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Now that the Smith / Spielberg version of Oldboy has reportedly died a well-deserved death Will Smith will have to look for other ways to bridge the gap between mainstream success like I Am Legend and the critical praise one suspects he really desires.

It wouldn't be Monday without a rumor or two. We kick off today's spinning of the rumor-mill with a story from the folks at Pajiba , who seem to be more than on top of Hollywood lately.

Performer Lupe Fiasco, actor Michael Ealy and producer Anthony Arnove will appear at Northwestern on Nov.

Will Smith to star in 'Men in Black 3' and 'Hancock 2', maybe, possibly, hopefully no.

Sony isn't kidding about Men in Black 3 . Even in a sea of uncertainty, including the fact that stars Will Smith and Tommy Lee Jones, as well as director Barry Sonnenfeld, all have not been secured for another film, the studio is hiring a writer and looking toward a 2010 start date for the third film in the sci-fi comedy franchise that has grossed ...

Woody Harrelson is one busy man. His current film, "Zombieland," is a smash hit.

Last week I got to talk with Gerard Butler, a man who your mother probably has up in poster form above her bed, on the occasion of Law Abiding Citizen hitting theaters and taking a lot of people's money.

Caption: Will Smith outside the Ed Sullivan Theater for the 'Late Show With David Letterman' New York City, USA .... SMITH EYES SOAP ROLE WILL SMITH is eager to land a cameo role in British soap opera EASTENDERS - and has even begged TV bosses to cast him in the show.

HOLLYWOOD megastar Will Smith is desperate to land his dream role - on EASTENDERS.

Sylvester Stallone, who resuscitated the Rocky franchise with Rocky Balboa , might do it again with Rambo , but Cloverfield, from producer J.J. Abrams, will likely do the most damage.

Have you had the chance to watch the movie "Seven Pounds" starring Will Smith? In this heart-wrenching story, Smith's character, Ben, donates organs to deserving people who are handicapped or dying from a lack of a functioning organ.

Recent releases that fall into the giant Hollywood cliche of white people healed by encounters with darker-skinned people Saturday, 10 October 2009 New American indie Goodbye Solo deals with the friendship between a Senegalese cab driver and a grumpy old white man about to commit suicide.

"Zombieland" is flat-out fun-an insane adrenaline rush with a knock-out iconic performance from Woody Harrelson.

Monday, October 5, 2009 10:09 p.m. Vote 0 Votes Zombie films are few and far between.

Loading ... Just announced Michael Ealy has been cast as a upcoming recurring character in ABC's new sci-fi hit, "FlashForward." Best known for his role as Darwyn Al-Sayeed in "Sleeper Cell" in which he was nominated for a Golden Globe Best Actor award, Ealy has also starred in several films including "Seven Pounds" and "2 Fast 2 Furious." Ealy is ...

Woody Harrelson is quite an actor. In the new action-comedy "Zombieland" he plays a post-apocalyptic survivor with a fondness for Twinkies.

Will Smith and his wife, Jada Pinkett-Smith, donated $70,000 to Scientology groups in 2008, according to a tax filing just obtained by this column.

I recently took issue with a close friend who had just gotten around to seeing the movie Seven Pounds, starring Will Smith.

Tom Cruisea s son is going to war Tom Cruisea s son is going to war. Connor Cruise, the actora s 14-year-old adopted son, has landed a role in a remake of 1984 movie a Red Dawna .

A long-ago biography of Elizabeth Taylor was called The Last Star, but the title was largely a rhetorical flourish.