Paramount Hires Lin For ‘Star Trek 3,’ Pee-Wee Movie Goes To Netflix, TWC Customers To Pay More, Keaton’s Court Case Dismissed

Paramount Has Found Its Director For ‘Star Trek 3,’ And His Name Is …

Director of multiple Fast and Furious movies, Justin Lin will take over for J.J. Abrams, who directed the first two films, and Roberto Orci, who was briefly attached to direct this installment. The film is tentatively set for release in 2016. (SF)

That New Pee-Wee Herman Movie To Be Produced By Judd Apatow Is Heading To Netflix

Though the project was originally set to go at Universal, it will now go ahead under the Netflix banner.  No director has been announced at this time and plot details are still under wraps,  but it has been confirmed that Reubens wrote the film alongside Paul Rust. (COL)

Time Warner Cable Customers Will Have To Keep Digging Deeper Into Their Wallets In 2015

The company said it will add a surcharge that customers will have to pay for sports programming. Reports have the pay TV distributor adding $2.75 a month to bills starting in January. (TVW)

Before He Even Officially Gets His Oscar Nomination, Michael Keaton Has Already Earned a Big Win

The Birdman star had been facing a lawsuit from producers of his directorial debut, The Merry Gentleman, who claimed he didn’t live up to his contract, but an Illinois federal court has dismissed the case. (HE)

The ‘Today’ Show Really Wanted To Ask Amy Adams About the Sony Hack, and When She Resisted, They Booted Her

Despite the fact that the actress, who was there to promote her new film, Big Eyes, was unaffected by the information dump that came from the hack, and was actually in the green room, the program dumped the interview when she said she was uncomfortable discussing the situation. (DH)

Kim Dickens Lands the Coveted Female Lead Role Of AMC’s ‘Walking Dead’ Spinoff

The Gone Girl star will play opposite Cliff Curtis, who was previously announced as the show’s lead. Series will take place in the same universe as AMC’s blockbuster zombie hit, but in a new location. (VAR)

An Interesting Case To Be Made For Why It Might Just Be Inevitable That ‘Spider-Man’ Returns To Marvel

After all, what usually happens when rumors of a struggling head coach being put on the chopping block, or a star player being put on the trade market begin surfacing in the sports media? Those rumors often have a way of becoming  true. (NSA)

Trailer Buzz: ‘Better Call Saul’

The new trailer for AMC’s highly anticipated Breaking Bad spinoff, starring Bob Odenkirk and premiering February 8th, features actual footage from the series. (VUL)

Fake Trailer Buzz: ‘Marvel Vs. DC’

If you are even remotely a fan of comic book movies, this fan-made mash-up of Marvel and DC properties into a single, never-going-to-happen-but-oh-so-fun-to-imagine project is a must-see. (PW)

Online Film School: You Got Into Sundance … Now What? Distribution Tips For Filmmakers

Writer/director Diane Bell, whose film Obelidia premiered at the 2010 Sundance Film Festival, shares some great, practical distribution advice for the new class of Sundance filmmakers. (IW)