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Freeman 'had fun making Grint movie'

Martin Freeman has said that he enjoyed making a film with Rupert Grint.

The actor told BBC Newsbeat that he had not yet seen a final cut of the movie featuring Grint, who plays Ron Weasley in the Harry Potter films.

Freeman said: "It's called Wild Target. We filmed that this time last year. I don't know about a release date on that. Rupert Grint's in it, Emily Blunt, Bill Nighy, Rupert Everett, Eileen Atkins.

"It's very good and it's directed by Jonathan Lynn who was behind things like Yes Minister and Yes, Prime Minister. I've not seen it yet but I had good fun doing it. I hope it's good."

Grint recently starred alongside Robert Sheehan, Kimberley Nixon and James Nesbitt in the low-budget Cherrybomb, which was given a distribution deal after a petition from fans.

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Downey 'has two Sherlock sequels planned'

Robert Downey Jr has said that storylines for two Sherlock Holmes sequels have already been figured out.

The actor told Empire that he would be happy to continue making Iron Man and Holmes movies should both film franchises prove successful.

"Between Guy and me, the missus (producer Susan Downey) and Joel Silver (producer), we definitely know what we would like to do for the next two sequels," Downey Jr said. "But I want to add a massive disclaimer: I'm just generally a confident person. I've no idea where anything is going to go.

"To tell you the truth, I would be happy to bounce back and forth between Sherlock Holmes and Tony Stark until I am forcibly retired. And also, fortunately, not unlike Iron Man, there is a way to continue along the lines of it and not become increasingly embarrassed by my greying hair and ropey muscles."

Holmes director Guy Ritchie added that Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's creation provides "a reservoir of narrative that doesn't dry up over a hot summer".

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Biel: 'Filming Texas Chainsaw was hard'

Jessica Biel has admitted that filming horror movie The Texas Chainsaw Massacre was one of her most difficult experiences.

The actress starred in the 2003 remake of the iconic slasher, which revolved around a group of college students being killed in rural Texas.

Speaking to The Independent, she said: "[It was] probably one of the hardest experiences for me, emotionally and creatively.

"It was intense because I was at this high level of freak-out for about a month. It was just so not this world."

The 27-year-old went on to say that she found making new project Planet 51 - an animated comedy about aliens - a "relief" in comparison.

"[It] was just fun. I wanted to do it because it was speaking to my inner child. Yes, I want to be an alien. Yes, I want to be green!"

Planet 51 is in cinemas in the US and released in the UK next month.

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Travolta 'can't watch wife's sex scenes'

John Travolta has admitted that he struggles to watch his wife's movies.

The actor, who has been married to Kelly Preston for 18 years, explained that he doesn't like to see her sex scenes.

"I have been jealous of many of her co-stars," Showbiz Spy quotes him as saying. "I didn't like her making love to Tom Cruise. I didn't like her making love to Kevin Costner in Love of the Game. It was hard to watch."

However, Travolta added that he didn't mind watching Preston's lovemaking scenes with Robin Williams in new film Old Dogs.

"All I can say is thank God for Robin," he joked. "I adore Robin so it was okay with him."

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Downey Jr reworking 'Iron Man 2' script

Robert Downey Jr is so determined for Iron Man 2 to be a success that he is apparently helping to rewrite its script.

The 44-year-old actor plays industrialist Tony Stark and his metal-suited alter ego in the original blockbuster, which has made more than £366 million worldwide since its 2008 release.

Director Jon Favreau described Downey Jr as a "real partner" in an interview with Empire. "He's been very involved in the screenplay. When he went away to do Sherlock Holmes he was still part of our creative process," he said.

"Even in the first film, where he was originally a hired gun playing the role, he really stepped up to rewrite scenes - he's a great writer, too. So we really are sharing the responsibilities."

Downey Jr said that producers have resisted the urge to "skate through a sequel".

"We are grinding our minds and hearts in the ground on this movie," he said.

Gwyneth Paltrow, Scarlett Johansson, Mickey Rourke and Samuel L. Jackson co-star in the film, which is scheduled to be released next year.

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Mendes 'visits call girls for research'

Eva Mendes has revealed that she visited call girls to prepare for a film role.

The actress, who plays a prostitute in the new movie Bad Lieutenant: Port Of Call, has said that speaking to the women made her understand the part better.

The 35-year-old told TV Movie: "I met with call girls, the type who met clients in grand apartments. I learned quite a bit."

Mendes also insisted that she had been looking forward to working with director Werner Herzog.

She said: "I was bitterly disappointed. There were no tantrums, no shouting, no crazy demands. It was almost boring."

The star also compared the movie to the work of artist Pablo Picasso.

"It's like a piece of art to me. It really is. When you go to the museum and you see a Picasso, and you can't quite pinpoint what it is, but you know you're attracted to it, and you accept it as art."

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Wright Penn: 'Love scenes are difficult'

Robin Wright Penn has admitted that she finds filming sex scenes difficult.

The actress has said that she was relieved that it only took one take to film the love scene with Keanu Reeves in The Private Lives Of Pippa Lee.

Speaking to USA Today, Wright Penn said: "Any kind of vulnerability is always hard to do. Just being exposed in that way is difficult. People say it's hard to do those scenes revealing the blood and soul of your heart, crying.

"That's easy-peasy for me. Intimacy is far more challenging. Thank God we did it in one take."

The 43-year-old also admitted that she wants fans to remember her for new movies rather than 1994's Forrest Gump and 1987's The Princess Bride.

She added: "I love those movies, and they're going to go down in history. They're iconic. And I love that I'm a part of film history. But, it's so then, and we're now. It's 20, 22 years ago. I'm interested in doing other things."

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Penelope Cruz 'discovers musical muscles'

Penelope Cruz has revealed that she had to use muscles she hadn't used since she was a teenager for her new film Nine.

The actress has said that she had to put weeks of training to film a particular scene where she had to slide down a rope.

The 35-year-old told the Daily Mail: "They mapped it out and showed me how it was done. I said I would never be able to do it but I worked and worked and regained the memory of muscles in my legs I hadn't used since I was a teenager studying ballet."

Cruz, who rehearsed the rope scene for three months, was left with calluses on her hands and bleeding fingers from repeatingly sliding down the rope.

She said: "I was stretching, running and going to the gym to get my arms strong to support me on the ropes. But with my hands, after a while you don't feel the pain. I had the wounds dressed and carried on."

Nine is to be released in the UK on December 18 and in the US on December 25.

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Jessica Biel: 'I was a rebellious teen'

Jessica Biel has admitted that she was troublesome as an adolescent.

The actress, who voices the character Neera in the animated movie Planet 51, has said that she related to the role because she recalls being rebellious and opinionated as a teenager.

The 27-year-old told The Independent: "I think I was just trying to create that person that I felt like I was when I was 16, which was confident, but insecure.

"Not that the filmmakers would have known this about me, but I so related to my character because when I was 16, I was also pushing things with my parents and the world. I thought I had it going on.

"I thought I knew everything so I related to her feeling of risk-taking but I had a little bit more of a bad attitude as a 16-year-old. Neera is way more of a positive, charitable person than I was."

Biel also insisted that she noticed physical similarities between herself and her 16-year-old character.

She added: "I also noticed some physical things I do myself. It was so weird to hear my voice coming out of the character."

Planet 51 is currently playing in the US and is to be released in the UK on December 4.

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Ryan Reynolds talks 'Green Lantern'

Ryan Reynolds has lifted the lid on starring in upcoming comic book adaptations Green Lantern and Deadpool.

Reynolds described the past year as one of "the most unbelievable" of his life and picked out seeing the prototypes for the Green Lantern costume as "a huge moment".

The actor told MTV: "I fell in love with the character when I met with [director] Martin Campbell.

"When I sat down with him, I really got what it is that this guy is all about. When you have a guy like Martin Campbell, part of his charm is that he has balls of titanium, and the other part is that he's slightly crazy, and you have to be to take on something with the scope of Green Lantern."

When asked about Deadpool, Reynolds admitted that he shared some frustrations held by fans about the portrayal of the character in X-Men Origins: Wolverine.

He said: "I had a kind of ham-fisted attitude that it had to be perfect, but it doesn't. The movie's called Wolverine, it's not called Deadpool or Wade. I thought it was a nice little wink and tip of the hat to things to come."

Deadpool, which currently has no director attached, is out in 2011. Green Lantern will be released in June 2011.

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Wes Anderson: 'Streep improved Mr Fox'

Wes Anderson has claimed that Meryl Streep improved the film Fantastic Mr Fox.

The filmmaker has insisted that the Oscar-winning actress, who voices the character of Mrs Felicity Fox, has helped the animated feature achieve a new level of emotion.

Anderson told The Washington Post: "I recorded with her in Paris. It was the two of us playing these scenes and that has its own great quality. It was very enjoyable, as well.

"I mean, I had the chance to play scenes opposite Meryl Streep. I felt like she actually changed my approach to the movie. She brought so much emotion, it was like, this is where it's got to be. The stakes can be higher."

The director also admitted that the film improved once again when the ensemble cast recorded a group scene together.

He said: "The sessions on the farm in Connecticut, with George Clooney and Bill Murray, were like an adventure, with everyone on location together. It was special. It was more exciting from a sentimental point of view. It bonded everybody.

"With this process, I was told this could happen. You keep previewing and adding things because you're only shooting a little bit at a time - it's like a pencil version of the movie that you can judge and polish and refine, and it becomes a part of the actors' lives."

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'Thor' and 'Avengers' plot details leaked?

Details about the plots for Marvel’s Thor and The Avengers movies have been leaked online, according to reports.

It is unclear how accurate both plot breakdowns are, but it appears that the information was first published on Ain’t It Cool, then later taken down.

Those that read the original article are claiming that, in Kenneth Branagh’s Thor, the God of Thunder is cast out to Earth by his evil brother Loki after the villain kills their father Odin, played by Anthony Hopkins.

He lands in a desert where he is discovered by a PhD cosmology student (Natalie Portman) and her Norwegian professor (Stellan Skarsgard), who were on their way to study a strange cloud in the cosmos.

The script allegedly closes with an epic battle between Thor and Loki.

The Avengers's plot details suggest that Loki doesn’t die, as he returns in this film to brainwash the Hulk, forcing Thor, Iron Man and Captain America to team up and take him down.

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Ashley Greene: 'Vampire sex is better'

Ashley Greene has reportedly claimed that vampire sex is better than normal sex.

The Twilight Saga: New Moon star, who is rumoured to be dating Kings of Leon bassist Jared Followill, has said that she believes her character Alice Cullen would have a better sex life than she does.

The 22-year-old told Maxim: "Take the best sex you've ever had in your life, multiply it by 100 and that's vampire sex."

The actress also admitted that she was desperate to star in the vampire franchise.

She said: "Oh my God, I wanted this part so badly. So when they told me I got it, I tried to play it all cool, you know, for about a minute.

"I love, absolutely love Alice, my character. She's sweet, sexy and a killer. I feel if I was in a real fight, I'd get my ass kicked."

As for starring in another popular film franchise, Greene added: "I want to hit up James Bond. That would be awesome."

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Fergie 'studies Italian cinema for Nine'

Fergie has revealed that she studied Italian cinema to perfect her role in the film Nine.

The 34-year-old Black Eyed Peas star, who plays Saraghina in Rob Marshall's movie musical, has admitted that she attended the film's London audition ready with her "tools" to convince the director she was the right choice for the part.

Speaking to Female First, the singer said: "I watched all the Fellini films and studied Italian actresses, how they walked and how they spoke with their hands.

"Whenever I would sit down, I would never cross my legs because that's not how Saraghina would sit - she wasn't a lady. I would walk in a different physicality than I use myself. I tried to become Italian, I tried to become Saraghina."

Nine, which is inspired by Federico Fellini's 8½, is to be released on December 25.

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Portman talks Maguire, Gyllenhaal

Natalie Portman has revealed that she felt very comfortable working with Tobey Maguire and Jake Gyllenhaal.

The Oscar-nominated actress, who co-stars alongside Maguire and Gyllenhaal in the drama Brothers, has said that the chemistry between the three actors on set came naturally after years of knowing each other, Coming Soon reports.

The 28-year-old said: "It was actually really exciting because this is the first time I've ever worked with actors that I knew before. I met Tobey when I was 14, I met Jake when I was 18, so there was a level of familiarity from the first day, which was really a nice way to enter into it.

"We also had a nice rehearsal period for a few weeks before we started, where we got to go over each other's houses and talk about it and try things out."

Brothers is released in the US on December 4 and in the UK on January 22, 2010.

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Ice Cube for action-comedy 'Ride Along'

Ice Cube has signed up to star in New Line and Cube Vision action comedy Ride Along.

The movie will be helmed by Off Duty writer Jason Mantzoukas, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

Ride Along will tell the story of a "rogue cop" [Ice Cube], who attempts to break-up his sister's engagement to an "upper-crust white psychiatrist" by inviting his future brother-in-law on a ride-along.

Cube is producing the project, which was penned by Greg Coolidge.

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Cage unsure on 'Ghost Rider' future

Nicolas Cage has revealed that he is unsure whether he will be reprising his role as Johnny Blaze in David Goyer's Ghost Rider sequel.

It was previously reported that Goyer is currently working on a screenplay set ten years after the first film. In an interview with MTV, Cage claimed to have heard nothing about the project and refuted rumours that he has already signed up for the lead role.

"You probably know more about it then I do. What have you read?" said the actor. When asked if he is attached to the movie, he added: "Yeah, well I don't really know how to answer that, because I don't have all the details."

Cage recently reunited with Ghost Rider co-star Eva Mendes in Bad Lieutenant: Port Of Call New Orleans. When quizzed on Mendes's potential involvement in the sequel, he responded: "I don't know [if we'll reunite again]. I don't know where Eva's at on that."

Goyer is presently developing a script for Ghost Rider 2. The film is expected to arrive in 2011.

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Paramount picks up Peli's 'Area 51'

Paramount Pictures has picked up distribution rights to Area 51, director Oren Peli's follow-up to Paranormal Activity.

Like Peli's haunted house hit, Area 51 features a "found footage" angle, reports Variety. The thriller centres on a group of teenagers who stumble across the famous military base in Nevada, which has become a focus of modern UFO and alien conspiracy theories.

"Moviegoers everywhere demanded to see Oren Peli's spectacular debut and we are excited to show them what he's created next," said Paramount's Adam Goodman.

Principal photography wrapped three weeks ago. The film will be released sometime in 2010.

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Greengrass leaving 'Bourne' franchise?

Director Paul Greengrass has reportedly walked away from the fourth Bourne movie due to disagreements regarding the script and budget concerns.

Without seeking Greengrass's approval, Universal hired Josh Zetumer to rewrite George Nolfi's screenplay for the next Bourne thriller, reports The Playlist. It is thought that this move as well as Universal's worries over the helmer's budget-management skills contributed to his departure.

The price tag on Greengrass's forthcoming Green Zone has apparently swelled to almost $150m (£91m) due to reshoots.

The filmmaker directed 2004's The Bourne Supremacy and 2007's The Bourne Ultimatum. Both films starred Matt Damon in the lead role.

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Maguire wants Peter Parker to evolve

Tobey Maguire has said that he hopes to advance the character of Peter Parker in the next Spider-Man film.

Speaking to The Boston Globe, Maguire addressed reports that he was reluctant to return to the superhero franchise.

"It's not that I was reluctant. For me, it's a big process to decide whether or not to do a role," the 34-year-old said.

"I have to want to wake up in the morning and feel like I can't wait to get to work. I've got to feel okay about leaving my kids for 12 or 13 hours a day for five months. It's a big commitment."

Referring to his lead role, Maguire added: "Hopefully I'll be able to evolve the character in a new direction. He'll still be Peter Parker, but I hope I can move him forward a bit and take him to a place where there will be new challenges for me as an actor."

Spider-Man 4 is slated for release on May 5, 2011.

Maguire can next be seen in Brothers, opening December 4.

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