Justin Timberlake to star as minor league baseball player in upcoming film

The new star of the Corpus Christi Hooks minor league baseball team wants some playing tips.

Justin Timberlake will portray fictional Hooks player Carlton Garrett in the upcoming movie "The Open Road."

The movie is the story of a young man trying to reconnect with his father -- a legendary athlete played by Jeff Bridges -- as he struggles to get home to his ailing mother. Mary Steenburgen and Kate Mara are also in the film. AP

Jesse L. Martin set to leave 'Law & Order'

Jesse L. Martin is putting down his "Law & Order" detective's shield, and Anthony Anderson is in negotiations to pick it up.

Martin, who has been with the NBC drama since fall 1999, will film an episode to air this spring explaining the departure of his character, New York police Detective Ed Green, a person familiar with the show said Wednesday.

Anderson is concluding negotiations to join the cast as a new partner for Detective Cyrus Lupo, played by Jeremy Sisto, said the person, who wasn't authorized to announce the change and spoke on condition of anonymity. AP

Leo gets his anime on

Leonardo DiCaprio's going in for a 'toon up.

The Hollywood star has signed on to produce a live-action big-screen adaptation of the Japanese anime classic "Akira" for Warner Bros.

DiCaprio's Appian Way Productions will oversee development on "Akira," which is being developed as a franchise, with the first of two planned movies slated to hit theaters in the summer of 2009.

Released in 1988 and directed by Katsuhiro Otomo, "Akira" was based on the director's graphic novels, or manga. It became one of Japan's biggest anime hits and is considered a cult classic. E! Online

Peter Fonda to receive career achievement award

Peter Fonda, the king of cool in "Easy Rider," will receive the 2008 King Vidor Career Achievement Award at next month's San Luis Obispo International Film Festival.

He will appear at the festival March 15 to accept the honor.

The King Vidor award, named after the director of the 1956 movie "War and Peace," honors career achievement in filmmaking.

Fonda, who will turn 68 on Saturday, is best known for his role in the 1969 film "Easy Rider."

The festival runs March 7-16. AP

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