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Terminator Salvation director McG has admitted that he may include a nude scene in his upcoming sci-fi sequel.

Speaking at WonderCon, the helmer said that he will not remove a shot of actress Moon Bloodgood topless in the rain for the benefit of securing the movie a lower rating from the MPAA.

He said: "I didn't want to [make choices based on a rating]. We would never do that. Now having said that, should the film be PG-13? The Dark Knight is PG-13 and I would regard that as made without compromise."

Discussing the nudity further, he added: "It wasn't a function of the rating. It was a function of whether it's gratuitous or is it servicing the story? Sometimes, you want to say that the softness of the human flesh is one of the things we're fighting for. It's decidedly human and it's not like the machines. Or does it just feel like a juvenile moment in an otherwise very serious film?"

Bloodgood insisted that she is in favour of the scene because it is not "shallow".

"I fight so much against nudity, but I'm a woman, I have boobs, it's a beautiful shot," she explained. "It wasn't at all gratuitous. I'm not afraid to say 'no'. I would have said, 'No, I'm not doing it', and I've done that, but it was beautiful. Did you ever just want to get naked and connect to someone?"

Terminator fans have called for the new movie, released on June 5, to be rated R, keeping it in line with the rest of the franchise. However, McG has previously speculated that it may receive a PG-13 classification.

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Richard Curtis has suggested that he includes nudity in his films because he found it exciting watching similar scenes as a teenager.

The Love, Actually director was speaking to Empire about why so many of his films include nude sex scenes.

He said: "I don't avoid nudity because I remember how much it mattered when I was 15, I was thrilled when a person in the movies took their clothes off.

"The sex scenes must just be me fantasising about a youth in which I never did get laid."

He added that, like Four Weddings And A Funeral, his new film The Boat That Rocked is about friendship, which he claimed is a recurring theme in his movies.

Last month, it emerged that Curtis had helped a group of youngsters make a film about the "real" Notting Hill entitled Grove Roots.

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Danny Boyle has reportedly been asked to direct the next film in the James Bond series.

Bond producer Barbara Brocolli is said to be interested in hiring the director to helm the follow up to Quantum of Solace, The Sun reports.

A source said: "Danny is the man of the moment and he is being bombarded with offers from studios.

"He has been offered the chance to direct the 23rd Bond film by Barbara. The EON [Productions] team love his vision and think that it would work perfectly for the new look of Bond.

"Everyone on the EON team thinks Danny would be a fantastic addition to the Bond family."

The source added that the Bond franchise had moved "right up Danny's street" with the involvement of Daniel Craig and increased emphasis on characters and plot ahead of gadgets and one-liners.

Boyle shot to fame with his work on Shallow Grave and Trainspotting before directing The Beach and 28 Days Later and winning an Oscar for Slumdog Millionaire.

Craig and Bond co-star Judy Dench have both called for the reintroduction of Q and Moneypenny to the series when it returns.

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Lynda Carter has said that Eliza Dushku would be a perfect choice to play the role of Wonder Woman in a rumoured movie version of the story.

Carter played the heroine on TV in the 1970s, while Buffy The Vampire Slayer creator Joss Whedon was originally involved in a reimagining of the character for the big screen.

However, Whedon since dropped out of the film and said that the producers had kept him "completely in the dark" when he worked on the project.

Carter told WENN: "I've always liked Joss, and Eliza would make a great Wonder Woman.

"I hope if they make the movie it makes a bajillion dollars, which means they'll continue to make them."

She also offered to help with the movie and said she did not care about being paid for any assistance she gives the filmmakers

Whedon and Buffy star Dushku recently reunited to work on TV show Dollhouse, which had a poor start in the ratings when it premiered last month.

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David Lynch has hinted that he will look to other mediums to realise his ideas because it is too difficult to source funding for movies.

The director of Twin Peaks and Inland Empire told The Guardian that he no longer cares about getting his films funded.

Lynch said: "Now there's the internet, you can distribute anything. The problem is, how do you get money for it?…It's gonna be very tough, coming up.

"A painting is much cheaper than making a film. And photography is, you know, way cheap.

"So if I get an idea for a film, there are many ways to get it together and go realise that film. There's really nothing to be afraid of."

He added that he loves watercolours, acrylic, house paint, oil paint and the smell of turpentine.

Lynch recently had his name attached to his daughter Jennifer's upcoming movie Surveillance to help the film be picked up by producers.

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ER star Angela Bassett will make her directorial debut on indie project United States.

The actress is also producing the film with her business partner and husband Courtney B. Vance, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

Based on the Percival Everett novel Erasure, the film is a dramatic comedy about respected black writer Monk Ellison, who pens a fake autobiography celebrating "ghetto" culture. However, when the book is acclaimed and offered awards, Ellison must choose "between pride and fame".

The script was penned by Dwayne Johnson-Cochran, and shooting is expected to start in the summer.

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A representative for Bruce Willis has described the £2.75 million lawsuit brought against him as "frivolous" and "without merit".

The Die Hard star has been sued by production company Foresight Unlimited, which has accused him of abandoning his directorial duties on a forthcoming movie.

Speaking to Extra, the spokesperson said: "In over three decades of practice, I have rarely seen such an absurd lawsuit. The production companies admitted they did not have the financing in place for the film.

"[They] failed to pay members of the cast and crew, and failed to deposit Bruce Willis's compensation in escrow, which resulted in the film not going forward."

The representative revealed that Willis had previously "threatened to sue the production companies for their breach of contract" which prompted the "baseless lawsuit" to be filed.

He added: "Mr Willis and other individual producers will proceed with their multi-million-dollar affirmative claims against the production companies this week, and are confident that they will prevail."

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20th Century Fox has pencilled in the third Chronicles Of Narnia film, Voyage Of The Dawn Treader, for release on December 10, 2010, says Variety.

The move returns the franchise to winter, where first instalment The Lion, The Witch And The Wardrobe opened in 2005, grossing $745 million (£505 million).

The subsequent sequel, Prince Caspian, debuted in early summer last year but was less successful at the box office, taking in $419 million (£284 million).

Fox jumped in to rescue the C.S. Lewis fantasy franchise in January after Walt Disney Pictures pulled out of making Dawn Treader, with Walden Media citing budgetary concerns.

Production on Dawn Treader will reportedly begin in Australia this summer, with returning cast members Ben Barnes, Skandar Keynes and Georgie Henley being joined by Will Poulter as Eustace Clarence Scrubb.

Michael Apted (The World Is Not Enough) is attached to direct from a script by Richard LaGravenese.

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Defiance director Edward Zwick has lined up whaling drama In The Heart Of The Sea as his next project, reports Variety.

An adaptation of Nathaniel Philbrick's book, the movie will recount how the ship Essex was destroyed by a sperm whale in 1820. Eight crew were rescued after being lost at sea for 90 days.

Zwick and Marshall Herskovitz co-wrote the script, which the Glory filmmaker plans to direct later this year.

The story of the whaleship Essex inspired Herman Melville to pen his classic novel Moby Dick, a revamped version of which is in development at Universal with Wanted director Timur Bekmambetov.

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Characters from Star Trek: The Next Generation have been rumoured to appear in J.J. Abrams's upcoming prequel movie for the franchise.

At the IDW conference at WonderCon, Latino Review claimed that a panellist suggested the plot from the recent Countdown comics would lead into Star Trek.

The panellist reportedly said: "The end of issue four is a cliffhanger and is going to continue in the first few minutes of the movie."

When asked if that meant Next Generation cast or characters would appear in the film, the panel member responded: "I really cannot say anything about that."

However, fansite TrekMovie claims that its sources confirmed that there would be no Next Generation cameos in the upcoming film.

Last month, Abrams said that the new film was "not made for Trekkies", but instead designed for future fans of the series.

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Barry Sonnenfeld has been linked to direct a remake of Korean movie Scandal Makers.

The Men In Black director is currently looking for a major studio to develop and release the English-language project.

Scandal Makers tells the story of a pop musician whose life is turned upside down when he finds out that he has a daughter and grandson, according to Variety.

"I was immediately attracted to Scandal Makers because of its universal themes," said Sonnenfeld. "It is funny, intelligent and full of heart."

The original film topped the South Korean 2008 box office chart, taking $36 million.

Sonnenfeld's credits include The Addams Family, Wild Wild West and Pushing Daisies.

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Bill Pullman has admitted that he prefers starring in low-budget movies such as this week's Surveillance to blockbusters like Independence Day.

Speaking to DS, Pullman said that his experience working on the dark indie thriller was more rewarding than his turn as the President in the 1996 box office hit due to his long-standing relationship with director Jennifer Lynch.

He said: "This is the kind of movie where, because I've known Jennifer for so long, because I feel like it was a full-blooded film... It wasn't compromised in any way from her vision, she's a strong visionary, tapping it out everyday.

"The kind of challenges that come with independent film, keeping the money going and seeing the limitations as an opportunity are a really great thing. You don't often have the journey that Surveillance has - opening up at Cannes with a standing ovation and you're standing there with a great friend, it's a deeply satisfying thing."

Pullman added that he almost turned down the film because he felt it was too brutal, saying: "I was not planning to do the movie and an actor dropped out towards the start of filming and I had told [Lynch] that I was not feeling ready for that turf but she said, 'You've gotta think about it'.

"Somehow, looking at the script again in a braver moment, I said, 'Let's do it'. I'm really glad I did because it was a really rich experience on a lot of different levels."

Surveillance is released in cinemas this Friday.

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Brad Pitt's upcoming project with Terrence Malick, The Tree Of Life, will reportedly be presented as three different movies.

Speaking about the film to Empire, visual effects guru Mike Fink (The Golden Compass, Tropic Thunder) said that he has just started work on the ambitious project, which is being slated for release on IMAX screens.

"There's going to be a 35mm release, a shorter IMAX version, and then they're talking about another shorter 35mm version which isn't quite the IMAX version but not the feature length one either," he explained.

"We're animating dinosaurs, but it's not Jurassic Park. The attempt is to treat it as if somehow a camera wound up in the middle of these periods when dinosaurs roamed the earth and creatures first started to emerge from the sea onto the land. The first mammals appearing.

"We're doing a number of creatures all seriously scientifically based. I think when it's finished it'll be something that's referred to for years."

Malick, a notoriously slow director, has allegedly revamped a movie he was working on in the '70s (titled Q) into Tree Of Life. Sean Penn and Jessica Chastain co-star with Pitt in the movie, which involves a young man in the US Midwest who grows up to become a disenchanted adult.

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Woody Allen's latest film has been selected to open this year's Tribeca Film Festival.

Whatever Works, starring Larry David and Evan Rachel Wood, will premiere at the April 22 opening night.

Co-founder Jane Rosenthal said: "I fell in love with New York through Woody Allen’s movies... Whatever Works is a uniquely funny addition to his body of work."

The dark comedy, which was shot in New York, revolves around a man (David) who gets caught up in a series of love stories involving a young girl (Wood).

Speaking about the honour, Allen said: "A lovely idea of showing my film in a film festival in my own city. It's very exciting."

The annual festival runs from April 22 to May 3.

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Stanley Kubrick's Eyes Wide Shut has been named the most underrated film of all time.

The psychological drama, which starred then-couple Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman, beat competition from Quentin Tarantino's Jackie Brown and Fear And Loathing In Las Vegas to top the poll carried out by Total Film.

Other movies to make the top 20 included Heath Ledger's 10 Things I Hate About You, Arnold Schwarzenegger's Christmas film Jingle All The Way and Cast Away, starring Tom Hanks.

The top ten most underrated films of all time are:

1. Eyes Wide Shut
2. Jackie Brown
3. Fear And Loathing In Las Vegas
4. Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me
5. Vanilla Sky
6. Superman III
7. 10 Things I Hate About You
8. Strange Days
9. 1941
10. The Mist

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Disney has revealed that High School Musical 4 will introduce a new cast of characters.

In a statement, the studio confirmed that original stars including Zac Efron and Vanessa Hudgens are unlikely to return for the fourth instalment in the popular franchise.

"The High School Musical trilogy introduced a new generation to the celebrated genre of movie musicals," said Gary Marsh, president of Disney Channels Worldwide.

"In crafting this next iteration, we've challenged the entire creative team to raise the bar again and create something truly worthy of this extraordinary global phenomenon."

According to The Hollywood Reporter, the storyline will revolve around a love triangle set against the backdrop of a school rivalry between the East High Wildcats and the West High Knights.

Peter Barsocchini, who wrote the previous three instalments, has been hired to pen the script.

Production is slated to begin later this year, with the movie scheduled to air on The Disney Channel in 2010.

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Leonardo DiCaprio has reportedly signed up to star in Christopher Nolan's upcoming movie Inception.

Nolan set up his first film since The Dark Knight a month ago with Warner Bros.

Production is expected to begin later this year, with the movie released to theatres in summer 2010.

The film will be produced by Chris and Emma Thomas via Warners-based Syncopy Films, The Hollywood Reporter says.

It has been described as "a contemporary sci-fi actioner set within the architecture of the mind".

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Zack Snyder has revealed that he will never make a follow-up to superhero movie Watchmen.

Speaking to Access Hollywood, the director claimed that making a sequel to the blockbuster would not "make sense" because it would "miss the entire point" of what the film is about.

"There’s no way I would be involved in a sequel or prequel," he said. "Will they make one? I have no idea how you would. The work is the work. This movie is about ideas."

Based on the twelve-issue limited edition graphic novels by illustrator Dave Gibbons and writer Alan Moore, the film tells the story of a group of vigilantes working in the Cold War period of 1985.

"To continue is to either rehash the same idea again or you’re going to try to fix the characters, which goes against everything the book stands for," Snyder continued. "Or you could pick up new characters - or I don’t know what. To me, philosophically, it just doesn’t make sense."

Despite being contractually obligated to participate in a follow-up, the stars of the movie have also voiced their doubts about the likelihood of a sequel.

"The fans would kill us if we tried to go and do something else," said Jeffrey Dean Morgan, who plays The Comedian.

"If we tried to do a prequel that wasn’t written by Alan Moore, we’d get crucified. We couldn’t walk down the street. Unless Warner Brothers wants all of their actors to get killed, I think it’s a bad idea."

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Megan Fox will star in comic book Western Jonah Hex and underwater adventure Fathom, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

The Transformers actress is close to agreeing a deal to appear opposite Josh Brolin's disfigured gunslinger in DC Comics movie Hex. Her character Leila joins the eponymous bounty hunter to stop a Southern plantation owner (John Malkovich) from raising an army of the undead.

Production on Hex will begin this April with Jimmy Hayward directing.

In Fathom, meanwhile, Fox will portray Aspen, a young woman who discovers that she is a member of an underwater race with the ability to control water.

The 22-year-old became a fan of the Fathom comic when it was released in 1998. She has tracked down the movie rights to the property with producer Peter Safran, and will develop the adaptation with writer Jordan Mechner.

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Ricky Gervais will change the title of his new movie The Man From The Pru to avoid offending staff at Prudential, according to The Sun.

The comedy, which Gervais is writing with regular collaborator Stephen Merchant, pokes fun at staff working at the insurance firm in the 1970s.

"It was going to be called The Man From The Pru but the Prudential didn't like how we portrayed them," the comic is quoted as saying. "So we've got to change the title."

A rumoured new title for the film is All The Young Dudes. Shooting on the project is expected to start in June.

Gervais has just finished work on the movie This Side Of The Truth, which will star Jennifer Garner, Jonah Hill, Tina Fey and Christopher Guest. He has confirmed that the movie will be released in the US in September.