A Hollywood adaptation of Shakespearean tragedy King Lear has been canceled after reportedly falling victim to the current global economic crisis.

With the release of Roger Moore's autobiography, My Word Is My Bond, and the upcoming Quantum Of Solace (the 22nd film in the Official James Bond franchise)

Long before Angelina Jolie (or Sarah Palin for that matter) ever picked up a gun, hot chicks in movies and TV have been packing heat. Kate Jackson (who turns 60 this week!)

Denise Richards has topped a list of the worst Bond girls. Richards, who played Dr. Christmas Jones opposite Pierce Brosnan's 007 in The World Is Not Enough, beat out competition from A View To A Kill's Tanya Roberts and Moonraker's Corinne Clery to claim Entertainment Weekly's unflattering number-one spot.

Emmy-award winning actress Diana Rigg has landed one of the main roles in the U.K. stage adaptation of Spanish director Pedro Almodovar's film All About My Mother. The former The Avengers star will play Huma Roto, a famous actress who is responsible for the death of a 17-year-old boy, at London's Old Vic. And the casting has met with the approval of Almodovar.

Diana Rigg’s trademark catsuit from The Avengers turned her into an overnight sex symbol - but the figure-hugging leather outfit was "a nightmare" to get in and out of.

British actress Rachael Stirling took on a mugger who snatched her mobile phone outside her London home - and won. The 29-year-old daughter of Diana Rigg discovered a temper she never knew she had during the recent episode in West London.

Thandie Newton has been named as the next Bond girl. The raven-haired beauty will star opposite new 007 Daniel Craig - who was said to be "very impressed" with her audition - in 'Casino Royale.' The Crash star will play sexy spy Vesper Lynd in the movie, according to a report in Britain's The Sun newspaper.

Four actresses are reportedly battling it out to be the next Bond girl in new movie 'Casino Royale.' Rachel Stirling, the daughter of former Bond girl Diana Rigg, is one of the screen beauties said to be on the shortlist. Stirling is up against Crash actress Thandi Newton, Australian actress Rose Bryne - who romped with Brad Pitt in Troy - and American Vera Farmiga.