James Cameron has criticized Hollywood's love affair with franchises, citing the upcoming Battleship movie as an example of the "ridiculous" lengths producers will go to score a box office hit.

Liam Neeson, Alexander Skarsgard and Rihanna are set to star in the big screen re-imagining of the popular board game, but Avatar director Cameron is horrified by the idea of turning a toy into a film.

The Terminator creator insists moviemakers should be allowed to pursue more original concepts, rather than relying on old stories and well-worn ideas.

He tells Germany's Spiegel Online, "We have a...

Spanish actor Javier Bardem is ringing in 2011 with a stylish new honor - he's beaten Hollywood hunks George Clooney and Zac Efron to be hailed as the best dressed international star by top men's fashion magazine GQ.

Penelope Cruz's husband was feted by editors of the British version of the publication in its 2011 poll, with Indian-born jewelry designer and actor Waris Ahluwalia and Swedish "True Blood" hunk Alexander Skarsgard placing second and third, respectively.

Praising the Oscar winner's fashion sense, GQ editors write, "The Spanish actor is the epitome of underplayed style - no wo...

Yesterday we celebrated the 37 Hottest Female Stars Of 2010, and today it's the men's turn. There were tons of sexy actors, musicians and stars on our radar this year. Check 'em all out below!

Leonardo DiCaprio rocked the big screen with "Inception" and "Shutter Island." He also survived an emergency landing at JFK airport in New York City when the plane he was in experienced an engine failure. That didn't stop him from continuing on to Russia for a tiger conservation event hours after getting caught in the mid-air plane scare.

Johnny Depp

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Robert Downey Jr.

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Vampires ruled at the 2010 Scream Awards in Los Angeles on Saturday night with "Twilight's" Kristen Stewart and the cast of TV drama "True Blood" winning big prizes at the city's Greek Theater.

Stewart picked up the Best Fantasy Actress honour at the event, held to applaud all things sci-fi, and "The Twilight Saga: Eclipse" was named Best Fantasy Movie. It was also a big night for "True Blood," which picked up Best TV Show from number one fan Marilyn Manson.

The drama also claimed the Holy Sh--! Scene of the Year accolade for its much-publicized head-twisting sex encounter, while "True Bl...

A fiery red haired Rihanna went to Da Silvano's restaurant in NYC wearing one leather glove. The singer had on skintight gray leather-looking pants, Louboutin beige heels and an acid grey denim jacket with a leopard print scarf.

The pop star was recently named one of the worst dressed women in showbusiness. Outfits like this don't help. What do you think?

Rihanna is starring in the upcoming film "Battleship" opposite Tom Arnold, Brooklyn Decker and Alexander Skarsgard. She recently told Scotland's Daily Record, "Movies are definitely something I want to get into... Action would be good......

Newlyweds Stephen Moyer and Anna Paquin have moved in to their dream beach house after buying an ultra-modern three-floor pad in Los Angeles' trendy Venice.

The "True Blood" stars, who wed in August, spent $2.2 million on the contemporary four-bedroom house, which comes with its own elevator.

Paquin says, "It's incredibly nice here."

And the place isn't too far from the water, which is good news for Moyer, who used to live on a houseboat in London.

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Finally, finally, finally Bill Compton shows his true colors on "True Blood." Maybe sometimes he can be lovey dovey and adorable with Sookie, but he can also be a snake in the grass who is desperately obsessed with his fairy-blood girlfriend. This finale was about a lot of secrets being revealed all at once, which makes it perfect for them to clean everything up and start anew next season. And what was up with Russell being even funnier during his last episode on screen? Apparently a charred face just ups the comedy value.

So, Sookie is saved by Eric and she immediately runs out to the sun...

Variety is reporting that Liam Neeson has signed up alongside Alexander Skarsgard, Brooklyn Decker, Taylor Kitsch and Rihanna in Universal’s ‘Battleship’ movie. Neeson was a last minute addition as the movie officially starts shooting today and is reported to play the character Admiral Shane. Not much is known about the plot or it’s characters although it is reported that Taylor Kitsch is playing a naval officer and Shane’s (Neeson) future son-in-law. Decker is playing Shane’s daughter/Kitsch’s fiancé and Skarsgard will play Kitsch’s brother. Got all that?

The movie is set for a May, ...

Sandra Bullock wasn't buying the hype. Speaking to EW last fall, weeks before the opening of a little heart-warmer of a movie called The Blind Side, the actress - who had reemerged earlier that year from a two-year hiatus with her biggest hit ever, the romantic comedy The Proposal - predicted that her newly reinvigorated career would soon cool down again. She brushed off The Proposal's success as a cosmic fluke: "I don't pump my fist in the air. I don't want anything karmically crashing down on me." She dismissed the idea that she might score an Oscar nomination for The Blind Side: "The stu...

Can you believe they're making a "Battleship" movie? Yes, based on the popular Milton-Bradley game of the same name.

And can you believe that Rihanna is starring? Well, if not, here's your proof: the "Umbrella" singer was seen borarding a boat and heading off to film the movie about a mile-and-a-half out to see off the shore of Hawaii. "Battleship" centers on a fleet of naval ships fighting aliens who invade Earth to take its natural resources for their own benefit. Hmm, haven't heard of anything like that before.

But regardless whether it sounds good, looks good, and in the most unlikely...

So in True Blood Eric's plan for Sookie and Russell comes to fruition, and it's a little anti-climatic but it works too. The little hints about Sookie's abilities and what her blood means as a fairy did come full circle here. And while it's hard to say if Eric sacrificing himself means he's forgiven for locking her in a dungeon and draining her, it does head in the right direction. Plus, it seems like the slow death of the Sookie/Bill relationship might finally come about. Yay! (Sorry, shipper fans).

Bill comes looking for Sookie and gets a faceful of silver pepper spray from Pam for the e...

Former "Lost" star Ian Somerhalder's vampire character in "The Vampire Diaries" has beaten "Twilight's" Edward Cullen to be crowned America's Sexiest Beast.

The actor's Damon Salvatore finished just ahead of Robert Pattinson's movie bloodsucker in Entertainment Weekly magazine's new poll of favorite TV movie monsters.

Cullen beat Cameron from "The Sarah Connor Chronicles," played by Summer Glau, and Salvatore beat Hugh Jackman's Wolverine to make it to the final vote.

Morena Baccarin's "V" character Anna, Taylor Lautner's Jacob Black, Halle Berry's Storm and Alexander Skarsgard's "True B...

There's something very depressing about watching one of the best characters on True Blood spend an entire episode preparing for his death. Now obviously Eric Northman is going nowhere, but there was a genuine sadness to seeing him make preparations anyway. Meanwhile everyone's going crazy as always and no one knows what Russell is going to do next. And humans hate vampires more than ever again. Good thing the weres are still hidden in this world, or they'd have to deal with this too. Oh! And Sookie Stackhouse is a fairy.

That's right, they start the episode with her revealing the fact she'...

"True Blood" stars Anna Paquin and Stephen Moyer married in an intimate ceremony at a private residence in Malibu, California on Saturday - a year after they got engaged.

The couple, who met and fell in love of the set of the vampire TV hit in 2007, tied the knot in front of a host of celebrity pals, including Elijah Wood, "Lost" star Michael Emerson, and their castmate Carrie Preston.

They exchanged vows in a marquee on the beach, before returning to a nearby property for the reception, reports UsWeekly.

Paquin and Moyer announced their engagement in August last year. The actress is now...

Have you heard about the upcoming film "Battleship"? It's based on Milton Bradley's board game. And it centers on a small fleet of naval ships fighting aliens intent on enriching Earth's valuable assets to ensure their survival.

Supermodel Brooklyn Decker was just added to the cast. She landed her second major movie role opposite "True Blood" actor Alexander Skarsgard, pop star Rihanna and Tom Arnold. Decker will play the love interest for the lead naval officer in the film, who will be played by Taylor Kitsch.

Universal Pictures is reportedly investing $200 million for the Peter Berg-di...

A very shocking fact: True Blood only has three more episodes left. Has this season flown by considerably fast, or is that just me? I was starting to wonder what the ending of this season was going to start resembling, and luckily by the end of the last episode, it all started to become clear. This deviates from the books considerably, but so does the rest of the show so not very surprising. In some ways, it's more interesting, because it speaks to a grander world-wide level of insanity that this insular show usually ignores. We haven't left Bon Temps or the southern area very often, but th...

"True Blood" Stars Alexander Skarsgard, Anna Paquin and Stephen Moyer reveal plenty of secrets about their hit HBO series in the latest issue of Rolling Stone.

Moyer puts in his perspective on his real-life relationship with Paquin: "We pretty much consider ourselves married now, even though we aren't yet."

And Paquin elaborates on what it's like to be bit by a vampire, comparing the feeling to one of the many piercings she's had in the past, including her tongue.

"The bottom barbell kept hitting against my teeth... [a]nd it gave me a lisp," she explains.

Much of the real dirt on the se...

Vampires Suck, Twilight, and True Blood all have a gorgeous lineup of vampires, werewolves and their human admirers. Which cast gets your blood pumping?

The newest vampire movie on the block comes from the guy’s behind the Scary Movie franchise. Vampires Suck calls out the Twilight phenomenon, and the comedy has just the right amount of eye candy to do it.

So just how well does the Vampires Suck cast compare to the people they’re spoofing? Tell us who makes your heart pump blood!

Vampires Suck, Twilight, and True Blood all have a gorgeous lineup of vampires, werewolves and their human admirers. Which cast gets your blood pumping?

Vampires can't resist the smell of fresh human blood, just like Hollywood studios can't resist the temptation of easy money. And if there's one lesson Hollywood has learned from Twilight, it's that a compelling plot and character development don't matter as long as you have a smoking hot cast. Why bother with interesting dialogue when you can just have Robert Pattinson look into the camera and smolder? Who needs plot development wh...

Alexander Skarsgard had an unusual inspiration for his vampire character in True Blood - he bases his predatory prowl on a lion.

The 33 year old plays bloodsucking Eric Northman in the hit series and Skarsgard was eager to make the role as menacing as possible.

He tells Britain's Telegraph magazine, "I try to find that animalistic quality, and the element of danger. Inspiration came from a documentary about lions in Africa. I was fascinated by the male lion, the way he moved, the confidence."

"When he just sat down and looked straight at the cameraman, he did absolutely nothing, but f...

True Blood is great in a lot of ways, but sometimes you wonder if it'll ever give the audience a chance to breath. Even when the cast moves back to the currently calm world of Bon Temps, it doesn't really let up for more than a few moments. Having an adrenaline rush for an entire hour is intense! Last week the episode ended with Sookie screaming her head off at Bill, and Anna Paquin has some major pipes on her, because every scream she does is just earsplitting. Eventually she shoos everyone out of the room and she and Bill break up for real this time. Of course everyone knows it won't actu...

True Blood is really getting gruesome this season. This isn't to say that it has never been bloody and violent before, just think about Sam ripping out Maryann's heart, but it's been more consistent lately. They've replaced the lack of sex with violence. Last week's episode gave one more gigantic hurdle for Sookie and Bill to overcome, a look at fairy nymph land (WTF says everyone), and Tara's back to her badass take-no-prisoners way. Huzzah for that!

Lorena is draining Sookie and she asks the usual question "What are you?" to her, which gives the almost dead Bill enough time to put silver...

Sookie Stackhouse is one piece of work. No matter how much information she receives telling her that her vampire lover Bill is not good for her - even from his own mouth - she refuses to listen to it. It's a single minded obsessive love that can get grating, but it's difficult not to respect her for at least trying to be proactive about it. Last episode Bill led King Russell and his people right to Sookie, and now she's in his hands. Bill tries to save her and manages to stake one of Russell's guards, but he's no match for the ancient vampire and gets his butt handed to him. Russell tells L...

R&B beauty Rihanna has signed up to make her movie debut in upcoming blockbuster Battleship.

The singer will star in the film, based on the game of the same name, alongside Taylor Kitsch, Alexander Skarsgard and Tom Arnold. Production was due to begin in Australia early this year, but a deal to film Down Under fell through and the shoot was pushed back.

Filming will now begin in Hawaii in August, and Rihanna admits she has long dreamed of starring in an action film. She tells Scotland's Daily Record, "Movies are definitely something I want to get into... Action would be good... Things t...

Wow. I feel like we constantly say 'wow' at True Blood, and it will never stop happening. Remember when finding Gran dead was the most insane thing we'd seen on the show so far, and then Rene was the killer and then Maryann turned everyone into zombies, and last week Bill turned Lorena's head completely around while they had sex? Yeah, this keeps getting crazier. One thing I'd personally like to see is a werewolf clan that isn't crazy, because we've seen plenty of the V-addicted sorts, and Alcide and his sister Janice seem pretty solid and interesting all on their own. Let's not get a stere...

True Blood is known for its sex, blood, and violence, and it has occasionally dipped into blending the three, but never quite as directly as last week's episode. The two sex scenes were both strange, awkward, and in one case, bordering abusive/violent. The past few months have not been kind to most of the characters, so it's not that surprising one by one they seem to be losing their minds.

It starts off right where the last one left off, with a werewolf in Sookie's house and her firing a gun at it. Eric jumps in front of the bullet though, claiming they need information from the guy, and ...

True Blood, what did we ever do without you in our life? It's so good to have the show back, and they're wasting no time before blowing the audience's collective mind. Previously on the show, Bill was kidnapped, Sookie was freaking out, Tara was committing suicide because Eggs is dead, Jason was guilty because he killed Eggs, Eric was in trouble because of the illicit V selling thanks to Sophie-Anne, and Jessica had killed a man. Sucks to be basically everyone on this show! The last thing we saw was Bill taking on a wolfpack.

The episode starts right up there, with Bill covered in blood an...

HBO has provided some incredible television for their hard working (and high paying) customers, but it's rare that a show catches fire the way True Blood has. This show achieved critical acclaim from the beginning, with people promising that Alan Ball has created more than just 'another vampire show,' and each season grew in popularity and viewership. Season three has premiered to high numbers, and with the momentum it has, it has a real chance of becoming the best rated show HBO has ever had. Does it deserve this? Hell yes. The marketing is brilliant but it does not lie; True Blood is back...

Sexy star Natasha Alam is celebrating her upcoming addition to the cast of vampire series True Blood by baring all for Playboy magazine. The actress graces the cover of the July 2010 issue of the men's magazine and peels off inside.

The spread marks the second time Alam has stripped for the cameras - her nude scene debut came on the show, in which she'll play a sexy dancer at the Fangtasia club owned by Alexander Skarsgard's True Blood character Eric Northman. Skarsgard gets naked in the scene, too.

And she tells AccessHollywood.com the big reveal on TV was much more nerve-wracking than...

Anna Paquin showed up at the "True Blood" season three Los Angeles premiere on Tuesday in a very bright blue and black dress. She looks pretty good, but we're not big fans of the shiny material used for the frock. What do you think?

The actress, who recently stated publicly that she's bisexual, doesn't understand why her sexual orientation is such a big deal. She insists it was never a big secret.

Anna is engaged to marry her vampire co-star Stephen Moyer, and she told Zap2it, "I'm not someone who endlessly talks about her personal life for no reason, but obviously, as someone who identi...