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· Hurricane Katrina causes the evacuation of the productions of Michael Keaton's The Last Time, Lucy Lawless's The Vampire Bats, and, perhaps most disappointingly, Road House 2. Don't miss the "Stars Flee Hurricane Katrina" graphic on the Variety homepage. [Variety]
· "With possibly hundreds dead, many injured and millions displaced — including most of New Orleans, which was underwater — reporters found themselves covering a story that got bigger as daylight rose on what looked on television like a scene from a Hollywood disaster movie." Do we really need the Hollywood point of reference when we can see the actual tragedy on TV, not recreated on sound stages? [THR]
· Jim Carrey is in talks to costar with Ben Stiller in Fox comedy Used Guys, about two obsolete "pleasure clones" who are "rendered obsolete by superior models whose enhancements include better listening and lovemaking skills." [Variety]
· Producers continue to flounder trying to fill James Bond's empty tuxedo, with Casino Royale's start date looming in January. They're hilariously picky about who gets to replace to the too-pricey Pierce Brosnan—Broadway-loving Hugh Jackman isn't "masucline enough," Ewan McGregor is "too short," Eric Bana's not "good-looking enough," and we think we all know about what's wrong with Colin Farrell. [THR]
· Need something to take your mind off of the hurricane coverage? How about a story on the Venice Film Festival being on high-alert for potential terrorist attacks? [Variety]