Reuters - Brad Pitt officially has gone inglorious.The actor has joined the cast of Quentin Tarantino's "Inglorious Bastards," signing on to play Lt. Aldo Raine, the head of the Jewish resistance in the writer/director's World War II film.

AP - Producers say Oscar-winning actor Philip Seymour Hoffman will direct a play in London's West End later this year.

AP - "Star Trek Online" is finally going warp speed ahead.

Reuters - Hollywood producer and talent manager Bernie Brillstein, whose movie credits include "The Blues Brothers" and "Happy Gilmore," has died of lung disease at age 77, his company said on Friday.

E! Online - "Britney to Play Lesbian Killer in Quentin Tarantino Film," blared London's Daily Telegraph.

E! Online - The summer box office continued to cook yesterday, with The Dark Knight express well on its way to blow by E.T., and Pineapple Express off to an unexpectedly fast start.

E! Online - Nikki Blonsky's brawl with Bianca Golden surprised most people, but not everyone.

E! Online - Even before Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull made, like, a bajillion dollars, George Lucas was talking about a fifth film in the series. He's got Shia LaBeouf ready to take over, and he told the fine foreigners at Cannes that he's got an idea. But don't get too excited. Remember how long it took to get Crystal Skull?

AP - As the Summer Games open in Beijing, actress activist Mia Farrow is Web-casting her own "Darfur Olympics" from a refugee camp on the barren Sudan-Chad border, aiming to shame China into using its influence with Khartoum to end the Darfur conflict.

AP - The parents of an assistant propmaster killed in an accident during the filming of "The Kingdom" have sued director Peter Berg, seeking reimbursement of funeral expenses and other damages.

Reuters - The stoner film comedy "Pineapple Express" launched on a high note as it grossed over $12 million its first day in North American theaters, a new record for a Wednesday debut in August, distributor Sony Pictures said on Thursday.

AP - A spokeswoman for Bernie Mac says the actor is responding well to treatment for pneumonia and hopes to be released in the next few weeks.