MOVIES

District 9 star Sharlto Copley is rumored set to join Men in Black 3, as an alien similar to Star Wars' Yoda, but a lot less cryptic

A plagiarism lawsuit against J.K. Rowling, author of the Harry Potter novels, remained undismissed following the refusal of the British judge hearing the matter on Thursday, without proper hearing.

Rhys Ifans the actor who played Spike in Notting Hill, will soon take on another unforgettable character, The Lizard, in the Spider-man reboot!

Fans of Goop publisher and Hollywood actress Gwyneth Paltrow are in for a treat as she showcases her musical talent and acting ability in her new movie Country Song, out by June 2011.

The Tropfest Short Film Festival for 2011 forged a unique partnership with YouTube. For the first time entries to this year's filmfest will be received via YouTube.

Hollywood actress Hilary Duff is now a romance novelist. The recently-married actress has been courting the press lately to promote her novel Elixir.The book follows protagonist Clea Raymond, a budding photojournalist, whose job takes her around the globe.

The sequel to Ben Stiller's 2001 hit Zoolander will soon hit the big screen. Zoolander 2 is reportedly nearing completion, at least, as far as the script goes.

Kanye West premiered his directorial debut Runaway, a 40-minute long movie, in Sydney last night at the Entertainment Quarter

David Arquette, erswhile husband of Courtney Cox, had admitted sleeping with another woman. Arquette, 39 confessed he did sleep with the 28-year-old waitress Jasmine Waltz as was reported by United Kingdom's Daily Mail

Hollywood Courteney Cox and David Arquete havedecided to go separate ways after 11 years of being married to each other.

Carrie Fisher, the Hollywood actress who played Princess Leia, revealed that she snorted the drug on The Empire Strikes Back set.

Kanye West arrived in Sydney this morning to hype his short film "Runaway."

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo had started shooting last Sunday in Stockholm Sweden. Daniel Craig is spotted by by the media suiting up as he head for the set of the movie.

Hollywood actress Michelle Williams will portray Marilyn Monroe in a new movie revolving around Monroe's 1956 movie shoot with Sir Laurence Olivier.

Australian actor Sam Worthington topped Entertainment Weekly's list of highest grossing movie stars under 40. The 34-year old Worthington's movies Avatar, Clash of the Titans and Terminator Salvation earned a total of $US1 billion, upping his box office average to $US349.6 million.

Australian hunk Liam Hemsworth is backing on-and-off screen partner Miley Cyrus to win the favourite movie star trophy at the Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards.

Twilight author Stephenie Meyer has been declared by Forbes magazine as the 49th most powerful woman in the world, according to their list of 100 most powerful women released this week.

Hollywood actor Johnny Depp made a surprised appearance at Meridian Primary School in Greenwich, taking a break from shooting the latest Pirates of the Caribbean film in London.

The selection process for the 18th Edition of the International Film Festival of the Art of Cinematography PLUS CAMERIMAGE 2010 has began. Artists can now submit their films and music videos.

A prostitute now claims that she has footage of her sexual encounter with Tiger Woods, and had sold it to a DVD production company for distribution.

Joseph Gordon-Levitt (500 Days of Summer, Inception) is currently in mourning as his older brother Dan has passed away at the young age of 36. D

Eminem is reportedly set to star in a "sex-themed drama" as reports say that the rapper is in talks for a role in an upcoming film featuring Oscar-winning actress Rachel Weisz (The Constant Gardener)

Disney's Magic Kingdom (also known as Disneyland) is set to be featured in a new film. Magic Kingdom is Disney's theme park that houses rides like "Pirates of the Caribbean" and "The Haunted Manson" both of which received movie treatment from Disney, and now the Magic Kingdom itself is set to debut on the big screen.

Former Grey's Anatomy star Katherine Heigl reveals that she uses electric cigaretter in her present effort to keep herself away from cigarette (and cravings for a nicotine dose).

Twilight readers might have thought that the hands-holding-an-apple cover of the first novel was taken from that scene, and that the hands were of Robert Pattinson's but it turns out that the cover used a hand model named Kimbra Hickey.

Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling reveals that she might write another book for the Harry Potter novels.

The latest director to be attached to the movie according to reports is Zack Snyder. The director had previously helmed the 2007 block buster 300, and the film adaptation of superhero graphic novel Watchmen.

Julia Roberts and Meryl Streep might be next seen together on-screen with the adaptation of of Pulitzer Prize-winning play August: Osage County.

Oscar-winning director Peter Jackson claimed that Media, Entertainment, Arts Alliance (MEAA), an Australian trade union, admitted their proposal is illegal. Jackson said MEAA's decison to black list The Hobbit has no legal foundation.