It's a special night when you do something that causes Tom Hanks to say "You're creeping me out," but then you've never seen me act like an imbecile on a star-studded red carpet. If you're like me, your mind boggles at the insipid red carpet reporters who fawn over celebs (Nancy O'Dell, I am looking at you!), so it seemed like an NYC event for "Charlie Wilson's War" was a great opportunity to jibber jabber like the village idiot in front of the likes of Hanks and Philip Seymour Hoffman (please note how far he stands from me and anguished he looks at the decision to stop and chat).

Enjoy. Cringe. Do what comes naturally.

By now, you might know that Queen Latifah and "Hairspray" director Adam Shankman are hatching plans to remake "All of Me," the 1984 comedy classic that starred Steve Martin. But wait until you hear the name of the co-star that, if the Queen has her way, will soon be sharing a body with her.

Steve Martin.

"He is really a physical comedian, a physical actor," Latifah said of Martin, citing him as the kind of star whose exceptional career longevity could allow him to remake his own performance nearly a quarter century later. "I'm sure he could pull it off." Since starring together in "Bringing Down the House," Latifah and Martin have formed a friendship and desire to work together once again with that film's director, Adam Shankman. And now that the Oscar nominee is attached to play the dying millionaire whose soul accidentally ends up sharing a body with her lawyer, she says that Shankman and herself are hoping to talk Martin into the unprecedented move of remaking his own performance.
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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)