Val Kilmer has quit his latest film "Dark Matter" with Meryl Streep because of scheduling conflicts. The star's role reportedly clashed with his new mini-series "Comanche Moon," and he was forced to drop out.

Happy Birthday to "Dawson's Creek" actor James Van Der Beek (1977), "Scooby-Doo" actor Freddie Prinze Jr. (1976), TV actress Andrea Parker (1969), singer Shawn Mullins (1968), supermodel Kathy Ireland (1963), "The Practice" actress Camryn Manheim (1961), TV/film actor Aiden Quinn (1959), British singer Gary Numan (1958), former Eagle Randy Meisner (1946), Monkee Micky Dolenz (1945), English actress Lynn Redgrave (1943), Canadian actress Susan Clark (1940), New York Yankees pitcher/author Jim Bouton (1939), pianist Dick Hyman (1927), dancer/actress Cyd Charisse (1921), "Gilligan's Island" skipper Alan Hale Jr. (1918; d. 1990), and "Key Largo" actress Claire Trevor (1909; d. 2000).

In NBC's newest drama "The Book of Daniel," which debuts tonight, Episcopal minister Daniel Webster (Aidan Quinn) turns to a modern incarnation of Jesus to help him deal with his personal and professional problems, which includes an addiction to Vicodin. The pilot episode centers on Webster's 23-year-old gay son, sexual assault, and the embezzlement of church funds.

The Independent Film Project (IFP) just announced the nominations for the 15th Annual Gotham Awards. Winners will be awarded at the ceremony on Nov. 30 in New York City. The nominees were selected by three separate nominating committees composed of critics and film programmers. Nominees for “Best Feature” are Brokeback Mountain, Capote, A History of Violence, Keane, and Me and You and Everyone We Know.