Here's what's happening today in the world of entertainment:

Anthony Hopkins is joining the cast of "Thor" playing Odin, Variety reports. Norse god Odin is the father of Thor and his nemesis, Loki in the Marvel Comics adaptation. Natalie Portman was previously cast as Thor's love interest.

Don't look for Hugh Jackman at the next Oscars, Variety reports. This past year's Academy Awards host reportedly turned down the offer to return this year in the past few weeks.

Charlize Theron will star in "Mad Max: Fury Road," a reboot of the films which launched Mel Gibson's career, according to Variety. The first "Mad Max" movie in 25 years will co-star "Black Hawk Down's" Tom Hardy. It's yet to be seen if Gibson will be involved.

"American Dad" has been renewed for next season, according to The Hollywood Reporter. This means that all three Seth MacFarlane shows have been picked up for 2009-2010 by the Fox network.

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Microsoft is pulling its ads from the upcoming "Family Guy Presents: Seth and Alex's Almost Live Comedy Show" special on Fox, according to Variety. Execs from the company were offended by some of the jokes at a taping for the show, which reportedly poked fun at deaf people and the Holocaust, among other things.

Speaking of advertising, Advertising Age reports that "Grey's Anatomy" has the most expensive ad prices for a scripted show, while "FlashForward" is the priciest new program. Among comedies, "Two and a Half Men" will cost you the most.

"Blue Collar" comedian Ron White has been a fixture on Comedy Central and The Hollywood Repoter says that the network has cut a new deal with him for an animated series called "Hounds," starring White's voice in the title role.

New music out today: the long-awaited "This Is It" soundtrack album (the Michael Jackson documentary is out in theaters tonight), Train's "Save Me, San Francisco," "Full Circle" by Creed and Rod Stewart's "Soulbook."

On DVD today: animated hit "Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs," horror flick "Orphan," Woody Allen's "Whatever Works," "Nothing Like the Holidays," full-length movie "Battlestar Galactica: The Plan," six-part documentary "Monty Python: Almost the Truth (The Lawyer's Cut)" and "The Prisoner: The Complete Series."

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• "Top Chef" fans have more to look forward to with the upcoming Bravo series, "Just Desserts." The Hollywood Reporter says that the network is developing a pastry chef competition show for next year.

• Ready for "Project Lego?" Reality show producer Scott Messick has cut a deal with the makers of the classic Lego toys to develop a project with them, according to Variety. Messick tells the paper that he wants to do Lego-related reality series of all genres, possibly involving the Legoland theme park.

• NBC wants more of its new series "Community" and "Mercy," as well as second season spin-off "Parks and Recreation," Variety reports. All three have been picked up for the full season.

• Ivanka Trump tied the knot on Sunday, according to People. The "Celebrity Apprentice" star married Jared Kushner, publisher of the "New York Observer," at the Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster, New Jersey.

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• Tracy Morgan and Bronson Pinchot are both clarifying statements they've made recently. "30 Rock" star Morgan told EW.com what he meant when he criticized fellow "SNL" alums Chris Kattan and Cheri Oteri: "Everybody’s blowing that out of context. I’m not angry with any of those people. I don’t know those people. But we focus and fixate on drama. I didn’t write that book, and go through everything I went through, just so people could fixate on Cheri Oteri, Chris Kattan. We weren’t mortal enemies, but we never hung out," he told the magazine.

• As for former "Perfect Strangers" star Pinchot, he told The Wall Street Journal that he was specifically speaking about then-virtual-unknown Tom Cruise's language over 25 years ago, when he claimed that Cruise used "constant unrelated homophobic comments." He also regrets his choice of words in calling Denzel Washington "one of the most unpleasant people I've ever met."

• NBC hopes to add more comedy to its lineup, striking deals recently with Adam Carolla and Don Cheadle, according to Variety. Cheadle's series will be produced by "Boondocks" Aaron McGruder.

• With Halloween approaching, this weekend's movie offerings are focused on horror as usual: as usual, it's another "Saw" movie in theatres, "Saw VI" for those keeping track. In case you haven't had enough between "Twilight, "True Blood" and "Vampire Diaries," "Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant," starring John C. Reilly, hits the big screen today, based on another series of books. Kids can look forward to "Astro Boy," a computer-animated reboot of an early Japanese animated TV series. Finally, Oscar season is officially here with Hilary Swank starring as Amelia Earhart in "Amelia."

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• A representative for Tom Cruise is responding to comments made by former "Perfect Strangers" star Bronson Pinchot in a recent interview, according to EW.com. Pinchot claimed that Cruise made "constant unrelated homophobic comments" on the set of "Risky Business" in 1983. Cruise's rep tells the magazine, “Obviously, this is so far removed from who Tom Cruise is as a person, this must have been said in jest.”

• People reports that Michael Jackson's children were involved in a minor accident Wednesday involving a photographer following one of the family's vehicles. No one was injured, the magazine reports, and the incident is being investigated.

• Roman Polanski's legal team is now denying that he may go back to the U.S. voluntarily, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Attorney Herve Temime reportedly said that the director will continue to fight extradition.

• The curtain is coming down on "Shrek: The Musical." Variety reports that the show will close on January 3 after just over a year on Broadway, due to fluctuating box office.