Men's Room

--After an abrupt exit on his last flick, actor Ryan Gosling (pictured) has found his next gig.

He is set to star opposite Tom Waits in french writer/director Dagur Kári's "The Good Heart" as reported by Britain's UK Teletext.

Ironically, Gosling dropped out of "Heart"-delaying its production-so that he could make The Lovely Bones instead, the scheduling has now obviously been worked out.

The film tells the story of a bartender who takes a young homeless man under his wing and into his home.

Talk about going in a circle... Sticking with the French Theme...

-Has the villian for Bond 22 been found?

French actor Mathieu Amalric (pictured), currently winning folks over for his performance in The Diving Bell and the Butterfly, has reportedly been cast as the villain in Bond 22.

According to Fox News.Com 411 columnist Roger Friedman:

Amalric's casting "was the word Thursday at a lunch for Diving Bell director Julian Schnabel and Amalric. Even though sources insist it's true, Amalric would neither confirm nor deny."

Friedman says that, despite being non-committal fans can "expect a formal announcement shortly. This is a done deal

The only thing I have seen of Amalric's was his turn in Steven Spielberg's Munich opposite "Bond" himself Daniel Craig. And he was great! He makes a great choice if true for team Bond

-Tim Burton and Disney are teaming up again for two 3-D pics, one of which is a revamp of "Alice in Wonderland", first brought to life on movie screens by the big D in 1951, and "Frankenweenie" as reported in Variety.

"Alice in Wonderland", based on the Lewis Carroll book, will combine performance-capture imagery with live-action footage. Linda Woolverton (Disney's "Beauty and the Beast") adapted the screenplay.

Burton's out promoting Sweeney Todd", but once that's behind him, Burton will tackle "Alice" early next year with production set to wrap up by May.

And then he'll move on to the stop-motion animation feature "Frankenweenie," based on his 1984 short film about a pet dog brought back to life by his loyal owner. Both films will be released in digital3-D.

Of the 2 projects on deck for Burton and Disney--I'm more intent on seeing what comes from the Frankenweenie redo, since that idea came from Burton himself.

-Bruce Greenwood, Star Trek's new Captain Pike, is getting set for what awaits him--and has good instincts when discussing his role in the franchise reboot.

In an interview with Blackfilm.com, the actor compares taking on the role of Pike as a “similar dilemma " to that of his role as President John F. Kennedy in the 2000 political potboiler Thirteen Days:

“No matter who you are playing or what you are playing. You do a movie and people criticize it.”

When asked which role he thinks would be harder, Greenwood said Pike was “riskier” than JFK because “the Trekkies are more likely to have expectations that are cut marble.”

I would agree with Greenwood's assertion wholeheartedly--As a Trekker myself--We can be quite tough with our opinions...

Later today: The Chicago Bears battle the Seattle Seahawks..But, without a true starter, where do Bears begin?

After QB Rex Grossman was put back in the top spot last week and pulled off a surprise win...I'm wondering which Rex will show up? And if the team's QB quandary will ever be solved?