Reuters - Universal Pictures is in negotiations to partner with the Weinstein Co. on "Inglorious Bastards," Quentin Tarantino's long-in-the-works World War II project.

Reuters - "Hellboy 2" director Guillermo del Toro and Miramax will produce a remake of the horror-thriller TV movie "Don't Be Afraid of the Dark."

E! Online - Heath Ledger might get an Oscar nod for his agent of chaos in The Dark Knight.

E! Online - The Japanese media can say sayonara to any insight on Christian Bale's recent arrest.

AP - Christian Bale skirted questions about the assault allegations against him Tuesday at the Japanese premiere of "The Dark Knight."

AP - Police in Michigan have arrested a man who they say tried to steal posters and other items related to the new Batman movie from a cinema lobby while dressed up as the Joker.

Reuters - Big Hollywood studios will take a back seat at this year's Venice film festival, with the competition lineup highlighting independent U.S. cinema, Italian productions and Japanese animation movies.

AP - A person close to the "Transformers" sequel says actress Isabel Lucas was the passenger in Shia LaBeouf's wreck in Los Angeles early Saturday.

AP - Authorities have determined that Shia LaBeouf was not at fault for an early-morning accident in Los Angeles.

E! Online - Russell Crowe and Ridley Scott's Robin Hood remake is unwelcome in Sherwood—at least based on the way things are going.

E! Online - During his run on Sex and the City, Kyle MacLachlan couldn't deliver the goods.