Next weekend will start the summer movie season. The 2008 lineup looks strong, and we have selected the cream of the crop. Here are the movies we believe will be worth a trip, high gas prices or not, to the movie theater this summer.

May 2nd: "Iron Man"

Another comic legend gets to show if he has what it takes to make it on the big screen this summer. "Iron Man" has been a comic book icon for over 4 decades for Marvel Comics. The film edition stars Robert Downey Jr as Tony Stark. Stark has been captured by terrorists in Afghanistan. Needless to say, the terrorists are messing with the wrong guy. Here is the preview of the film hitting theaters next weekend:

Mazda has announced that the 2009 Mazda6 will arrive in dealerships this summer. Mazda has big expectations for the redesigned sports sedan. So just how big of a car is this to the future of Mazda?

"This is the most important new vehicle Mazda has launched in a decade," said Jim O'Sullivan, president and CEO, MNAO, from Denver, where the car was unveiled to Mazda dealers a day earlier at the company's North American Dealer Meeting. "The midsize sedan segment -- where Mazda6 competes -- is a real battleground, with some of the best vehicles in the industry going toe-to-toe for sales. This new Mazda6 was designed and engineered specifically for the North American market -- the third Mazda in a row to be so -- and will take on the very best cars from Asia, Europe and the U.S."

Willie Nelson is celebrating his upcoming birthday (April 30th) with a 4 disc box set that will showcase his 5 decades in the music business. The release is special because unlike other compilations it includes tracks from different record labels including his first ever recordings from the mid 50's. Music fans can look forward to a number of big name artists who helped Nelson on tracks along the way including legends such as Ray Charles Johnny Cash, Waylon Jennings and many more.

The largest box set release in Nelson's career, entitled 'One Hell of a Ride', features 100 tracks hand chosen by the country music himself.

If you missed Genesis reunion tour last year you likely missed your last time to see Phil Collins. The legend told the Times of London that he is done touring and releasing albums. The 57 year old did say he will continue to write, however, as he doesn't know how to stop his creative side from coming out.

Collins, along with the band Genesis that he famously fronted after Peter Gabriel left the band, sold more than 100 Million albums during his career. The Genesis reunion tour, which nearly saw Gabriel join his former band mates after a 3 decade hiatus and some bad blood, was welcomed with positive reviews worldwide. Many longtime fans had hoped that there was more to be had but it looks like Collins has pulled the plug on that from happening.

In May 2009, Conan O'Brien is leaving "Late Night" to take over for Jay Leno on the "Tonight Show". Now it has finally been revealed who will be taking over O'Brien's spot on "Late Night" - Jimmy Fallon.

At this point NBC hasn't officially confirmed that Fallon is taking over, but several reliable sources have confirmed the news. NBC is expected to make the announcement on May 11th or May 12th during their fall 2008 presentation.

Alia Sabur, the child genius who was just 14 when she earned her bachelor's degree, is now the youngest college professor in history. The Guinness Book of World Records formally announced Alia Sabur of New York to be the youngest person to be a full-time professor.

Sabur was just 18 when she was hired on February 19 as faculty in the Department of Advanced Technology Fusion at Konkuk University in South Korea.

Jenna Bush, the 26-year-old daughter of President George W. Bush, said that she has not yet decided who she will be backing for the Presidency. In an appearance on CNN's "Larry King Live", Jenna was non-committal when asked if she would be supporting Senator John McCain (R-AZ), the presumptive Republican nominee.

When Jenna was asked if she supported McCain, she said "I don't know," adding that she is open about the race.

"I mean, who isn't open to learning about the candidates?" she asked.

On the Democratic side of the race for the White House, Senator Hillary Clinton (D-NY) and Senator Barack Obama (D-PA) are still duking it out.

Where's the beef? It is now in Atlanta. Wendy's, which was founded and based in Ohio, has been acquired by the parent company of Arby's. The Atlanta based chain had been trying to obtain control of the Dublin, Ohio, based chain for over a year. $2.34 billion of Triarc Companies Inc was the number that Wendy's board agreed to today.

Pam Thomas Farber, the daughter of founder Dave Thomas whose passing seemed to have doomed the 3rd largest hamburger chains fortunes, expressed her displeasure with the takeover by Triarc Companies Inc.

"It's a very sad day for Wendy's, and our family. We just didn't think this would be the outcome"

Wendy's stock price has plummeted over the year and billionaire Nelson Peltz, who is the largest shareholder of Triarc, has made it his goal to takeover the weakened company. Following a poor quarter he finally won over the board who agreed to $26.78 for the company who had traded over $40 a share just a year ago.

Tax scofflaw Wesley Snipes has been sentenced to serve 3 years for tax evasion. Judge William Terrell Hodges said the actor and stated he showed a "history of contempt over a period of time". Snipes was also fined up to $5 Million dollars and along with the 3 years behind bars was the maxium he could be sentenced for. Snipes legal team said that they are set to appeal the sentence.

“We were hoping for a complete acquittal,” a lawyer representing Snipes stated following the verdict. “I have faith in the process, and I have faith in the jury system. We will appeal.”

Taylor Swift will be in Los Angeles this weekend to receive the Superstar of Tomorrow Award at the 10th Annual Young Hollywood Awards. Taylor is the first musician in the history of the Awards to receive this honor -- recent winners include Katherine Heigl, Shia LaBeouf, Jessica Alba, Chris Evans, Emily Rossum and Brandon Routh. The awards ceremony will be held on Sunday, April 27th at Hollywood’s Avalon Theatre, and Taylor’s award will be presented by Gary Dourdan, who portrays Warrick Brown on CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, one of Taylor’s favorite shows.

Taylor will head straight to the Big Apple from Los Angeles for appearances next week on ABC’s Good Morning America and Live With Regis and Kelly. Taylor will perform on both shows, and on Good Morning America Taylor’s fans will get their first-ever look at Seventeen magazine’s June issue, which features Taylor as the cover girl.

Seventeen is Taylor’s fourth major magazine cover in a month. She is on the covers of the current issues of Rolling Stone and Blender magazines, and she was featured on the April 13th cover of USA Weekend. Taylor’s Seventeen cover and accompanying spread features an in-depth profile and original photos shot by George Holz. The issue hits newsstands nationwide May 6th.