LONDON, May 8 (UPI) -- Visual effects pioneer and stop-motion model animator Ray Harryhausen has died in London, his family announced on Facebook. He was 92.
NEW YORK, May 7 (UPI) -- Hollywood actor Samuel L. Jackson admits he was initially disappointed to learn he was too old to play the lead in Quentin Tarantino's "Django Unchained."
LOS ANGELES, May 7 (UPI) -- Benjamin Bratt has replaced Al Pacino as the villain in Hollywood's animated sequel "Despicable Me 2," Deadline said Tuesday.
LOS ANGELES, May 7 (UPI) -- Quentin Tarantino's blood-soaked revenge film "Django Unchained" is the top-selling DVD and No. 1 rental in the United States for a second week, Rentrak said.
LOS ANGELES, May 7 (UPI) -- Hollywood actor Tom Cruise has signed on to star in a fifth installment of the blockbuster "Mission: Impossible" film franchise, EW.com reported.
ATLANTA, May 7 (UPI) -- The Atlanta Police Department says it did not gift actress Reese Witherpoon with the "awful" A.P.D. baseball cap she has been sporting since they arrested her.
LOS ANGELES, May 7 (UPI) -- Attorney Shawn Holley agreed to represent Lindsay Lohan again only if the U.S. actress pays $150,000 she owes her for prior work, TMZ reported.
NEW YORK, May 7 (UPI) -- Having grown up with ambition, but not monetary wealth, actor Leonardo DiCaprio says he can relate to the character he plays in the big-screen adaptation of F. Scott Fitzgerald's classic American novel "The Great Gatsby."
LOS ANGELES, May 6 (UPI) -- British actress Lily Collins is in talks to star in the literary horror flick "Pride and Prejudice and Zombies," Variety reported.
NEW YORK, May 6 (UPI) -- Colin Firth and Emma Stone are heading to France this summer to star in filmmaker Woody Allen's new, untitled comedy, producers announced.
NEW YORK, May 6 (UPI) -- Irish actor Pierce Brosnan says Keely, his wife of nearly 12 years, is remarkably understanding when it comes to his romancing actresses on the big screen.
LOS ANGELES, May 4 (UPI) -- U.S. actor Leonardo DiCaprio said he hasn't ruled out the idea of getting married and starting a family, but doesn't "try to determine what the future will be."
HOLLYWOOD, May 4 (UPI) -- Sony is developing "Men in Black 4," though it is unclear if franchise star Will Smith will be involved in the comedy sequel, The Hollywood Reporter said.
HOLLYWOOD, May 4 (UPI) -- U.S actor Robert Downey Jr. said he earned approximately $50 million after box-office bonuses for his role as Iron Man in last year's "The Avengers."
LOS ANGELES, May 2 (UPI) -- Steven Spielberg's next film will adapt "American Sniper," the autobiography of record-holding sniper and Navy SEAL Chris Kyle, The Hollywood Reporter said.
LOS ANGELES, April 30 (UPI) -- Walt Disney Studios has chosen British actress Lily James to star in a live-action version of the classic fairy tale "Cinderella," the production company said.
MARINA DEL REY, Calif., April 29 (UPI) -- Former Major League Baseball player and '90s sports movie actor Brad Lesley has died in California at the age of 54.
LONDON, April 29 (UPI) -- British royal Kate Middleton celebrated her second wedding anniversary separated from Prince William but in the company of children at a hospice.
LANSING, Mich., April 28 (UPI) -- Award-winning U.S. filmmaker Michael Moore saluted librarians, saying they are "among the most dangerous people in society."
NEW YORK, April 28 (UPI) -- Attendees at the influential Tribeca Film Festival in New York tabbed "The Rocket" and "Bridegroom" for the event's Audience Awards this weekend.
WATFORD, England, April 26 (UPI) -- Britain's Prince William and Kate dueled on a "Harry Potter" film set, but William said he was happiest in the Batmobile he tried at the Warner Bros. studio.
LOS ANGELES, April 26 (UPI) -- The agency for Colin Firth and Emily Blunt denied Friday the British actors were signed to be in a European comedy whodunit film called "Murder Mystery."
Jodi Arias (R) reacts as she hears the verdict of guilty of first degree murder after a four month trial in Phoenix, Arizona, May 8, 2013. Arias was convicted of murdering her lover Travis Alexander in Tempe, Arizona in June of 2008. UPI// Rob Schumacher/Arizona Republic/Pool
