Leighton Meester & Amber Heard Are 'Thelma & Lousie II' 'Cowboy Girls,' 'Beverly Hills Cop 4': Back To The Drawing Board

Man, it's a slow afternoon.

It's "Thelma & Louise II"? No, but the next best thing, "Cowboy Girls," starring younger, sluttier sexier versions of Susan Sarandon and Geena Davis in Leighton Meester and Amber Heard. It's directed by Jess Manafort and yes, described as a "younger 'Thelma & Louise.' "

Is Vin Diesel out of "XXX3"? Do you really give a rat's ass?

Jessica Biel has revealed details about her "A-Team" character. Yeah, we're clearly interested in her character here. and the deep-seated psychological motivations that are surely behind every "acting" choice. Mmmm, hmmm.

Jonah Hill is going to have his own animated comedy on Fox. It's a story written with Andrew Mogel and Jarrad Paul (the two young writers behind "Hot Tub Time Machine") about a 7-year-old socialite who behaves like an adult but has to go to a public school. Could be OK, but Hill strikes us as one of those younger generation kids that actually thinks the godawful "Family Guy" show is funny. Hopefully he can do better.

Do you want to hear Devin from Chud talk about online ethics for two hours or do you want to self-euthanize? The choice seems fairly obvious if it's the only two options in life.

Apparently the studio behind Brett Ratner's (our hero of late) "Beverly Hills Cop 4" (Paramount) is hiring a new writer and are starting over. Hey, if that means it takes an additional year on top of the work they've already done to get it onto screens, all the better. Maybe by 2014, reboots and reviving old, tired franchises will just feel really passé and by then they simply won't bother. We can only bow our heads and pray.

Andrea Arnold's Cannes' film bought by IFC, "Fish Tank" will open in New York and Los Angeles on Friday, January 15 2010. It will go wider after that.

Jeff Wells says don't laugh when he claims Tony Scott's "The Taking of Pelham 123," deserves to be one of the ten Best Picture nominees. Sorry Jeff, you know we love you, but we're chuckling already. That's like Awards Daily's level of lunacy saying Sharito Copley of "District 9" is a contender for Best Actor.