Rachel McAdams has turned down a variety of roles including the romantic leads in Mission: Impossible III and Casino Royale and Anne Hathaway's parts in The Devil Wears Prada and the upcoming Get Smart.

Rocker Steve Van Zandt was the first choice to play Tony Soprano in hit mob series The Sopranos but the guitarist/actor landed the role of Silvio Dante.

British comedian Steve Coogan will play a psychiatrist in the hit US show Curb Your Enthusiasm.

British rocker Pete Doherty will curate a cultural evening of poetry readings and acoustic songs at the Hackney Empire in London in April.

Blockbuster sequel Spider-Man 3 will have its star-studded premiere in Japan. Studio bosses have shunned Hollywood to launch the movie in Tokyo. The Tobey Maguire-starring film will also open in Japanese movie theaters three days before the rest of the world, on May 1.

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