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New Line's "Police Academy" remake gets a director who not only has proven he can helm very funny content, but also is surprisingly knowledgeable about being a police officer. In other news, Melissa McCarthy's upcoming film "Tammy" also nabs a director, Paul Feig is set to helm a new film (that's not "Bridesmaids 2") and the "Goodfellas" TV show finds itself a network to call home.

It's January 10, and you're here for today's daily news round-up.

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Tags Beth McCarthy-Miller, goodfellas, Melissa McCarthy, Nicholas Hoult, paul feig, Police Academy, Scott Zabielski, Tammy, The Better Woman, Warm Bodies

Move over Liam Neeson, because Hugh Jackman is slated to be the next man to bring Jean Valjean to the big screen.

Universal and "The King's Speech" director Tom Hooper are planning on making a musical adaptation of "Les Miserables," and they're squared away on wanting Jackman to play Prisoner 24601. Deadline also reports that Paul Bettany is the top choice to play Javert, the police officer desperate to capture Jean Valjean.

Check out the rest of today's casting news past the jump!

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Tags Drift, hugh jackman, jason reitman, Jon Hamm, Josh Brolin, Kate Winslet, Labor Day, Les Miserables, man of steel, Melissa McCarthy, paul bettany, paul feig, Russell Crowe, sam worthington, tom hooper, Xavier Samuel

"Transformers" fans, brace yourselves for Shockwave. The Decepticon villain is at the core of "Transformers: Dark of the Moon," and if you don't know much about him yet, well, we can help out with that. In addition to our handy-dandy Shockwave guide, a brand new image of the robotic menace has debuted alongside some fresh new details.

"Shockwave is just a ball of destruction, pulling whole skyscrapers down. He's a messy guy to have in our world," producer Lorenzo di Bonaventura tells USA Today. "He's capable of wholesale destruction…that' really bad for humans."

Get the rest of today's hottest movie news after the jump, including some exciting "Hobbit" news for Comic-Con attendees and another clip from "Super 8."

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Tags Antoine Fuqua, Bridesmaids, judd apatow, paul feig, Southpaw, Super 8, The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, The Hobbit: There And Back Again, the-hobbit, transformers dark of the moon

Disney managed to avoid it, but Universal and Tom Cruise won't escape "Oblivion."

The movie studio and "Mission Impossible" star have committed to making the $100 million science fiction epic "Oblivion" from "Tron Legacy" director Joseph Kosinski, reports Deadline. Production is set to start in October on the film about an apocalyptic future where mankind has moved into the clouds over an uninhabitable surface. Cruise plays a soldier who works alone on the surface, where he meets a beautiful woman and begins questioning everything he knows.

There's more casting news past the jump, including new additions to "The Dark Knight Rises" and a new project for "Hunger Games" actress Jennifer Lawrence!

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Tags Bridesmaids, Bridesmaids 2, Ethan hawke, jennifer lawrence, Joey King, Matthew Modine, Oblivion, paul feig, Sweet Tea, the dark knight rises, Tom Conti, tom cruise, total recall

It's official: Ashton Kutcher is replacing Charlie Sheen on "Two and a Half Men." The "That '70s Show" actor teased his involvement late last night on Twitter, which prompted a flurry of cheers and jeers from several of his Hollywood peers. Winning? We'll see.

Speaking of winning, "Bridesmaids" hits theaters this weekend, and people are rightfully excited to see the Kristen Wiig-starring comedy. Reviews have been glowing and praise from celebs in the Twitter-Wood community continues to flow.

I'm @roundhoward and this is Twitter-Wood for May 13, 2011.

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Tags Adam McKay, ashton kutcher, brian lynch, Bridesmaids, damon lindelof, jon hurwitz, neil patrick harris, paul feig, Roger Ebert, simon pegg, Tom Arnold, Two and a Half Men

"Bridesmaids" is almost here, and it looks like director Paul Feig is getting some pre-wedding jitters, if his recent tweets are any indication. Of course, he's got nothing to worry about — early buzz is very positive, with many members of the Twitter-Wood community already rallying behind the Kristen Wiig comedy.

But critical acclaim doesn't always translate to financial success, of course. Hollywood producer Jeff Katz hopped on Twitter and went over the latest tracking data for this summer's hottest movies, and some of the results may surprise you.

Plus, if you thought Sarah Michelle Gellar's anti-"Buffy" reboot stance would slow the movie's progress down, you're in for a rude awakening: screenwriter Whit Anderson says it's very much still on track.

I'm @roundhoward and this is Twitter-Wood for May 12, 2011.

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Tags alison brie, Bridesmaids, buffy the vampire slayer, Community, donald glover, jeff katz, Katy Perry, paul feig, paul scheer, rainn wilson, whit anderson

"Thor" brought all of its signature lightning to bear upon moviegoers this weekend, lighting up the box office with an impressive $66 million debut. Though some had their issues with Marvel's latest superhero release, many of the actors and writers lurking about Twitter-Wood expressed their overall satisfaction with the Asgardian adventure.

While it was "Thor" that dominated the box office, Mother's Day took plenty of deserved attention for itself. Several Hollywood players were celebrating the holiday for themselves, while others offered some dirty (but good-natured) jokes instead of well-wishes.

Plus, who didn't much care for "The Beaver"? The answer to that and more rests past the jump.

I'm @roundhoward and this is Twitter-Wood for May 9, 2011.

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Tags brian posehn, Fast Five, jessica alba, Joshua Malina, kat dennings, mothers day, patton oswalt, paul feig, paul walker, seth green, simon pegg, The Beaver, thor

The 9-year-old in me has been excited about the Judd Apatow-produced Pee-wee Herman movie since it was formally announced last summer, but it's been a while since we've heard any news on Pee-wee's highly anticipated return to the big-screen, his first cinematic adventure since 1988's "Big Top Pee-wee."

Thanks to a delightful encounter with Apatow and buddy Paul Feig during the press day for their upcoming "Bridesmaids," (Apatow produced, Feig directed), I have gleaned the following new facts: the film is still happening, it will probably not be rated NC-17, and Feig wants to play the "King of something" in it.

"All the Pee-wee stuff is for a wide audience," Apatow said when asked if he's going for a more adult or broad audience-targeted film. "'Pee-wee's Big Adventure' was for a wide audience. [Paul Reubens] is about to hand in the draft and I'm very, very excited. I thought his HBO show was hysterical and there is nothing more fun in life than reading pages that Paul Reubens has written for Pee-wee Herman. It's just the treat of all time."

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Tags judd apatow, paul feig, Paul Reubens, Pee-wee Herman

Two days have passed since the world learned that Osama bin Laden has been killed, but the conversation rages on within the Hollywood community -- on Twitter, at least. One star gave some thoughts to the terrorist leader's final regrets, while another comedian wants to deploy the team that killed bin Laden on a different but no less dangerous mission.

Meanwhile, the Tony nominations were announced and "South Park" creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone's "The Book of Mormon" leads the pack, making one filmmaker a very happy camper. And it turns out that "Fast Five" is capable of more than making money -- it also kills boredom.

I'm @roundhoward and this is Twitter-Wood for May 3, 2011.

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Tags albert brooks, denis leary, doug benson, Fast Five, hugh jackman, Joe Rogan, john stamos, michael ian black, osama bin laden, paul feig, The Book of Mormon, virginia madsen

Despite all odds (and a few predictions on the Mayan Calendar), "Fast Five" is finally here! The fifth installment in the street racing franchise just opened and already broke the record for highest-grossing Universal picture with a midnight release. While the critics have given it mixed reviews, one star thinks it might be the next "Citizen Kane."

Meanwhile, the highly anticipated summer comedy "Bridesmaids" screened last night and the tweets are alive with commotion. We can't remember the last time an all-female comedy has gotten so much buzz but it's understandable when you get a load of the egregiously talented cast. Some well-respected actors and comedians were in the audience last night and somehow, someway, they got us even more excited.

And we've got some of the funniest things Hollywood tweeted about the beautiful wedding most Americans slept through.

I'm @TravisHelwig and this is Twitter-Wood for April 29th, 2011.

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Tags Bridesmaids, chris kattan, Citizen Kane, Conan O'Brien, ellen degeneres, elton john, Fast Five, Gary Marshall, Jeff Garlin, mayan calendar, michael ian black, paul feig, paul scheer, pirates of the caribbean, Royal Wedding, simon pegg, tim heidecker, Weird Al