No April Fool's! Scott Bakula finds a good role.

Scott Bakula, who I dearly wish was a Captain on a Star Trek series worthy of his talent has lingered in the abyss for far too long. Since Enterprise ended three years ago he has barely done anything of note but all that is set to change thanks to Stephen Soderbergh. The Ocean's director has hired Bakula for a supporting role in The Informant, a movie that will begin production next month with the always in demand Matt Damon toplining. Also on board if talks go well will be "The Soup" host Josh McHale says The Hollywood Reporter.

Bakula and McHale, who is in final negotiations, will play FBI agents working with agri-business insider Mark Whitacre (Damon) to stop a price-fixing scam. The film is based on Kurt Eichenwald's 2000 best-seller "The Informant: A True Story." Other new cast members known for their comedic turns are Mike O'Malley (CBS' "Yes, Dear"), Andrew Daly (Semi-Pro), Adam Paul (Starz's "Hollywood Residential") and Melanie Lynskey (CBS' "Two and a Half Men"). Comedian-actors Tom Wilson, Rick Overton and Tom Papa will round out the cast.

Later this year Soderbergh should release his two Che Guevara epic films that he has made with Benicio del Toro. The Informant does sound a lot like a movie Soderbergh might have done with George Clooney, especially with the comedic edge the film is going for but Damon's a great actor. I like the supporting cast he has gone for here too, it's going to be a little different this movie - I think we can all feel that. Great to see Bakula working again and with a decent sized role to chew on.