Stardust, Desperate Housewives, Brothers & Sisters and Ugly Betty are among the nominees for the 2008 Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) Media Awards.

Layer Cake director Matthew Vaughn is in talks to direct the big screen adaptation of comic book character Thor. The English filmmaker, husband to supermodel Claudia Schiffer, admits he has been discussing the possibility of making a live action version of the blond-haired Marvel superhero.

''Stardust,'' a fairy tale for grown-ups, follows the adventures of a star that falls from the sky in the form of an ethereal blond named Yvaine, whose magical abilities make her the target of various people with nefarious plans.

Reformed British pop group Take That have been tipped for an Academy Award for their contribution to the soundtrack of a new movie. The Everything Changes hit makers have recorded a track for director Matthew Vaugh's big-screen tale Stardust, which stars Robert De Niro, Claire Danes and Michelle Pfieffer.

Reformed British boy band Take That have signed a movie deal to write the soundtrack for Robert De Niro and Sienna Miller's new movie Stardust. The foursome reunited last year after a ten year break and have since reached the top of the UK singles and album charts.

Supermodel Claudia Schiffer is considering become a modeling agent when she can no longer get work as a catwalk queen. The German - married to filmmaker Matthew Vaughn - wants to stay at the top of the fashion industry and would love to represent her daughter, 22-month-old Clementine, should she choose to follow in her mother's footsteps.