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> Handy with a Kiln? Killer with a glue stick? Sarah Jessica Parker is looking for you. The actress has teamed up with Magical Elves -- the producers behind Project Runway, Top Chef, and Top Design -- to create "American Artist," a new reality TV series which pits fine artists against one another with the winner receiving $100,000 for his/her trouble. The show, still in development, was recently picked up by Bravo, which, after losing it's golden egg Project Runway to Lifetime earlier this year, is looking for a new hit. Hopefully Parker will strive to see the show remain as authentic to the typical American artist experience as possible and will force the contestants to share a rat infested studio apartment where the shower doubles as the kitchen sink and the only things to eat are stale hamburger buns that were fished out of the dumpster behind the McDonalds on 2nd Ave. (For more on the Bravo curse, see Out.com's StyleList.)
> Paramount Pictures is entering the video game market by turning three of its most popular films into video games. Clueless, Mean Girls, and Pretty in Pink will each be adapted into low-cost "casual video games" by the end of the year, while other titles from the Paramount library will be turned into more expensive console video games sometime in the future. (The three teen pics were chosen as the initial offerings from Paramount because they appeal to female consumers, the largest players of casual video games, and will allow the company to get its feet wet in the video gaming market.) Though the original casts of the films are not expected to be involved with the project, we're sure there are a few actors (paging Brittany Murphy) who would have no problem jumping on board should Paramount choose to wave a few Benjamin Franklins under their noses.
> The new issue of OK! magazine is reporting that Britney Spears and Justin Timberlake will record a duet for Britney's new album, due out in December. Details are still scarce, but if the collaboration actually pans out it'll be the first time since 2001's "What It's Like To Be Me" from Britney's self-titled album that the two singers have worked together. We can't say we're shocked -- after everything we've been through with Britney, she could record a duet with Alf and we probably wouldn't bat an eyelash -- but we can say we're beyond excited and are hoping this (and Madonna's possible match-making?) is a sign we're on our way to a full-on reconciliation. Britney and Justin 4 Eva!! (Next week on White Knight Fantasy Hour: Josh Jackson and Katie Holmes.)
-- NOAH MICHELSON
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