The hot ticket at Sundance tonight was to the world premiere of Choke, based on one of my favorite Chuck Palahniuk books. The screening was packed with both fans and celebs, and while I -- as a fan who's read the book -- had some issues with the film, the audience seemed to devour it. I'll be posting a review tomorrow (seeing as it's hard to concentrate right now with four Cinematical writers eating Dominos and screaming), but I will say that Sam Rockwell was absolutely perfect in the role of Victor Mancini. Following the screening, Cinematical chatted with a bunch of folks, including Dave Matthews, William H. Macy, Felicity Huffman, Bijou Phillips and author Chuck Palahniuk.

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Lots and lots of casting news to report on today. Aren't we lucky? Check it out:

• My main man Ludacris (he's not actually my main man, I just feel a little bit more hip introducing him that way) has joined the cast of Fred Claus, where he'll play an angry elf. The rapper-turned-actor has been doing all he can to drum up interest in his mad skills ever since he co-starred in last year's Best Picture, Crash. Here, he joins a cast that already includes Vince Vaughn, Paul Giamatti and Kevin Spacey, among others. Pic is set to crash (no pun intended) onto the scene at some point during next year's holiday season.
• The adorable little (and I mean, little) Abigail Breslin (yes, she was Little Miss Sunshine) has been tapped to star alongside Ryan Reynolds in Definitely, Maybe for Working Title and Universal Pictures. In the flick, she'll play the inquisitive daughter of a divorced dad hell-bent on asking her pop some difficult questions about his love life. Awww.
• Sissy Spacek, Troy Garity and one of my favorite musicians, Dave Matthews, have signed on to star in Lake City, with Perry Moore and Hunter Hill co-writing and directing the pic. Spacek and Garity will play an estranged mother and son who reunite "under dire circumstances" to save their home. Though we're not exactly sure which character he's playing, Matthews (credited as David Matthews in the film) will take on the role of villain. Production is set to begin next week in Virginia.