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AP - Willa Ford will play Anna Nicole Smith in an independent movie that begins shooting next week, Daily Variety reported Wednesday.

Reuters - From being chained or caged, to posing with cheetahs and being painted in stripes, Bollywood stars are increasingly lending their time and energy to highlight cruelty faced by India's animals. More Info...  

E! Online - Bahamian courts may be busy figuring out the identity of Dannielynn's father, but Hollywood heavyweights have picked out her mother—or a reasonable facsimile.

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Reuters - A man living in a graveyard in a rubbish-strewn, rundown Kabul district is the unlikely hero behind the scenes of one of Hollywood's most eagerly anticipated movies this year.

Reuters - A man living in a graveyard in a rubbish-strewn, rundown Kabul district is the unlikely hero behind the scenes of one of Hollywood's most eagerly anticipated movies this year.

AP - DNA tests prove it: Larry Birkhead is the father of Anna Nicole Smith's million-dollar baby.

AP - "Year of the Dog" would appear to have all the trappings of a typical romantic comedy, the kind in which our underdog heroine bursts from her shell and finds love, friendship and (most importantly) herself in the process.

Reuters - Even by Hollywood's often wacky standards, filmmaker Todd Robinson's tale of rooting out the story for "Lonely Hearts" is a strange one, circuitously drawn from his family's history.

AP - The filmmakers are quick to acknowledge "Rear Window" as a forerunner for the voyeurism of "Disturbia," a thriller about a housebound teenager convinced his neighbor's a serial killer.

AP - Time to catch up with your ogre friend Shrek, his greenish bride, Fiona, and their two men Friday, the yammering Donkey and the overreaching Puss in Boots.

E! Online - Ghost Rider isn't the only character adept at burning bridges.

Reuters - Iran's armed forces are preparing to release a documentary and book about the detention and "confessions" of 15 British sailors and marines held captive in Iran, a military commander said on Tuesday.

E! Online - A disappointing opening weekend may result in Grindhouse being torn asunder.

AP - China's national broadcaster has started filming a 40-part series on Bruce Lee, part of an apparent bid to promote Chinese culture in the run-up to next year's Beijing Summer Olympics.

Reuters - Singapore is banning a film about a former political detainee who was held for 17 years without trial to protect public interests, the government said.

E! Online - Before going on the offensive, the team in charge of prosecuting Phil Spector is looking to shore up its defense.

Reuters - The creator of Ghost Rider has sued Marvel Enterprises, Sony Pictures Entertainment and several entities over what he claims is an unauthorized "joint venture and conspiracy to exploit, profit from and utilize" his copyrights to the comic book character.

E! Online - Salma Hayek may be awaiting the arrival of her heir, but in the meantime she's working on the rest of her empire.

Reuters - "Reign Over Me" director Mike Binder has been hired to adapt Kate Jacobs' novel "The Friday Night Knitting Club," which will star Julia Roberts. More Info...  

Reuters - If Hollywood is high school writ large, then the North American box office saw class clown Will Ferrell prove far more popular than cool kids Quentin Tarantino and Robert Rodriguez.