Oh No! Angels and Demons Affected by Strike

I wasn't overly impressed by The DaVinci Code movie but I'm disappointed to hear that The Angels and Demons movie will be delayed by the strike. It was my favorite of the two books. (Yes! I read those books and I thought they were better than the movie.) Delays like this make me wonder if we are going to have a huge, sci-fi blockbuster this summer. I guess we have Star Trek... I guess we won't feel the pain of this strike for movies until 2009?

Has Anyone Seen Beowulf?

I'm looking forward to seeing it. I really like the idea of actor's avatars taking the place of real actors. This way, we can see our favorite actors fresh and thin for years. The actors won't ever have to be bothered by balding, weight gain, wrinkles, etc. They can just pop their avatar on screen and be done with it. I'm sure this approach would have kept the actors of Star Trek TOS and TNG in movies longer. I'd love it.
... I actually don't mind seeing them older either.