Movies

HOLLYWOOD, Dec. 21 (UPI) -- Fox Animation Studios announced plans to release the fifth installment of the "Ice Age" animated movie franchise in 2016.

NEW YORK, Dec. 21 (UPI) -- U.S. pop star Michael Jackson's mother and children are asking for the public's help to fund a documentary about the late singer.

SILVER SPRING, Md., Dec. 20 (UPI) -- Fox has acquired the film rights to the classic British mystery novel, "Murder on the Orient Express," Acorn Productions and Agatha Christie Ltd. announced.

LOS ANGELES, Dec. 20 (UPI) -- SeaWorld has taken out ads in U.S. newspapers defending itself against allegations it mistreats its whales made in CNN's documentary, "Blackfish."

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif., Dec. 20 (UPI) -- Nine features will advance to the next round of voting in the Foreign Language Film category for Hollywood's 86th Academy Awards, organizers said.

LOS ANGELES, Dec. 20 (UPI) -- Marvel announced Friday it has hired "Anchorman 2" star Paul Rudd to play the titular hero in its upcoming Hollywood movie, "Ant-Man."

LOS ANGELES, Dec. 19 (UPI) -- Jane Lynch is to serve as host of the 66th annual DGA Awards ceremony Jan. 25 in Los Angeles, the guild announced.

LOS ANGELES, Dec. 19 (UPI) -- Hollywood actress Robin Wright is engaged to her "Rampart" co-star Ben Foster, Life & Style magazine reported Thursday.

LOS ANGELES, Dec. 19 (UPI) -- Hollywood actor Ryan O'Neal has won a legal challenge to his ownership of Andy Warhol's painting of his late ex-girlfriend Farrah Fawcett, TMZ said.

LOS ANGELES, Dec. 19 (UPI) -- U.S. actor Jason Schwartzman is to become a father for the second time, UsMagazine.com reported Thursday.

LOS ANGELES, Dec. 19 (UPI) -- Always Evolving, the California performance and racing shop owned by Paul Walker and Roger Rodas, is expected to close in the next few weeks, TMZ said.

LOS ANGELES, Dec. 19 (UPI) -- U.S. actor Paul Rudd is in early negotiations to star in Marvel's upcoming superhero movie "Ant-Man," Variety reported.

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Dec. 18 (UPI) -- A Canadian filmmaker is free on bail after being charged with drugging and sexually assaulting four women and videotaping three of them, authorities say.

NEW YORK, Dec. 18 (UPI) -- Hollywood actress Lindsay Lohan is fielding offers in the seven-figure range to write a tell-all book about her life, E! News reported.

PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 18 (UPI) -- Four computers donated by comedian Kevin Hart to the parks and recreation department of his native Philadelphia have been stolen, police said.