Sony Pictures Entertainment has refused to comment on the leak of highly sensitive data following a hacking attack, which revealed a female executive reportedly makes almost $1m (€800,000) less than her male counterpart each year.

Japan’s SoftBank Corp is in talks to acquire DreamWorks Animation, the Hollywood studio behind the Shrek and Madagascar movie hits, a person with knowledge of the situation said.

Harrison Ford was told by an unknown movie executive that he didn't have what it takes to make it in the industry at the start of his career.

Javier Bardem is set to play the villain in 'Peter Pan'.

Andrew Garfield has confirmed he will play Spider-Man again.

A co-founder of popular file-sharing website The Pirate Bay has been arrested in Cambodia at the request of Sweden, where he faces a one-year prison term for violating copyright laws, authorities said today.

Will Smith and son Jaden are teaming up again on the big screen.

Adam Sandler is in talks to star in new comedy ‘I Hate You Dad’.

Robert Downey Jr is in talks to star in an adaptation of 'Emergency: This Book Will Save Your Life'.

Kevin James has signed up to star in 'Here Comes the Boom'.

Justin Timberlake is to reunite with ex-girlfriend Cameron Diaz.

Carey Mulligan is set to play Eliza Doolittle in the remake of ‘My Fair Lady’.

‘Bad Boys 3’ is in development – without key cast confirming their involvement.

Will Smith is set to star in 'Hancock II', it has been revealed.

Michael Jackson fans will get the chance to see their hero’s last stage movements after a judge today gave the green light to a movie based on his final rehearsals.

Plans are underway for a full-length feature picture filled with footage of Michael Jackson’s last rehearsals.

Sam Raimi has signed on to direct the big-screen adaptation of the videogame franchise 'World of Warcraft'.

Angelina Jolie "can kick a*s as good as any man", according to the director of her latest flick.

FOUR men behind the world famous file-sharing site Pirate Bay were convicted yesterday of breaking Sweden’s copyright law by helping millions of users freely download music, movies and computer games on the internet.

The entertainment industry won round one in a legal battle against a hugely popular internet music, games and film-sharing site today when four men accused of running it were jailed for a year.

Four men linked to the popular Pirate Bay file-sharing site were jailed today after being convicted of breaking copyright law.

Actor Adam Sandler has been sued by a comic book author who's accused the star of stealing the idea for his 2008 movie 'You don't mess with the Zohan'.

The producer of Guy Ritchie’s forthcoming Sherlock Holmes movie today dismissed talk of competition with a rival offering starring Sacha Baron Cohen.

Tom Cruise was not replaced by Angelina Jolie in new film Edwina A. Salt - because the actor never signed on for the project, according to new reports.

Former hellraiser Robert Downey Jr is set to star as Sherlock Holmes in Guy Ritchie’s movie about the Victorian sleuth, according to US reports.

Will Smith's new movie Hancock has been accused of homophobia by gay rights campaigners.

Borat and Ali G star Sacha Baron Cohen has signed up to play Sherlock Holmes in a new Hollywood film about the fictional detective.

Cyd Charisse, the long-legged beauty who danced with the Ballet Russe as a teenager and starred in MGM musicals with Fred Astaire and Gene Kelly, died today in Los Angeles aged 86.

James Bond has two new Bond Girls.

THE Hollywood writers strike has forced producers to postpone work on the Tom Hanks movie Angels and Demons, a prequel to the worldwide blockbuster The Da Vinci Code.

Actor Glenn Ford, who played strong, thoughtful protagonists in films such as The Blackboard Jungle, Gilda and The Big Heat, has died in the US. He was 90.

Hollywood actor Owen Wilson almost joined the US Marines when his debut movie received the worst test audience rating in the history of studio Columbia Pictures.

THE stars of The Da Vinci Code put on brave smiles as they graced the red carpet last night hours after the year’s most eagerly-awaited movie received stinging reviews.

Chinese viewers today became the first in the world to see The Da Vinci Code movie, as the controversial tale that challenges a basic premise of Christianity began its global rollout to protests and bad reviews.

RICHARD PRYOR who died on Saturday night was recognised as a groundbreaking comedian whose profanely personal insights into race relations and modern life made him one of Hollywood’s biggest stars.

Richard Pryor, the caustic yet perceptive actor-comedian who lived dangerously close to the edge both on stage and off, has died. He was 65.

SYLVESTER STALLONE is signing on to reprise his role as boxer Rocky Balboa.

“LIVE and let’s dye” declared the selectors of our first blond Bond, happy with everything but his hair colour.

Oscar-winning director Oliver Stone is to make a film based on the true story of two police officers trapped in the rubble after the September 11 terrorist attacks in New York.

Victoria Ward, New York

Rap mogul Sean 'P Diddy' Combs is caught up in a legal wrangle with movie studio Columbia Pictures, over profits from the 2003 Bad Boys II soundtrack.

Ton Hanks is leading the way to star in the big screen adaptation of bestselling drama novel The Da Vinci Code.

Bosses at Columbia Pictures in Hollywood are facing an expensive legal battle after a jeweller's beachfront home was wrecked by a film crew.

EU regulators have cleared a joint venture to provide a video-on-demand service in Britain and Ireland.