The Dish: This is war

One constituency -- besides the critics -- has declared "Your Highness" to be "an assault on taste." Christian Day, a warlock from (natch) Salem, Mass., has taken time out from blasting Charlie Sheen to call for a boycott. Day complains that the stoner comedy, in which Justin Theroux's warlock Leezar desires to impregnante Zooey Deschanel with a dragon, casts a negative light on warlocks and witches, whom he calls "the good guys and gals." A gander at the box office shows audiences have taken up his quest.

The final reel

Michael Shannon ("Revolutionary Road") will be general Zod in "Superman: Man of Steel." ... Robert Redford will play baseball executive Branch Rickey in an untitled Jackie Robinson film written and directed by Brian Helgeland ("L.A. Confidential," "Mystic River"). ... Best-known as the body beneath Armie Hammer's face in "The Social Network," Josh Pence -- all of him -- will be Ra's Al Ghul in "The Dark Knight Rises." ... Tobey Maguire reunites with "The Ice Storm" director Ang Lee for "The Life of Pi.: ... Ben Affleck is in talks to join Maguire (Nick Carraway) in Baz Luhrmann's "The Great Gatsby," as Tom Buchanan. ... Alec Baldwin joins Penelope Cruz in Rome to film Woody Allen's next, untitled film. And how perfect? Jesse Eisenberg also is in talks to co-star.

CYNTHIA DICKISON