Inspired by the classic Universal film that launched a legacy of horror, The Wolfman brings the myth of a cursed man back to its iconic origins. Benicio Del Toro stars as Lawrence Talbot, a haunted

LOS ANGELES (AP) - A joyless cacophony, an insistent and seemingly endless onslaught, "Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen," director Michael Bay's follow-up to the 2007 smash "Transformers" plays more like a parody of a Bay movie.

Happy Birthday to Zoey 101 star Jamie Lynn Spears (1991), actress Natasha Lyonne (1979), biker Dave Mirra (1974), illusionist David Blaine (1973), "Battlefield Earth" actor Barry Pepper (1970),

The Matrix villain Hugo Weaving is to join Benicio Del Toro and Anthony Hopkins in the star-studded new remake of “The Wolfman.”

Happy Birthday to Britney's little sis Jamie Lynn Spears (1991), actress Natasha Lyonne (1979), "Brokeback Mountain" star Heath Ledger (1979), biker Dave Mirra (1974), illusionist David Blaine (1973), "Battlefield Earth" actor Barry Pepper (1970), actor/rehab frequenter Robert Downey Jr. (1965), "The Matrix" trilogy actor Hugo Weaving (1960), TV producer David E. Kelley (1956), actress Christine Lahti (1950), "Poltergeist" star Craig T. Nelson (1944), "Psycho" star Anthony Perkins (1932; d. 1992), prolific writer Maya Angelou (1928), composer Elmer Bernstein (1922; d. 2004), and blues legend Muddy Waters (1915; d. 1984).

Oscar winners Philip Seymour Hoffman and Cate Blanchett will both direct stage plays for the Sydney Theatre Company in Australia next year. Hoffman will direct the world premiere of "Riflemind," written by Australian Blanchett's husband Andrew Upton, while the actress is lined up to direct David Harrower's "Blackbird," according to Variety.

French actor Jean Reno turned down the role of villainous Agent Smith in The Matrix movies because he didn't like the idea of leaving his native France for months of filming in Australia.

Happy Birthday to Britney's little sis Jamie Lynn Spears (1991), actress Natasha Lyonne (1979), "Brokeback Mountain" star Heath Ledger (1979), biker Dave Mirra (1974), illusionist David Blaine (1973), "Battlefield Earth" actor Barry Pepper (1970), actor/rehab frequenter Robert Downey Jr. (1965), "The Matrix" trilogy actor Hugo Weaving (1960), TV producer David E. Kelley (1956), actress Christine Lahti (1950), "Poltergeist" star Craig T. Nelson (1944), "Psycho" star Anthony Perkins (1932; d. 1992), prolific writer Maya Angelou (1928), composer Elmer Bernstein (1922; d. 2004), and blues legend Muddy Waters (1915; d. 1984).