Black Eyed Peas star Fergie is on a mission to gain weight for her role in upcoming movie-musical Nine.

LAS VEGAS (AP) - Fergie is excited about adding the role of a prostitute to her acting portfolio. The Grammy-winning singer has been cast as Saraghina in "Nine,"

The role Kate Hudson will play in her movie musical debut was written especially for her. Her Nine character - a Vogue magazine writer called Stephanie - didn't feature in the original Broadway show.

Hugh Grant's beloved film favorite Four Weddings And A Funeral has topped a new internet poll to find the best British movie of all time.

Actress Judi Dench has been made a Doctor of Letters at Scotland's oldest university.

Everyone basically accepts that the entertainment biz is youth oriented. But in spite of the Hollywood bias, there are some older actors who keep at it. Below is a top 10 list of older folks who are still making it in showbiz (and we dare say these actors could teach Hollywood's current young whippersnappers a thing or two about how to have a long career).

Judi Dench has led the tributes to late Oscar-winning actor Paul Scofield who died on Thursday. The English star of screen and stage - who won an Academy-Award in 1966 for his portrayal of Sir Thomas More in A Man For All Seasons - died after a long battle with leukemia. He was 86.

Disney has produced some huge animated hits (The Lion King, Aladdin, Lady and the Tramp) and extremely popular live-action flicks (Pirates of the Caribbean, High School Musical, National Treasure). But the studio that brought us Pocahontas also subjected Mickey Mouse fans to Snow Dogs. Here's our list of the top 10 worst Disney films:

"She's incredible. I'm convinced she's just Judi Dench in good make-up." Ryan Reynolds is impressed with 11-year-old Abigail Breslin's acting skills. Reynolds plays the Little Miss Sunshine star's father in new film Definitely, Maybe.

Producers of the new James Bond movie are so worried the plotline will be leaked; they have kept it secret from its star Judi Dench.