Gossip Girl star Ed Westwick has landed a major supporting role in J. Edgar, the Clint Eastwood-directed drama about manipulative FBI director J. Edgar Hoover that stars Leonardo DiCaprio. At the same time, Charlize Theron will not be playing the role of Helen Gandy, as was rumored. She's signing on ... Read More

Morgan Freeman insists he's been preparing to portray former South African leader Nelson Mandela on the big screen for years - after the great man himself told the actor he should be the one to play him in a movie. The Driving Miss Daisy star has won acclaim for playing Mandela ... Read More

The 81st Academy Award Nominations were announced earlier today by actor Forest Whitaker and Academy President Sid Ganis. "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" was nominated for 13 awards, "Slumdog Millionaire" with 10 awards while "The Dark Knight" and "Milk" landed eight each. Finally, "The Reader", "Frost/Nixon", "Doubt" and "Wall-E" ... Read More