I have to concede that Dr Manhattan = flat affect. I just can't picture him saying, "whoa."

I'm with Plei. I don't know the other guy they were talking about for Night Owl, but the other two bits actually have me quite intrigued.

What really excited me was this information that Jude is already a fan of the material. How much more do I love Jude now, one, and two I think he'd be perfect for the role.

Also, as too the Golden Compass teaser?

Ooooooooooooooooooooooooooh Shiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiny.

I think Keanu's about as right for that part as he was for John Constantine, but at least it soothes my fears about spending two hours watching Harvey Keitel in nothing but blue body paint and a bald cap.

Now if you got de Niro for the role, he'd not only shave his head, he'd get himself dyed dark blue.

Canoe actually made a pretty good Buddha, as long as he didn't speak more than two or three words of dialogue.

No, I'm serious -- he had the movements and physical acting perfect, and even the right tone of voice, but if he went more than four words in a row, the Indian accent attempt threw me right out.

As much as I love Keanu, I think it's a mistake to cast him in what will almost surely be an entirely CG role -- when he's well-cast, he's a compelling actor because of his physicality. I wholeheartedly support using him for the motion-capture, but for the love of all that's holy, hire someone else for the voice! (And really, they should just cast Doug Jones.)

I gotta pimp here-- Bug, a movie written by our friend Tracy Letts, is opening this weekend. [link] I saw it at a reading in development (with yummy Chris Meloni) and it is a very strong piece. I am going on Friday and am very excited. William Friedkin directed with well-reviewed performances by Ashley Judd and Harry Connick, Jr. Another friend who is an INCREDIBLE actor, Mike Shannon, will blow your minds in this. Mike is one of themost talented, intense actors I've ever seen, and a really thoughtful, sweet person as well. Mike and Tracy are both originally Chicago actors and Tracy wrote the part for him. Tracy is a member of Steppenwolf as a writer and actor and a great guy himself. The DH is working with Peter Bogdanovitch to produce Tracy's latest movie, so keep your fingers crossed that Bug does well, both for Tracy's sake and for his.

The DH is working with Peter Bogdanovitch to produce Tracy's latest movie

I'd forgotten about that, but it still redeems the Bog quite a bit in my eyes.

I just heard a radio ad for it the other day (and then saw a bench ad). It was the first I'd heard of it; it sounded like a dumb horror movie about killer bees. But it's...adapted from a stage play? I'm confused.

Yeah, they're selling it as a horror flick, but it's much more of a psychological cat-and-mouse game. Much more about paranoia and need than about the bugs--which may not even be real or not be the type of bugs you expect.....