End Of Day Excuse To Post: Van Sant, Fletch, Get Smart

Wow, this post has nothing to do with the Sopranos, thank god for that.
– Gus Van Sant will direct the adaptation of Tom Wolfe‘s ’60s hallucinogenic classic “The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test.” The story of a cross-country road trip that “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest” author Ken Kesey orchestrated with his group, the Merry Pranksters, Van Sant has been a longtime fan: he cast Kesey in 1993’s “Even Cowgirls Get The Blues,” and dedicated 2002’s “Gerry” to Kesey, who died the year before. [Variety]
– The kid from Dawson’s Creek may take over the Fletch series? [IESB]
– Old News: the Joy Division sneakers were just an art project. End of story. [The Daily Swarm]
– Remember the “Get Smart” remake with Steve Carell? The series co-creators Mel Brooks and Buck Henry have given their blessing. [MTV]
– As Stereogum deftly notes, the Marilyn Manson vs. My Chemical Romance feud is much like this Onion article.