• Now that a horde of angry fans complained to Warner Bros. about the studio's decision to move David Yates' "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" to July 2009, WB's President Alan Horn said he's sorry for the inconvenience. Read here how he explained the release date change.

• Variety reports Fox Searchlight and Warner Bros. have teamed up to distribute Danny Boyle's upcoming flick "Slumdog Millionaire," a drama about an Indian youngster whose life changes when he scores big on a local version of "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?"

• Screenwriters Karen McCullah Lutz and Kirsten "Kiwi" Smith are gearing up to develop a "loosely autobiographical script," according to The Hollywood Reporter. The duo's writing credits include "Legally Blonde" and "The House Bunny."

• German actor Michael Fassbender is in talks to star in Quentin Tarantino's violent WWII drama "Inglorious Bastards," according to Variety.