"A Time For Killing" (also called "The Long Ride Home") isn't one of the best Westerns of all time, nor is it the most memorable, but the 1967 film still comes up in conversation thanks to its unique status as the very first movie role Harrison Ford was ever credited in. Ford played a young, sideburn-wearing Union soldier in the film, which followed the exploits of a group of captured Confederate soldiers on a mad dash for Mexico — none of whom realize the war has officially ended.

Aside from Ford's debut as Lieutenant Shaffer (for which he was credited as Harrison J. Ford), "A Time For Killing" is most noteworthy for its status as an abandoned Roger Corman flick. Corman started making "A Time For Killing" after already churning out cult classics like "A Bucket of Blood" and "The Little Shop of Horrors," but the low-budget filmmaker was replaced by "99 River Street...

Kelly Clarkson is the queen of music covers. On her talk show The Kelly Clarkson Show, the singer frequently performs unique covers of songs by other artists. During a recent episode The Kelly Clarkson Show, Clarkson covered Adele‘s song “Set Fire to the Rain.”

(L-r) Kelly Clarkson and Adele | Charles Sykes/NBCUniversal/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images; Cliff Lipson/CBS via Getty Images Kelly Calrkson performed Adele’s song ‘Set Fire to the Rain’

Clarkson is such a good singer that oftentimes her song covers are just as good, if not better, than the original. Not only does Clarkson have an incredible vocal range, she is also a versatile singer and can cover multiple genres.

Adele is known for her powerhouse and somber vocals, and her songs are often considered to be difficult to sing.

On Jan. 23, Clarkson gave it a shot and covered “Set Fire to the Rain,...

Only a vocalist like Kelly Clarkson can do a song like Adele’s “Set Fire to the Rain” justice. On Tuesday’s episode of The Kelly Clarkson Show, the beloved singer and TV host sang a rockier rendition of the Adele classic.

Backed by her My Band Y’all, Clarkson hit Adele’s song with some strong vibrato as she held the high notes with some twangy vocals. “‘Cause there’s a side to you/That I never knew, never knew/All the things you’d say/They were never true,...

Exclusive: Veteran film producer Ben Cosgrove and bestselling author Josh Foer have founded independent production company Leviathan Productions which will focus on creating premium film and television content based on Jewish stories.

Back by private funding, Leviathan has a plan to acquire and develop mass-market films and TV content based on Jewish history, folklore, and literature, as well as stories about Israel.

Already Leviathan has acquired a number of projects including the Leonard Slater book The Pledge, which centers around the true story of the men and women who led the underground effort in the United States to acquire and transport planes to Israel in advance of the War of Independence.

There’s also The Secret Chord, a novel by Pulitzer Prize-winning author Geraldine Brooks about the rise and reign of King David.

Playwright Anna Ziegler will also adapt her award-winning play Photograph 51 which starred Nicole Kidman during its run in the West End,...

Hollywood actress Mena Suvari, who is known for films such as ‘American Pie’ franchise, ‘Rumour Has It’ and ‘Kiss The Girls, has claimed her ex-boyfriend ‘manipulated’ her into having threesomes with other women. The 43-year-old star has opened up about the past relationship in a very honest interview, but chose not to name the man, […]...

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Adele is addressing the backlash over her last-minute decision to postpone her Las Vegas residency earlier this year.

The 34-year-old British singer opened up to BBC Radio 4’s Desert Island Discs about the guilt she felt after abruptly halting the January through April run at the Colosseum at Caesars Palace, but says she has no regrets about the difficult choice she made.

“I definitely felt everyone’s disappointment and I was devastated, and I was frightened about letting them down,” Adele said. “I thought I could pull it together and make it work and I couldn’t, and I stand by that decision.”

The superstar singer called off her Weekends With Adele residency in a tearful Instagram video just one day before it was scheduled to begin Jan. 21, citing production delays caused by Covid-19.

“I’m not going to just do a...

Adele returned to the stage Friday for her first concert of 2022 — and her first public show of the 30 era — at London’s Hyde Park.

“My God, I’m back at home,” Adele told the sold-out hometown crowd after her show-opening performance of “Hello.” “It’s so strange to be in front of a crowd again. I get so nervous before each show but I love being up here.”

The singer, who last performed at the Brit Awards in Feb., delivered an 18-song setlist filled with hits from all four of her studio LPs,...

Liz McCann, a groundbreaking Broadway producer who, as one of the first and most successful women to achieve a prominent leadership role in the theater industry – a term she hated, preferring “theater community” — died Thursday of cancer at Calvary Hospital in the Bronx. She was 90.

Her death was announced by her longtime associate and friend Kristen Luciani.

Elizabeth Ireland McCann — known throughout the Broadway community simply as Liz — started her career in theater as a production assistant and manager with Proscenium Productions at the Cherry Lane Theatre in the 1950s. In 1955, the company would be the first Off Broadway theater to win a Special Tony Award for its seminal productions of The Way of the World and Thieves’ Carnival.

Following a series of short-term theater jobs, McCann, who had acted in plays during her student years at Manhattanville College, completed a law degree at Fordham University. She later earned a...

We've seen on-screen stories about children being raised by wolves, but how about whales? Apparently it's a dream that director Jon Turteltaub is interested in making a reality. The National Treasure director is now attached to direct Beached, a new fantasy family movie set up over at Fox 2000. The film follows a "chubby four-year-old child" who falls off of a boat into the ocean during a family vacation. He is then rescued and raised by whales and he grows up to become an Olympic swimmer. THR says that the film has actually been in the works since 1997 and was originally written by Ted Griffin, whose credits include Steven Soderbergh's Ocean's 11, Matchstick Men, Rumor Has It... and the television series Terriers. He most recently wrote the screenplay for the Brett Ratner movie Tower Heist. Betty Thomas, who is best known for movies like 28 Days, Doctor Dolittle and Alvin and the Chipmunks...

They’ve had their successes, and they clearly have talent. Yet all hasn't been going to plan. Luke looks at 10 directors in need of a critical and financial hit…

You know how it is. You’re latest feature goes down well with critics and audiences alike, and before you know it, the scripts are flying through your door.

Your last film went down well, too, and thanks to this momentum, men in suits are asking you to make films now, whereas previously all your work had been attained via a complex and degrading system of begging, selling your principles and lying in the foetal position outside film studios, weeping and yammering in desperate gibberish, until a passing producer took pity and on you and gave you a lowly job as second assistant director on a small film of questionable promise or merit.

So, you’ve finally made it, eh? Fantastic.

Taylor KitschUpon hearing the news that Taylor Kitsch ("Friday Night Lights," X-Men Origins: Wolverine) is being courted to star in Oliver Stone's next film, Savages, Cinematical's Jacob Hall posted an article asking "Is Taylor Kitsch the Next Sam Worthington?" And it makes sense. Kitsch has a similarly rugged and athletic look, and he's already set to star in two of 2012's biggest blockbusters: Battleship and John Carter of Mars. The latter is a Disney sci-fi epic being called "The Next Avatar" in some circles.

But, to me, the comparison to Worthington is to compare to the latest in a long line of fresh faces the major studios force down our throats, only for us to tire of them within a year or two. For the sake of this article, I'll call refer to this idea of the "next" big actor as the search for "that guy." Some of them,...

Actor Mark Ruffalo had a tough time getting his career started, having to bartend for nine years before getting his first break in the 2000 indie gem, "You Can Count of Me." Now the dedicated performer is firmly cemented in the Oscars echelons, nominated for Best Supporting Actor for his turn in "The Kids Are All Right."

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Oscar Nominee Trivia File: Mark RuffaloThe Love of the Theater

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Perhaps Kevin Costner has lined up a film worth watching after the dismal Swing Vote last year and films such as Mr. Brooks, The Guardian and Rumor Has It... rounding out his last four films. However, an indie feature with Tommy Lee Jones sounds interesting as the two will star in The Company Men, joining the already cast Ben Affleck . The film is described as a drama about the impact a corporate downsizing has on both its casualties and survivors. Affleck plays a corporate hotshot whose Porsche and six-figure salary vanish after he gets laid off. Costner plays his brother-in-law, a salt-of-the-earth drywall installer who gives him a construction job. Jones plays a senior partner in the firm, a principled man who struggles with the greedy actions of his partners. John Wells wrote the script and will direct. Production begins in April in Boston. On top of this news we...

Ever miss the Rob Reiner who made movies like The Princess Bride, rather than the guy who made soppy romantic comedies like Alex & Emma and Rumor Has It...? Apparently Rob Reiner does too, since his next project sounds like a throwback to The Princess Bride that might actually have the potential to be good. The Hollywood Reporter says Reiner's next directing project will be Book of Shadows, an adventure story written by Zoe Green that was originally dreamed up by Reiner himself. The movie stars a young man "who must embark on the perilous journey of first love and face many trials of maturity while on the dangerous quest to close a mythical tome called "Book of Shadows" in order to restore balance to the world." Throw in some Rodents of Unusual Size and you may as well have Inigo Montoya involved.. All of this is fine by me-- ...

Hollywood beauty Reese Witherspoon has been named the most-likeable female celebrity in a new poll. The Walk The Line Oscar winner, 30, beat Jennifer Aniston to the top spot with 74 pe cent to the Rumor Has It actress' 70 percent in the survey of more than 1,000 women aged 13 and over. Participants were asked to judge which celebrities, from a list of the 10 women who regularly graced magazine covers and gossip columns in 2007, they found the most appealing, confident, glamorous, interesting and over-exposed, among other qualities. Angelina Jolie came in third position with 53 percent, closely followed by singer/actress Jennifer Lopez in fourth place with 52 percent. Tom Cruise's wife, Katie Holmes, also makes it into the top five with a mere 32 percent. Meanwhile, on the other end of the scale, Paris Hilton edged out Britney Spears to be voted the least appealing star with a 9 percent likeability rating to the singer's 11, while the hotel heiress topped the list for most over-exposed celebrity with 75 percent to Spears' 68 percent.

Matt Damon has been named Hollywood's best investment, giving the best box office returns for his salary. Damon, who plays a former CIA hitman in The Bourne Identity franchise, offers twice the value of Tom Cruise and Tom Hanks, making $29 for each dollar he is paid, according to Forbes magazine. Damon's role in the first two Bourne films have made $850 million, with the third now top of the US box office. Brad Pitt came second on the list, making $24 for each dollar of his salary, while Vince Vaughn was third, tying with Pirates Of The Caribbean star Johnny Depp. Rumor Has It star Jennifer Aniston was the highest-ranked actress on the list at number five. The top ten is as follows: 1. Matt Damon; 2. Brad Pitt; 3. Vince Vaughn & Johnny Depp; 5. Jennifer Aniston; 6. Angelina Jolie; 7. Renee Zellweger; 8. Reese Witherspoon; 9. Ben Stiller; 10. Sandra Bullock.

NEW YORK -- Producer Len Amato has been named senior vp at HBO Films, overseeing production and development of all films made for the pay TV channel.

Amato will report to president Colin Callender and be based in HBO Films' Los Angeles offices.

He arrives at the company after serving as president of Paula Weinstein and Mark Rosenberg's Spring Creek Prods., with a strong list of big-screen credits behind him. Since joining the company in the mid-1990s as vp development, Amato served as producer and executive producer on such films as Analyze This, Analyze That, Deliver Us From Eva, Rumor Has It, Blood Diamond and the recent release The Astronaut Farmer.

The new post marks Amato's return to his roots. His producing debut was Charles Dutton's 1997 drama First Time Felon for HBO, and he worked with the network again in 2004 as executive producer of Katja von Garnier's political drama Iron Jawed Angels.

"Len is one of the smartest executives in the industry with an impeccable reputation for good taste and great talent relations," Callender said.

Jennifer Aniston credits regular yoga sessions with helping get her mind and body back in shape after her traumatic divorce from Brad Pitt. The Rumor Has It star worked with celebrity trainer Mandy Ingber to develop a routine which would help get her back in top form. Aniston tells Self magazine she had "emotions she needed to move" before starting yoga, adding, "I was in need of being scooped up." The star also listened to music that inspired her while doing yoga including tunes by Seal, Coldplay, The Rolling Stones and Alicia Keys. She adds, "I was crying through moves. It's good to get that stuff out. You feel like you're having a therapy session."...

Jennifer Aniston has flown to London to join boyfriend Vince Vaughn after nearly two months apart. The Rumor Has It star appeared on The Oprah Winfrey Show earlier this month to deny reports that the couple had split. According to American publication Us Weekly, the pair shared the penthouse suite at a London hotel on Friday night and ordered steak, veal and red wine from room service. The following day, the couple took in a matinee performance of the musical Wicked, then returned to the hotel. This is the first time the couple have seen each other since media reports claimed they had split.

Jennifer Aniston denied reports she has broken up with Vince Vaughn during a taping of The Oprah Winfrey Show on Wednesday. The Rumor Has It star was appearing on the show to promote Room 10, a short film she co-directed as a project for Glamour magazine. Audience member Rochelle Alfaro tells American publication People that Aniston insisted she and Vaughn have not split. Another audience member, Margaret Stent, said the star rolled her eyes when asked about Vaughn and also insisted that she hadn't gotten breast implants, as one tabloid recently reported, explaining that when she gains weight, it goes to her chest. Aniston's short film is about a nurse who gains perspective on her marital problems while caring for a dying patient. Stent adds, "(The film) said that relationships aren't luck, they're hard work, and I think that was really meaningful to people. Jen got a little teary-eyed when she was talking about it, too. It was personally meaningful to her."...

Rumor Has It star Jennifer Aniston has nabbed the top spot on American publication People's annual Best Dressed List. Aniston, who recently appeared in summer hit The Break-Up opposite Vince Vaughn, won in landslide, with 54 per cent of readers voting her the best-dressed, citing her "impeccable taste" and brand loyalty. Follow-up winners included Catwoman star Halley Berry, Fantastic Four babe Jessica Alba, and Dreamgirls actress-singer Beyonce. The Best Dressed winners are as follows: 1. Jennifer Aniston; 2. Halle Berry; 3. Jessica Alba; 4. Beyonce; 5. Eva Longoria; 6. Charlize Theron; 7. Kate Moss; 8. Christina Aguilera; 9. Jessica Simpson; 10. Kate Hudson.

Jennifer Aniston has lashed out at reports she is engaged to Vince Vaughn, labeling the stories "insane" and insisting "people are getting fed a lot of bull." The Rumor Has It star claims she was forced to speak out after legitimate news agencies began reporting the engagement as fact. She tells American publication People, "I'm not engaged and I don't have a ring and I haven't been proposed to. Normally we don't even acknowledge these things because they're endless, at this point, the thing that got me was that I was getting phone calls from Greece! My Aunt Mary in Greece is getting accused of lying! I mean, they're getting angry. My dad calls and he says, 'Honey, it's on the CNN crawl, ' and I'm going, 'Wait a second!' When it starts to travel over into the Today show and CNN and supposedly reliable and accurate news programs, then you just go, 'This is insane. People are getting fed a lot of bull.' The American people need to believe (the news). Please. Get it together!" As for the real status of her relationship with Vaughn, whom she met last year while filming The Break-Up, she says, "We're just being. We're having a good time."...

Jennifer Aniston and Vince Vaughn are planning a secret wedding after the actor proposed to the Rumor Has It star in Paris, France, according to US reports. Friends claim Aniston has invited her former mother-in-law, Brad Pitt's mum Jane, to the nuptials and Vaughn is going to great lengths to shape-up for the big day. A Pitt family source tells American publication Life & Style that Aniston has told her former sister-in-law Julie, who has also been invited to the wedding, that although a date has not been set, the actress would like it "sooner rather than later." Vaughn reportedly went down on one knee while the couple were in Europe promoting the film that brought them together, The Break Up. And Life & Style reports that Vaughn is so serious about looking his best when he weds Aniston, he has started the Zone diet, which Aniston has been a long-time fan of. According to the publication, Aniston told a friend, "He's started the Zone diet, and he's working out. He looks great." Aniston is reportedly waiting for the fuss about her ex-husband's new baby with Angelina Jolie to die down before exchanging vows with her reported new fiance. But an insider insists Aniston is getting serious about her wedding plans: "Jen's already asked Courteney Cox to be her matron of honor."...

Hollywood actor Vince Vaughn wants to have children, but has yet to discuss it with his girlfriend Jennifer Aniston. The Break-Up co-stars continue to be coy about their relationship and Vaughn insists they aren't rushing into anything. And while the actor tells chat show queen Oprah Winfrey he loves to spend time with the Rumor Has It star, he is keen to make light of rumors surrounding their reported wedding. He says, "Jennifer's great. She's just really smart and funny and easy to be with - very considerate. She's great. I think (having children) takes a lot of focus, takes a lot of attention. I think it would be nice at some point to have a different priority. I think that time would come. But not any time in the near future for me. No, I have not talked about having kids with Jennifer. First we have to have the $8 million wedding."...

Kevin Costner has angrily rubbished reports he is the mystery star who performed a sexual act on himself during a massage at a spa in Fife, Scotland. The revelations are part of a British court case, in which a masseuse is suing a former employer, claiming she was fired following the incident with the unnamed superstar. The Rumor Has It actor, who cannot be named for legal reasons, is accused of dropping his towel and pleasuring himself, just moments before his wife went in for a massage with the same therapist, in October 2004. But Costner, who spent his honeymoon at the resort with his bride Christine, is furious his name has been linked to the case. His representative Paul Bloch tells the New York Daily News, "We find it unfortunate that Mr. Costner's name has been brought into what is essentially a dispute between a company owned by a good friend of his and a former employee - and that it would tarnish what was a wonderful time spent at this resort with his wife."...

Jennifer Aniston hates being labeled as a victim in the wake of her failed marriage to Hollywood hunk Brad Pitt. The Rumor Has It star is tired of public sympathy she has endured since her ex-husband began a relationship with his Mr. And Mrs. Smith co-star Angelina Jolie. Aniston tells Vogue magazine, "I'm so tired of being part of this sick, twisted Bermuda Triangle. It makes my skin crawl. Don't make me your victim. All I can do is go on and live my life." The Emmy-winning actress will next be seen onscreen opposite rumored boyfriend Vince Vaughn in the summer comedy The Break Up.

Former celebrity couple Brad Pitt and Jennifer Aniston have concluded their $60 million divorce settlement. The Rumor Has It star will assume sole ownership off their $29 million Beverly Hills mansion, while the Fight Club actor will take control of their lucrative film company Plan B Productions. Aniston will retain a "minor stake" in the production firm, which is believed to be worth more than $50 million after a string of 12 successful independent movie releases, including Tim Burton's Charlie And The Chocolate Factory. The high-profile pair agreed the share-out through their lawyers just days before Aniston's 37th birthday last Saturday.

After a year of speculation, Brad Pitt's publicist has confirmed the actor is dating Angelina Jolie, by releasing a statement from both of them confirming the actress is pregnant. The Hollywood couple have been regularly photographed with Jolie's adopted children Maddox and Zahara over the past year, but both have refused to confirm the nature of their relationship. The couple have always vehemently denied they became romantically involved on the set of Mr. And Mrs. Smith in 2004, while Pitt was still married to Jennifer Aniston. After weeks of rumors of Jolie's pregnancy, America's People magazine quoted the actress as telling a charity worker in the Dominican Republic, "Yes, I'm pregnant." A statement from Pitt's publicist Cindy Guagenti issued yesterday confirms the actor is set to be a father and refers to him and Jolie as "they" for the first time. Guagenti says, "I can confirm they are expecting. There isn't a lot more to say." Pitt, 42, is currently in the process of legally adopting Jolie's Cambodian son Maddox, four, and Ethiopian daughter Zahara, 10 months and the 30-year-old Girl, Interrupted beauty has petitioned for the tots' surnames to be changed from Jolie to Jolie-Pitt. When asked for Aniston's response to the pregnancy news, a spokesman for the Rumor Has It star says, "Jennifer is not in the practice of commenting on the lives of other people." Meanwhile, Jolie's estranged father, actor Jon Voight says, "Angie is my daughter and I am always wishing the best for her."...

Hollywood hunk Brad Pitt has threatened legal action against anyone who publishes recently-taken nude photographs of the actor. The Troy star was sunbathing naked on the balcony of his Los Angeles home recently, when an unknown paparazzo photographed Pitt in his birthday suit. Gossip site PageSix.com reports Pitt's lawyer, John Lavely, has written a letter to US magazines and newspapers, warning the star will sue if the images are published. Earlier this month, Pitt's ex-wife Jennifer Aniston filed an invasion of privacy suit against paparazzo Peter Brandt after he snapped the Rumor Has It star sunbathing topless at her Hollywood Hills mansion.

Jennifer Aniston has shrugged off suggestions the past 12 month have been worst of her life, insisting she wouldn't have changed events "for anything." The Rumor Has It... star, who divorced husband Brad Pitt in October and has been beleaguered by press intrusion into her personal life, is adamant the experience has been an important learning curve. Borrowing the famous Charles Dickens adage she says, "It's been the best of times, and... it's been the worst of times. It's been difficult, but in many ways it's been great, too. I feel I've grown a lot as a human being throughout the course of it. It's been a year to remember, alright... but I wouldn't change it. I wouldn't trade it in for anything."...

Jennifer Aniston has made history by becoming men's magazine GQ's first ever Woman Of The Year. The Rumor Has It star poses topless on one of three covers for the new magazine, and is named alongside rumored boyfriend Vince Vaughn and rapper 50 Cent as the publication's people of 2005 - the first time a woman has topped the men's list. Editor Mark Healy insists the decision to honor Aniston isn't a gimmick: "Sometimes, when you think someone is deserving, then you make room." In the accompanying GQ article, Aniston admits she regrets making public statements about her former romance with Brad Pitt, insisting she plans to be much more private about her love life in future. She accepts Gwyneth Paltrow was right to criticize her and Pitt for being so open about private matters, stating, "You know she's right, she's absolutely correct. I feel like there is a graveyard of celebrity couples who now have learned their lesson."...

Jennifer Aniston found herself in the hot seat during a recent taping of CNN's Larry King Live when the veteran broadcaster relentlessly questioned her about her rumored romance with Vince Vaughn. The Rumor Has It star was on the show, which will air in America tonight, with British actor Clive Owen to promote their new movie Derailed when King turned up the heat. But a squirming Aniston wasn't about to reveal anything. Giggling awkwardly when King started asking about the rumors, Aniston said, "God, I'm getting out of here." And when the inquisitive host refused to let up with his line of questioning, the actress simply repeated the chat show king's words as he said, "Vince Vaughn, we love him," and "He's a national treasure." But when King asked if the romance is serious, smiling Aniston just shook her head and said, "I'm not talking about it, I'm not talking about it... It sounds harsh to say 'it's none of your business' (but) you learn your lessons, that's all."...

Jennifer Aniston struggled to keep quiet during the break-up of her marriage to Brad Pitt, because talking is her therapy. The Rumor Has It star, whose divorce from Pitt was finalized last weekend, would normally have wanted to share her feelings, but was obliged not to say too much about what was happening in order to keep her personal life private. Aniston, 36, says, "It's so hard, it's almost the impossible - not talking about anything. I don't abide well to gag orders. I'm a talker. I think it's a beautiful trait when people are not micro-managing every corner of their life. But there is a boundary. I've learned my lessons throughout the years on when that line gets crossed and how that can be used against you and can backfire."...

Newly-single actress Jennifer Aniston has laughed off reports she is dating 7th Heaven heart-throb Geoff Stults. America's Star magazine claims the star of the upcoming Derailed and Rumor Has It is "mad for Geoff" and "head over heels", after being introduced by Stults' Wedding Crashers co-star Vince Vaughn. However, Aniston's representative says, "She barely knows him".

Hollywood actress Jennifer Aniston is expected to spectacularly slam former husband Brad Pitt in a revealing television interview with Diane Sawyer. The former Friends star spoke publicly of her heartache for the first time to Vanity Fair - claiming Troy star Pitt lacks a "sensitivity chip" - but she is now determined to broadcast her feelings on the small screen. A source tells British newspaper the Daily Mirror, "She's spoken about the split to a magazine but feels she can explain her side of the story better on TV." The actress has two films coming out before the end of the year -- thriller Derailed opposite Clive Owen, and comedy Rumor Has It, co-starring Kevin Costner and Shirley MacLaine.

The cast and crew on Jennifer Aniston's upcoming movie are finally in a pleasant working environment, after a string of controversies affecting production. The movie began production in July with Ocean's Eleven writer Ted Griffin directing. But he was abruptly dismissed by Warner Bros just eight days into shooting, following rumors that Aniston was unimpressed with the quality of the comedy, and that leading man Kevin Costner and Griffin had many angry clashes. Rob Reiner then stepped in to take over the Griffin-penned movie - appropriately called Rumor Has It - and Tony Bill's part was cut, with Shirley MacLaine and Mena Suvari remaining. Mark Ruffalo, who also stars in the film, says, "It's a different movie, and it's taking a certain amount of acclimation to find my way in it, but I feel good with it. I love Ted, and I love the old script, but this is equally as good a project." The project is an update of classic movie The Graduate, which focuses on a young woman, played by Aniston, who finds out her grandmother, played by MacLaine, was the basis for the famous Mrs. Robinson character from the 1967 original film.

Mena Suvari has fallen for a role in Tony Scott's Domino opposite Keira Knightley, sources have confirmed. The actress is the first piece of casting news to come out of the project, which is due to start shooting Monday. New Line Cinema will distribute the Samuel Hadida-produced film. Domino tells the real-life story of Domino Harvey, daughter of actor Laurence Harvey, who starred in the original version of The Manchurian Candidate. She ditched a career as a Ford model to become a bounty hunter. Suvari will play a producer's assistant in the project, which was penned by writer-director Richard Kelly. Scott and brother Ridley Scott's Scott Free Prods. is producing along with Hadida and his France-based Davis Films. Shooting is set for Los Angeles and Las Vegas. New Line production president Toby Emmerich is overseeing for the studio. Suvari is repped by the Gersh Agency and attorney Debbie Klein. She's coming off a recurring role on the most recent season of HBO's Six Feet Under and next stars in MGM's Beauty Shop opposite Queen Latifah. She is in front of cameras playing the sister of Jennifer Aniston's character in Otherwise Engaged for Warner Bros. Pictures and helmer Rob Reiner.

Director Ted Griffin was fired from his new movie, formerly known as the Untitled Ted Griffin Project, by Warner Bros after clashing with star Kevin Costner, according to insiders. The Oscar-winning star, who is shooting a 'sort-of-sequel' to the 1969 movie The Graduate with Jennifer Aniston, was "constantly criticizing" the first-time film-maker - culminating in him being fired, according to gossip site Fly On The Wall. A source says, "It's totally Costner's fault, not Jennifer's. He was constantly in Ted's face about what he was doing wrong, criticizing him repeatedly about his setups in front of Paula Weinstein (one of the film's producers). He said several times loudly to anyone who would listen, 'This movie will take a year to shoot if you don't get rid of Ted.' It was more and more difficult for Ted to maintain any kind of respect from his crew with Costner constantly bitching at him around the clock. Finally, Ted asked Costner rather firmly, but not loudly, to return to his trailer. Costner screamed, 'I will not. Not until you change the lighting set-up like I told you." Costner's dominant approach on set reportedly riled co-star Shirley MacLaine who commented to fellow actress Mena Suvari, "There once was a time when actors respected their director." To which Costner retorted to MacLaine, "You keep out of this." Meanwhile Aniston was apparently "very sweet" to Griffin while he was director, but preferred to remain in her trailer to rehearse her lines when not required on set.