1. Casey Affleck will write and direct a movie about the life of Texas Rangers outfielder Josh Hamilton. [Deadline]
2. Bobby Cannavale joins the cast of the “Glengarry Glen Ross” revival. [Arts Beat/NYT]
3. The Flaming Lips are almost done recording the follow-up to the not-yet-officially-released “The Flaming Lips and Heady Fwends.” [RollingStone]
4. Charlie Sheen is in talks to play the U.S. president in “Machete Kills,” the sequel to Robert Rodriguez’s “Machete.” [THR]
5. Listen to a remix of M.I.A.’s “Bad Girls” (you know the one with the amazing music video) featuring Missy Elliot and Rye Rye. [The Fader]
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