Arts Bites

Timberlake joins the Coen Bros

The Coen Brothers have apparently offered a role in their next film to former N’Sync-er and pop sensation Justin Timberlake. The “folk-centric” themed film would potentially have Timberlake playing a singer alongside Oscar Isaac in the lead role and Carey Mulligan as Isaac’s love interest.

Having such a young cast is something of an oddity for the Coen Brothers, but the main thing to remember is that their track record speaks for itself… and that Timberlake is still not making new music.

Zooey is Zingle again

Manic pixie dream girl and The New Girl star Zooey Deschanel has allegedly split from her husband, Death Cab For Cutie frontman Ben Gibbard.

The pair had been married since 2009 and even recently had been noted as being happy together. If you listen really closely, you can hear the unison gasp of utter glee emitting from every dreaming hipster who just read this announcement.

Bruce Willis is having a baby again

Gross.

—Compiled by Wade Thompson