After last year’s “interesting” Oscars ceremony with co-hosts Anne Hathaway and James Franco, it seems like the Oscars will be hosted this year by someone who certainly won’t bore: veteran comedian actor Eddie Murphy. (Oscars)

After four years of avoiding the film world, Chris Tucker (the Rush Hour films) is back, and signed on to join Bradley Cooper and Jennifer Lawrence in The Silver Linings Playbook. (The Huffington Post) 

It seems like it’s been ages since Stefani Germanotta transformed herself into Lady Gaga, so when images of a bare-faced woman in Harper’s Bazaar came out, the initial thought was: No, it can’t be. But it is: a mostly makeup free Gaga has a chat for the magazine, where she gives very cryptic, baffling, standard Gaga answers. (EW) 

Speaking of musical gimmicks, the Flaming Lips are set to record a 6 hour long song, and are charging fans $100 to include their names in the song. But don’t worry, lest you think Wayne Coyle and co. are being profit hungry, they’ve announced that they’re donating all the proceeds to a college music program and the Humane Society. (Vulture)

Baz Luhrmann’s The Great Gatsby, with its all-star cast including Leonardo DiCaprio, Tobey Maguire, Carey Mulligan, and Bollywood superstar Amitabh Bachchan, has begun production. The film’s projected cost: a meager $125 million, nothing too fancy. (The Hollywood Reporter)