Sit back, relax, and enjoy a hot steaming cup of our links of the day, with news on Oliver Stone, Robert Downey Jr., “Cloverfield,” “Harry Potter,” and more.

- “The hills are alive with the sound of…thestrals?” A “Harry Potter” musical in the works? (Color us dubious) (Sunday Mirror)

- Enough with the mystery. “Cloverfield” site now roars. I yawn. (1-18-08)

- John Ridley is George Lucas’s man, will write long in development Tuskegee-themed WWII pic “Red Tails.” (AICN)

- Could your movie about a murdering, sociopath barber have, I dunno, less murdering? Burton told to tone down the gore in “Sweeney Todd.” (CHUD)

- Good Morning, Vietnam! Oliver Stone making fourth trip to war well, to direct “Pinkville” with Bruce Willis and Channing Tatum. (Variety)

- “Soloist” becomes Duet: Robert Downey Jr. joins Jamie Foxx in musical biopic. (Variety)