Shortcuts: Rob Zombie Approached For 'Heavy Metal,' Fiennes and Neeson Join 'Titans'

Rob Zombie revealed that he has been approached by David Fincher and Kevin Eastman to direct a segment of the proposed animated anthology “Heavy Metal.” Zack Snyder and Gore Verbinski has also been attached to direct segments. [ShockTillYouDrop]

Ralph Fiennes, Liam Neeson and Jason Flemyng are all set to join Louis Leterrier’s “Clash Of The Titans.” Fiennes is set to play Hades, lord of the underworld, while Neeson will portray Zeus. It is not known what role Flemyng will take. [Variety/Moviehole]

Joanna Newsom recently provided music for the latest Victoria’s Secret ad starring Miranda Kerr [Stereogum]

Robert Downey Jr. is seemingly no longer attached to the “Cowboys And Aliens” adaptation [MTV]

Writers Paul Wernick and Rhett Reese have all but confirmed that a Venom spin-off has been in the cards for Marvel. Whether that actually makes it to the screen though is another story. [SciFi]

Michael Myers will predominantly be maskless for Rob Zombie’s “Halloween” sequel, “H2.” [ShockTillYouDrop]

Al Pacino is set to portray Napoleon in an adaptation of children’s book “Betsy And The Emporer.” [THR]

A new poster for “Terminator Salvation” has been unveiled. [IMPA]

Kent Alterman (the rather mediocre Will Ferrell vehicle, “Semi Pro”) is set to helm an adult adventure tale called “Treehouse Gang.” [THR]

“Race To Witch Mountain” helmer Andy Fickman is set to direct to “You Again,” a female driven Disney comedy. [Variety]

“Pulp Fiction” and “Jackie Brown” will see HD releases on August 4th, two weeks before the release of “Inglourious Basterds.” [TaratinoArchives]

Could Tony Gilroy (“Michael Clayton,” “Duplicity”) direct the next installment of the Bond franchise? According to these guys’ speculation “sources,” yes. Buyer beware. [CinemaBlend]

Meet the crew of the Enterprise from J.J. Abrams’ “Star Trek” via a few clips. [MTV/Collider/Yahoo]

Film critic Glen Kenny recently discussed editing deceased writer David Foster Wallace and his work on a seminal David Lynch article. [The House Next Door]

Brittany Murphy and David Zayas have joined the cast of Sylvester Stallone’s “The Expendables.” Murphy will play the girlfriend of Mickey Rourke’s character while Zayas will play the dictator that the ‘Expendables’ are aiming to overthrow. [THR]

By now you may have seen Billy Bob Thornton looking like a big jackass/ difficult jerk on a Canadian TV program with his band the Boxmasters. [TheStar] Here’s the clip.