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And the fat keep getting fatter. Not long ago, I reported that Jorge Garcia (Lost) would be playing AICN chief Harry Knowles in the upcoming film about fanboys called, what else - Fanboys. Well, because of scheduling conflicts Garcia dropped out, and producers scurried around town in search of an adequate replacement. Personally, if I was assigned the job of finding a really fat guy with red hair asap, I'd either throw Carrot Top in a fat suit or hand in my resignation stat.

However, it turned out there was a fat guy available and, although he does not have red hair, his comedic connection to AICN made him the perfect candidate. That's right folks - Kevin Smith will be playing Harry Knowles in Fanboys. Knowles broke the news himself today and stated that everyone involved in the project is granting Smith free reign with the character.

Why is this such a great move? Well, you may remember awhile back when Kevin Smith went to war with the commenter's over at AICN. Since they don't like him and he isn't so fond of them, I'm dying to see if he takes out his frustration on the Knowles character. Seeing as the Fanboys audience will be largely made up of AICN fanboys, here is his chance to make a fool out of their glorious leader. Ooohh, I kind of want to see it now. Er, or maybe not.

You know things are getting weird when an internet movie critic-type guy is awarded his own character in a film. Jorge Garcia (Lost) will be playing Harry Knowles from AICN fame in the upcoming Fanboys flick...and all I wanna know is when us Cinematical folks will get our turn?

Apparently, in the film, Knowles will be responsible for providing the fanboys with knowledge on how to get into the Skywalker Ranch. Though I believe this is the first time an actor has been cast to play an internet fanboy in a feature film, there was that Entourage episode in which the boys hired strippers to please an internet writer so that he wouldn't say anything bad about their movie. When the episode aired, it was rumored that the character was based on Knowles, but nothing official was ever said. Produced by Kevin Spacey, Fanboys begins its production next month. Oh, and if Brad Pitt is available, feel free to throw yours truly into the pic as well.