Ridley Scott Heads Back To The Future

· Ridley Scott’s first sci fi film since Alien and Blade Runner will be The Forever War, a project delayed for decades over book rights. Please God let it not star Russell Crowe. [Variety]
· The 24th Mipcom festival was overshadowed by economic tsuris, but reps from the American TV industry are remaining optimistic, saying, “C’mon—Desperate Housewives catfights are universal and depression-proof. Am I wrong?” [Variety]

After the jump: Which agent kissed off WMA, taking her highish-profile client list to UTA?

· Rachel Getting Married and Religulous’s healthy performance at the box office—to say nothing of Kirk Cameron’s fireman-wife-God love triangle movie Fireproof—mark a new Golden Age for specialty cinema. Hooray for Specialtywood! [Variety]
· After two weeks of ratings declines, Desperate Housewives and Brothers & Sisters have plateaued. [THR]
· Theresa Peters—-the agent of James McAvoy, Kirsten Dunst, Mandy Moore, Joshua Jackson and Jeffrey Dean Morgan—left WMA, and joined UTA as a partner, adding a couple of semi-heavy-hitters to its recent gets of Gwyneth Paltrow, Jennifer Lopez, Miley Cyrus and Seth Green. [THR]