Edgar Wright, Simon Pegg, and Nick Frost’s Blood and Ice Cream trilogy — which so far includes hits Shaun of the Dead and Hot Fuzz — will soon be shooting the third installment, The World’s End, and it’s expected to hit theaters in the spring of 2013. Deadline broke the news about the project, which Wright and Pegg just finished writing last month. Wright’s time with Scott Pilgrim and Pegg’s involvement with the Star Trek films had fans wondering if the third movie would ever materialize. Wright’s back in the director’s chair with Pegg and Frost together again, 20 years after the epic pub crawl.

“ … One of them becomes hell bent on trying the drinking marathon again. They are convinced to stage an encore by mate Gary King, a 40-year old man trapped at the cigarette end of his teens, who drags his reluctant pals to their home town and once again attempts to reach the fabled pub, The World’s End,” the website shared. “As they attempt to reconcile the past and present, they realize the real struggle is for the future, not just theirs but humankind’s. Reaching The World’s End is the least of their worries.”

The trio plans to start shooting in September. Sorry superhero nerds, we’d much rather see Wright finalizing the darkly comedic canon before working on Ant-Man. Let us know if you agree, and predict what’s in store for The World’s End, in the comments below.

1. As if we needed another reason to love Joss Whedon, check out this silly but heartfelt thank-you letter that the Avengers director just posted to all of his longtime fans — or as he refers to them, his “peeps.” [via Pop Culture Brain]

2. Producers have announced that after a 473-show run, the Tony-nominated Broadway revival of Frank Loesser’s 1961 musical How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying will have its final performance this Sunday. We blame Nick Jonas. [via ArtsBeat]

3. It’s official: André 3000 will play Jimi Hendrix in a biopic that begins shooting in Ireland later this month. What remains to be seen is whether the musician’s notoriously protective estate will allow director John Ridley to license any of his songs. [via Guardian]

4. After dealing privately with gender dysphoria for years, Tom Gabel, lead singer of Against Me!, has announced plans to undergo hormone replacement therapy and begin living life as a woman named Laura Jane Grace. [via Rolling Stone]

5. Joining a diverse group of artists that includes Bjork, Patti Smith, Bob Dylan, Paul McCartney, and Elton John, Paul Simon has been named the pop winner of Sweden’s Polar Music Prize, with Yo-Yo Ma snagging the honor for classical musician. [via NME]

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Sorry to play Captain Obvious with you, but we thought you might like to know that Disney CEO Bob Iger has officially announced that Marvel Studios is developing a sequel to last weekend’s box office (Hulk) smash, The Avengers. The superhero opus has raked in $700 million so far, and the news comes after the studio giant announced plans for new Iron Man, Thor, and Captain America installments. We probably won’t be seeing a new Avengers feature anytime soon, and there’s still a lot we don’t know. As joyous as it would be to see Joss Whedon return to the series, nothing’s been confirmed at this time, according to Deadline. The studio would be foolish to let the director walk away, so hopefully they’ll do everything in their power to keep him around for a few more years. Share your Avengers 2 hopes and fears below.

1. Beloved children’s author Maurice Sendak — most famously known for his 1963 book Where the Wild Things Are — has died at the age of 83 following complications from a recent stroke. Read his New York Times obituary here, and in case you missed it the first time, here’s the delightful recent interview he gave Stephen Colbert.

2. Here are some red carpet photos from last night’s annual Costume Institute Gala (aka fashion’s Oscars) at the Metropolitan Museum of Art; because this year’s event was inspired by the museum’s new Schiaparelli and Prada: Impossible Conversations exhibition, there were plenty of really crazy ensembles.

3. Afghan Whigs has confirmed that their first show in 13 years will be on May 23 at New York’s Bowery Ballroom; the evening before the band will be making their first TV appearance in over a decade on Late Night With Jimmy Fallon. [via Pitchfork]

4. Book of Mormon star Josh Gad, former Obama speechwriter Jon Lovett, and Modern Family director Jason Winer are collaborating on a new sitcom for NBC called 1600 Penn that will star Bill Pullman and Jenna Eflman as the President and First Lady. [via Inside TV]

5. In other NBC-related news, word is that 30 Rock, Parks and Rec, and Community will all be back next fall, but all of their seasons will be “abbreviated.” [via TVLine]

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1. The Avengers broke the domestic box office record set by Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Pt. 2 in its debut weekend, bringing in a staggering $200.3 million. We’re curious: Do you think that The Dark Knight Rises be able to match that without the boost from 3D sales? [via HitFix]

2. In other Avengers-related news, director Joss Whedon says that the film’s DVD/Blu-Ray release will feature 30 minutes of deleted scenes, mostly “ancillary character based stuff” that he shaved off his original three-hour cut of the movie. [via The Playlist]

3. Animal Collective’s new 7″ single Honeycomb/Gotham is out digitally today, and it features two new songs from the band that you can listen to here. The physical release is due out from Domino on June 26.

4. OMA’s design for Marina Abramovic’s new art and education center in Hudson, New York will be unveiled today. “I say to them, I would like to make a levitation room, I would like to have a digital temple,” she told ArtsBeat in an interview. “There will be a room for drinking water and drinking water in slow motion.” Also of note: visitors will be required to wear lab coats and sign a contract that says they will stay a minimum of six hours.

5. Apparently Cougar Town may be making the move from ABC to TBS in a deal that would be for two 15-episode seasons. If this really happens, may we suggest using it as an opportunity to finally change the show’s horrible name? [via Vulture]

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1. Today’s colorful Google Doodle marks what would have been Keith Haring’s 54th birthday. We approve. [via Pop Culture Brain]

2. If you were as bummed as we were about missing out on that celebrity-filled March reading of Milk screenwriter Dustin Lance Black’s Prop 8 play 8, then you’ll be happy to hear that it’s being released as a digital audio download beginning June 1. [via Vulture]

3. Michael Bay is executive producing a prequel to Robert Louis Stevenson’s Treasure Island for Starz that’s set twenty years earlier than the book. The eight-episode series, tentatively titled Black Sails, is one of three other pirate shows currently in development, but we’re willing to bet that his will have the biggest explosions. [via The Playlist]

4. Mark your calendars: Margaret Cho will be returning to 30 Rock to play recently deceased dictator Kim Jong Il (and another unknown character) in the show’s May 17 episode, as well as the season finale. We can’t wait to see how they decide to spin this! [via Laugh Spin]

5. As part of a marketing push for the re-release of Bad, Michael Jackson’s estate has signed a posthumous deal with Pepsi that will include a TV commercial, special edition cans featuring the pop star’s image, and downloadable remixes of his songs. [via TMZ]

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1. Exciting news: Leonard Cohen has announced that he’s touring North America in November and December to promote Old Ideas, the 77-year-old legend’s first studio album since 2004. The 11 scheduled dates will conclude with two performances in New York City: one at Madison Square Garden, and the other at Brooklyn’s brand new Barclays Center. [via Pitchfork]

2. Francis Bean Cobain has had control of the publicity rights for her dad Kurt Cobain’s name, likeness and appearance since 2010, and will continue to until her mom Courtney Love repays a whopping $2.75 million loan that she received from her daughter. Any bets on how likely that is? [via The Fix]

3. Alanis Morissette has announced that she will release Havoc And Bright Lights, her first studio album since 2008, this coming August. “This record, as always, is a snapshot of what I currently obsess about, care about, and what strikes me at 4 in the morning in my most introspective moments,” she says. “It is my emotional, psychological, social and philosophical commentary through song.” [via NME]

4. If they’re really going to reboot The Dukes of Hazard again for the big screen, we suppose that Eastbound and Down co-creator Jody Hill is the guy to do it, right? [via Heat Vision]

5. Reclusive soul singer D’Angelo — who in recent years has generated more headlines for his run-ins with the law than his music — will give his first US performance in 10 years at the 2012 Essence Music Festival. He’s also apparently working on a new album. [via Billboard]

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It says something about the power of advertising that our first thought on learning that McDonald’s is building its largest restaurant ever — “a two-story cathedral-like restaurant with room for 1,500 customers” — in London’s Olympic Park for the 2012 Olympics wasn’t, “Wow, that’s ironic!” but rather, “Wow, Subway is going to be super pissed!” What’s more, the supersized location won’t be the fast food chain’s only on-site presence at the games; as the only company allowed to sell “brand-name” food, it will also have a prime spot in the athletes’ village, as well as three others throughout the Park. How thrilling for Ronald!

No surprise, the Academy of Royal Medical Colleges is less excited by the news, and has come out publicly against McDonald’s Olympic sponsorship (which it’s worth noting, is a relationship that goes back to 1976), claiming that it sends the wrong message at an event that celebrates athletic achievement; meanwhile, organizers seem more concerned about the bottom line its effect on the size of anyone’s bottom. Their official statement? “Sponsors provide a huge amount of the funding required to stage the games Without our partners such as McDonald’s, the games simply wouldn’t happen.” What’s your take on the situation? [via The Daily What]

1. The four artists on the shortlist for Britain’s $65,000 Turner Prize have been announced, and surprisingly, there’s not a painter in the entire bunch; Luke Fowler and Elizabeth Price are both filmmakers, Paul Noble is the creator of “a dystopic fictional metropolis called Nobson Newtown” that’s populated by human figures drawn as excrement, and Spartacus Chetwynd is a performance artist with a strong pop culture bent. The winner will be announced at a ceremony on December 3. [via ArtsBeat]

2. The promos for this week’s Eli Manning-hosted installment of Saturday Night Live are online. What do you think, will he be funnier than Charles Barkley was earlier in the season? [via Pop Culture Brain]

3. First Shane, now Dale. It’s starting to seem like anyone who died on the last season of The Walking Dead will be showing up in former showrunner Frank Darabont’s new series, LA Noir. [via Vulture]

4. Daniel Radcliffe playing a younger version of Jon Hamm? Apparently it could be happening in new a four-part British miniseries about Russian doctors after the First World War. [via The Sun]

5. In response to questions from both public officials and patrons, amended wall text detailing Gertrude Stein’s relationship with Vichy collaborator and Nazi agent Bernard Fäy — particularly, how it “contributed to the protection of Stein and her companion Alice B. Toklas in France during the war” — is being added to the Metropolitan Museum of Art‘s popular The Steins Collect exhibition. [via ArtsBeat]

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1. The nominations for the 2012 Tony Awards have been announced, with the new stage musical adaptation of Once leading the pack with 11 nods. The ceremony will be broadcast live from New York’s Beacon Theater on June 10. [via WaPo]

2. If you’re a guitarist, Tom Morello would like for you to join him at noon today in Bryant Park for one of the many May Day Occupy Wall Street demonstrations taking place across the city. [via NME]

3. The first round of releases from the late John Peel’s legendary record collection — a stash which contains “over 26,000 LPs, 40,000 singles and many thousands of CDs” — are now available for you to stream online here. [via Pitchfork]

4. Ringo Starr and Dave Stewart of the Eurythmics have sold a musical called Hole In The Fence to Paramount that’s reportedly a coming-of-age tale about “a group of kids who form a band to escape their depressing mining town.” [via Vulture]

5. Hulu might start requiring its 31 million users to log in with their cable or satellite TV account number — which kind of defeats the purpose of Hulu, right? [via NYP]

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