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Sean Penn walked away from acting for a short time earlier this summer. As part of his year off, he vacated the role of Larry in the upcoming Three Stooges movie. That's probably for the best, though. Now co-director Peter Farrelly tells The Boston Globe they've replaced Penn, but that another Stooge still needs to be cast.

Paul Giamatti, I think everyone would agree, is a far better choice to play Larry. His comic sensibilities are much more in tune with this project than Penn's recent history would indicate. If Farrelly isn't just speculating but is, in fact, reporting that the Oscar nominee has signed on, that's a big step up, and one that could really stabilize a movie that frankly isn't too easy to justify on its own merits.

Benicio Del Toro is still lined up to play Moe, and that should be fine. Kind of an unexpected choice, but it could work. Moe is more of the straight man anyway. But Curly has always been the toughest Stooge to replace - hell, even the Stooges couldn't do it successfully 50 years ago - and Farrelly says that information linking Jim Carrey to the role was inaccurate. That's also for the best.

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