"Peter and Bobby Farrelly haven't quite settled on the cast for The Three
Stooges, but the funny filmmakers are making progress. In town this week to see
Paul McCartney play at Fenway, Peter Farrelly told us that Paul Giamatti has
signed on to replace Sean Penn as Larry. (Penn dropped out, citing "personal
reasons.") Giamatti, who was note-perfect as Harvey Pekar in "American
Splendor," was nominated for an Oscar for his role in "Cinderella Man" and won
raves as "John Adams." Playing Moe will be Benicio Del Toro, one Hollywood's
biggest "Three Stooges" fans. Still to be cast is Curly. There had been reports
that Jim Carrey would utter Curly's signature "n'yuk, n'yuk, n'yuk,'' but it's
not so. If Farrelly has someone in mind, he didn't tell us who."