• Jessica Chastain passes on a role in Iron Man 3 due to scheduling conflicts. Diane Kruger, Isla Fisher and Gemma Arterton were also reportedly being courted for the part.
• Google+ Hangouts go public -- and compete with the likes of Ustream and Justin.tv -- with a new broadcast feature.
• Confirmed: Prometheus gets an "R" rating.
• Longtime Attack of the Show host Kevin Pereira announces he's leaving the show.
• EA plans to lay off up to 1000 employees by late September of this year.
• The Avengers may rake in a billion dollars worldwide by next weekend, and its success has already given the underrated John Carter a much-needed box office bump.

[Spider-Dog via absolutelymadness]