Getting cast to star alongside Tom Cruise in an action franchise? That’s not a “Mission: Impossible” for Paula Patton.

The 34-year-old new mom – who welcomed her first child with husband Robin Thicke in April – has landed the lead female role in “M: I,” Deadline.com reports. Although this film has been referred to as “Mission: Impossible 4,” according to Deadline JJ Abrams and Cruise are approaching the movie as a reboot of the franchise.

Patton is expected to portray an operative who works with Cruise's character, Ethan Hunt, and the actress reportedly beat out “A Walk to Remember’s” Lauren German and “Smallville’s” Kristen Kreuk for the part.

The movie also stars “Hurt Locker” actor Jeremy Renner, 39. Renner's casting came as a bit of a surprise since Paramount was reportedly looking for a younger actor to eventually carry on the franchise.

Jessica Alba’s turn in “Machete” – which opens in theaters tomorrow – certainly won’t be her first time teaming up with director Robert Rodriguez; the 29-year-old actress has also worked with the filmmaker for “Sin City” and “Spy Kids 4.”

But "Machete" is nonetheless a change of pace for Alba because she's playing a Latina in the movie - a role she's avoided in the past.

"For me, I never wanted to reinforce any stereotypes about Latin women, and that was why I've shied away from Latin characters I've been offered,” Alba, who is half-Mexican, explained to USA Today. “Most of them reinforced the stigmas. The women whom I grew up with are intelligent, strong women, and unless I read a woman being portrayed that way in a film, I didn't want to play it.”

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West Coast music lovers are in for a treat: Yoko Ono is rounding up an eclectic lineup of musicians for a few performances in Los Angeles.

Along with her band, We Are One Plastic Ono, the mercurial widow of Beatles legend John Lennon will be putting on two shows at L.A.’s Orpheum Theater on Friday, October 1 and Saturday, October 2.

The set list includes artists like Perry Farrell of Jane’s Addiction, Vincent Gallo and RZA, as well as Iggy Pop on October 1 and Lady Gaga the next evening.

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Now that Conan O’Brien has settled on a name for his show, he – or rather, his set designer – needs to get to work on creating the set, a task that includes finding the perfect guest chair.

This piece of furniture may seem inconsequential, but it's actually a heavily weighed decision, explained Emmy-winning set designer and President of the Television Academy John Shaffner in an interview with Broadcasting & Cable. Shaffner will be lending his talents to the set design for "Conan," and told B&C that such chairs “have to be just so high, just so firm and just so deep."

The designer, who also revealed that the new set will be inspired by O’Brien’s “Legally Prohibited from Being Funny on Television” tour, added that one doesn’t just go out and buy a chair and call it a day; this is a seat that has to be customized.

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As we're sure you've heard, it's "90210" day!

The franchise has a lot to celebrate: Its original incarnation, which premiered in 1990, is celebrating its 20-year anniversary. The new “90210” premiered exactly two years ago today; and The CW network has altered tonight’s programming schedule to make sure an episode of “90210” airs on 9/02/10. Season three is set to premiere Monday September 13 with the main cast starting senior year at the fictitious West Beverly Hills High School.

Even the city of Beverly Hills itself is celebrating its zip code with festivities hosted by Ryan Seacrest, who will present CNN’s Larry King with a key to the city.

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Today in the "Showbiz Tonight" morning meeting, it was all about Paris Hilton.

The reality TV star/heiress has been banned from two Las Vegas properties as a result of her felony cocaine arrest, and now she's speaking out.

“These rumors going around are so ridiculous, untrue and cruel," Hilton tweeted. "I'm not going to even pay attention to them, because I know the truth."

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Ashton Kutcher is the latest star to take his reputation into his own hands with a little social networking.

A week after John Mayer blasted the HuffPo on his blog for daring to say that he may be reviving a relationship with ex Jennifer Aniston, Ashton Kutcher took to Twitter (not like he “takes to” anything else, but whatevs) to do damage control on a rumor that he’s stepping out on Demi Moore.

In an "exclusive report", Star magazine claims that Kutcher, 32, was caught getting close to a "hot young blonde."

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Everyone from "Eastbound & Down's" Danny McBride to Rainn Wilson to Portia de Rossi has been proposed as potential replacements for Steve Carell when he departs from “The Office,” but producer Paul Lieberstein has added an interesting choice to the fray: Harvey Keitel.

The 71-year-old actor appears to be Lieberstein’s pick to replace Carell. “He's probably the only guy who can do it, and he's doing TV now," Lieberstein told E! News.

It was Keitel’s recent turn on ABC’s “Life on Mars” as the commanding detective Lieutenant Gene Hunt that got Lieberstein seriously thinking about the Oscar nominee's potential for “The Office.”

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Don’t you just love when TV shows get their own celebratory day?

For those of you who are too young to remember Tori Spelling playing a virgin, Jason Preistley’s hair and how horrifyingly amazing Shannen Doherty was as Brenda, this day - 9/02/10, get it? - isn't intended to celebrate The CW's current revival but the OG version, "Beverly Hills, 90210."

The series, which aired from 1990-2000, has a Facebook page to honor its soaptastic achievements and has already been celebrated in some places overseas.

TVSquad has cherry-picked a crucial scene in which Brenda lays down that infamous "If it walks like a duck and talks like a duck" line when she catches Kelly with Dylan, while PopEater has spotted a few stars who were on the show before they were famous, including David Arquette and Jessica Alba.

Now someone just needs to figure out what day we can appropriately deem, "International Saved by the Bell" day.

Move over, Barbie.

Sookie Stackhouse, Bill Compton and Eric Northman are no longer just characters on HBO’s “True Blood.” Now they’re figurines, too.

HBO is selling the figurines, which are now available for purchase, for $69.99 each. Although Life & Style reports that fans are going to have to wait until 2011 for a double statue of Sookie and Bill, they can purchase iconic “True Blood” signs – such as the Merlotte’s neon sign – today for $89.99.

Would you buy a “True Blood” figurine?