"Journey to the Center of the Earth" premieres in Los Angeles

UPI Almanac for Wednesday, Dec. 3, 2008.

LOS ANGELES, Aug. 4 (UPI) -- U.S.-Canadian action movie star Brendan Fraser says he thinks he is getting pretty good at dodging and fighting, if need be, computer-generated creatures.

LOS ANGELES, Aug. 3 (UPI) -- Batman beat the Mummy this weekend, holding on to the No. 1 ranking in U.S. theaters, Box Office Mojo said Sunday.

LOS ANGELES, July 13 (UPI) -- The summer action adventure movie "Hellboy II: The Golden Army" hit U.S. theaters at No. 1 this weekend, Box Office Mojo said.

BEIJING, July 11 (UPI) -- Government censors reportedly are demanding changes be made to "The Mummy: The Tomb of the Dragon Emperor" before the movie is released in China.

SANTA MONICA, Calif., May 29 (UPI) -- Tom Cruise, Will Smith, Charlize Theron, Rainn Wilson and Anna Faris are to present awards at the "2008 MTV Movie Awards" show in California, MTV said.

UPI Almanac for Monday, Dec. 3, 2007.

SHANGHAI, Nov. 28 (UPI) -- The latest installment of Hollywood's blockbuster "Mummy" franchise will debut in Beijing a week before its U.S. release, Variety.com reported Wednesday.

HOLLYWOOD, May 14 (UPI) -- The third incarnation of "The Mummy" is getting a new leading lady with Maria Bello replacing Rachel Weisz in the Hollywood action-adventure film. Bello will portray Evelyn Carnahan O'Connell, the role played by Weisz in the first two "Mummy" movies, Vari

UPI almanac for Sunday, Dec. 3, 2006.