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· Assuming that Ron Howard's nurturing embrace on The Da Vinci Code doesn't ruin all other directors for Tom Hanks, the actor will star in Charlie Wilson's War, the story of the "rogue" Texas congressman, for Universal. [Variety]
· Christian Bale and Steve Zahn will star in director Werner Herzog's "action drama" Rescue Dawn. Actually, doesn't Zahn's presence immediately reclassify the project as a "failed buddy comedy"? [THR]
· A hidden sex scene earns Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas the video-game equivalent of the NC-17 rating, causing many retailers to discontinue selling it and many bored teens to use it to replace Maxim as their preferred masturbation material. [Variety]
· So You Think You Can Dance (think American Idol with dancing and even more effeminate, obviously closeted male contestants) has a strong debut, winning Wednesday night for Fox. [THR]
· "Rampant" availability of pirate DVDs at Comic-Con may lead the MPAA to commence a violent geek-purge at the convention. The streets of San Diego shall run green with spilled Vulcan blood! [Variety]