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Unless Zooey Deschanel has some charming, adorable stripper past we don't know about, it's safe to assume tonight's Saturday Night Live will be very different from last week's installment of the Channing Tatum Exotic Dancing Comedy Hour.

Zooey Deschanel will make her debut SNL appearance as host on Saturday, February 11.

The director of the feature films "Elf" and "Iron Man" will direct an NBC drama pilot from J.J. Abrams and "Supernatural" creator Eric Kripke, reports Deadline.com . "Revolution" marks the first drama pilot directorial duties for Jon Favreau, who has directed comedy pilots, including "In Case of Emergency," which starred David Arquette.

Just months after Russell Brand and Katy Perry announced they were divorcing, the comedian is said to have set his sights on another stunning brunette - who is the spitting image of his estranged wife.

Zooey, 32, has worked constantly since her acting debut aged 18. But success has come at a price.

Man On a Ledge star Elizabeth Banks revealed a few crucial details about her planned feature Tink , in which she'd like to play a live-action version of Peter Pan's right-hand-fairy, to MovieHole .

Zooey Deschanel takes part in a panel at the Television Critics Association Winter Press Tour in Pasadena, Calif., on Jan.

Picture: Zooey Deschanel , The 69th Annual Golden Globe Awards 13th Annual Warner Bros.

At 31, Zooey Deschanel is a seasoned actress who has logged mainstream credits as well as the art-house fare Days of Summer , Our Idiot Brother ) with which she is more closely identified.

Peter Dinklage won the Golden Globe on Sunday for best supporting actor in a TV series, miniseries or movie for his portrayal of the quick-witted Tyrion Lannister in HBO's "Game of Thrones," beating out Paul Giamatti in "Too Big to Fail," Guy Pearce in "Mildred Pierce," Tim Robbins in "Cinema Verite" and Eric Stonestreet in "Modern Family." The ... (more)