LOS ANGELES, Sept. 6 (UPI) -- A Sony Pictures Entertainment spokesman says negotiations are nearly complete with Hollywood star Tobey Maguire for two more "Spider-Man" movies.

LOS ANGELES, Jan. 19 (UPI) -- A producer behind the annual Academy Awards telecast has said that despite the Writers Guild of America strike, the awards show will go on as planned.

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif., Sept. 7 (UPI) -- Ellen DeGeneres has been chosen as host for the 79th Academy Awards telecast, producer Laura Ziskin said Thursday in Beverly Hills, Calif.

HOLLYWOOD, July 21 (UPI) -- Laura Ziskin, who produced the 74th Academy Awards, has been tapped to produce the 2007 awards ceremony in Hollywood, Calif.

LOS ANGELES, March 22 (UPI) -- Thomas Haden Church will play the villain in "Spider-Man 3," although the name of the character is still under wraps, The Hollywood Reporter said.

LAS VEGAS, March 25 (UPI) -- "Spider-Man" stars Tobey Maguire and Kirsten Dunst have signed up to reprise their roles in a third "Spider-Man" film, due out in 2007.

LOS ANGELES, Sept. 9 (UPI) -- Lucy Lawless has signed on to appear in Warner Brothers' frosh drama "Tarzan," Daily Variety reported Tuesday.

LOS ANGELES, Aug. 20 (UPI) -- "Crazy how things change," Alisa Valdes-Rodriguez says of her dramatic reversal of fortune, speaking over the phone from her home in Albuquerque, N.M. "I mean,

LOS ANGELES, Aug. 21 (UPI) -- Fall and Rise of "Dirty Girls" Author