Actress Evan Rachel Wood hopes her decision to 'come out' as bisexual will help others struggling with their sexuality to realize they are "totally normal".

The Across the Universe star, who is currently rumored to be dating British actor Jamie Bell, revealed she is bisexual in an interview with Esquire magazine earlier this year.

Wood credits other openly gay stars with inspiring her to talk freely about her sexuality, and hopes she can reassure anyone else questioning their orientation.

She says, "It's a big part of who I am and growing up when I was feeling unsure about myself and ...

"Across the Universe's" Julie Taymor shakes up Shakespeare with her adaptation of "The Tempest," retrofitting the fantastical tale with a female lead, casting Academy Award-winning actress Helen Mirren in what is usually the male role of Prospero.

The storyline follows the newly coined Prospera (Mirren), an exiled magician who uses her powers to call upon a tempest to bring her enemies to the island she's been forced to call home, not knowing that it will bring a suitor to her daughter, Miranda (Felicity Jones).

The Miramax/Touchstone release also stars David Strathairn, Djimon Hounsou, R...

Beleaguered Broadway musical Spider-Man: Turn Off The Dark has been marred by another accident - actress T.V. Caprio has temporarily bowed out of the production after an onstage mishap.

Across The Universe star Carpio replaced injured Natalie Mendoza as villainess Arachne in the musical earlier this year, but now she's had to take leave too. Carpio was hurt during a stunt last week and has abandoned the role to allow herself time to recover.

In a statement, spokesperson Rick Miramontez says, "T.V. Carpio sustained an injury on Wednesday, March 16th during an onstage battle scene with a fe...

Julie Taymor has stepped down as director of Broadway's beleaguered Spider-Man musical, according to a report.

The Across The Universe filmmaker has faced numerous problems as she fought to bring Spider-Man: Turn Off The Dark to the New York stage, including crippling delays and a string of accidents which have left several cast members injured.

The production, which is due to officially open on March 15th, has also been hit with fines of more than $12,000 after it was found to have breached safety regulations, while Taymor recently admitted she has been "in the crucible" amid spiraling...

Elijah Wood, Donald Sutherland and Eddie Izzard have been tapped to star in Syfy's Treasure Island.

Wood (The Lord of the Rings) will take the role of...

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Evan Rachel Wood has bared all in a provocative new photo spread for a magazine. The star, the on/off girlfriend of shock rocker Marilyn Manson, wears nothing but black nail varnish and a pout as she poses on her hands and knees for the August issue of i-D Magazine.

The redhead is also depicted wearing lacy black underwear and thigh-high socks in the saucy snaps, taken by controversial photographer Terry Richardson.

Wood admits she was so excited to work with Richardson, famed for his sexually explicit shots, she let him tie her to a chair.

She says of the shoot, "You know what you...

Woody Allen, Larry David, Patricia Clarkson and Evan Rachel Wood sat down to discuss their new film, "Whatever Works," in theaters June 19. I asked Woody if any changes were made to the script -- a script he wrote in the 1970's -- with the casting of Larry David and asked Larry if he ever felt too much "Larry David" was ever coming out in his performance. Also discussed is their love -- or in Larry David's case, disdain, -- for New York and the slim possibilities that a Woody Allen film will ever be adapted for Broadway.

Mike: When Larry David was cast, did you re-write anything to take ...

Evan Rachel Wood is headed for the Broadway stage after reportedly landing the leading lady role in the musical adaptation of box-office smash Spider-Man.

The Hollywood actress is said to have been cast as the web-spinning superhero's love interest Mary Jane Watson - portrayed by Kirsten Dunst in the film series - in the forthcoming New York stage show, which will feature music by U2 rockers Bono and The Edge.

The live venture will re-team Wood with Julie Taymor, who directed their 2007 film Across The Universe. And Taymor is "still trying to convince" Wood's Across The Universe...

On April 22's episode of American Idol, renowned composer and lyricist Andrew Lloyd Weber stood patiently trying to teach a blank-eyed Jason Castro the song, "Memory" from one of history's most popular musicals, "Cats." Smiled the clueless Castro, "I didn't even know a cat was singing it."

Quell'horror! Is this the extent of musical theater knowledge possessed by today's generation? In fairness, Castro is from Texas, not exactly around the corner from Broadway. Perhaps had there been a big-screen version of "Cats," more people under the age of 30 would be hip to the magic and majesty...

On May 13th, Fantasy Records will release Hymn For My Soul, the newest album from legendary singer Joe Cocker. The album unites Cocker, possessor of one of the world's most instantly recognizable and iconic voices (Lennon & McCartney's "With A Little Help From My Friends," anyone?), with Ethan Johns, who has proved both his worth and his Midas touch via albums he's produced for, among others, Rufus Wainwright, Emmylou Harris, Ryan Adams, Razorlight, Kings of Leon, and Ray LaMontagne. The union has resulted in one of the most accomplished pieces of work in the Sheffield-born singer's long an...

So, I couldn't help but wait for Jim Sturgess, the dashing leading actor in 21, to break out into a full-fledged Beatles cover of "I've Just Seen a Face," one of the several numbers he killed as the Paul McCartney equivalent in last year's tour de ummmmm, Across the Universe. He settles down into a generally believable American accent, or totally believable if you don't know he's British, and cascades through the emotions of any young protagonist put to screen. 'Yeah,' I keep thinking, 'But where's The Beatles, man?' Seriously though, with all jokes aside, 21 turns out to be if nothing else...

With the month of love at our heels and St. Patrick's day right around the corner, the weather is promising to thaw and the movies are starting to get hot. Oscar season is over, which can mean only one thing: the push to summer block busters is right around the corner.

Fans of academy-driven mellow drama, art pictures, or just some more meaningful films must go into hiding for a few months or simply stay glued to George Clooney's IMDb in production page. Meanwhile, mindless summer gags are toning their movie-watching physique at muscle beach getting ready for their time. All that stan...

Only about 3,000 lucky spectators get to experience the majesty of Oscar night from inside the Kodak Theater, while the rest of us follow the action from our couch.

The following is minute-by-minute account from my couch. The snack of choice - frozen TGI Friday's Potato Skins. The drink of choice - selection of Henry Weinhardt's finest soft drinks.

For photos from the red carpet and show go here.

Now let's go to the play-by-play:

5:30 - So it appears the Oscars are delivered to the Kodak Theater by UPS through a digital dream world inhabited by all movie chase scenes. ...

The Academy Awards are just one big popularity contest, right? Everyone has an agenda, everything is fixed, its Hollywood's Prom and this year Michael Clayton is just the Prom King.

Some of it's true and some isn't, and most of the movies nominated this year are rightfully so. That just doesn't reconcile that so many great movies fall through the cracks each year, for whatever reason, and don't get their just deserts.

They're overlooked, they're under-appreciated, and they're forgotten. They may not be the very greatest ever made, but they still deserve to get let in on the celeb...

The Brave One stars Jodie Foster as a happy woman whose life changes irrevocably after a brutal assault leaves her partner dead. The woman begins to live in constant fear. This outlook results in the woman eventually dispatching vigilante justice. Also on DVD: Across The Universe, Elizabeth: The Golden Age, The Assassination Of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford, 2 Days In Paris, Feast of Love, and The Jane Austen Book Club.

Inspired by the infamous 1971 robbery that took place at the Lloyds Bank in Marylebone London, Lionsgate's ® The Bank Job stars Jason Statham (Transporter, Snatch, Crank, The Italian Job) and Saffron Burrows (Klimt, Enigma). The highly-charged heist thriller tautly interweaves high-level corruption, murder and sexual scandal in 1970s England.

A car dealer with a dodgy past and new family, Terry (Statham) has always avoided major-league scams. But when Martine (Burrows), a beautiful model from his old neighborhood, offers him a lead on a foolproof bank hit on London's Baker Street, Ter...

1. Best Picture: ''Atonement,'' ''Juno,'' ''Michael Clayton,'' ''No Country for Old Men,'' ''There Will Be Blood.''

2. Actor: George Clooney, ''Michael Clayton''; Daniel Day-Lewis, ''There Will Be Blood''; Johnny Depp, ''Sweeney Todd the Demon Barber of Fleet Street''; Tommy Lee Jones, ''In the Valley of Elah''; Viggo Mortensen, ''Eastern Promises.''

3. Actress: Cate Blanchett, ''Elizabeth: The Golden Age''; Julie Christie, ''Away From Her''; Marion Cotillard, ''La Vie en Rose''; Laura Linney, ''The Savages''; Ellen Page, ''Juno.''

4. Supporting Actor: Casey Affleck, ''The As...

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

The Matthew Vaughn-directed Stardust will compete in the Outstanding Film - Wide Release category, against Across the Universe and The Jane Austen Club, while The Bubble, Whole New Thing and Dirty Laundry are just some of the nominees up for the Outstanding Film - Limited Release award.

In the TV categories, Brothers & Sisters, Degrassi: The Next Generation, The L Word, Greek and Dirty Sexy Money are all in the runn...

Johnny Depp's dark musical Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber Of Fleet Street was a double winner at the Golden Globe Awards in Los Angeles on Sunday night.

Depp himself claimed his first Globe after being nominated seven times - he took home gold in the Best Actor in a Motion Picture Comedy or Musical category and the Tim Burton film was named one of the night's two Best Films.

Acclaimed TV drama Mad Men also celebrated two awards, claiming the Best TV Drama Series and Best TV Actor honors at the Globes.

It was a semi-disappointing night for Kiera Knightley's period drama Atonem...

The writers' strike has officially infiltrated awards season. The Golden Globes have been reduced to a lackluster news conference. That means no best and worst dressed list. No boozy celebrities making a fool of themselves. All that remains is an hour-long meeting at the Beverly Hilton Hotel with angry WGA picketers surrounding the premises.

So, until the Hollywood powers-that-be finally buckle down and give the writers what they want and deserve, we here at Starpulse are going to call the winners and losers. We looked at reviews, other expert predictions, viewer attitudes and who we ...

Across The Universe stars Evan Rachel Wood and Jim Sturgess are the front-runners to play the leads in director Julie Taymor and rocker Bono's upcoming "Spider-Man" stage musical.

Taymor has revealed she staged "a workshop reading" with her stars after wrapping acclaimed Beatles musical movie "Across The Universe" and now she has her heart set on turning the screen pair into a stage duo. She wants Sturgess to play the comic book webslinger and Wood his girlfriend Mary Jane Watson.

Taymor tells PlanetGossip.Eonline.com, "I would love for them to do it... but it's all about timing...

U2's Bono is confident the Spider-Man musical he is currently working on will dazzle audiences, because it will be "something the likes of which no-one has seen or heard".

The singer is creating the Spider-Man production with his bandmate The Edge and director Julie Taymor. Bono has a cameo in Taymor's new film, Across The Universe.

The U2 stars and Taymor are currently hunting for a New York theatre big enough to house their project, and Bono is already warning audiences to expect the unexpected.

He says, "If we pull off what we're trying, it will be something the likes of w...

Evan Rachel Wood struggled to film one scene in new Beatles movie musical Across The Universe because she couldn't stop crying.

The teenager admits she was overcome with emotion during the funeral scene in The Beatles musical Across The Universe and couldn't contain her tears. In the scene, her character, Lucy, was mourning the loss of her boyfriend, who returned dead from the Vietnam War - but her tears were for real.

She recalls, "I'm standing there hearing The Beatles sing 'Let It Be,' which already moves you, and then right in front of you, live, I was watching these people ...

Salma Hayek was so desperate to land "any role" in pal Julie Taymor’s new Beatles movie musical, Across The Universe, she ended up playing 12 nurses in the film.

When the Latina heard her Frida director was making a movie featuring the songs of one of her favourite groups, she felt she had to be involved.

Taymor says, "She said, `Julie, what can I play? Isn't there anything?' There were all really young parts but I said, `OK, you can play one of the nurses.' She said, `Only one of the nurses?' So I said, `Alright, you can be all of the nurses.' I think there were 12 in the begin...

"They poo a lot. It's not the best-smelling job." Jessica Alba couldn't imagine becoming a penguin wrangler. She plays one in her new movie Good Luck Chuck.

"She looked incredible. I had to watch her from a distance and be respectful." Jamie Foxx approved of his Collateral co-star Jada Pinkett Smith's hot pink vintage Yves St. Laurent look on the red carpet at the premiere of his latest film The Kingdom.

"Baby I'm with you, I'll do a record with you." Actor and R&B star Jamie Foxx offers to help Britney Spears get her pop career back on track after watching her awful performance a...

Director Woody Allen is set to unveil his latest film Cassandra's Dream to North America at this year's Toronto International Film Festival.

The film, which stars Ewan McGregor and Colin Farrell as brothers, makes its worldwide debut in this month's Venice festival, although there was already a 'secret' premiere in Spain, where the Annie Hall director is currently working.

The 32-year-old Toronto Film Festival is thought by many to be the first platform for potential Oscar winners and will also show Beatles-soundtracked musical Across the Universe and Elizabeth sequel The Golden A...

Frida director Julie Taymor is considering removing her credit from a new Beatles-themed movie - because she is dissatisfied with the film's final cut.

Taymor directed Evan Rachel Wood and Salma Hayek in Across The Universe, a new film set to the songs of the Fab Four, but now wants nothing to do with the finished product.

The New York Times claims Taymor fell out with producer Joe Roth after he ordered a re-cut for the film without her permission.

Roth's revamp reportedly came in 30 minutes shorter than Taymor's two-hour-plus film.

In a statement yesterday, Taymor said...

Evan Rachel Wood was so moved by her role in new Beatles tribute movie Across The Universe, she marked the end of the film by getting her first tattoo. The star has had a 'Beatles' tattoo of diamonds, blackbirds and strawberries etched on her ankle.

She says, "That movie changed my life. I got a freakin' tattoo on my ankle for the movie. It's strawberries, where the leaves are in the shape of a blackbird and diamonds for (Beatles song) 'Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds.' I got to sing 'Blackbird' (in the film) and my (character) name is Lucy in the film, so I got the diamonds.

"I k...

Evan Rachel Wood was blown away when Bono made his cameo appearance in new movie Across The Universe because the U2 singer acted nothing like a rock superstar. The 19-year-old plays a young woman swept along by the world-changing 1960s and much of the movie is accompanied by famous Beatles tracks, and a host of stars including Joe Cocker and Eddie Izzard make small appearances.

But Wood was most taken with Bono, because she never thought he would be so friendly. She tells MTV, "(That day) was really unreal for all of us. We were very surprised by how down-to-earth he was. He didn't go...