• Funny man Ricky Gervais will host the 67th annual Golden Globes Jan. 17. The folks at NBC suggested a host may boost the show, and the Hollywood Foreign Press Association agreed. Gervais most recently starred in "The Invention of Lying." By the way, look for Globes nominees December 15.

• Ron Livingston is the latest to join Zach Galifianakis, Steve Carell, Paul Rudd and Lucy Punch in Jay Roach's upcoming "Dinner for Schmucks," a remake of Francis Veber's popular 1998 comedy "Le diner de cons." Livingston recently starred in "The Time Traveler's Wife." (Variety)

• Kenny Ortega is no longer on board to direct Paramount's upcoming remake of "Footloose," and Variety says the reasons are differences on tone and budget between the director and the studio. Ortega also helmed the upcoming Michael Jackson documantary "This Is It."

• January Jones and Diane Kruger join Liam Neeson in "Unknown White Male," Jaume Collet-Serra's thriller about a man who slips into a coma after a car accident while on vacation with his wife in Berlin. When he wakes up, he realizes he's been replaced by another man. (Variety)

• Josh Lawson, Emma Lung and Ron Perlman have joined the cast of Charles de Lauzirika's "Crave," about a photographer whose life spins out of control after a romance with a young woman and an encounter with a detective. Robert Lawton and Lauzirika wrote the scriot. (Hollywood Reporter)

• Paramount may develop a sequel to "Paranormal Activity," the Los Angeles Times reports. The studio's Brad Grey said Paramount owns the rights to a follow-up. The original cost $15,000 to make and already grossed more than $60 million. And yes, it's incredibly scary!

• Andrew Fleming will direct CBS Films' upcoming romantic comedy "Permission," about a married couple who agree to both sleep with someone else on separate vacations. Karen McCullah Lutz prenned the script. Fleming also directed "Hamlet 2" and "Nancy Drew." (Variety)