MOVIES
+ Emmy nominee Rainn Wilson (The Office) will go medieval in Renaissance
Men, a comedy about two community-theater geeks hiding out at the local
fair. ''It gets behind what makes a Renaissance fair tick,'' says Wilson,
who co-wrote the script with actor Matt Ross (Big Love's Alby). ''It's a
small world, where people take themselves far too seriously.'' And just
in case you were wondering: ''There will be jousting and giant turkey
legs.''
MUSIC
+ American Idol runner-up Blake Lewis has signed with 19
Recordings/Arista Records for a late-fall album, tentatively titled ADD
(Audio Day Dream). Lewis on the Idol tour through Sept. 23 is
collaborating with producer Jonathan ''J.R.'' Rotem and Doug E. Fresh, who
performed with him on the Idol finale. He's also writing songs with Idolpal Chris Richardson. ''Beat-boxing will be throughout the whole album,''
says Lewis. ''It'll be like an electronic or hip-hop mixtape. I call it
my Michael Jackson Bad album. But it'll have a hip-hop overtone.''

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