Soderbergh Takes a Big Casting Leap to TV Talent

Steven Soderbergh, the man who brings together A-listers in his sleep, is taking a giant leap into a pool of TV talent - and other talent less frequently seen on the big screen - to help out Matt Damon in his new comic thriller, The Informant.

Alongside Damon, who stars as an insider in the agricultural biz, Soderbergh has nabbed former Quantum Leaper Scott Bakula and The Soup's Joel McHale, who's still in final negotiations, says the Reporter. The two will play FBI agents trying to fight corporate baddies in a price-fixing scam. The film is an adaptation of Kurt Eichenwald's blockbuster book, The Informant: A True Story.

Bakula and McHale will also be joining other comedic cast members, including Mike O'Malley ( Yes, Dear) and Two and a Half Men's Melanie Lynskey. Of his unusual casting decisions, Soderbergh says he didn't want actors who were already overexposed in the cinema, and who could let a dark, comedic tone emerge organically.

What do you think of these big leaps to the big screen? I can't wait to see McHale outside of his pop-culture element, but what about the others? - Anna Dimond