Trade Roundup: Your Apathy About Live Earth Is Destroying Our Planet

· Dennis Hopper, Nathan Lane, Kelsey Grammer, Stanley Tucci, and George Lopez join the cast of Swing Vote, the “populist” comedy in which a presidential election hilariously rests on Kevin Costner’s ballot. [Variety]
· Despite the occasional drop-in by environmentally conscious Hollywood megastar Cameron Diaz (wow, we’re really picking on her today, aren’t we?), NBC’s coverage of the Live Earth concerts draws even worse ratings than the network’s typical summertime Saturday night slate of reruns and NHL playoff games. [THR]
· Hoping to spur weak sales, Sony drops the price of the Playstation 3 by $US100. Fuck you, early adopters! [Variety]
· Jennifer Esposito will star opposite Val Kilmer in the indie drama Conspiracy, gaining a lifetime of junket-enlivening anecdotes about what it’s like to work with Hollywood’s most lovably batshit castmate. [THR]
· Here’s a link to a detailed summary of the WGA’s annual report on guild member compensation in 2006. Enthralling? You bet! [Variety]