The Paperboy Delivers John Cusack, and 5 Other Stories You'll Be Talking About Today

Also in this Tuesday edition of The Broadsheet: Johnny Depp could produce and star in two blockbusters... Freaky Deaky gets a massive cast overhaul... Chris Hemsworth goes to the races... and more ahead.

· Lee Daniels lost Peter Parker and gained Lloyd Dobler. Variety reports that John Cusack will replace Tobey Maguire in Daniels's Precious follow-up The Paperboy as a condemned death row prisoner who may or may not be wrongfully imprisoned. Nicole Kidman, Matthew McConaughey and Zac Efron are set to co-star; Maguire and Sofia Vergara had to drop out of the indie production due to scheduling conflicts. [Variety]

· When he isn't busy counting the money he made on Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides, Johnny Depp is apparently looking for his next big thing. Or, in this case, two big things. His production company Infinitum Nihil will team with Disney to work on film adaptations of The Night Stalker and the story of Paul Revere's midnight ride, with Depp himself potentially starring in one or both. [Deadline]

· Back in June, it was announced that Matt Dillon, Brendan Fraser and Craig Robinson were likely to star in Freaky Deaky, an Elmore Leonard adaptation from Charles Matthau (Walter's son). Guess it wasn't that likely. Variety reports that all three are off the film, replaced by Billy Burke (Twilight), Christian Slater and Michael Jai White. Monte Carlo "teenager" Katie Cassidy is also gone from the project, with newcomer Breanne Racano taking her place. [Variety]

· Thor star Chris Hemsworth is in talks to play Formula One driver James Hunt in the Ron Howard-directed Rush. The film -- with a script from the reliable Peter Morgan -- is likely to shoot next year. [Deadline]

· Speaking of Thor, Paramount will release the Marvel adventure on DVD and Blu-ray on Sept. 13. The three disc set even includes a 3-D Blu-ray! So, that's something. [Press Release]

· Awesome news: Movieline fave Will Forte has been added to the cast of Rock of Ages as a new character -- the lead anchor on a network news program. [THR]