Raimi to direct 'Warcraft'; ESPN reporter peeped

Sam Raimi to direct 'World of Warcraft' adaptation
According to a 'Variety' of sources, Sam Raimi (director of "Spider-Man" and "Drag me to Hell") has signed on to direct "Warcraft," a live action adaptation of the wildly popular online role-playing game for Warner Bros. The project has been in limbo since Warner Bros. and Legendary Pictures teamed up with Blizzard to develop the game into a big screen adventure. Things have gotten serious now, with Raimi and Charles Roven, producer of "The Dark Knight," both confirmed to be on board. (MTV)

Shame on you! Trying to view the peephole video of ESPN's Erin Andrews
Apparently, it's the medias fault that everyone wants to see talk about the naked peephole video of ESPN reporter Erin Andrews. Yep. And, quality journalism establishments like The Washington Post, Newsday and Gawker couldn't wait to wave a finger at the rest of us low lives. Of course, who needs the media when Google will suffice. Last Cube checked Google Trends - at 10 a.m. this morning - "Erin Andrews video peep" was the No. 1 search term. Eh-hem. Sounds like a horribly dysfunctional dance between the media and the audience. Hmmmm. (Gawker)

MJ Round Up: Both Jackson autopsies turned up needle marks and Propofol
A source said that the private pathologist's findings are "consistent" with the county coroner's — and that in addition to finding needle marks on Jackson's body, both procedures revealed traces of propofol. What else is there to say about Michael today? Oh! Grace Rwaramba - the Rwandan nanny of his children - is back in town. Oh! The chain of events that led to LA's city hall to spend $1.4 for police protection and other services at his memorial turned up some possible criminal wrongdoing. Watch the video: (E!/Time/AP)

QUICK LINKS

-- 'Twilight' fans bring 'Trek'-like frenzy to conventions: We've found them!! The next set of life-long convention-loving fans... right? "Twilight" lovers were such a force at last year's Comic-Con, Creation Entertainment, the franchise behind "Star Trek" conventions, immediately began putting together plans for fans of the goth-lite love story. (CNN)

-- Actor Stephen Baldwin files for bankruptcy: Court records show actor Stephen Baldwin is millions of dollars in debt and has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. Dag. Wasn't he just in some fading celebrity exploitation show? "I'm a Celebrity ... Get Me Out of Here!" It's a long way from "The Usual Suspects." (AP)

-- Kiefer Sutherland gets NYC assault charge dropped: Now can he concentrate on the next season of "24"? (There is a next season, right?) The Manhattan district attorney's spokeswoman said Tuesday that misdemeanor assault charges against Kiefer Sutherland are being dropped because the alleged victim wouldn't cooperate with prosecutors.(AP)

-- Carrie Prejean to pen book: Ultraconservative publishing house Regnery Publishing announced yesterday that it has inked a deal with the dethroned 22-year-old Miss California for her first book, "Still Standing." Who is going to read it first? Double-dog dare ya! (E!)

-- 'Do the Right Thing' still has something to say: It's that simple. No snark needed. Twenty years later, the film "Do the Right Thing" still maintains a hold on the imagination. In 2007, the American Film Institute ranked it as one of the 100 best American films. (CNN)

-- UK 'is losing 52 pubs each week': Well, Cube knows where not to take that next vacation. UK pubs closed at a rate of 52 per week in the first half of the year - a third more than the same period in 2008 - the British Beer & Pub Association said. (BBC)

-- 150-pound Minn. cupcake sets Guinness record: A 151-pound cupcake in Minneapolis has been certified as the world's largest. The 1-foot tall, 2-foot wide cupcake on display Saturday at the Minneapolis Mall of America had 15 pounds of fudge filling and 60 pounds of yellow icing. Maybe we don't have the biggest cupcake here in Hampton Roads, but we have plenty of places to eat them. (AP)

So geeky cooool: Raw Video - Solar Eclipse Covers Parts of Asia
The longest solar eclipse of the 21st century pitched a swath of Asia from India to China into near darkness as millions gathered in the open to watch the once-in-a-lifetime phenomenon. (AP)

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