• The more I look at the Jessica Alba character poster for Fantastic Four 2 the more I’m inclined to agree that it was seriously doctored. She looks like Eddie Murphy when he did that “what it’s like to be white” skit on SNL.
• Seems members of the film Academy will be getting a survey from an unidentified publication as to their media consumption habits, specifically as they relate to where they get movie industry news and gossip.
• SSH has releases from Activision and Hasbro regarding games and toys, respectively, that tie-in to Transformers.
• One of the positions awarded from Monster Worldwide as part of their “Ultimate Internship” contest is a movie-marketing slot at Focus Features.
• Lionsgate’s release of Hostel II in a few weeks will be a measure of how ready the American pop culture is ready to dive back into gruesome movies after the Va. Tech tragedy according to the NYT.
• Jalopnik has pictures of a very cool set of Transformers lighters

Argh.

• Hey, guess what? There are a ton of movies coming out this summer and many of them are sequels or franchise extensions in some manner.
• But with all those big name flicks taking up theater space (and advertising time) it’s important to remember the smaller niche films are every bit (in some cases more) worth your time.
• Alex labels The Simpsons as this summer’s big question mark, largely because the series is well past its prime in terms of both cultural zeitgeist and (in some cases) creative output.
• It’s interesting to me that studios seem to put more thought into the niche-targeting of their direct-to-DVD releases than they do their theatrical films.
• You can download some of the films from the Tribeca Film Festival for free on Jaman.
• Disney is dropping Buena Vista from its stable in order to refocus on the Disney brand.
• PaidContent recaps a panel discussion of “Hollywood and Social Media.” Interesting stuff.