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· Ellen DeGeneres will step into George Burns' pants to play God in a "hip and modern" remake of Oh, God. We've disappointed only because we've always pictured God as more of a lipstick lesbian. [Variety, sub. req'd.]
· Jerry Bruckheimer steps outside Les Moonves' snuggly cocoon (Bruck has six series on CBS in the fall) to do a series for NBC, set in the Pentagon. [THR]
· NBC's ratings for the Athens Olympics are up 9 percent from the Sydney games, which was widely considered a disaster. Way to slightly improve, Jeff Zucker! [THR]
· Malibu's Most Wanted director John Whitesell will try to prevent the random, "dehydrated" gunplay of Martin Lawrence as he steps behind the camera for Big Momma's House 2.
· The Sopranos' Terence Winter will write an update of The Warriors, absolutely the best movie ever made featuring gangs that wear rollerskates or dress like baseball players. [THR]