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With the Fourth rapidly approaching, it's a relatively slow time for Hollywood dealmakers, but there is a little action on the Couch.

Homer Simpson is 'tooning in Denis Leary, Julia Louis-Dreyfus and some Internet gazillionaires, Michael Imperioli is trading the Bada Bing for bell bottoms, and Val Kilmer is playing good cop to Nic Cage's Bad Lieutenant.

Louis-Dreyfus will reprise her role as Snake's girlfriend in The Simpsons' season kickoff on Sept. 28, while Leary will take a break from Rescue Me to play a tantrum-prone version of himself whose cell phone winds up in Bart's hands.

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In this edition of Casting Couch, Lost's Josh Holloway is hoping to find some big-screen success and Josh Hartnett is heading to the stage to channel his inner Tom Cruise.

The 37-year-old Holloway, who plays badass con man Sawyer on ABC's hit series, is climbing aboard the Polish brothers' Stay Cool, touted as a "knowing-your-age comedy."

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Here's an elementary bit of casting.

Sacha Baron Cohen and Will Ferrell are set to star as Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson in the latest addition to the Judd Apatow canon, a comedy inspired by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's tales of the brilliant pipe-smoking sleuth and his reliable partner in crime solving.

Tropic Thunder scribe Etan Cohen is penning the script for Columbia Pictures. Apatow and manager Jimmy Miller will produce.

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As if Ben Stiller, Owen Wilson, Robin Williams and Ricky Gervais didn't provide enough kid-friendly comic power the first time around, Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian is turning the funny all the way up to 11.

The thinking man's funnyman, Christopher Guest, is bringing his comedy chops to the blockbuster sequel, signing on to star as Ivan the Terrible.

The original's stars are all back, as is new addition Bill Hader, who will play Gen. George Custer.

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Helena Bonham Carter is testing her mettle against the Machines.

The Oscar-nominated thesp is in negotiations to play a small but pivotal role in Terminator Salvation, the fourth film in the sci-fi/action franchise, Warner Bros. confirmed today.

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Rose McGowan has been the go-go dancer with the machine-gun leg, and now she's going to be the She-Devil With a Sword.

The titian-haired former Charmed star has signed on to play the titular mythical comic book hero in Red Sonja, to be produced by fiancé Robert Rodriguez and directed by Highland: Endgame helmer Douglas Aarniokoski, Millennium Films and Nu Images announced Friday.

"This is an amazing property and film for our company," studio exec Avi Lerner said. "Working with the talented Robert Rodriguez, having Rose McGowan as Red Sonja and Douglas Aarniokoski directing is a fantastic combination. We could not be happier."

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Neal McDonough is the future on Wisteria Lane.

The former Boomtown star will be joining the cast of Desperate Housewives this fall as a new addition to the neighborhood who could become more suit-clad prey for Nicollette Sheridan's man-eater Edie Britt, according to the Hollywood Reporter.

The blue-eyed McDonough most recently starred in the short-lived ABC series Traveler, the Sci Fi miniseries Tin Man and—we won't hold it against him—the much-razzed Lindsay Lohan flick I Know Who Killed Me.

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He may not have made it as a hallucinating detective, but Jeff Goldblum has been assigned to Major Case.

USA confirmed Thursday the veteran actor will be replacing Chris Noth on Law & Order: Criminal Intent next season.

Noth, who perhaps became a little too Big for the badge, is still shooting episodes for the series' ongoing seventh season, so it's currently unclear how Detective Mike Logan will be making his second exit from the ever-evolving franchise.

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Nicolas Cage is going from Ghost Rider to The Ghost.

The actor has come aboard to star opposite fellow Oscar winner Tilda Swinton and Pierce Brosnan in Roman Polanski's feature version of Robert Harris' political thriller.

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Now that Sarah Jessica Parker's Big moment is behind her, it's time to start thinking about her post-Sex life.

The actress who never met a funny hat she didn't like is in talks to star in The Ivy Chronicles, a dramedy about a single gal making her way in New York.

If that sounds a little too familiar, this time around Parker would play newly divorced mom Ivy Ames, who loses her high-powered job and has to give up her uptown digs for an apartment more suited to...well, someone like Carrie Bradshaw.

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Nicole Richie's providing some fresh meat for Chuck.

NBC just confirmed that Richie will be popping into the spy series for an episode in which she plays the former high school nemesis of resident babe Sarah, played by Yvonne Strahovski. (So very Lohan on Betty, right?) Richie plays a "snarky and spiteful girl who tortured Sarah," and something tells me she's gonna so regret that when she sees that Sarah can split hairs with a Ninja knife. (Hooray for catfights!)

"Nicole auditioned for the part and was very funny," says Chuck boss Josh Schwartz. "This role is a great opportunity for her to show off her comedic skills and be diabolically evil and kick some butt."

Get more on the upcoming season of Chuck in E! Online's Watch With Kristin.

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The Law & Order revolving door has just opened up a big opportunity for Michaela McManus.

As originally reported by E! Online's Watch With Kristin TV blog, the actress is joining the cast of NBC's Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as the newest assistant district attorney.

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