FROM SPLASH PAGE: "The Dark Knight" director Christopher Nolan is making room for another superhero franchise — none other than the Man of Steel himself, Superman.

A report from Deadline Hollywood states that Warner Bros. has tasked Nolan with a "godfather" role in shepherding a "Superman" relaunch following the poorly received "Superman Returns." The site also reiterated its report from yesterday that Nolan is currently working on the third "Batman" screenplay with David Goyer and brother Jonah Nolan.

According to the report, Nolan isn't likely to direct the new "Superman" film, which won't be a followup to "Superman Returns." Curiously, the report mentions that "Returns" collaborators Brandon Routh and Bryan Singer aren't officially off the relaunch yet.

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Fresh off her turn in Peter Jackson's "The Lovely Bones," actress Rachel Weisz is sticking close to a murder plot in "Dream House."

According to Variety, Weisz has signed on to star in "Dream House," a new thriller directed by "Brothers" filmmaker Jim Sheridan. Weisz will star alongside the previously cast Daniel Craig and Naomi Watts. The Morgan Creek production comes from a script by David Loucka and will be distributed by Universal Pictures. Read more...

Steven Soderbergh is a Terminator. No, that's not some tricky wordplay stating that he's directing the next "Terminator" films or anything — he's not. I'm simply hypothesizing that Soderbergh is a machine from the future sent back through time to protect us all with crazy amounts of film work. Honestly, the director goes from project to project so quickly that it's almost as second nature as breathing for the guy. So it's not much of a surprise, though still wild to hear, that he'll follow up his currently shooting ensemble action flick "Knockout" with yet another ensemble thriller, "Contagion."

The Playlist identifies Soderbergh as the director for the much buzzed action-thriller from screenwriter Scott Z. Burns. Actors Kate Winslet, Jude Law, Marion Cotillard and frequent Soderbergh collaborator Matt Damon are all closing deals for the film, presenting an all-star cast that gives "Knockout" a run for its money. Read more...

Is Jigsaw finally going to die? I mean, really really die? No more flashbacks, no more traps, no more gangly bear trap masks? Well, probably not, but the screenwriter behind the upcoming "Saw VII" seems to think that the end of the franchise is nigh.

Latino Review transcribed an interview between screenwriter Patrick Melton and radio station Demon FM where the writer discussed the possibility that "Saw VII" — currently being called "Saw: Endgame" — could be the final chapter of the horror franchise. Read more...

Marc Guggenheim was the first showrunner to depart ABC's "FlashForward," but he wasn't the last, as David Goyer — the show's co-creator and most recent showrunner — has also abandoned the post.

According to The Hollywood Reporter, Goyer is stepping away from his role as the showrunner of "FlashForward." While he'll still be "involved" with the series, an unidentified talent will take over the hands-on job. Read more...

Sam Worthington is traveling from the jungles of Pandora to the fields of... uh, he's just traveling to "The Fields."

The "Avatar" actor has signed on to star in "The Fields," a police thriller directed by Ami Canaan Mann, daughter of "Heat" filmmaker Michael Mann. Mann himself is acting as a producer on the project.

According to The Hollywood Reporter, "The Fields" comes from Don Ferrarone's screenplay based upon the true story of unsolved murders in the Texas bayou. Worthington plays a Texas homicide detective that unites with a detective from New York to solve the crime. Read more...

FROM MTV.COM: Team Jacob has reason to celebrate: "Twilight" star Taylor Lautner has signed on to star in "Stretch Armstrong," based on the action figure from Hasbro.

The Hollywood Reporter announced Lautner's commitment to "Armstrong," Universal's upcoming 3-D adaptation of the Hasbro toy property slated for release at some point in 2012. The film was initially scheduled for May 15, 2011, before Lautner's involvement.

"Stretch Armstrong" focuses on an uptight spy who inadvertently exposes himself to a formula that allows him to physically stretch his body to great lengths. With his newfound ability, the spy is forced to not only re-adjust to everyday life, but also to rethink his own crime-fighting tactics.

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1. "Dear John" ($32.4 million)
2. "Avatar" ($23.6 million)
3. "From Paris With Love" ($8.1 million)
4. "Edge of Darkness" ($7 million)
5. "Tooth Fairy" ($6.5 million)

At long last, "Avatar" has fallen. James Cameron's widely embraced science fiction epic finally fell from its position at the top of the box office charts this weekend, surrendering the first place medal to newcomer "Dear John," the romantic drama starring Channing Tatum and Amanda Seyfried. Read more...

1. "Dear John" ($13.8 million)
2. "Avatar" ($6.1 million)
3. "From Paris With Love" ($3 million)
4. "Edge of Darkness" ($2.3 million)
5. "When in Rome" ($2 million)

After seven straight weekend victories, is it possible that "Avatar" is finally about to fall to a romantic comedy? That's certainly how the weekend is shaping after "Dear John," Sony-Screen Gems' adaptation of Nicholas Sparks' romance novel starring Channing Tatum and Amanda Seyfried, took first place on Friday night with $13.8 million. Read more...

Episode Title: "Jacksonville"

Written By: Ashley Edward Miller & Zack Stentz

Story: In New York City, an office building is violently jolted, leading the Fringe team to discover a lone survivor — well, technically, a pair of survivors, as the man in the wreckage has physically merged with his counterpart from the alternate reality.

Doctor Walter Bishop (John Noble) recognizes the event from past research in Jacksonville, Florida, leading him, Agent Olivia Dunham (Anna Torv) and his son Peter (Joshua Jackson) to his old test site. Their goal is to unlock Olivia's repressed ability to see aspects of the alternate reality that don't belong in their world. Doing so will prevent another catastrophe from occurring, but it also necessitates some deeply personal confrontations between the Fringe team's core trio. Read more...