Fast Track: George Lucas is ready to be an artist now

A roundup of entertainment headlines for Wednesday:

George Lucas says he’s done with “Star Wars” and will devote his career to art films -- which is the same line he’s been giving for 18 years. (Time)

He also has scientific proof that Indiana Jones could have survived the fridge nuking in “Kingdom of the Crystal Skull.” (Slash Film)

Wikipedia, Craigslist and several other sites are down today to protest the Stop Online Piracy Act bill in Congress. (Los Angeles Times)

Is the era of the big movie deal coming back to Sundance? “Wild” sales are predicted at this year’s festival. (Los Angeles Times)

Michelle Williams still dreams about Heath Ledger after all this time (Los Angeles Times)

Paula Deen, the butter-and-sugar queen, has Type 2 diabetes. Still interested in her pumpkin gooey butter cake? (Los Angeles Times)

First, Julie Taymor sued the producers of the Broadway musical “Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark”; now they’re counter-suing her. (Los Angeles Times)

Have a high-profile divorce? Might as well cash in on it: Katy Perry has released an emotional, acoustic version of her single “The One That Got Away.” (Huffington Post)

David Letterman’s “Late Show” has fired its longtime comedy booker after the guy made some controversial comments about a dearth of “genuine” female comedians to the media. (New York Times)

LL Cool J is hosting the Grammys this year. (Deadline)

Jeff Goldblum and Brian Stokes Mitchell are to appear on the Valentine’s Day episode of “Glee” as Rachel’s gay dads. (Entertainment Weekly)

-- Patrick Kevin Day

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