Can Jon Hamm Succeed In Films By Just Staying Classy?

Ridiculously handsome Mad Men star, Jon Hamm, has been cast as a lawyer in the indie flick Howl. The film will focus on the obscenity trial on Allen Ginsberg's famous poem. Lawyer? Really?

Hamm will star as defense attorney Jake Ehrlich, whose life was the inspiration for the TV series "Perry Mason." (variety.com)

We know, we know, Hamm's playing the humble "I just really love acting, glad to be part of an ensemble" guy, and we're dying to see him become the next actor to successfully jump from TV to films. And yeah, we want to see him become the next George Clooney.

But note to Mr. Hamm: Clooney's first movie after his success with ER wasn't Good Night and Good Luck. It was From Dusk Til Dawn, which was most notable for Salma Hayek as a vampire stripper. And gave Clooney a chance to show a darker, funnier side. So, Jon: we just want to see what's beneath the suit. And maybe a chance to daydream about a vampire bite. Yowza.

(Just don't go Caruso on us? Don Draper must stay on Mad Men for many more seasons or there will be hell to pay!)