Three-time Oscar nominated actress (and the bitchin-ess Catwoman ever) Michelle Pfeiffer is slated to star as the villain in the highly publicized and anticipated screen version of Broadway musical Hairspray. Pfeiffer joins an all-star cast that includes Oscar nominees Queen Latifah and John Travolta, as well as teen star Amanda Bynes.

The film will start filming on Sept. 5, and will most likely be released in December of 2007.

In other Broadway news, Grammy winner R&B star Usher will join the cast of Chicago for his Broadway debut starting August 22 and lasting through early October. He'll be playing conniving lawyer Billy Flynn (the role played by Richard Gere in the movie).

Usher says, "I have always admired Broadway actors for their showmanship, dedication and focus that goes into performing live on stage every night. Being on Broadway allows you to connect to audiences in a whole new way that's different from music and movies."

With syndication rights already bought up for ABC's hit Desperate Housewives, the network should be grinning from ear to ear now that its other hit Grey's Anatomy will be giving shared syndication rights to both TNT and the Oxygen network. TNT has the rights to play the show during the day, while Oxygen is given the post-6 PM slot.

Rumor has it Oxygen paid about 700,000 per episode of Emmy nominee and Golden Globe winner Grey's Anatomy while TNT paid about 300,000 to foot the rest of the million dollar bill. The episodes should begin airing in about 2009, when the show is in its fifth season.

In other Grey's Anatomy news, star Kate Walsh is teaming up with Golden Globe nominee John Cusack in a new adaptation of Stephen King novel 1408. The film also stars Oscar nominee Samuel L. Jackson. It starts filming before the end of the summer in the U.K.

Disney channel That's So Raven star Raven Symone has signed on to remake the 80s classic Adventures In Babysitting. The original, which opened in 1987, starred Elisabeth Shue, Vincent D'Onofrio, Bradley Whitford, and Anthony Rapp.

There is no information as to when the film will start production, as it's only at the script stage.

Oscar winner Holly Hunter is in negotiations to star in a new TNT drama series Saving Grace, while Golden Globe nominee Michael Keaton will star in the six-hour mini-series The Company.

According to Hollywood Reporter:

In "Grace," Hunter will star as a jaded police officer who is offered the chance to redeem her life after she encounters an angel. Signing on to the project would give Hunter her first TV series role.