Moving the filming of "Bioshock" overseas might have cost the movie version of the popular console game a big-name director, but it's still moving forward with yet another veteran at the helm.

Juan Carlos Fresnadillo will take over "Bioshock" from Gore Verbinski, the Pirates of the Caribbean developer who was once committed to doing the $160 million film, but dropped out when helming a film somewhere other than the United States possibly could've interfered in other projects he's working on.

The development of a "Bioshock" movie has been going on for 15 months now since Take Two and Universal Studios said they would explore a film written by "Star Trek: Nemesis" scribe John Logan. Verbinski, however, will continue on as a producer.

Fresnadillo is best known for directing "28 Weeks Later" in 2007, but was actually nominated for an Oscar in 1997 for his short film "Esposados." -- [Variety]

'District 9 out of top box office spot: The second week at the box office can be a bitch ... or a basterd.

The critically acclaimed "District 9" dropped to second at the North American box office last weekend pulling in $18.9 million, well behind the Quentin Tarantino film "Inglourious Basterds," which debuted with $37.6 million.

That's OK for "District 9." The film only cost like $35 million to make, and it's already pulled in $73.5 million in North America alone, so it's safe to say that not only is it a success, but it's practically a blockbuster.

"G.I. Joe: Rise of Cobra" is still out there and finished third for the weekend with $12.5 million, bringing its total to $120.5 million.

"The Time Traveler's Wife" earned $10 million to bring its total to $37.5 million. -- [Dark Horizons]

Guest stars galore: Michael Ausiello over at Entertainment Weekly has been a busy, busy guy. I don't know if he knows the bar where all the casting agents hang out or what, but he has flooded fandom with some great guest appearances on shows that we're anticipating.

I was debating on whether to include them all as one AlphaBit, or a bunch of them. See which one won out. -- [Airlock Alpha]

'Lost' gets a little 'Deadwood': So the first casting scoop doesn't come from Ausiello but instead from The Hollywood Reporter. It comes for ABC's "Lost" and how once again it intersects with that awesome HBO series "Deadwood."

First it was Paula Malcolmson (who can now be found in the Syfy series "Caprica"). Now it's her on-screen boyfriend that was played by John Hawkes.

Hawkes will have a recurring rule of Lennon, but that's about all we know except that he is "scruffy, edgy and charismatic spokesperson and translator for the president of a foreign corporation who is far more powerful than it seems from his position." -- [The Hollywood Reporter]

Japanese touch to 'Lost': All right, this one is from Ausiello.

Hiroyuki Sanada, probably a bit more popular in Japan than he is here in the United States, is making is way to "Lost" as well. Who is he playing?

"Beats the hell out of me," Ausiello said of the actor from "The Last Samurai" and "Rush Hour 3."

"I squeezed every last one of my moles for deets and the only thing I came up with i that it's a 'significant recurring' role." -- [Entertainment Weekly]

Hiro 'Glee'-ful about Charlie: Ausiello also had some insight on who might be returning to "Heroes," including one actress we all thought might be too busy on her new show, "Glee."

But thanks to an early shooting schedule, Jayma Mays will return to play the diner waitress Hiro (Masi Oka) met in the first season of "Heroes."

"Glee," which will premiere its first season on Fox this fall, had already wrapped its first 13 episodes which made room for Mays to reprise her role of Charlie.

So how long will she be back? Considering her new gig ... probably not long at all. -- [Entertainment Weekly]

Anderson wants to believe: In case you didn't notice, there was a second X-Files film out there. And Gillian Anderson was in it.

And if there's a third, Anderson -- who played Dana Scully in the first two -- said she'll be back.

"There isn't any reason not to do it," Anderson said during the recent Sarajevo Film Festival. "I feel a certain commitment to that group of people that I worked with, and we still enjoy doing it, when we do it."

The last X-Files film made just $21 million at the box office. -- [Radar Online]

'Dollhouse' gets a big name: And one last one from Michael Ausiello.

Keith Carradine, who not only is making a return appearance on the Showtime series "Dexter," also is going to show up on Joss Whedon's show "Dollhouse."

Carradine will play a "powerful businessman" named Matthew Harding. -- [Entertainment Weekly]

In memory: Finally, we missed this in our last AlphaBits, but we'll have it here.

Ed Reimers, who played Adm. Fitzpatrick in the original "Star Trek" series, died earlier this month at the age of 96.

He was best known for his work in Allstate commercials, telling viewers that they were in "good hands with Allstate."

Reimers also appeared in "Maverick" and "The Millionaire."

Thanks to "Detroit" on the Inside Blip message boards for the tip! -- [Airlock Alpha]