Blond Pacino confuses fans

NEW YORK--In "Simone," which opens Friday, Al Pacino plays adirector who creates a digital screen image named Simone and passesoff the hot new babe as real.

Holding court at the Regency Hotel in the Big Apple, the screenlegend joked that he wouldn't mind if someone made a fake himsomeday. "If they ever want to do a digital version of me in a movie,I just have one request... They could certainly smooth out a few ofmy wrinkles. It's only fair."

Pacino, like "Simone" is a blond these days, which apparentlycaused a little confusion with one fan recently. "This woman runs upand screams, 'Harrison! Harrison!' I think she thought I was HarrisonFord," said an amazed Pacino, who added, "I mean, do I even look likea Harrison?"

The blond 'do is for an upcoming role in the HBO movie version of"Angels in America," in which he plays Roy Cohn.

STOP THE MADNESS: After playing a loon in "Insomnia" and anothernutcase in Friday's "One Hour Photo," one wonders if Robin Williamsever loses it. "I do have my moments, such as in the car when someonesteals my parking spot and I want to scream... It's Hannibal time!"Williams is the subject of Oscar buzz for his disturbingpsychological portrait in "Photo," where he plays a loner who runsthe photo developing booth and begins to fixate on one family's life,living vicariously through their photos.

Says Williams of the twisted character, "You inhabit it and thenyou get out of it," he says. "It's interesting to me when I readabout these actors who claim they live the role 24 hours a day andbring it home to their family. I have no desire to go to that level,"he says.

ETC: "It's going to be sick." Uh, we think that's a good thing,but that's how Vin Diesel describes the sequel to "Pitch Black,"which he's getting together as we speak. One thing that's not so goodis the fate of "The Fast and Furious II." Diesel walked away from a$20 million paycheck to resume his role behind the wheel. ... JamieFoxx is the frontrunner to play Ray Charles in "Unchain My Heart: TheRay Charles Story," a big-screen biopic of the music legend. ... Whathappens to faded TV stars? Obviously, they stick together, becauseWillie Aames, Erik Estrada and Jimmy "J.J." Walker have filmed acomedy called "Heart of Love." No word on whether Maureen McCormickor Lauren Tewes was free.

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