His debut film opened at number one, and Columbus Short's follow-up flick is looking at a high-profile opening later this month. So, what project does the fast-rising actor want to use his newfound clout to help bring to the screen?

"We need to do a live-action 'Thunder Cats,'" the "Stomp the Yard" star grinned. "I might produce that next."

Although Short might be joking about making plans to scream "Thunder! Thunder! Thunder!" anytime soon, he is quick to point out that he ain't no "Ho!" either. Instead, the 25-year-old has been carefully building a stable of intriguing projects, turning down high-profile paychecks in flicks like "Justice League", and getting ready to knock his profile up a few pegs when the Chris Brown-starrer "This Christmas" hits theaters on the 21st. (After the jump, Short talks teaming with Kate Beckinsale, thieving with Matt Dillon, and his first horror movie) Read more...

While mention of a beautiful and powerful female Egyptian pharaoh usually conjures up visions of Cleopatra, more than a thousand years before her there was Nefertiti. Telling the queen's story has been a long-time passion project for Halle Berry, who has been developing a big-screen adaptation for years with "Monster's Ball" helmer Marc Forster.

The flick's progress may appear to be measured in inches, but Halle assures us that it's still moving forward...it's just a matter of piecing everything together. And those are admittedly big pieces, since Berry has grand visions for her historical biopic.

"It should be epic in feel," Berry exclaimed to MTV News," adding that it will have "lots of action because it's all about that era in time when Nerfititi was ruling her nation." (Watch Berry discuss "Nefertiti" after the jump.) Read more...

Zac Efron winks, Lex Luthor thinks, and Halle Berry dons pink in our news of the day. Us? We link...

- The Bald and the Beautiful. Kevin Spacey to return as Lex Luthor in "Man of Steel." (Variety)

- Kick off your Sunday shoes! Zac Efron to star in "Footloose" remake. (Variety)

- Is Halle Berry the new Barbarella? (JoBlo)

- Bungie teases what the live-action "Halo" film would look like, courtesy of its director-to-be. (Cinematical)

- Who watches the "Watchmen?" Billy Crudup apparently, who CHUD reports is in line to play Dr. Manhattan. (CHUD)

- "I, Robot" director Alex Proyas to helm "Dracula Year Zero" for Universal. (Variety)

- A "Traitor" among them. Don Cheadle and Guy Pearce about a CIA operative who becomes a terror suspect. (Hollywood Reporter)