Dust off the red speedos, Zac Efron is in early talks to join Dwayne Johnson in the new Baywatch movie.

Bill Murray has had a change of heart about appearing in the new Ghostbusters movie.

Funnyman Judd Apatow is a champion for women in comedy, writes Leena Tailor.

Yoga instructor and former TV3 reporter Claire Robbie has returned to New Zealand after nine months travelling the world making a documentary series.

Who was Orry-Kelly? "Not only a costume designer and three-time Oscar winner but also Cary Grant's boyfriend - now that's a trifecta."

A couple's plans to build a 'hobbit hole' for visitors to stay in has seen them embroiled in a battle against powerful forces.

The woman on America's silver screen is young. She is white. She is straight. And she is vastly outnumbered by men.

Kiwi actress Stefania LaVie Owen has landed her first major Hollywood role at the age of 17.

Colin Farrell will co-star alongside Eddie Redmayne in Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them

Former Shortland Street star KJ Apa is being hailed as "the next Tom Cruise" by Hollywood execs. He joins an elite set of former Short St stars to crack Hollywood.

Hollywood has been shining the light on mental-illness. At least half a dozen recent releases reflect characters, both real and fictional, whose experience with mood disorders is central to the story.

He couldn't get a job pushing supermarket trolleys, but he's now managed to land a lead role in a Hollywood movie.

The last big superhero movie of the year hits cinemas today with a reboot of The Fantastic Four. Here's how the new squad shape up ...

Amy Winehouse really was a musical force of nature. Her voice and her songwriting were incredibly special.

British star Jamie Bell has spoken about filming the SAS thriller 6 Days in New Zealand.

Amongst the dozens of teams Marvel has put out over the decades, there are plenty that don't have any cinematic selling power. In honour of the latest team to hit the big screen, here are four not-so-fantastic teams.

They wrote a string of hits that most Kiwis, and many Australians could sing along to word-perfect - April Sun in Cuba, Are You Old Enough, and Rain.

The official version of Ryan Reynold's superhero flick Deadpool has been released - and it's not safe for work.

Robert Downey Jr has topped the Forbes list of highest-paid actors in the world with a cool US$80 million (NZ$137.79 million) in earnings.

Rube Goldberg machines are named for the American cartoonist who thought up contraptions that accomplish the simplest task by the most complicated means imaginable, writes Peter Calder.

The stars of Marvel's Fantastic Four were left reeling after they were subjected to awkward and offensive questions from two US radio hosts.

Will Smith has taken to Facebook to angrily deny the latest round of divorce rumours to rock him and Jada Pinkett Smith.

Having starred in Star Trek and Mission Impossible, Simon Pegg's got plenty of nerd cred - with more on the way thanks to a small part in the upcoming Star Wars: The Force Awakens.

Actress Jane Seymour has revealed she fell asleep during her romantic bedroom scene with Sir Roger Moore for the James Bond film Live and Let Die.

The latest Hollywood trend of turning random brands into movies is proving unstoppable, with possible the strangest entry yet joining a growing list of films no one asked for.

"If God exists, why did he make ugly people?" Derek Zoolander returns, asking the big questions.

A genius with too much time on their hands has flawlessly mashed together 280 movie scenes to create a cover of Mark Ronson's Uptown Funk.

US comedienne Tina Fey is reportedly working on a film about card counting.

The most talked-about movie at the film festival, Amy hits cinemas this week. Kathryn Bromwich talks to the manager who tried to 'make her go to rehab', and others whose lives were touched by the doomed soul singer.