Bryce Dallas Howard (The Village) has been cast as Gwen Stacy in Spider-Man 3. Howard joins
Thomas Haden Church (Sandman) and Topher Grace (Venom), as well as returning cast members Tobey Maguire, Kirsten Dunst, and James Franco. Sony/Columbia Pictures is aiming to release Spider-Man 3 next summer.

Mary Kate and Ashley Olsen have enlisted best-selling author Jessica Weiner to write a new
advice column for teens on their website.

A Swiss businessman won the keys to James Bond's silver 1965 Aston Martin DB5 coupe on
Friday with a $1.9 million bid at an annual classic car auction in Arizona.

The soundtrack to the Outkast film Idlewild finally has a release date set for St. Valentine's Day in February, but the film itself won't hit theatres until March 10. The film was originally scheduled for a Christmastime release, but has been pushed back repeatedly. The film is set in and around a prohibition-era speakeasy.

A syndicated version of American Idol, to be a mix of old shows and "never-before-seen footage," will launch next fall. The hourlong American Idol Rewind will air on weekends, leaving weeknights to the mothership.

A California judge granted Angelina Jolie's request to change her children's names. The kids
will now be known as Zahara Marley Jolie-Pitt and Maddox Chivan Jolie-Pitt, in honour of their intended adopted father, Brad Pitt. Angelina and Brad are expecting their first biological child this summer.

Alice in Chains have picked Comes With the Fall singer William DuVall to sing lead vocals. DuVall has played in guitarist Jerry Cantrell's solo band for a few years. When Alice in Chains reunited for benefit last year, Heart's Ann Wilson, Tool's Maynard James Keenan and Puddle of Mudd's Wes Scantlin took turns singing lead.

The band KISS is adding one more ingredient to sex, drugs and rock 'n' roll, coffee. The rockers, known for slapping their brand on everything from coffins to coasters since the 1970s, will show a more mature side this spring when the first KISS Coffeehouse makes its debut at Broadway at the Beach in Myrtle Beach.

Universal Pictures has picked up the spec script The Divorcees, about two guys in their early 30s whose longtime wives up and leave them. They are then forced out into the wild dating scene, trying to party and live like they did when they were bachelors.

Tommy Lee has recorded a cover of the O'Jays classic Love Train for the horror sequel Final
Destination 3, which hits theaters February 10.

NSync mates Lance Bass and Joey Fatone are staging a comeback of their own, with plans in
the works for the pair to star as Odd Couple-like roommates in their own comedy TV series. The show is being described as a hybrid of reality and scripted material, tentatively titled Out Of Sync.

Fall Out Boy and the Goo Goo Dolls are among the artists who'll play a series of Grammy week
shows at the House of Blues in Los Angeles.