· Apparently this is a burning question in certain pockets of Hollywood, but it's as good an office pool as any in mid-fall cultural wasteland: Who should win the job of directing the movie version of Seth Grahame-Smith's hit lit parody Pride and Prejudice and Zombies? One suggestion is Mike White, who no doubt has the versatility and taste to adapt the material but has only directed once before. Then again, if he could handle a few dozen canines at a time in Year of the Dog, then he can probably handle the undead. I'm kind of stumped, honestly. Anyone? [LAT]
· Brad Pitt is reportedly in talks to join Cogan's Trade a crime caper that would reunite him with his Assassination of Jesse James director Andrew Dominik and possibly that film's co-star Casey Affleck. [Deadline]
· Al Pacino will star in Arbitrage, playing an unscrupulous hedge-fund boss who makes an "unexpected, bloody error" that complicates the sale of his organization before his fraud is exposed. Damn paper cuts. Eva Green and Susan Sarandon co-star; Nicholas Jarecki wrote and will direct. [Variety]
· Paramount has moved up the release of True Grit by three days to Dec. 22, meaning the studio has two likely Best PIcture contenders -- this and The Fighter -- opening within five days of each other. [Variety]
· Hey check it out: A new Amy Winehouse song! Well, a cover, anyway. She's still got it! The crazy, I mean. [The Hairpin]
· This speaks for itself, but seems like an important strategy for Democrats going forward in the wake of Tuesday's devastating midterm elections: "How to Market Your Brand Like a Prostitute." [Cherrysave via The Awl]