.
- Elizabeth Banks will direct Pitch Perfect 2.
- Ray Wise will star in a new Hulu series from ... Chipotle?
- Watch the new trailer for Terry Gilliam's Zero Theorem.
- Now we know the title of Orphan Black's season premiere episode.
- The Atlantic revisits terrible trailers for now-classic movies.
- This infographic takes us through the history of Boba Fett's helmets.
- Here's a public service announcementDavid Lynch made about New York City's rat infestation in the '90s.
- And finally, have you seen the video from the guy who reconstructed his wife's teddy bear for Christmas? So sweet. ("I smelled him, and I knew exactly who it was!")