Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Shores releases first photo of shoot. Yes, that’s right – here’s a *photo* of what could be Johnny Depp as the infamous Captain Jack Sparrow – he of the POTC franchise. Or it could be someone else. But the important thing here is to see that Jerry Bruckheimer (who really needs a hit) wants to show everyone that he still has a few hitmakers up his puffy pirate sleeve. The next installment... 

Five relatively unknown and upcoming actresses are said to be competing for the coveted role of Lisbeth Salander, in Sony Pictures ‘The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo’ reboot. Emily Browning, Sarah Snook, Sophie Lowe, American Rooney Mara and an unnamed Frenchie actress screen-tested for director David Fincher this week. IndieWire reports that Browning is the most established of the group, having starred in ‘Lemony Snicket’... 

Jim Carrey’s comedy flick ‘Pierre Pierre’ is back on track – with filmmaker Larry Charles on board to direct the movie, two years after the project was first announced. The movie tells the story of an obnoxious Frenchie-man who transports a stolen painting from Paris to Landaaaan – and was originally set to be made by ‘Up In The Air’s’ Jason Reitman - before the Oscar nominee left and a series of... 

So there’s Nicole Kidman as Satine in Moulin Rouge!, Jamie Lee Curtis in Trading Places, Julia Roberts, natch, in Pretty Woman and Catherine Deneuve in Belle de Jour as well as a few male hooker-types (Voight in Midnight Cowboy, etc) but actually not a lot of hookers of late have been movie heroines. Bucking that trend is Jennifer Love Hewitt doing tricks in a Lifetime TV movie called The Client List. She plays a former beauty queen (as you... 

Still without a confirmed production start date, the ‘Star Trek’ sequel has been confirmed for a June 29, 2012 U.S. release. J.J. Abrams, who directed the first film, has not yet signed up to helm the next flick, but will serve as a producer alongside Bryan Burk, Roberto Orci, Alex Kurtzman and Damon Lindelof. Meanwhile, Bruce Greenwood, who plays original Enterprise captain Christopher Pike, told Hollywood.com he isn’t certain... 

Daniel Radcliffe has signed up to star in the movie adaptation of ‘The Woman In Black’. The ‘Harry Potter’ star will play young lawyer Arthur Kipps – who is sent to work in a remote house which is haunted by the ghost of a scorned woman seeking vengeance – in Hammer Films and Alliance Films‘ adaptation of Susan Hill’s best-selling novel. It will mark Radcliffe’s first movie role since the final... 

The list of actors transformed by noses is legend: think The Hours with Nic Kid’s snout… Will Smith in Ali… Steve Martin in Roxanne….. and so many more that I’m almost bored… (Alistair Sims, Alec Guinness, Alec Baldwin and the beat goes on… and okay, Rip Torn in The Beastmaster, geez, your drunk tests are hard…) But now Gemma Arterton joins a stellar bunch of noses by playing a girl whose nosejob... 

Angelina Jolie and Catherine Zeta Jones are both competing to play Elizabeth Taylor, in a new flick based on the screen legend’s life. Oscar winning director Mike Nichols is reportedly behind the movie based on the book ‘Furious Love: Elizabeth Taylor, Richard Burton, and the Marriage of the Century’ - written by Sam Kashner and Nancy Schoenberger. Hollywood sources told the US TV show Entertainment that both Jolie and Jones want the lead... 

According to The New York Post, Kylie is to play a heavily tattooed lesbetian in the gothic flick ‘Jack & Diane’, which also stars Juno Temple and the late Elvis Presley’s granddaughter, Riley Keough, as teen lovers. A source close to the project told the Post: “Kylie does have one love scene where she kisses a girl. Her fans will be surprised to see her in this role, but her performance is good.” The movie tells... 

Christopher Nolan has done it again…. Owing to his massive appeal – Warner Bros’ contemporary sci-fi actioner ‘Inception’ topped the US taking a whopping $60.4 million over the weekend. The mind-bending sci-fi spectacular starring Leonardo DiCaprio, opened at approximately 6,700 screens at 3,792 theaters including a record IMAX release of 197 venues in Canada and the United States, raking in $21.6 million dollars during...