There's a rumor that "Justin Bieber", a Smith performance art major's well-received senior thesis, will host a rebooted version of MTV's hidden-camera series Punk'd. So he'll be the new Ashton Kutcher. Meaning he'll marry the new Demi Moore, Demi Moore.

Well, maybe. It seems there's a rumor afoot that the hoax-pulling actor is director Clint Eastwood's top pick to play J. Edgar Hoover's lover in his biopic about the top g-man, which will star DiCaprio. Intriguing! And also, vaguely, ew?

Two interesting Saturday Night Live news bits came over the wires today. Well, one of them is a rumor. What's fact is that Amy Poehler will be hosting the season premiere on the 25th. The rumor? No more Jenny Slate.

They're considering Chris Isaak as a replacement for Simon Cowell! The alt-crooner has had two meetings with producers. If that's not weird, nothing is. Apparently the show is struggling to maneuver around X Factor, judges-wise. Who will end up where??

Actor Andrew Garfield, who is British, and 26, will play Peter Parker in director Marc Webb's "reboot" of the Spider-man franchise, ending comedian Donald Glover's dreams of playing the part. Want to see him act?

Michael Bay has a winning formula: Boobs + explosions = $$$. A while back he made a hilarious, action-packed ad for Victoria's Secret. Now he's hired one of the ad's stars to replace Megan Fox in Transformers 3.

The fashion maven and Project Runway mentor has been cast as "an exec assistant at a major cosmetic company" in the upcoming live-action/animation Smurfs movie. So, yay. But, uh, why is there a cosmetic company in a Smurfs movie? [Variety]

Are you dying to see yourself inside the TV machine? Let's make your dream a reality and get you entire seconds of camera time as an extra. Follow these tips and you'll be seeing stars in no time.

Can you throw down with The Situation, fist pump with Snooki, or survive one of ShamWOWW's vicious right hooks? Then you're a few stupid questions away from being a part of the next season of Jersey Shore.

Aaron Sorkin is rumored to be circling a movie adaptation of The Politician, former John Edwards aide Andrew Young's tell-all book about his sleazy former boss (and his sex tape). But who should play Edwards, his mistress and wife?

A Los Angeles-based "production company" is casting for an "obese/overweight toddler" for an afternoon shoot. We hope this is a joke, but we fear it is not.

Well, the contentious rumors have been confirmed: Justin Timberlake will play founding president Sean Parker in a little film entitled The Social Network, which everyone else just calls "that Facebook movie." Meanwhile, Jesse Eisenberg will play founder Mark Zuckerberg. [AFP]

Peter Greenaway, director of The Cook, The Thief, His Wife, & Her Lover and Pillow Book is casting for a new film. Yes it sounds like porn. But artful porn! The NSFW deets: [Fleshbot]

Another children's book is ruined, Christopher Nolan plans his next project (yay!), a crazy old rich man gets his day in Hollywood, Mickey Rourke steamrolls on, as does, sigh Sherri Shepherd.

It's that magical time when many actors clamor for parts that will probably never see the light of day. Scott Wolf, Alyssa Milano, that lady from Sabrina the Teenage Witch. But first, movie casting:

Casting has been announced for the movie version of Damn Yankees, the baseball musical. Jake Gyllenhaal will sing! Also in casting news are Will Ferrell and Mark Wahlberg, a Woody Allen movie, and Gossip Girl.

With Arnold Schwarzenegger missing the movies more every day, and with first choice Rod Blagojevich out of a job, Sylvester Stallone has offered the governor a role as himself in The Expendables.