Oct 22 2007 Some Other Crap That Happened...

- Harry Potter author JK Rowling announced the character of Dumbledore was gay. In response, my roommate said, "No shit. The whole f***ing thing is gay." [Newsweek]

- Mark Wahlberg has stepped in to replace Ryan Gosling in Peter Jackson's The Lovely Bones with just a day until shooting. Incidentally, this isn't the first time this has happened, with Wahlberg having previously stepped up when Gosling, at the last moment, abandoned his funky bunch. [Variety]

- Steve Buscemi and Daniel Bruehl have joined the cast of John Rabe, the true story of a German businessman who saved more than 200,000 Chinese during the Nanjin massacre. It sounds like a lot of people, but percentage-wise it's like saving an American's left arm. [Variety]

- James McAvoy is rumored to be up for the role of grunge legend Kurt Cobain in an upcoming biopic. The first screen test will be to see if he can show affection to something that looks anything remotely like Courtney Love. [All Headline News]