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Mel Gibson has paid a touching tribute to fellow Aussie Heath Ledger as part of an end-of-year review in a U.S. magazine.

A check in at Scary Kids Scaring Kids headquarters finds the relentlessly touring sextet at it again, tearing through a series of West Coast dates with comrades Finch in July.

Hollywood beauty Jessica Biel is in talks to play comic book superhero Wonder Woman in forthcoming movie Justice League Of America. The Blade Trinity actress will take on the role made famous by Lynda Carter in the classic 70s TV show.

Hollywood star Mel Gibson has ignored safety warnings from the US government and is going ahead with his move to an isolated part of Costa Rica. The Mad Max actor, 51, plans to move his wife Robyn and seven children 300 miles away from their home in California to a $26 million ranch in a rural area that is known as "bandit territory".

Hollywood star Mel Gibson is tipped to reunited with Mad Max director George Miller in forthcoming superhero move Justice League. A number of A' list stars are being linked with the film, which unites comic book heroes Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman and Flash.

The original Die Hard has given it's upcoming third sequel a boost by topping a new poll of the Greatest Action Movies Ever Made. The 1988 blockbuster, which cemented Bruce Willis as a Hollywood action man, beat fellow '80s movies Aliens and Raiders of The Lost Ark to claim the top spot in the Entertainment Weekly magazine countdown.

Mel Gibson and movie veteran James Garner are plotting a sequel for western comedy Maverick. The odd couple teamed up with Jodie Foster for the 1994 movie and now they're thinking about reteaming.

Award-winning director George Miller is set to receive an honorary degree from the Australian Film Television and Radio School.

Christina Ricci has joined the cast of the movie adaptation of cult cartoon Speed Racer. She'll play the title character's girlfriend Trixie in the film. Emile Hirsch will play Speed Racer.