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Guy Ritchie has allegedly been ordered to re-shoot a number of scenes for his upcoming movie Sherlock Holmes.

Warner Bros executives said that the first cut of the film was not good enough, with one scene being dismissed as "ridiculously unrealistic", The Sun claims.

An insider said that the director was "distracted" at the time of filming because of his divorce from Madonna.

They added: "It's disastrous news, but Guy has promised to fix it."

The cast of the film includes Jude Law, Mark Strong and Rachel McAdams, with Robert Downey Jr. in the title role.

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Ashton Kutcher has begun final negotiations about starring in Paramount body-swap comedy Traded, according to Variety.

The movie will tell the story of a superstar NFL quarterback (Kutcher), who trades bodies with a 12-year-old middle school geek.

Shrek 2 and Daddy Day Camp duo David Stem and David Weiss will pen the script, while Coach Carter pair Brian Robbins and Mike Tollin will produce.

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Sin City director Robert Rodriguez has signed up to helm the science fiction thriller Neverackers, reports Variety.

The story revolves around Joe Tezca, a man working for an elite team charged with suppressing criminal activity in a utopian society in 2085.

The movie will mark another collaboration between Rodriguez and Dimension Films. The filmmaker has also worked on Sin City, Planet Terror and the Spy Kids franchise for the Bob and Harvey Weinstein-owned firm.

Neverackers has been pencilled in for a April 16, 2010 release.

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Madonna may provide the soundtrack for Twilight sequel New Moon, say reports.

According to Entertainment Weekly, rumours that the 50-year-old singer may star in the vampire romance project are not true.

However, sources have insisted that there is a possibility the popstar will pen some tunes for the movie. Madonna's manager Guy Oseary is a producer on the film, but negotiations are still reportedly at a very early stage.

New Moon, which will star Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart, will be released in cinemas in November.

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Halle Berry has topped a poll to find the most stylish Oscar look of all time.

The gown worn by the X-Men star to the 2003 ceremony was named the best red carpet outfit in a new survey by Galaxy Minstrels.

Berry's hand-embroidered Elie Saab design received over 25% of the votes, beating competition from Keira Knightley's 2006 Vera Wang creation and the Galliano gown worn by Heidi Klum in 2008.

Costume designer Lizzy Gardiner was named the least stylish for her 1995 outfit that was made entirely from gold American Express cards. Icelandic singer Bjork's 2001 swan costume was ranked second, while Whoopi Goldberg nabbed third place for the purple and green trousersuit she wore the same year.

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Ang Lee is circling the long-in-development movie adaptation of Yann Martel's Man Booker Prize-winning novel The Life Of Pi.

The story centres on a young man who survives a freighter sinking and is forced to share a lifeboat with a hyena, a zebra, an orangutan and a Bengal tiger.

Lee will follow in the footsteps of directors M. Night Shyamalan and Jean-Pierre Jeunet, both of whom have tried and failed to get the Fox 2000 project off the ground. The Brokeback Mountain helmer will bring on board a new writer to rework the script, reports Variety.

Lee, whose credits include Lust, Caution and Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, recently completed filming on Summer of '69 drama Taking Woodstock.

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Winners at this year's Oscars have been offered $1 million to plug a herbal health supplement during their acceptance speech.

Airborne Health has promised to pay the money to the first recipient of an acting gong who promotes the product on the podium.

An advert on the outfit's website reads: "Simply be the first actor who... hoists a box of Airborne while intoning, 'I’d like to thank Airborne for this award'… and bingo, you win the Mill for your charity!"

Speaking to Access Hollywood, company co-founder Rider McDowell revealed that two Hollywood agencies, who represent 11 nominees between them, have already contacted him about the validity of the offer.

"The upside is huge. We don’t see a downside," he claimed. "A lot of these people are very poised - if they want to take five seconds to win $1 million for charity, it’s a great opportunity."

The 81st annual Academy Awards will take place at the Kodak Theatre in Los Angeles on February 22.

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Beyoncé, Zac Efron and Hugh Jackman will reportedly perform a musical extravaganza together at this year's Oscars.

According to E! News, the trio will be joined on stage by Efron's High School Musical co-star Vanessa Hudgens and Mamma Mia! actors Dominic Cooper and Amanda Seyfried.

Several unnamed sources have revealed that Beyoncé and Jackman, who is hosting the ceremony, have already begun rehearsing their parts in New York, while the entire group will practice together in Los Angeles this week.

Jackman's Australia director Baz Luhrman, who previously helmed Moulin Rouge!, is reported to be staging the number.

However, the insiders admitted that the lineup is subject to change because of unresolved scheduling conflicts.

The 81st annual Academy Awards will telecast live on ABC from Hollywood's Kodak Theatre.

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Warner Bros is planning a remake of its 1993 Harrison Ford hit The Fugitive.

The movie focused on Dr. Richard Kimble as he fled from Tommy Lee Jones's federal agent while attempting to prove that he didn't murder his wife. It grossed more than $360 million at the worldwide box office and spawned a sequel, US Marshals.

No director, star or writer is attached to the project as yet since the studio is in the early stages of development, according to Production Weekly.

The Fugitive was itself based on a '60s TV series. The property was revived again in 2000 for a short-lived show with Tim Daly taking on the role of Kimble.

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Owen Wilson and Paul Rudd are in talks to star in James L. Brooks's new comedy with Reese Witherspoon, says Variety.

Tentatively titled How Do You Know?, the project revolves around a love triangle between a company executive (Rudd) and a pro baseball pitcher (Wilson) who fight for Witherspoon's attention.

Scheduling may prove a stumbling block for Rudd, as he is already in discussions with DreamWorks for Jay Roach's Dinner With Schmucks, which begins shooting shortly after How Do You Know?.

Brooks will write, direct and produce the movie, his first since 2004's Spanglish. He previously helmed the Oscar-winning Terms Of Endearment, As Good As It Gets and is a producer on The Simpsons.

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Liev Schreiber is in talks to star opposite Angelina Jolie in espionage thriller Salt.

According to Moviehole, the actor will play Ted Winter, a colleague of Jolie at the CIA. The story centres on a spy who is accused of being a Russian sleeper agent, and must avoid capture long enough to prove her innocence.

Tom Cruise was previously attached to the project but dropped out, fearing the role was too similar to his Mission: Impossible character Ethan Hunt. Kurt Wimmer has since retooled the screenplay to suit Jolie.

Filming is slated to begin next month in New York under the direction of Phillip Noyce. It will be his second film with Jolie, having worked with her on 1999's The Bone Collector.

Schreiber can next be seen in X-Men Origins: Wolverine, released in May.

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Ben Stiller and Robert De Niro have been confirmed to return for comedy sequel Meet The Little Fockers.

The third instalment in the franchise is currently being penned by John Hamburg, who previously worked with Stiller on Along Came Polly.

According to The Hollywood Reporter, the plot will revolve around the children of Gaylord "Greg" Focker (Stiller) and his wife Pam Byrnes (Teri Polo), and the couple's continuing attempts to please disapproving father-in-law Jack (De Niro). Owen Wilson, who had cameos in the first two films as Pam's ex-lover Kevin Rawley, is expected to have a larger role in the new film.

Director Jay Roach will not return to helm the third film because he is busy with comedy romp Dinner For Schmucks. Peyton Reed (Yes Man), David Wain (Role Models) and Paul Weitz (About A Boy) are all being considered to take over.

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Mickey Rourke has admitted that he is unlikely to star in Iron Man 2.

Marvel has been courting the Wrestler actor for the role of villain Crimson Dynamo. However, its paycheque of $250,000 (£181,000) appears to have dissuaded Rourke from making a deal.

"Right now, we're not doing Iron Man 2," he told New York Magazine.

Rourke is not the first star to drop out of the Iron Man franchise. Samuel L. Jackson's Nick Fury character will not be returning and Don Cheadle has replaced Terrence Howard in the role of Jim Rhodes. The exits are rumoured to be down to financial reasons.

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Paramount has reportedly opted against making Steven Spielberg's Abraham Lincoln biopic.

According to The Big Money, the studio passed on Lincoln this week, leaving Spielberg unable to proceed with his pet project. Liam Neeson has been attached to play the 16th US President for several years, while Sally Field's name was linked to the role of First Lady Mary Lincoln.

The film's screenwriter Tony Kushner recently claimed that the biopic would arrive in cinemas by Christmas - in time for the bicentenary of Lincoln's birth - should the project receive the greenlight.

When Spielberg's DreamWorks company split from Paramount last year, the studio kept the rights to Lincoln. The director is now hoping that the film will be picked up elsewhere.

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Sandra Bullock has joined the cast of Warner Bros American football dramedy Blindside, reports Variety.

Based on Michael Lewis's book The Blind Side: Evolution Of The Game, the story follows the journey of Michael Oher from his impoverished upbringing to become one of the NFL's most sought-after players.

Oher spent time in various foster homes and was homeless on several occasions before the age of 16. Bullock will play a conservative suburban housewife who takes Oher into her home.

John Lee Hancock (The Alamo) will direct the movie from his own script.

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Marvel and Paramount are pressing ahead with plans to turn comic book Thor into a movie.

According to Coming Attractions, a casting notice has been released by producers asking for an actor in his 20s to portray the eponymous god of thunder, described as "physically powerful, very handsome, occasionally egotistical, petulant and wild".

Daniel Craig, Kevin McKidd and WWE wrestler Triple H have all been rumoured for the role of Donald Blake, a partially disabled doctor who becomes the hammer-wielding hero.

Thor will begin filming in July under the direction of Kenneth Branagh. It is expected to arrive in cinemas on July 16, 2010.

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While the Oscars are undoubtedly the biggest red carpet event of the year, they are also almost always a fairly dour affair. With Hugh Jackman presenting rather than the traditional comedian, and victories for Kate Winslet and Heath Ledger seeming almost inevitable, this year's gong ceremony at LA's Kodak Theatre may be even more predictable than usual. To bring back some pizazz and sparkle to the occasion, DS brings you a drinking game accompaniment for the evening.

Rule One - Drink a shot each time God is mentioned during an acceptance speech.

Rule Two - Down another shot when they follow it up with thanks to their mum and dad, the director, their agent and their deceased pet hamster Cyril, who really got them through the hard times.

Rule Three - Keep supping beer whenever the band strike up a tune, politely informing any winner that it's time to stop blathering on and bugger off back to their seat.

Rule Four - Crack into the whiskey each time there's a shot of a weepy star during Heath Ledger's best supporting actor victory.

Rule Five - On any occasion Barack Obama is mentioned or the phrase "Yes we can!" is used, glug some vodka. If anyone cracks a tiresome gag about George Bush to earn some cheap applause, glug some more.

Rule Six - Each time the camera pans to Jack Nicholson grinning like a lunatic in the audience, have a spirit and mixer of your choice.

Rule Seven - Have a double spirit each time a gormless presenter asks someone on the red carpet, 'You look utterly fabulous! What are you wearing tonight darling?'

Rule Eight - Swig a couple of fingers of gin for each tear you spot on Kate Winslet's cheeks.

Rule Nine - Whenever any winner uses the phrases "amazing experience" or "wonderful people", help yourself to a very large glass of wine.

Rule Ten - Down all your remaining drinks if Robert Downey Jr invades the stage blacked up as Kirk Lazarus from Tropic Thunder and demands the best supporting actor gong off Heath Ledger.

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Dolly Parton has admitted that she is "disappointed" not to be appearing in the forthcoming Hannah Montana movie.

The country singer, who plays the recurring role of Aunt Dolly on the hit Disney show, told Access Hollywood that her character had been axed from the final script.

"I said I would love to [appear]! I assumed that they were gonna be writing me a part," she said. "[But] I'm not in the movie. I wish I had been."

However, Parton praised the programme for introducing her music to a new generation of fans, adding that her decision to play Aunt Dolly was "probably the best move" she had ever made.

Hannah Montana: The Movie will be released in the UK on April 10.

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Kate Winslet was the fourth choice actress for her Oscar-nominated role in The Reader, according to the movie's producer.

Speaking to Newsweek, Harvey Weinstein confessed that the British star was initially overlooked because of her filming commitments on Revolutionary Road.

"Before Kate came onboard, [producers] Anthony Minghella, myself and Scott Rudin had a conversation," he claimed. "I said 'Scott, she’s got Revolutionary Road. I think we should have insurance'."

Weinstein revealed that the part was first offered to Nicole Kidman, who was forced to abandon the project after falling pregnant. French actress Marion Cotillard was later screen tested in Berlin, while Naomi Watts was also approached.

However, Weinstein admitted that director Stephen Daldry was adamant that Winslet was the only person who could play former Nazi guard Hanna Schmitz.

Winslet has been nominated in the best actress category at this year's Oscars, which will be broadcast live on ABC this Sunday.

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Quentin Tarantino's war epic Inglourious Basterds sees Brad Pitt take on the role of American Lieutenant Aldo Raine as he leads a group of soldiers on a perilous revenge mission in Nazi-occupied France. Joining him for the operation are Eli Roth and B.J. Novak, Michael Fassbender and Mike Myers. Click below watch the trailer for Inglourious Basterds, complete with Raine's "I want mah scalps!" battle cry.

Inglourious Basterds is released in cinemas on August 21.