Danny Boyle to direct Frankenstein at the National Theatre, and other top stories...

Since Ewan McGregor's refusal to participate is scuppering Danny Boyle's dreams of making a Trainspotting sequel, the director needs something to fill his time with, and the enormous success of Slumdog Millionaire has certainly widened his options. Once Boyle completes 127 Hours - the story of a stranded rock climber forced to cut off his own arm - he will direct a new version of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein at the National Theatre. He hasn't directed for the stage for over fifteen years. Before working in film and television, he directed at the Royal Court Theatre and the Royal Shakespeare Company...

In 2009, it was producers Diplo and Switch who were creating danceable, genre mashing sounds but concealing their identities behind pseudonymous cartoon characters with silly sci-fi back-stories. In March, ‘virtual hip-hop group' Gorillaz will resume their role as masters of that game with their first new album since 2005. Its cast of guest stars includes, rather surprisingly, Lou Reed and The Fall's Mark E Smith, as well as Snoop Dog, De La Soul, Super Furry Animals' Gruff Rhys, and Mick Jones and Paul Simonon of The Clash...

Speaking of concealed identities, the cheekily subversive Bristolian graffiti artist Banksy has made his first feature film. Exit Through The Gift Shop will premiere at the 2010 Sundance Festival which starts today, despite not having featured on the official programme. Described as ‘the world's first street art disaster movie', it tells the story of an eccentric French shopkeeper who attempts to make a documentary about Banksy, only to have his plan backfire. Naturally, Banksy's identity isn't revealed in the film...