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TV News: Matt Olmstead, Nick Santora to pen drama project -- 'Prison Break' alums Matt Olmstead and Nick Santora are back in biz at Fox with 'Break Out Kings,' a drama project revolving around ex-fugitives who are recruited to work as U.S. marshals.

Front Page: Guild nears vidgame deal -- The Screen Actors Guild may be nearing a tentative deal on its videogames contract, eight months after the current pact expired.

As one of Judd Apatow's gang, Jonah Hill shot to fame by goofing around, partying and talking dirty on screen. But with Funny People, it looks like those days could be coming to an endJonah Hill sinks into a plump sofa in the hotel library, placing his Harry Palmer glasses before him on the coffee table. He is buttoned into a crisp charcoal suit and light grey shirt, and looks rather like Chris 'Nice Guy Eddie' Penn reimagined as a teddy bear. His PR assistant appears relieved that he is only 10 minutes late, but when a 25-year-old member of the most popular comic wave since early-1980s Saturday Night Live is in London, shooting a movie with Russell Brand of all people, it's probably just as well to expect tardiness, or worse.Fame and success have come rapidly to those performers who made their name, as Hill did, in Judd Apatow's baggy ensemble comedies. The 40-Year-Old Virgin, Knocked Up and the new Funny People - all written and directed by Apatow, alongside offshoots such as Superba

Megan Wants a Millionaire and I Love Money 3 contestant Ryan Jenkins was formally charged with murdering his ex-wife, meaning neither show will probably ever air as the shows' production company admitted its background check 'did not work.' Jenkins was 'charged with murder Thursday in the death of his ex-wife as the manhunt for the suspect spread to Canada and police provided gruesome new details about the killing,' the AP reports. Those details: 'Jenkins removed the teeth and fingers of Jasmine Fiore, presumably to impede authorities in their efforts to identify the naked body after it was found stuffed in a suitcase in a California trash bin over the weekend.' VH1 pulled the show off the air, and will probably never air it now, while Zap2it.com reports that 'it's unlikely that 'I Love Money 3,' which our source says Jenkins does indeed win, will ever see the light of day.' (That may be considered a spoiler, except the show will never air.) Zap2it says 'Jenkins went to 51 Minds --

Front Page: Duo ready remake of Boorman film -- Warner Bros. has closed a deal to remake the 1981 John Boorman-directed 'Excalibur,' with Bryan Singer producing and developing the picture as a potential directing vehicle.

Megan Wants a Millionaire and I Love Money 3 contestant Ryan Jenkins was formally charged with murdering his ex-wife as producers admitted their background check 'did not work.' Jenkins was 'charged with murder Thursday in the death of his ex-wife as the manhunt for the suspect spread to Canada and police provided gruesome new details about the killing,' the AP reports. Those details: 'Jenkins removed the teeth and fingers of Jasmine Fiore, presumably to impede authorities in their efforts to identify the naked body after it was found stuffed in a suitcase in a California trash bin over the weekend.' VH1 pulled the show off the air, and will probably never air it now, while Zap2it.com reports that 'it's unlikely that 'I Love Money 3,' which our source says Jenkins does indeed win, will ever see the light of day.' (That may be considered a spoiler, except the show will never air.) Zap2it says 'Jenkins went to 51 Minds -- the shows' production offices -- early this week begging for th

Front Page: Sinatra catalog includes 'My Way' re-release -- In yet another reminder that classic 'brands' are becoming increasingly important to the music biz, Universal Music Group has sealed deals involving two of pop's biggest names: Frank Sinatra and Michael Jackson.

Israeli entertainer Dudu Topaz _ whose turbulent struggle to deal with his waning stardom enthralled the country _ died Thursday after apparently hanging himself in the shower of his jail cell, prison officials said. He was 62.

Yellow Submarine is due to set sail once again, this time with Robert Zemeckis (A Christmas Carol, Beowulf) at the helm. According to Variety. Zemeckis and Walt Disney Pictures are planning a new take on the classics Beatles film using Zemeckis' new favorite toy: performance capture technology. Zemeckis will be bringing the Yellow Submarine remake to life on the screen in 3-D. The original 1968 animated movie was directed by George Dunning and followed the adventures of the Fab Four as they tried to free Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band from the Blue Meanies in order to save Pepperland. Zemeckis has obtained the rights to use 16 songs by the Beatles in the film and Disney's aiming for a 2012 release of this new Yellow Submarine. There's no official word yet on how closely Zemeckis' Yellow Submarine will follow the plot of the original film. (Photo &copy Richard Chavez) Follow Me on Twitter

A film comprised of Michael Jackson's rehearsal footage from his "This Is It" tour has a new arrival date, and will be shown in a two-week limited release worldwide, says a new report. The Associated Press reports that 'Michael Jackson: This Is It' will be released a couple days earlier than previously reported. The film, which is set to hit the big screen on Oct. 28, will be directed by Kenny Ortega ('High School Musical 3: Senior Year'), who had also worked with the King of Pop on the "This Is It" tour, according to the AP.