- Leonardo DiCaprio, Joseph Gordon Levitt to headline live-action "Akira" adaptation. (AICN)

- The Curious Case of the Teenage Plague: David Fincher to direct "Black Hole" from a script by Roger Avary and Neil Gaiman. Story centers on a radical STD sweeping through American high schools. (Hollywood Reporter)

- On golden wings: Former hobbit Dominic Monaghan makes a break for "Wolverine." Will play mutant Beak. (Just Jared)

- "I can say with absolute certainty that you will see stuff you've never imagined." James Cameron checks in to give a status report on "Avatar." (AICN)

- Behind the scenes video from Richard Kelly's "The Box." (/film)

As a prologue to his "Donnie Darko" follow-up, "Southland Tales," writer/director Richard Kelly penned three graphic novels that serve as a prequel to the mindbending pic (watch the trailer here). The first of five segments from "Southland Tales Book One: Two Roads Diverge" rolled out on JoBlo.com. We've got the second section for you, which you can read by clicking the page below. The books can be found at comic shops, booksellers and of course, Amazon.

It's all VMAs all the time here at MTV this week, but those of us in the movie biz keep on trucking. Back today with news on Tobey Maguire, Will Smith, Seann William Scott, and more.

- Spider-Man takes on giant f'ing robots as Tobey Maguire snags "Robotech." (Hollywood Reporter)

- Will Smith to star in "Seven Pounds," about a man who falls in love while trying to kill himself. (Variety)

- Seann William Scott to scope out Richard Kelly's "Box." (Reelz Channel)

- Grab a helmet: "Jackass 2.5” secretly in production. (Slashfilm)

- Teaser poster for Paul Thomas Anderson's "There Will Be Blood." (AICN)

- Wolfgang Peterson to direct "The Grays." (ComingSoon)

- Joaquin Phoenix and director James Gray are "Two Lovers." (Variety)

Our own Josh Horowitz recently sat down with pop princess and actress Mandy Moore to discuss her new film, "Dedication," but also managed to bring up "Southland Tales," writer/director Richard Kelly's long-delayed follow-up to "Donnie Darko." As you'll see in the fun exchange below, with the many changes the flick has taken, Moore didn't even know if she made current cut (we managed to answer that question for her).

It's been a fun week, but everything comes to an end. Today, a bunch of casting news and some fun "Watchmen" sleuthing.

- "Transformers" fanboy flame Megan Fox teams with Simon Pegg, Kirsten Dunst and others for RomCom "How to Lose Friends and Alienate People." (Hollywood Reporter)

- CHUD investigates those who virally market the "Watchmen" film. (CHUD)

- Cameron Diaz joins "Donnie Darko" director Richard Kelly's horror thriller, "The Box." (Variety)

- Jim Carrey to play hard-partying software exec forced to tone down in "Sober Buddies." (Variety)

- Paramount's "Beowulf" to get IMAX 3D release. (ComingSoon.net)

- Disney hopes to recreate "Meatballs" magic with "Pool Rats," about local swim league. (Hollywood Reporter)

- Psychological sci-fi thriller "Near Death" picked up by Fox Searchlight. (Hollywood Reporter