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Kristen Stewart 'delays mother's movie'

Kristen Stewart has delayed starring in her director mother's new movie.

According to Cinema Blend, shooting for Jules Mann-Stewart's film K-11 was due to begin in January, but has been postponed due to the Twilight star's promotional commitments for new releases The Runaways and Welcome To The Rileys, which will both be debuted at the Sundance film festival that month.

Stewart will be joined by Twilight co-star Nikki Reed in K-11, about a pair of transgendered women isolated in prison. It has not yet been confirmed when shooting for the project will begin.

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Maguire attached to comedy 'Trebek'

Tobey Maguire is attached to produce and star in forthcoming comedic drama Prisoners Of Trebek.

The film centres on a man who attempts to win as a contestant on the game show Jeopardy!, hosted by Alex Trebek. Along the way, he finds himself and falls in love, reports Pajiba.

William Wheeler wrote the script. A director has yet to be attached.

Maguire's forthcoming films include black comedy The Details and a fourth Spider-Man outing, due in cinemas in May 2011. He has also been rumoured to play Bilbo Baggins in the forthcoming adaptation of The Hobbit.

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Ritchie: 'Holmes the perfect segue'

Guy Ritchie has admitted that making a Sherlock Holmes movie provided him with the "perfect segue" into big-budget filmmaking.

Speaking to journalists at the movie's UK press conference, the director said that the Robert Downey Jr project also allowed him to bring a British sensibility to a Hollywood production.

"I chose this really because I needed a job," Ritchie commented when asked what appealed to him about the film. "Outside of that I wanted to go from small, independent film, and this seemed to be the perfect segue from something that was small.

"I managed to hold on to an English identity, but at the same time we had American muscle and American pockets. It's the perfect segue to have something that's big and broad but is essentially English."

The Lock, Stock helmer said that he did not find the transition difficult, adding: "It's really the same, the same process is involved in a small film as it is for a big film."

Sherlock Holmes opens in the US on Christmas Day and the UK on Boxing Day.

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Cruz: 'Dancing gave me a breakdown'

Penelope Cruz has said that she was happy to dance again in upcoming movie Nine.

The star told Parade that she had wanted to be a dancer before becoming an actress.

Cruz said: "When I was a kid I trained as a dancer for 14 years. I used to dance every day for hours and it gave me a lot of happiness. I always wanted to do a musical.

"But the discipline of it was too demanding and I had what I guess you call a nervous breakdown. That's when I decided to try acting."

She added: "So it was great to get another chance to dance five hours a day on Nine. There was also the challenge of having to sing and having to prepare for that and feeling completely vulnerable.

"I think we all were scared, everyone in the cast was, and we could all understand how the other one was feeling."

Nine opens in cinemas on December 18.

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Joe Calzaghe plans movie career

Former boxing star Joe Calzaghe has revealed that he wants to pursue a career in movies.

Calzaghe, who attended the Sherlock Holmes premiere party on Monday night, claimed that he could do similar roles to ex-footballer Vinnie Jones.

"I'm not in the gym every day like I used to be so I've got a bit of time on my hands," the Welsh sports star told The Sun.

"I want to give the acting a go, why not? Vinnie's done really well for himself, there's no reason why I can't."

The 37-year-old took part in Strictly Come Dancing earlier this year, but exited the BBC One show in week five.

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Maguire: 'Hobbit reports not accurate'

Tobey Maguire has said that he has not been in talks to star in Guillermo del Toro's Lord Of The Rings prequel The Hobbit.

The Spider-Man star had been linked to the role of Bilbo Baggins in the fantasy film. However, the actor refuted the rumours in an interview with The Hollywood Reporter.

"I have not met with del Toro. We don't have any near future plans," Maguire commented. "I don't know if something got misconstrued or miscommunicated but the source was not accurate at all."

Maguire refused to rule himself out of playing the lead role in The Hobbit, citing his admiration for the creative team involved.

"I love Guillermo del Toro and Peter Jackson, and I certainly wouldn't take myself out of the conversation... if I was part of it," he added. "But I haven't read a script or talked to anybody about it."

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Marshall 'still figuring out Pirates 4'

Pirates Of The Caribbean: On Stranger Tides helmer Rob Marshall has said that he is still optimistic about the adventure movie getting made.

Marshall, the director of upcoming musical Nine, told Coming Soon that he is "still trying to figure out if it's going to all happen".

"If it happens - I think Johnny Depp is doing a movie with Angelina Jolie in the spring (The Tourist) - so if it happens, we'll start in the summer, and we'll see. I'm excited. If it happens, it happens. I'd be thrilled. I just love Johnny and I'm excited about the genre."

The filmmaker revealed that he has yet to see a script for the fourth instalment in the Disney franchise.

"I would need a script first," he said. "It all comes from the script and the story. You serve the story and you find out what the story is and then you work from there. That's it, it's simple."

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Downey Jr: 'We had to twist Holmes up'

Robert Downey Jr has claimed that his new Sherlock Holmes movie had to "twist up" Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's character to keep it feeling fresh.

The actor admitted that, although the film takes historical liberties, it remains faithful to the spirit of Doyle's literary creation.

"There's an esoteric element to this and sometimes you just feel like you're in the right groove and you feel the history and the legacy of something," he said at the Holmes UK press conference.

"Sometimes you just feel like you're being silently approved of from some other place in time. You can't beat Doyle's words, so we had one of his quotes on the call sheet every day. We had to twist it up a bit, I think it's no mystery that Sherlock Holmes didn't invent the silencer... We were honouring it but still being entertaining."

Sherlock Holmes opens worldwide on Christmas Day and Boxing Day.

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Tarantino: 'I'm going to become a novelist'

Quentin Tarantino has revealed that he will write novels and books about movies when he retires from filmmaking at 60.

The Inglourious Basterds director said at a Hollywood Reporter roundtable that he intends to quit films when digital cinemas replace traditional theatres.

"I'm going to write novels and cinema literature, stuff like that," said Tarantino. "I would add more to that. If it actually gets to the place where you can't show 35mm film in theatres anymore and everything is digital projection, I won't even make it to 60."

Avatar helmer James Cameron, who participated in the discussion with Peter Jackson, Lee Daniels, Jason Reitman and Kathryn Bigelow, noted that he had no plans to quit Hollywood, saying he plans to "die directing".

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Parker: 'I auditioned for Four Weddings'

Sarah Jessica Parker has revealed that she may have auditioned for a part in Four Weddings And A Funeral.

The Sex And The City star appears with Hugh Grant in upcoming romantic comedy Did You Hear About The Morgans?.

Parker told Parade: "I think I remember auditioning to co-star with Hugh in Four Weddings And A Funeral. I think I did.

"I know I screen-tested for Nine Months. Of course, I didn't get either. I have wanted to play opposite him in a romantic comedy for basically as long as Americans, especially women, have known and loved Hugh Grant."

Of her on-screen kiss with Grant, she added: "I didn't make any demands in terms of the interpersonal connecting of body parts.

"I just did what I was told by the director. But, every time I kissed Hugh, I told him I was doing it for America."

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Guy Ritchie: 'Jude Law is Hotson'

Guy Ritchie has revealed that he always wanted a handsome actor to play Sherlock Holmes's confidant John Watson in the forthcoming blockbuster movie.

Speaking at the film's UK press conference, the director said that he hoped casting Jude Law in the role of Watson would give the iconic partnership a dynamic in line with Butch Cassidy And The Sundance Kid.

"It's been called the Hotson vs. Potson scenario," Ritchie remarked. "We really wanted a good-looking Watson, then in the tabloids it got called Hotson. This was because I'd always seen their relationship as an equal partnership.

"More like Butch and Sundance than this bumbling Potson. I just thought that was fair to Conan Doyle. Lionel (Wigram, screenwriter) and I were always in agreement with how we thought this partnership should be portrayed."

Sherlock Holmes debuts in US cinemas on Christmas Day and Boxing Day in the UK.

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Carell, Fey join comedy 'Groom'?

Steve Carell and Tina Fey have been linked to forthcoming rom-com Mail-Order Groom.

The NBC sitcom stars are to play an unlikely couple in the film, scripted by Bad Santa writers Glenn Ficarra and John Requa, says Pajiba.

A director has not been attached, but studio Warner Bros. is reportedly eying Jay Roach (Meet the Parents), Richard Linklater (School of Rock) and Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris (Little Miss Sunshine).

Carell and Fey will also team in comedy Date Night, opening in US cinemas on April 9, 2010.

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Steven Spielberg planning 'War Horse'

Steven Spielberg will produce an adaptation of Michael Morpurgo's 1982 novel War Horse for DreamWorks.

The book centres on a boy and his horse who are separated when the boy joins the fight during World War I, says Variety.

"From the moment I read Michael Morpurgo's novel War Horse, I knew this was a film I wanted DreamWorks to make," said Spielberg.

He added: "Its heart and its message provide a story that can be felt in every country."

The Oscar-winning director is to produce alongside Frank Marshall, Kathleen Kennedy and Revel Guest.

Billy Elliot scribe Lee Hall has been tapped to adapt the novel.

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Taylor Swift lined up to play Supergirl?

Taylor Swift has apparently been mentioned as a possibility to play the lead role in a new Supergirl movie.

The 20-year-old singer, who makes her film debut in Valentine's Day next year, is reportedly the favourite of Hollywood bosses to portray the superhero.

"Hollywood is short of female heroes and the time is right for a new Supergirl," Bang Showbiz quotes an industry insider as saying.

"A number of young stars are being mentioned for the title role in a Supergirl movie and possible TV spinoff, and Taylor is top of that list. She has all the right elements to be a positive role model to young girls."

The original Supergirl in the 1984 movie was played by Helen Slater.

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Rene Russo added to 'Thor' cast

Rene Russo has joined the cast of Kenneth Branagh's Thor movie, says Variety.

The Lethal Weapon 3 actress will play Frigga in the Marvel adaptation, which sees Chris Hemsworth take on the role of the Norse hero. Russo's character is the queen of Asgard and mother of Thor and Loki, the villain to be played by Tom Hiddleston.

Natalie Portman, Anthony Hopkins, Stellan Skarsgård, Idris Elba, Stuart Townsend, Jaimie Alexander and Kat Dennings are among the actors signed up to appear in the Paramount movie.

Thor will open in cinemas on May 20, 2011.

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Bryan Singer signs for 'X-Men: First Class'

Bryan Singer will return to the X-Men franchise to direct prequel movie First Class.

Speaking at the US premiere for Avatar, the filmmaker revealed that he will follow up Jack The Giant Killer with a movie detailing the early years of Marvel heroes Cyclops, Jean Grey and Charles Xavier.

"I'm ramping up to do a movie called Jack The Giant Killer at Warner Bros, and I just yesterday signed a deal to do an X-Men: First Class origins picture, which is kind of cool. I'm very excited," Singer told MySpace.

Gossip Girl creator Josh Schwartz was hired last year to pen a script for the 20th Century Fox blockbuster.

Singer helmed the first two X-Men films before handing over directing duties to Brett Ratner for X-Men: The Last Stand. Spinoff movie X-Men Origins: Wolverine debuted in cinemas earlier this year.

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Coogan arranging 'Partridge' film over Skype

Steve Coogan has said that he is having to pull together the Alan Partridge movie with co-writers Armando Iannucci and Peter Baynham over Skype.

The British comedy star, who recently confirmed that the untitled film will shoot in America, admitted that Iannucci and Baynham's movie success with In The Loop and Borat have made co-ordinating Partridge's return difficult.

"It's going to happen," Coogan said of the project in an interview with The AV Club. "I'm taking meetings about it next week. It's getting the three most important people - we've sort of splintered.

"It's getting us all in the same space so we can actually focus on it. That's now starting to happen. It was also something that for a while I felt ambivalent about, but I want to do it and get it done."

He continued: "We're having to do Skype and conference calls at the moment. The character, almost despite his success, as a character still makes me laugh. I still find him funny. I still find myself jotting things down, going, 'Oh this would be a funny thing for him to do'. Which is a great thing, when a character just exists in your head."

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'Saved By The Bell' movie in the works?

A movie version of the popular '90s TV series Saved By The Bell is reportedly in development.

According to website Pajiba, the project is in its early stages and is likely to feature a new cast of characters at Bayside High School. It is not yet known if the stars of the original series Mark-Paul Gosselaar, Tiffany Thiessen, Mario Lopez, Elizabeth Berkley, Lark Voorhies, Dustin Diamond and Dennis Haskins will feature in the new film.

Jon Shestack Productions and producers Jeremy Stein (The Photographer) and Ginny Brewer (Ghosts Of Girlfriends Past) are on board to steer the Saved By The Bell movie.

The show ran from 1989 to 1993 and was later revived for two spinoffs, Saved By The Bell: The College Years and Saved By The Bell: The New Class.

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Parker 'kicked by cow' during filming

Sarah Jessica Parker has revealed that she got kicked by a cow while making her latest movie.

The 44-year-old actress, who co-stars with Hugh Grant in Did You Hear About The Morgans?, said that she did not like having to film scenes with the animal.

Parker told Parade magazine: "I didn't enjoy attempting to milk a cow, or ride a horse, or shoot a rifle. I have other fantasies, none of which include milking a cow!

"The cow kicked me in the middle of the scene and they left it in. It's right there for everyone to see. But I sympathised with the cow. I didn't belong there and she knew it."

Despite the bad experience, Parker said that she enjoyed making the movie with Grant because she had "loved" him for so long.

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Robert Downey Jr: 'I'm a monster on set'

Robert Downey Jr has revealed that he is "a monster" on film sets.

The 44-year-old actor, who stars in the new Sherlock Holmes movie, said that he has "aggressive outbursts" at work to help him use up all his creative energy before he goes home.

"If it comes to aggressive outbursts regarding creative particulars, I'm a monster!" MSN quotes Downey Jr as saying.

"I don't mean like I act badly or make people feel s**tty or anything, but I get really wedged-up. It's all I've got in the day, until I get home to my actual life at home. It's all I've got."

Downey Jr recently admitted that he became involved with drugs between 1996 and 2001 by accident after initially only taking them to help with his flu symptoms.

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