AfterElton Briefs: Bryan Fuller Doubles Down, "Queer" Is Coming, "Spartacus" Is Pre-Renewed, and More!

• Birthday shoutouts! Jason and Jeremy London (above) are 39, Michelle Clunie is 42, and Joni Mitchell is 68. This always gives me goosebumps.

• Steve Buscemi will direct an adaptation of the William S. Burroughs novel Queer, which will star Guy Pearce and Ben Foster.

• The lifetime blood donation ban for gay men was lifted today in most of the UK ... but there are strings attached.

• Out Bryan Fuller is close to having two series orders from NBC. The first is an updated version of The Munsters, and the other is a TV version of Hannibal. I'm not keen on reboots and remakes, but Bryan's quality track record speaks for itself.

• John Leguizamo supports marriage-equality. And I could listen to him pronounce "majority" all day.

• Below you can see the newest episode of The Variants, which includes a cupcake fight and Richard's plan to sleep with Michael Phelps. Ginger Snap!

• Deadline takes Brett Ratner to task for being an asshat.

• Starz has renewed Spartacus for a third season ... months before the second season has begun airing.

• In ratings news, Once Upon A Time held up strongly once again, while Allen Gregory fell 13% from it's weak debut, and was last night's lowest rated Fox show.

• How To Survive a Garden Gnome Attack.

• Below you can see Thomas Roberts talk to Burke Burnett about being attacked in Reno, Texas last week. Three men have been arrested, but hate crimes charges have not been filed yet.

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