hopeforhaitilogo.jpgHope For Haiti Soundtrack Tops Billboard

Last Friday's Hope for Haiti telethon soundtrack has made history, becoming the first-ever all-digital album in the 54-year history of the Billboard 200 to debut at #1 on the albums chart.

With less than a week of sales, the digital compilation has sold 171,000 units, beating out Susan Boyle's I Dreamed a Dream.

The album features one-of-a-kind performances by Wyclef Jean, Madonna, Bruce Springsteen, Jennifer Hudson, Mary J. Blige, Justin Timberlake and Matt Morris, Taylor Swift, Stevie Wonder, Sheryl Crow and Kid Rock, Beyonce and Chris Martin on piano, Coldplay, Shakira, Alicia Keys, Sting, Christina Aguilera, John Legend, and a trio by Jay-Z, Bono and Rihanna among others.


bachelorwedding.jpgThe Bachelor To Marry On TV

ABC will air its second reality show wedding as The Bachelor's Jason Mesnick and Molly Malaney will tie the knot on-air March 8; the couple was engaged in New Zealand in October.

The wedding of The Bachelorette's Trista Rehn and Ryan Sutter drew more than 17.1 million viewers in 2002.

And this broadcast promises to be more drama-infused. Mesnick's the one who proposed to Melissa Rycroft in the 2009 season finale and turned around and dumped her to pursue Malaney. Will he get cold feet again on March 8? In front of the cameras?


zacthriller.jpgZac Efron To Star In Spy Thriller

Zac Efron is attached to star in and executive produce a spy thriller called Fire written by Marvel scribe Brian Michael Bendis.

The story centers on a college student who is inducted into a special CIA project that tests whether training ordinary citizens to be agents can be successful, according the The Hollywood Reporter.


gibsonthrille.jpgMel Gibson Reunites With Lethal Weapon Writer For New Thriller

Mel Gibson is in talks with Universal to reteam with Lethal Weapon scribe Shane Black to star in spy thriller Cold Warrior.

This furthers Gibson's plan to get back in front of the camera after directing so many recent projects. Edge of Darkness, his first on-screen performance since 2002, opens on Friday.