It's true, the master and the self-avowed non-actor are teaming up. Yay! Also today: the X-Men face a new foe, Amy Adams gets the most bizarre gig of her career, your comedy friends will be happy, and Nia Vardalos.

Her story was a Hollywood dream: the prodigiously talented teenager who worked her way from regional theater to big-screen blockbusters alongside Oscar nominees. But then her star power fizzled, her personal life disintegrated, and she met a grisly end.