HOLLYWOOD -- The whole town's still abuzz over Disney's $4-billion acquisition of Marvel Entertainment and what that means for the future livelihoods of Spidey and company.

Of course, one can't help but joke about what form future Disney/Marvel movies might take.

Might The Incredibles take on The Incredible Hulk?

Will Bolt team up with Thor?

Should Buzz Lightyear have good reason to believe his sole action figure days are numbered?

Kidding aside, there are a few things you need to know about the deal that will make The Mouse master of Marvel's 5,000-character domain.

For starters, don't expect to see anything really change until about 2013.

Paramount Pictures, which has another five movies remaining in its distribution deal with Marvel, including goodies like Iron Man 2 and Captain America; while 20th Century Fox still has rights to the X-Men and Fantastic Four franchises.

But unlike Paramount, which only takes an 8% distribution fee under its current agreement, when Disney does get the keys to the Marvel kingdom, it will be entitled to full profits, as well as on the hook for potential losses.

The Marvel deal will give Disney a big boost in the franchise department.

Aside from its animated output and the Pirates of the Caribbean and National Treasure movies, the studio has found it tricky launching a lucrative franchise, pulling the plug on its Narnia series after Prince Caspian didn't deliver.

And you can also expect Mickey and Minnie having to battle Spider-Man and Captain America for elbow room at Disney's theme parks, but just think of what all those new rides and attractions will do for sagging attendance.

In the meantime, it will be business as usual, but try telling that to the endless loop of "Who's afraid of the big, bad Wolverine?" I've got stuck in my head.

Too much information?

Could hot celebrity networking tools like Twitter and Facebook be considered a robber's best friend?

That's a theory being floated in the wake of a series of Hollywood home break-ins, including the one inhabited by serial Tweeter Lindsay Lohan.

While this going celeb preoccupation with detailing your every move might be embraced by fans, it may also be attracting the attention of an entirely different element looking to get much more than just an autograph.

This new generation of criminals -- call them Facecrooks -- regularly comb the postings for clues as to a celeb's whereabouts.

If you're talking about someone like Lohan, whose rented Hollywood Hills bungalow has been frequently photographed by paparazzi, then you'll know from their daily/hourly blogs when they won't be home.

The night thieves broke into Lohan's house, she was at a party held in honour of fashion designer Chrissie Miller -- plans alluded to by Lohan in earlier Tweets.

So beware all you loose-lipped Lindsays, from the bad guy's point of view it's like obligingly leaving the key under your doormat.