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AnnaSophia Robb To Play Carrie Bradshaw In 'Sex And The City' Prequel

AnnaSophia Robb

"Charlie & The Chocolate Factory" star AnnaSophia Robb has landed the coveted role of Carrie Bradshaw in a prequel to the "Sex And The City" TV series. The young actress, who recently portrayed r...


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Ke$ha To Cameo On Victoria Justice's Show 'Notorious'

Ke$ha

Pop star Ke$ha has filmed a guest role in hit kids show Notorious in an episode inspired by Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. The "TiK ToK" hitmaker plays herself in an episode titled Ice Cream f...


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Hayden Panettiere Celebrates 21st Birthday With Oompa Loompas & Fire Breathers

Hayden Panettiere

Hayden Panettiere celebrated her 21st birthday with a kooky party filled with burlesque dancers, fire-breathers and performers dressed as "Charlie And The Chocolate Factory"-style Oompa Loompas. ...


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Johnny Depp Would Have Played Alice In Tim Burton's 'Wonderland'

Johnny Depp

Johnny Depp was so desperate to team up with his movie collaborator Tim Burton for Alice In Wonderland - he would have happily played the female lead. Depp and Burton struck up a friendship after...


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Fairy Tales We'd Like To See Remade By Tim Burton

Tim Burton

Tim Burton and Johnny Depp’s newest collaboration, Alice in Wonderland, hits theaters today. Tim usually scores big when he remakes anything, and it is rumored that he is working on revamping the D...


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Exclusive: 'Fantastic Mr. Fox' Red Carpet Premiere (Video)

Jason Schwartzman, Fantastic Mr. Fox

The highly anticipated release of this year's #1 animated film "Fantastic Mr. Fox" is finally here! This witty film takes us through the life of Mr. Fox (George Clooney), where he has to put his r...


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The Best & Worst Children's Books Made Into Films

Where The Wild Things

Where The Wild Things Are based on the beloved children's book opens in theaters today. Although some critics say the visuals are spectacular while the script is a little thin, it should draw in ma...


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Celebrity Birthdays, September 13

Dave Mustaine

Happy Birthday to: Megadeth singer/guitarist Dave Mustaine (1961) "Boy Meets World" actor Ben Savage (1980) Singer Fiona Apple (1977) Rascal Flatts guitarist Joe Don Rooney (1975) Ic...


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Writer's Viewpoint: Tim Burton Has Become A Fad Disguised As Art

Tim Burton

I'm not against fads per se, but this Tim Burton mess bothers me. It's not the kind of harmless era-defining fad that jelly bracelets and scrunchies were in the 80s, and it's certainly not as subtl...


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Johnny Depp Wants To Play A Vampire

Johnny Depp

Johnny Depp is bidding to take his favorite childhood TV show, vampire thriller Dark Shadows, to the big screen. Depp and regular collaborator, director Tim Burton, hope to turn the 1960s serie...


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Celebrity Birthdays, June 7

Karl Urban

Happy Birthday to "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" actor Jordan Fry (1993), Russian tennis star Anna Kournikova (1981), Philadelphia 76er Allen Iverson (1975), "Star Trek" actor Karl Urban (1972...


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Tis The Season For... Christmas Movies?

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

Aah, the holiday season. Strange how we cherish a time of year when the malls are over packed... it's cold outside... it's impossible to find a parking space... the line at the post office is out t...


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Check Out 'Soccer Mom' On DVD

Soccer Mom

Missi Pyle And Emily Osment Star In 'Soccer Mom,' On DVD Sept. 30Anchor Bay Entertainment is proud to release the hilarious and heart-warming family film, Soccer Mom on DVD September 30, starring M...


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Celebrity Birthdays, September 13

Fiona Apple

Happy Birthday to "Boy Meets World" actor Ben Savage (1980), singer Fiona Apple (1977), Rascal Flatts guitarist Joe Don Rooney (1975), Iced Earth singer Tim "Ripper" Owens (1967), sprinter Michael ...


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Celebrity Birthdays, June 7

Anna Kournikova

Happy Birthday to "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" actor Jordan Fry (1993), Russian tennis star Anna Kournikova (1981), Philadelphia 76er Allen Iverson (1975), New Zealand actor Karl Urban (1972...


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'The Golden Compass' Arrives In A Two-Disc DVD Edition April 29

The Golden Compass

Embark on a heroic journey to save humanity as The Golden Compass arrives on DVD from New Line Home Entertainment on April 29, 2008. The sweeping family fantasy follows a curious young heroine, Lyr...


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Johnny Depp Vows Never To Make A Romantic Comedy

Johnny Depp

Johnny Depp has vowed never to star in a romantic comedy because he considers the genre "boring." The 44-year-old shot to fame in the 1991 fantasy epic Edward Scissorhands and has since made his n...


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Film Review: Reality Trumps Fantasy In 'Spiderwick Chronicles'

The Spiderwick Chronicles

The Spiderwick Chronicles may not be in the same fantasy league as the tales of J.R.R. Tolkien, C.S. Lewis and J.K. Rowling. Yet the family flick based on the books of Tony DiTerlizzi and Holly Bla...


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Johnny Depp Is Sick Of His Good Looks

Johnny Depp

Hollywood actor Johnny Depp breaks down in tears every time he looks in the mirror - because he is too good looking. The Pirates Of The Caribbean star is famed for choosing obscure roles - in...


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Point/Counterpoint: Should Hollywood Stop Remaking Classic Films?

Rob Zombie

Over the years many classic movies have been remade. Don't get me wrong, some of those remakes have been really good. But the majority of the movies have been really bad. These days, special e...


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Johnny Depp Wants To Play Michael Jackson

Johnny Depp

Hollywood actor Johnny Depp is hoping to play troubled pop star Michael Jackson in a movie of the singer's life. The Sweeney Todd star was rumored to have modeled himself on Jackson for his r...


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Westlife Singer Says Best Thing About Christmas Is TV Programming

Westlife

Westlife singer Nicky Byrne is aiming to spend the festive period in the comfort of his living room chair - watching an endless stream of classic movies on TV. The Irish star's annual Christm...


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Helena Bonham Carter Asked Depp To Be Godfather

Helena Bonham Carter

Johnny Depp was surprised when he was asked to be godfather to director pal Tim Burton's son - because the quirky moviemaker couldn't bring himself to do it himself. Instead, Burton asked his...


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Jonathan Rhys Meyers Wants To Play Highmore's Father Again

Jonathan Rhys-Meyers

Irish actor Jonathan Rhys-Meyers wants to play young star Freddie Highmore's father again - when he's in his 60s. The Mission: Impossible 3 star played the 15-year-old's dad in acclaimed new movie ...


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Keri Russell: 'Highmore Is A Normal Kid'

Keri Russell

Actress Keri Russell has lavished praise on child star Freddie Highmore - because he's "just a normal kid". The actor, 15, shot to fame playing the title role in 2005's Charlie And The Chocolate Fa...


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Witches, Werewolves And Warlocks Invade ABC Family's Ninth Annual '13 Nights Of Halloween'

13 Nights of Halloween

ABC Family has a frightful line-up of new programming for its ninth annual '13 Nights of Halloween' programming event. The new ABC Family original movie "Nature of the Beast" and the basic cable p...


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Celebrity Birthdays, September 13

Fiona Apple

Happy Birthday to "Boy Meets World" actor Ben Savage (1980), singer Fiona Apple (1977), Rascal Flatts guitarist Joe Don Rooney (1975), Iced Earth singer Tim "Ripper" Owens (1967), sprinter Michael ...


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Dustin Hoffman Desperately Wanted Willy Wonka Role

Dustin Hoffman

Dustin Hoffman has revealed he fought Johnny Depp for the role of Willy Wonka in director Tim Burton's movie adaptation of Roald Dahl's Charlie & The Chocolate Factory. The 69-year-old star t...


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Celebrity Birthdays, June 7

Anna Kournikova

Happy Birthday to "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" actor Jordan Fry (1993), Russian tennis star Anna Kournikova (1981), Philadelphia 76er Allen Iverson (1975), New Zealand actor Karl Urban (1972...


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Freddie Highmore Leads An Incredible Line-Up Of Talent In 'Arthur And The Invisibles,' On DVD May 15

Arthur And The Invisibles

A magical tale of a young boy's courageous journey to save his grandfather's home from demolition, Arthur And The Invisibles soars onto DVD May 15th from Genius Products LLC. and The Weinstein Comp...


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