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The first thing I saw was a mustached man in a blue jumpsuit, with a big “e” on his back twisting itself into a lightning bolt. I asked him if he knew the way to the train, and he responded “gGrszzzyplk.”

I was at L.A.’s Union Station, getting ready to ride on a train for the first time since I was a little kid. The man took my bags and walked me through the terminals, and I remarked on what a big place it was. “Yudesverpy,” he agreed.

“Are you talking gibberish?” I asked. “Is this how the people in ‘City of Ember’ speak?” Read more...

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Friday the 13th be damned: today is our lucky day, with fun Hollywood news on James Bond, Naomi Watts, "G.I. Joe," and Steven Spielberg.

- Worst idea in the long, sad history of bad ideas: Daniel Craig says Bond is going to be more comic. (Daily Express)

- We wrote it should be a movie months ago , and now Tim Robbins, Martin Landau, and Marianne Jean-Baptiste have joined the cast of "City of Ember." (Variety)

- Now we know Cobra WILL make an appearance in "G.I. Joe" movie. And knowing is half the battle. (Latino Review)

- Aaron Sorkin signs three picture deal with Dreamworks. Up first? "The Trial of the Chicago 7," a drama about the 1968 Democratic Convention which Steven Spielberg hopes to direct. (Variety)

- Naomi Watts joins Clive Owen's thriller "The International." (Hollywood Reporter)

- We broke the news that Jim Carrey was fronting "Yes Man," and now "Break-Up" director Peyton Reed has signed up to helm the film. (Hollywood Reporter).

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Van Sant gets baked, Percy2Fletch, Steve Martin heads to France and more, in today's Dailies. Eat 'em up.

- Bill Murray returns for "City of Ember," a flicked based on young-adult mystery novel, about perpetually dark city illuminated solely by street lights. (Variety)

- Gus Van Sant to adapt Tom Wolfe's classic "Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test." (Variety)

- "Dawson's Creek" star Joshua Jackson takes lead in "Fletch" remake? (IESB)

- Steve Martin set for "Pink Panther 2: The Sequel Nobody Asked For But At Least It's Not Another 'Father of the Bride.'" (Hollywood Reporter)

- Elizabeth Banks joins "A Tale of Two Sisters," a remake of a Korean horror film. (Hollywood Reporter)

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