Every week, I stick my fingers into the dark and varied crevices of the internet tubes to pluck out nuggets of geeky news. Every weekend, I share the gems with you, the fortunate reader.

MOVIES

• George Lucas says there’s a strong possibility for another Indiana Jones film, and he’d have Shia LeBeouf take the lead. (Just shoot me.)
• Yahoo! Movies has an extended clip from M. Night Shyamalan’s upcoming horror/suspense film, The Happening. It basically looks like War of the Worlds, but with worse acting and less tension.
• The CGI effects in The Incredible Hulk have been enhanced since the release of the first trailer two months ago.
• Soundwave will appear in Transformers 2, which could be filmed in 3-D.
• Elizabeth Winstead (Die Hard 4) is in negotiations to co-star with Michael Cera in the adaptation of independent Scott Pilgrim comic series.
• The X-Files site has the first trailer for X-Files: I Want to Believe.
• Platinum Studios, Top Cow Prods. and Arclight Films will produce a live-action adaptation of the Witchblade comic book series.
• J.J. Abrams indicated he’s more inclined to work on a new project with his Cloverfield partners rather than a sequel.
• The trailer for The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor was released.
• Comic-Con Magazine has the first look at Samuel L. Jackson as The Octopus in The Spirit.
• The Weinstein Co. will produce a live-action musical film version of Jim Henson’s Fraggle Rock.
• Empire has an exclusive featurette with footage and interviews from the adaptation of comic book mini-series, Wanted.
• The film adaptation of Mark Millar’s Kick Ass comic book series has gone into pre-production.
• Terminator 4 will feature a “cruder” model of endo-skeleton robot.
• Sony confirmed that Jonah Hill (Superbad) will work on the screenplay and executive produce 21 Jump Street.
• Plans for a Ghost Rider sequel have stalled. Thank the Gods.
• Sharp eyes spied Captain America’s shield in Iron Man.
• A scooper released shots from the set of the film adaptation of the Max Payne video game.
• New set photos of costumes from G.I. Joe look completely ridiculous.
• Photos from the upcoming Punisher: War Zone have been released.
• Producer Joel Silver is trying to get Guy Ritchie to direct Sgt. Rock.
• Writer J. Michael Straczynski will adapt the Lensman series of sci-fi novels into a possible three films for Ron Howard.

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TV / DVD

• Allison Mack (”Chloe”) will return to Smallville next season as a regular, but it looks like Laura Vandervoot (”Kara/Supergirl”) will not.
• Fox picked up J.J. Abram’s Fringe and Joss Whedon’s Dollhouse. Fringe will premiere in August, and Dollhouse in January. Both will feature only five minutes of commercials per hour. Check out photos from both shows and a trailer for Fringe here.
• Executives are currently crunching the numbers to determine whether more Battlestar Galactica TV movies will be made later this year.
• Eric Stoltz has joined the cast of the two-hour Caprica pilot as the inventor of the first Cylon.
• The CW has picked up Reaper for a second season.
• Moonlight has been canceled! Woo hoo! Although the CW might pick it up. Doh!
• Fox has rejected the pilot for the U.S. version of British fanboy show Spaced.
• The CW network venture could be abandoned by its owners if ratings don’t improve in the next year.
• New Amsterdam was canceled.
• Hasbro has gotten the rights to the original G.I. Joe and Transformers cartoons. Could DVD releases be soon to follow?
• NBC announced webisodes for The Office and Heroes premiering on NBC.com in July.
• Details on the WarGames 25th Anniversary DVD have been released.
• An updated version of The Electric Company will return to PBS after thirty years.
• Contrary to previous reports, Rock Band tracks will not be available on the South Park: Eleventh Season DVDs.

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COMICS

• Will Elder, one of the founding artists of Mad Magazine, passed away at 86.
• DC writer Greg Rucka confirmed a forthcoming Batwoman comic.
• Daily Bits has compiled a list of seventeen excellent comics available to read online for free.
• J. Michael Straczynski revealed the planned team-ups for his stint on The Brave and the Bold.
• Artist Pia Guerra, whose work was last seen in Y: The Last Man, will collaborate on an upcoming project with Tori Amos for Image.

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VIDEO GAMES

• Star Wars: The Force Unleashed will feature a multiplayer duel mode on the Wii, but not on the Xbox 360 or PS3. (Wait… what?) LucasArts is planning a demo.
• Details were released on the Limited Edition Gun Metal Gray PlayStation 3 Metal Gear Solid 4 bundle, and MGS4 got new trailers.
• Game Informer has the first details on Guitar Hero IV, including a photo of the new drum set.
• Amazon is taking pre-orders for God of War III, claiming a March 2 release, three quarters earlier than previously-rumored launch dates.
• Konami will release Rock Revolution, a Rock Band clone, in the Fall on all platforms.
• LucasArts has left the Entertainment Software Association, but will still attend this year’s E3.
• The LEGO Indiana Jones game demo is now available for PC. Check out the new, full trailer.
• Electronic Arts took out $1 billion in loans for a buyout of Take-Two (Grand Theft Auto). Meanwhile, EA reported a loss of $454 million for the year.
• New screenshots were released for Ninja Gaiden 2.
• The producers of World of Warcraft have plans to overhaul the game’s graphics from the ground up.
• Vigil Games revealed details on the forthcoming Warhammer 40,000 Online.
• New screenshots were released for the upcoming Hellboy: Science of Evil.

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