Mos Def is retiring his famous name at the end of 2011. The rapper/actor will start 2012 under the moniker Yasiin. He tells MTV2's Sucker Free show, "Mos Def is a name that I built and cultivat...

British actor Jason Statham is hoping to become the next James Bond, branding the superspy part his "dream" role. The Expendables star has risen to fame playing tough guy characters in movies inc...

Acting legend Sir Michael Caine has been made a Commander of Arts and Letters in France after receiving the country's highest cultural honor on Thursday. "The Italian Job" star, 77, was awarded t...

George Clooney and his Ocean's Eleven posse have stolen the title of best heist movie crew in a new online poll. More than 12,200 film fans took part in a week-long MovieTickets.com survey to fi...

Will Smith has hammered the competition in a poll to find the best rapper-turned-actor. The I Am Legend star, who enjoyed rap success with hits like Summertime and movie themes Wild Wild West and...

Celebrated The Queen and Frost/Nixon screenwriter Peter Morgan has been commissioned to give James Bond a new assignment after joining the brains behind the next 007 caper. Producers Michael G. ...

According to Hollywood and its demographic cinema box office soothsayers, the only people who have the ability to purchase tickets to and actively watch an action film are men and teenage boys. Th...

This isn't to bash rappers, nor is it to say that these artists aren't allowed to pursue different paths in Hollywood. With so many prominent rappers acquiring roles in big movies though, it begs ...

The Italian Job director F. Gary Gray is taking on Sopranos star James Gandolfini in a battle to portray legendary soul man Marvin Gaye on the big screen. Gray has just signed on to direct th...

It's hard to imagine that it's been 20 years since I wore my New Kids On The Block t-shirt holding a pink and black pocket rocker, which was playing "Hanging Tough" of course, in one hand and a sig...

Music entertainers are constantly making the transition from the world of singing to acting. The goal is usually to be a double, triple or quadruple threat via becoming an amazing musician/actor; ...

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 Saffr...

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...

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...

The Heartbreak Kid, the latest collaboration between Ben Stiller and the Farrelly brothers, debuted in second place this past weekend with a modest $14 million haul at the box office. The last Stil...

The Italian Job star Seth Green has poked fun at Paris Hilton and Lindsay Lohan's parents, blaming them for the Hollywood party girls' recent troubles. As Hilton spends time in jail for violating ...

The Mini Cooper number plates from 1969 movie The Italian Job will be auctioned in the UK later this week. The three plates, which worked within the plot to signify Michael Caine's character's pris...