LOS ANGELES, Oct. 19 (UPI) -- Actress Laura Dern has signed up for a role in the next installment in the "Meet the Parents" film franchise, sources told The Hollywood Reporter.

LOS ANGELES, Jan. 11 (UPI) -- Mexican actress and TV producer Salma Hayek has signed on to play a bearded lady in the vampire flick "Cirque du Freak" with John C. Reilly, Variety.com said.

LOS ANGELES, Nov. 15 (UPI) -- U.S. actor John C. Reilly is set to play a vampire in "Cirque du Freak," a big-screen adaptation of Darren Shan's series of children's books, Variety.com said.

NEW YORK, April 21 (UPI) -- Paul Weitz says his satirical movie "American Dreamz" is intended to entertain people and generate discussion, not to antagonize anyone.

NEW YORK, April 16 (UPI) -- "American Dreamz" filmmaker Paul Weitz says the title of his new satire on U.S. politics and culture isn't just about odd spelling -- it has a deeper meaning.

NEW YORK, April 16 (UPI) -- Hugh Grant insists the mean-spirited TV host he plays in the new film "American Dreamz" is not based on "American Idol" judge Simon Cowell.

LOS ANGELES, Oct. 6 (UPI) -- Universal Pictures says it has changed the name of its new Dennis Quaid-Scarlett Johansson comedy "Synergy" to "In Good Company."

NEW YORK, Feb. 2 (UPI) -- Actress Anna Paquin, who won an Academy Award at age 11 for her performance in "The Piano," is making her stage debut in New York in "Roulette."

LOS ANGELES, July 11 (UPI) -- "Antwone Fisher," the story of a sailor who learns to displace intense anger and cynicism with love and trust, won the top feature film award Thursday as the 20