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Today's installment finds Mark Wahlberg swapping those Boogie Nights for the Miami heat, John Waters breaking out the beehives again for a Hairspray sequel and Tim Burton finding a girl to take a spin through the looking-glass in his Alice in Wonderland.

First up, Wahlberg is attached to executive produce and costar with Peter Berg in Cocaine Cowboys, a drama Berg is slated to direct based on the true story of a Vietnam vet who ran a powerful cocaine syndicate in south Florida in the 1970s.

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The Force is still with Carrie Fisher and Billy Dee Williams.

The Star Wars stars are set to reprise their iconic roles as Princess Leia and Lando Calrissian, lending their pipes to the Cartoon Network's Robot Chicken: Star Wars Episode II.

Seth Green is once again on board to helm the animated sequel, a follow-up to Adult Swim's George Lucas-sanctioned special that not only earned Green an Annie Award for Best Direction but also a recent Emmy nomination for Best Animated Show.

"It doesn't even seem real—getting to make Star Wars twice!" the Robot Chicken mastermind tells the Hollywood Reporter.

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Thanks to Borat, Sacha Baron Cohen is used to being on the receiving end of lawsuits. Now, he'll be filing them.

The comic actor is set to produce and star in Accidentes, a comedy for Fox Atomic about an ambulance-chasing personal-injury attorney.

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A day after Roger Ebert and Richard Roeper announced they were vacating their aisle seats on At the Movies, producer Disney has given two thumbs-up to a couple of new hosts for the venerable movie-review show.

Producers have tapped E!'s resident movie buff Ben Lyons and Turner Classic Movies go-to man Ben Mankiewicz as the new cinematic tastemakers on the weekend show.

"I am incredibly excited to be involved with such a prestigious show," Lyons said. "Reviewing films for a living is a thrill, and now that I will be a critic for At the Movies, it is an honor and huge responsibility that I look forward to."

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In today's edition, Tobey Maguire is going from Spider-Man to SCOTUS; Djimon Hounsou is crazy for Conan; Don Cheadle gets his Marching orders; Sarah Jessica Parker gets real for cable TV; and Monk loads up for its 100th B-day.

First up, Maguire reunites with his Seabiscuit director, Gary Ross, to star in The Crusaders, a drama chronicling the legal eagles who won the landmark Brown v. Board of Education case in the '50s.

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The beeyotch is back.

The CW has confirmed that erstwhile Brenda Walsh Shannen Doherty will be reprising her role as one-half of Beverly Hills' best-loved Minnesota twins for a multiple-episode stint when the 90210 spinoff hits small screens this fall.

Doherty's reprisal marks the fourth official return from a Beverly Hills, 90210 regular to the spinoff, joining Tori Spelling, whose Donna Martin is now an upscale boutique owner, Joe E. Tata, whose Nat is still the owner of the Peach Pit, and—cue the maniacal moustache-twirling—Jennie Garth, whose Kelly Taylor is now the guidance counselor at West Beverly High.

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Will Ferrell is used to getting sidesplitting laughs. Now he'll be splitting personalities.

The Semi-Pro star has signed on to star in Two Face, a high-concept comedy-drama for Sony Pictures Entertainment, per Variety.

Ferrell plays a fervent racist who inadvertantly develops a more liberal personality after falling victim to a prank.

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ABC is enlisting the help of a Holmes-grown talent.

Following in the stunt-casting footsteps of Britney Spears, Lindsay Lohan and Victoria Beckham, Katie Holmes is going back to where it all began—the small screen—guest-starring in an episode of the ABC drama Eli Stone set to air this fall, the network confirms to E! News.

Holmes will play a singing and dancing non-profit attorney and will appear in the second episode of the season.

The casting announcement had been expected since photos surfaced last night of Holmes, Tom Cruise and Suri walking around the set at Los Angeles' Union Station.

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Another Saturday Night Live star is ready for prime time.

Amy Poehler is in talks to topline NBC's hugely anticipated spinoff of The Office, per the Hollywood Reporter.

The untitled show, whose plot is a big secret, is the brainchild of The Office's executive producer and principal writer, Greg Daniels, and is being targeted to debut in the 9:30 p.m. slot after the other Dunder Mifflin drones.

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Christina Ricci looks to steer her career back on track after one major Speed bump.

The Speed Racer star has signed on for a guest appearance opposite Holly Hunter in TNT's Saving Grace, playing a young detective for a three-episode arc. She'll partner with Grace (Hunter) while regular cohort Ham Dewey (Kenneth Johnson) is on temporary leave.

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Kristen Bell is coming back to give Heroes a jolt.

The Gossip Girl narrator will be reprising her role of the electricity-slinging Elle Bishop on the NBC drama's third season, a network rep confirmed to E! News.

The malcontented character was last seen learning that her Company-leading pop had conducted endless experiments on her when she was a little girl, a revelation that didn't leave her electromagnetic hands very happy.

She then unwittingly saved Mohinder, Molly and Maya from Sylar's latest attempt at mass murder—although she failed to cap the power-hungry psycho—and, touched by Mohinder's gratitude, calmly said, "Cool."

"I’m just happy to be electrocuting people again!" the 28-year-old Bell, who will have another multiepisode story arc, told People.

As originally reported by E! Online's Watch With Kristin, Bell will not be a full-time character.

The third season of Heroes premieres Sept. 22.