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+ 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.''
