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Since the baby descended upon their lives, Maggie Gyllenhaal and Peter Sarsgaard have been laying low, staying out of the spotlight. (Except, of course, for Ms. Gyllenhaal showing Katie Holmes how Dawes is done.) But now each actor has a bunch of projects on the way, and have added a play to the mix.

Variety reports the pair have grabbed roles in an Off Broadway production of Anton Chekhov's Uncle Vanya, which will hit the stage next year. The twist in this news -- they're both grabbing roles, but they're not playing lovers. Gyllenhaal will play Yelena, while Sarsgaard plays doctor Astrov. This means that she'll play the new, young wife of Serebrakov (the 70+ George Morfogen ... a coupling I bet you didn't see coming!). Also in the cast are Meryl Streep's daughter, Mamie Gummer, and Denis O'Hare (the man who watched the infinite abyss in Garden State) as Uncle Vanya. Just to make it all the more tantalizing -- Austin Pendleton (Catch-22, Short Circuit) is directing it.

New York residents should definitely keep an eye out for it, and the rest: head to the Big Apple and make it a Dawes-on-stage double feature -- Katie v. Maggie, the final decision. I'd rather suggest you see Peter and Maggie's short film High Falls, but it doesn't seem to be available on DVD or online.

As far as Hollywood's reliably tepid horror output is concerned, Quarantine works as every bit the disposable jolt dispenser it's assembled to be. It's got a nifty enough concept in its favor and a mildly recognizable cast that needs not fear any characterization coming between them and certain death by the time the credits roll, and it's hard to believe that there's not at least one sequence in here that might get even the most cynical horror fan's heart rate to rise a beat or two -- and I say this as a documented fan of the (still superior) source material.

Young news reporter Angela Vidal (Jennifer Carpenter) and her cameraman (Steve Harris) are covering a Los Angeles fire station during their nightly routines when the two tag along on an emergency call to an apartment building. Not terribly long after their arrival, all hell breaks loose and the building's occupants -- Angela included -- find themselves contained within against their will and left to fend off a dangerous virus that causes the infected to become a rabid zombie variant, one aggressively determined to spread the love around.

When I was a kid, babysitting meant babysitting -- there were screaming kids, long nights in front of the television, and little pay. Kids today though, they're getting crafty in David Ross' new film, The Babysitters. IGN now has a red band trailer that you can check out, where John Leguizamo helps to corrupt a young woman, turning her into an entrepreneurial, teenage Heidi Fleiss.

Shirley (Katherine Waterston) is a high school senior who comes from a good home (Denis O'Hare plays her dad), and is trying to save money for college. She also happens to have a crush on the dad of some kids she babysits. One night, some of her lusty dreams come true, and she gets to kiss Michael (Leguizamo) -- who happens to be married to Cynthia Nixon's Gail. He gives her a huge tip, and soon, his friend's want similar services and Shirley becomes a madam for all of her sexy, young friends.

Smart as she may be, heading to college and all, Shirley doesn't seem to realize all the dangers of teenage prostitution. One girl wants out, tensions escalate, and you can imagine the sort of thing that's destined to happen. The trailer lays it all out with a lot of quick transitions -- kisses lead way to money, business, secrets let loose, and fear-fueled anger. It doesn't look like the best movie out there, but I imagine it should make for an entertaining moviegoing experience ... especially when the hottie babysitter is back at home watching your kids. The film will be released next month on May 9.