Looks like somebody's making a movie out of the Clive Cussler novel Sahara. (Here's some more info.) It's about damn time. Raise the Titanic was pretty awful, but this sounds like it'll actually be sweet. If so, many more Dirk Pitt movies should follow.

However, if George Clooney gets the part of Dirk Pitt, the movie will blow goats big time. Two other names mentioned in the article are Matthew (ctrl-v :) McConaughey and Hugh Jackman. I can see McConaughey playing the part, but not Jackman. It'd be even better if they found a nobody to play the part.

I think I'm more excited about this movie coming out than any other movie, ever.