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The Deal Report

Who's making deals in the week of March 3, 2006 -- The biggest upcoming projects in entertainment

MOVIES After rumored jiltings by wish listers like Charlize Theron and Angelina Jolie, James Bond has found his lady. French beauty Eva Green (The Dreamers) reportedly beat out Olivia Wilde (The O.C.) to play vixen Vesper Lynd opposite Daniel Craig's 007 in Casino Royale. Joining them: Mads Mikkelsen (King Arthur) as baddie Le Chiffre and Jeffrey Wright (Syriana) as the umpteenth Felix Leiter.

PODCASTS The phenomenon that is The Ricky Gervais Show is free no more. iTunes and Audible.com will charge $1.95 per episode of the second season, which begins Feb. 28.

TV Juliette Lewis will appear on My Name Is Earl this spring as a bounty hunter who's still incensed that Earl once dumped her for Joy. Is it just us or is Earl's rapidly expanding guest list rivaling his to-do list? ''We're gonna take some big swings for the end of the season,'' enthuses exec producer Greg Garcia. ''I can't say who, but it'll be huge.''

Originally posted Feb 24, 2006 Published in issue #866 Mar 03, 2006 Order article reprints

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