Morning Meme: Chris Evans Picks Up the Shield, Kellan Lutz Picks Up the Trident, and George Takei Pitches Technology

Plus, Enver Gjokaj doesn't own a shirt, Nadal and Federer are flaming (soon), and what should we name the Italian Transformer?

The Los Angeles Times is crazy for Spartacus: Blood and Sand. And you know who else they think is crazy for hot, naked, sweaty gladiators? AfterElton.com. Yep – we get name checked for our love of loincloths.

Green Day’s American Idiot hasn’t even opened on Broadway, but Tom Hanks is already looking into taking the music of Billie Joe Armstrong and company and moving it to the silver screen. That’s some serious backing, but I never would have pictured Hanks as a Green Day fan.

Google’s corporate motto is “Do no evil” but that doesn’t mean they can’t be a little sneaky. After months of back and forth with the Chinese government and threats to leave the country entirely over censorship, they’ve simply pointed Google.cn to Google.hk where the rules are different.

Kellan Lutz didn’t get to play Conan the Barbarian, but he does get a role steeped in mythology. He’s going to play a young Poseidon in War of the Gods. Here’s hoping for a tiny toga, or for that matter, would Greek gods even wear clothes?

Lt. Dan Choi has given Newsweek an interview since his arrest last week, and at this point, it sounds like no more Mr. Nice Homo.

Nick Rodriguez is making a great name for himself in The Light In the Piazza in Washington, D.C. What I didn’t realize was that he spoke Italian and was so versatile a performer.

The “suicide voyeur” has been arrested in Minnesota. This is really one of the more screwed up things I’ve ever read. He posed as a young woman online, found people feeling suicidal, and convinced them to go through with it on webcam so he could watch.

Tim Burton isn’t doing The Addams Family next – he’s going to get around to that eventually. His next project is to expand his short film Frankenweenie into feature length. Frankenweenie – hehe.

Chris Evans has accepted the task of filling out Captain America’s tights for up to nine films. My question is this: Did Captain America ever have a brother/evil twin so we can get Scott a gig in the series?

Ratings roundup: Caprica and Spartacus are both up this week. Plus the DVR viewing numbers are in for the premiere of the new episodes of Southland, and it’s good news for Officer Cuddleybear. Southland climbed 28% on the Live+7 numbers.

Plum Island, two miles off the coast of Long Island, is for sale. Sounds like some killer real estate until you realize that Plum Island has been home to the most secure infectious disease lab on the planet. Hardly seems like the place to expand Fire Island to, does it?

Could out super director Bryan Singer have to drop out of directing X-Men: First Class? It seems that with the accelerated schedule for the film, there’s increasing concern that his commitments to deliver the big budget Jack the Giant Killer for Warner Bros. takes him out of the running. Which is a shame, because Singer seemed to ‘get’ X-Men.

Peter Facinelli is a basket case. Well, not really, but his tears last night on Nurse Jackie weren’t in the script. He was emotionally exhausted from filming Nurse Jackie and Twilight at the same time and had an onscreen breakdown that made it into the final cut.

Want to see Glee’s Artie dance? On his actual feet? Rumor says you’ll get a chance. Don’t worry, they’re not going send Artie to Oakdale to see Dr. Reid Oliver for magic surgery. If you recall, back when Glee was new, the cast said Kevin McHale was the best dancer in the main cast.

I say good morning with fish kisses.

I really thought this was a joke when I read it, but Michael Bay has locked down John Malkovich and Frances McDormand for Transformers 3. He's also no longer exclusive with GM, because thanks to a donation Ferrari made to his projects in Haiti, Bay unveiled the latest Transformer:

Leave your ideas for the name in the comments.

Notes for new dads - good to know.

In Valencia, Spain, they have a Fallas Festival every year. Large intricate art pieces are made of public figures like politicians, sports stars and the like. After they're judged, they set them on fire. This year the leaders of the United States, France, and Italy get skewered.

Federer and Nadal will soon go up in flames.

Today in advertising we take a look at a brand-spanking new Peugeot ad for their plug-in electric car, the iOn (Apple on board with that name?). It's subtle, but clever.

But how do you know what it's for? I don't need horse hair conditioner.

Last week I teased that hottie Enver Gjokaj from Dollhouse was starting a deliberately cheesy web series that he never wears a shirt in. Since he has a doppleganger on the show, they also claimed Enver-on-Enver action. They may have oversold that part. Still, Previously On Point Dume has some potential.

George Takei has one of the most distinctive voices in Hollywood, as well as a hot husband. He's now doing commercials for the new Sharp televisions, and they're distinctly George Takei. I'm trying to think of other out male celebrities with endorsement/commercial deals. Neil Patrick Harris had Old Spice. Can you think of any others? Share in the comments.

The new season of Doctor Who is almost upon us, and BBC America has finally put out a trailer we can share with you. I think we know the new doctor eventually meets Captain Jack, just not when.

With a title like A Shine of Rainbows, I couldn't not run this trailer. But it still makes me go Awww! And check prices for a trip to Ireland.