Mar 15, 2006 5:56 PM

From Kanye to Jack Black

KANYE WEST is set to help executive-produce and appear in an as-yet-untitled film inspired by his music. The multi-perspective, New Line Cinema project will also be executive-produced by Broadway veteran GEORGE C. WOLFE, who directed the Emmy-winning, music-driven HBO film, Lackawanna Blues. Six writers and about a dozen directors will draft short stories all linked by a central narrative, while the film will feature both new and old material from West. Meanwhile, the six-time Grammy winner was recently tapped by TOM CRUISE to produce a new version of the classic Mission: Impossible theme song for this summer's third installment of the action series.

The Game Heads to the Big Screen

THE GAME will appear in three upcoming feature films set for tentative release in 2006: Tournament of Dreams, about an inner-city high school girl's basketball team; Waist Deep, an action-packed drama about an ex-con who has to revert to his criminal ways when his son is kidnapped in a hijacking; and The Millionaire Boys Club, loosely based on the Compton native's life.

Embarrassment, Pain Lead Stapp to Sue

Following KID ROCK, SCOTT STAPP is suing World Red Light District, the company that plans to distribute the sex tape showing the two rockers in sex acts with four women. The federal lawsuit filed Tuesday in Los Angeles by the ex-CREED frontman claims that the distributor has infringed on his privacy and trademark rights, causing embarrassment, pain, suffering and emotional distress and demands that the sale or distribution of the sex tape -- allegedly stolen from a safe in Stapp's home -- be stopped.

Destiny's Divas Hit DVD

DESTINY'S CHILD release Live in Atlanta, a DVD of their July 2005 concert performance from the city's Phillips Arena, on March 28th. In addition to hits like "Say My Name," "Bootylicious" and "Soldier," the DVD -- currently available for pre-order from SonyMusicStore.com -- also includes fan testimonials, a trailer for KELLY ROWLAND's upcoming sophomore solo album and the special feature Destiny's Child -- A Family Affair.

Staind, Chicago Hit the Road

STAIND will headline the month-long Jagermeister Music Tour, beginning April 20th in McAllen, Texas, and closing May 24th in Springfield, Illinois. THREE DAYS GRACE and HURT will serve as openers for the tour which is in continued support of Staind's latest album, 2005's Chapter V, which debuted at number one on the Billboard Top 200 and sold more than 750,000 copies . . . CHICAGO will release their first album in ten years, XXX, on March 21st. Produced by RASCAL FLATTS bassist/vocalist JAY DeMARCUS, the classic rockers' thirteenth studio effort also features performances from DeMarcus' country bandmates GARY LeVOX and JOE DON ROONEY on several tracks. Chicago will play thirty shows this spring, including twenty-five shows at their residency at Las Vegas' MGM Grand.

Jack Black Ties the Knot

Comedian JACK BLACK recently eloped with animator and musician TANYA HADEN in an intimate ceremony in Big Sur, California. The two met in high school, but did not begin dating until last spring. Black's newest film, Nacho Libre, is scheduled to open in June, and a film centered around his comedic acoustic duo TENACIOUS D, Tenacious D in: The Pick of Destiny, is slated for release later this year.

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