Casting

Let's file this under extremely interesting. In a possible career rejuvenation for the latter, Larry Charles is set to direct Jim Carrey in the comedy heist film Pierre Pierre. Jim Carrey being ridiculous with a ridiculous director? Color me intrigued. Steal my painting then distort my face all funny Deadline:

Larry Charles, who steered Sacha Baron Cohen through audacious comic turns in Bruno and Borat, is now ready to do the same for Jim Carrey. Charles has signed on to direct Pierre Pierre, a comedy that has Carrey playing the role of a Frenchman who transports a stolen painting from Paris to London, behaving more obnoxiously than any waiter you've ever encountered at Cannes.

It's no secret the man responsible for my favorite Firemarshall has had a rough go of it lately. His 2009 film I Love You Phillip Morris has had plenty of issues trying to even get in front of audiences, while the Robert Zemeckis motion captured A Christmas Carol didn't exactly tear up the box office. On the other end of the spectrum comes the recent history of the films Larry Charles has directed, more specifically the two films starring Sascha Baron Cohen Bruno and Borat. In addition to that Charles stays busy with that Curb Your Enthusiasm show.

It seems like a match made in comedy heaven. Carrey is at his best when his comedy is at the forefront, even moreso when it's his currently unparalleled physical brand. The Pierre Pierre script was actually on the Blacklist a couple of years ago, and subsequently had Jason Reitman attached to direct with Carrey set to star. A lot has changed since then but clearly Carrey likes what the role can offer as he seems to have stuck with it. Or maybe the phone's just not ringing too much.

Aside from what I presume is a plethora of shrimp and Barbies, Australia has a couple other things going for it. Add tv show about a talking, pot-smoking dog that doesn't require animation or fancy effects to the list. The show in question is called Wilfred, and amazingly it has been around for a while, but since I'm American, and for the most part ethnocentric, I was unaware of its existence until now.

Why now you might ask? Because they're making a US version for FX. On top of that it looks like Frodo is leaving the shire for his first television series.

Lord of the Rings star Elijah Wood is set to make his series debut with a lead role opposite Jason Gann in the FX comedy pilot Wilfred, which is based on the acclaimed Australian series of the same name, co-created and starring Gann. David Zuckerman, who wrote the adapted pilot script and serves as executive producer, describes Wilfred as comedy “about a guy, Ryan (Wood), the girl next door, and mixed-breed dog, Wilfred (Gann), who is part Labrador retriever and part Russell Crowe on a bender.” Randall Einhorn is directing the pilot, which will be filmed this summer.   [via deadline]

Sounds good, and the clip below is definitely up my alley. Obviously I have a soft spot for people in dog costumes that are ridiculously smug and have bongs made out of water bottles, but honestly who doesn't? Elijah Wood can actually be kind of funny when he's trying to so hopefully this is as good as it sounds like it could be.

Here's some of the original Australian show. Keep in mind Jason Gann, the guy playing the dog, will also be occupying that role in the Americanized version. 

We pretty much like anything Zach Galifianakis does, so it's no shock that we are thrilled to hear he's in talks to star in the remake of the 1964 film,The Incredible Mr. Limpet, about a man who turns into a fish and ends up hunting Nazis. I know I for one would like to see him, as himself, interview him, as a fish on Between Two Ferns. Anyone else? Bueller?

Thanks to New York for the tip.

Showtime has just officially announced the latest addition to their hit show Dexter in the form of Julia Stiles. Mild spoilers for anyone that didn't watch last season loom ahead so tread lightly weirdos. According to the press release Stiles will appear in ten episodes as "a mysterious young woman who forms a unique relationship with Dexter in the wake of the death of his wife." Production of season five is set to begin later this month and will air in the fall.

In my head it seems like too soon for a true Dexter love interest considering Rita's death and why it came about, so what could it be? I'm guessing they use the kids to somehow forge the bond, possibly she's a teacher, soccer mom, nanny? She definitely has to be outside the police world or else the show might as well change its name to CSI:Serial Killer. It's going to be tough to top season four with the incredible Lithgow performance, so it'll be interesting to see which direction the story goes.

Also if any of you out there hate that 10 Things I Hate About You movie, more specifically Stiles character in the film, this is probably your best bet in ever seeing that person tortured and killed.