Actress Rebel Wilson contracted a near-fatal bout of malaria as a teenager during a charity trip to Africa.

Esteemed British filmmaker Hugh Hudson is coming out of retirement to direct a new family movie.

Jamie Foxx dreamed up the concept for his upcoming animated movie out of boredom while in the middle of an expensive South African safari trip.

Weeds star Mary-Louise Parker had her sights set on adopting a child when she was just a little girl - she saw it as her duty to help out the world's poor.

Sinning with Australian honey Heath Ledger might be an interesting way to spend an afternoon. But the "Sin" I'm really talking about is his new film "Sin Eater," with director Brian Helgeland, who helmed Ledger's last hit "A Knight's Tale."

CANNES, May 17, 2000 -- Kim Basinger's bedroom eyes aren't the only thing smoldering around Cannes. Maybe it's because everyone is tired. Maybe it's because the "haves" walk so freely in front of the cordoned off "have-nots." Maybe it's because you simply cannot have a saint around without a devil being nearby. Whatever the reason, fights are igniting and hotel rooms are getting robbed. Yes, even with all the riot police shipped in from all over France. It's the seedy side of seaside Cannes, wh

CANNES, May 11, 2000 -- It's official -- the famed festivities here have begun, even if the obligatory red carpet wasn't ready until the late afternoon. But a lack of carpet didn't stop the sun and stars from converging in the daylight this morning when Uma Thurman and Gerard Depardieu arrived with their posses for a screening of "Vatel," which opened the 53rd Cannes Film Festival. The wind ravaged the Mediterranean waters (magically sparing Uma's golden locks) as cameras flashed and fans clapp

Ten class action lawsuits filed against the major movie studios question the ethics of movie junkets and the reviews that the junkets spawn. The lawsuit comes soon after Sony Pictures admitted creating a phantom critic praise The Animal and A Knight's Tale.

HOLLYWOOD, July 21, 2000 -- To be or not to be an ape, that is the question for Tim Roth. You see, the character actor has been offered the part of the head ape in Tim Burton’s remake of "The Planet of the Apes." But what’s been keeping Roth from jumping at the role is that he’s also expected to play Professor Snape in the upcoming "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone." The two films are set to go into production at about the same time. No word yet on what the actor is to do. ROLE 'RAIDER': D

Dinosaurs snapped back to life this weekend as Buena Vista/Disney's "Dinosaur" kicked off to nearly $39 million. The PG-rated, computer-animated feature, which cut short the chart-topping reign of DreamWorks' "Gladiator," set a record as the year's biggest opening with an ESTIMATED $38.6 million at 3,257 theaters ($11,860 per theater). "Dinosaur's" per-theater average was the highest for any film playing in wide or limited release this weekend. "I think it's great," Buena Vista Distribu