Frank Sinatra

There are a veritable Rat Pack of stars lining up to play Frank Sinatra in an upcoming biopic of the singer and actor.

Martin Scorsese is directing the film and is in need of an actor to play young Sinatra. The shortlist of actors being considered includes such Hollywood heavyweights such as Johnny Depp, James Franco, Jake Gyllenhaal, Justin Timberlake, Mark Wahlberg, Michael Bublé and Jon Hamm, and Leonardo DiCaprio.

In a bit of a surprise bit of casting new, Jamie Foxx is also apparently in the running.

Oliver Platt is returning to Broadway as Nathan Detroit in the 2009 revival of Guys and Dolls. Platt made his New York stage debut in 2006's Shining City, which earned him a nomination for the Best Actor Tony Award.

Platt is stepping into the role Frank Sinatra famously played alongside Marlon Brando in the 1955 movie.

The musical last appeared on Broadway in 1992 with Nathan Lane in Platt’s role, and is scheduled to begin previews on February 3rd at the Nederlander Theatre, the former home to Rent and it’s 12 year run.

Classic musical Guys and Dolls is being revived on Broadway in 2009, after a 17-year hiatus.

Anne Hathaway (as Sarah Brown) and Debra Messing (as Miss Adelaide) have been tipped to take on lead roles in the new production. Great casting. They are both perfect!

The musical is based on Damon Runyon's book The Idyll of Miss Sarah Brown, which was made into a musical and a 1955 movie starring Marlon Brando and Frank Sinatra.