Whiz of the Web: Wednesday Whiz-Up

The best of the internet, squirted out in flavorful neon globules, just for you.

• Sure, Wikipedia can be unreliable. But just how reliable is the Encyclopedia Britannica? (Via Jill)
• The word from Jo Rowling is that she's not necessarily done with Harry after all - a Potter encyclopedia could be in our (admittedly distant, because she needs a break) future (via Jen). For a bit more of the interview quoted in that article, click here. Just be aware, before clicking either link, that both are filled with spoilers.
• James Cameron has selected Ubisoft to be the developer for the next gen video game adaptation of his much-hyped 3D sci-fi thriller Avatar, set to be released in May 2009.
• There's a rumor, based on some comments by Avi Arad, that Alex Proyas might be directing the Silver Surfer spin-off movie.
• We already passed on the rumor that Zachary Quinto is in the running to play Spock in the upcoming Star Trek movie, but the new improved rumor says the actor is now close to sealing the deal.
• The long-delayed Southland Tales finally has a release date, and it is November 9th.
• Indy 4 will of course have a presence at Comic Con, but a picture of the display there has apparently already leaked onto the internet.
• A scene in the pilot episode of The Sarah Connor Chronicles involving a shooting at a school will be cut down and reshot in the wake of the Virginia Tech shootings.
• Check out the Japanese commercial for an upcoming DS game called Slide Adventure Mag Kid, which comes with a slide controller peripheral that allows you to control the movements of the main character by actually sliding your DS along the table top. This is another one of those DS games that's an interesting concept, but kind of negates the purpose of having a portable video game system. You can't exactly play the game while you're standing up on the El, can you? Unless you want to slide your DS all over the guy standing next to you. Which we wouldn't recommend.
• Reggie says Wii owners will be getting a surprise at the end of September. A new Mii channel? Hmm...
• The Movie Blog has some of the latest speculation about J.J. Abrams' mysterious Cloverfield project. Will the film actually be called Monstrous? Is it going to be about the three primal monsters of land, sea, and sky? Who knows?
• Jonah Hex looks like it's the next comic book lined up to be transformed into a movie franchise.
• Ang Lee is directing Joan Chen and Tony Leung in a WWII period film/political intrigue spy thriller/tragic love story called Lust Caution. You can see the trailer here.

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