Quickie: Disney's A Christmas Carol trailer

Jim Carrey looks amazing, "like you've never seen him before" ;-)

Paul Giamatti to play Larry of the Three Stooges, Jim Carrey out as Curly?

A few weeks ago we told you about Sean Penn leaving the Farrelly Brother's The Three Stooges. This week, the Farrellys are announcing their replacement, Paul Giamatti. The Boston Globe reported the news this past Friday. To me, this is an obvious choice. Giamatti looks the part and has proved his comedic timing is amazing in such films as Sideways and Fred Claus.

Perhaps the biggest surprise is that the paper hinted that Jim Carrey is out as Curly. This is news to us at AtD, because we have not seen one bit of information to validate this. But, it could be so, and if it is, the Farrelly Brothers need to get started looking. I loved the casting choice of Jim Carrey, but there has to be something going on that no one knows about. So we'll have to wait and see.

The Lorax, a Dr. Seuss classic coming to theaters

Variety reported yesterday that Universal Pictures purchased the rights to a Dr. Seuss classic, "The Lorax". The book was originally published in 1971 and it tells the story of a little creature who is environmentally friendly. Sounds like a good idea with all this talk of Global Warming. It will be done in much the same style as Horton Hears a Who, 3D animation.

This news is fine with me, as long as we don't get another The Cat in the Hat. My god, that movie was awful, even children should be offended at how dumb that movie is. How the Grinch Stole Christmas though, now that's another story. I loved Jim Carrey in that.

Either way, Dr. Seuss classics are coming to life as the years go by. Good thing? Or should they stay a creative part of a child's imagination? You be the judge.

Quickie: Cameron Diaz in talks for The Green Hornet

Cameron Diaz blew up in Hollywood with a superhero movie of sorts, The Mask, starring Jim Carrey. So it's not too far fetched that she would be in talks to star alongside Seth Rogen in The Green Hornet. This is just talk, but we'll hopefully have confirmation by next week. Picture courtesy of backseatcuddler.com.

Sean Penn leaving The Three Stooges

Maybe you didn't even know this, but the Farrelly brothers are making The Three Stooges. The movie has been confirmed to star Sean Penn as Larry, Benicio Del Toro as Moe, and Jim Carrey as Curly... until today. Sean Penn has backed out of the film to be at home more. He and his wife (Robin Wright Penn) filed for divorce a few months ago, but retracted the filing and want to give their marriage another shot.

This is kind of sad news for me. I love the Farrelly brother's earlier work such as Dumb & Dumber and There's Something About Mary. But as of late, their really just making below par movies. The Heartbreak Kid was seriously one of the worst movies I've seen in a long time (minus Danny McBride). And Stuck on You was pretty bad as well. So I was curious what kind of movie this would become. They promised it wouldn't be a Bio-Pic ala Ray, or Walk the Line.

The other intriguing part of the movie is its choice in casting. When was the last time you saw Sean Penn do anything that was funny?... Fast Times at Ridgemont High? So to see him as a comedy act would have been against the grain. He always does these super intense dramas. Same goes for Del Toro. The only thing I've seen him do that could even be considered comedy is The Usual Suspects, and Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas way back in 1998. And Carrey playing Curly is fascinating! It's rumored the Farrelly brothers want him to gain 70 pounds for the role. Holy shmoly! That should be cool.

So, as of now, there are only 2... stooges that is. We'll keep you up to date with all the latest as the movie is re-cast.

Quickie: Lemony Snicket Sequel?

Anyone a fan of the Lemony Snicket's books, or the Jim Carrey movie? I was and I guess the movie didn't make as much money as the studio had hoped. BUT... there's always a but in Hollywood. Recent talks were to try and re-launch the franchise WITH Jim Carrey. Well those negotiations are not going as well as one would hope. So the studio is considering a re-launch in stop-motion animation, just like "The Nightmare Before Christmas". I'm not a fan of this decision, but it would be interesting to see a stop-motion animation movie that was already done live-action. What do you think, or does anyone even care about another Lemony Snicket sequel?