Contract revised for higher wages

October 7th, 2009 LONDON - Benjamin Presley, grandson of American Rock 'n' Roll star Elvis Presley, has landed a record deal worth $5 million with Universal. The teenager says his compositions will be different from his grandpa's music.

October 3rd, 2009 LONDON - Oscar-winning actor Nicolas Cage is in financial trouble, since a bank is suing him for breach of contract. The actor is facing a $2 million lawsuit for allegedly breaching contract on an agreed monthly sum to East West Bank, reported imdb.com.

September 27th, 2009 LONDON - Simon Cowell is taking his popular show "X Factor" to the US after signing a $103 million (65 million pounds) deal with Fox TV. The mirror.co.uk reports that Cowell landed the big-money contract to export the hit ITV show as part of his latest "American Idol" deal, which struggling Fox has been desperate to renew for a further two years.

September 24th, 2009 LONDON - British pop star Lily Allen has quit the music industry. The singer made the announcement on her new blog, revealing she has no plans to release new songs or tour again, reported femalefirst.co.uk "Just so you know, I have not renegotiated my record contract and have no plans to make another record.

September 23rd, 2009 LONDON - Hollywood comeback kid Mickey Rourke has signed up to star in "The Ice Man", a film based on the life of real-life hitman Richard 'Iceman' Kuklinski. "The Wrestler" actor believes it will be his defining role, like boxing movie "Raging Bull" was for Robert De Niro, who won a Best Actor Oscar for his portrayal of middleweight world champion Jake Lamotta in the Martin Scorsese film, reports list.co.uk.

September 4th, 2009 LONDON - Pop legend Michael Jackson's sister Janet, who hasn't yet spoken publicly about her brother's death, finally plans to give an in-depth interview about her grief. "Janet is giving a leading magazine exclusive interview which would be its cover story where she would discuss her brother in detail and will talk about the time they were together, femalefirst.co.uk quoted a sorce as saying.

August 28th, 2009 Manasiloru Mangostein, based on environment protection and made by the students of Government Higher Secondary School, Vattathur, won the best film award at The Kazcha Short Film Festival. The Directorate of Public Instruction organized the awards.

July 10th, 2009 LONDON - After long speculations by media about where she will pursue her higher studies, Harry Potter star Emma Watson has confirmed that she is preparing to move to the US for studies. The 19-year-old has revealed she is heading to the US for further education this autumn, reports IANS-WENN.

July 9th, 2009 LONDON - Socialite heiress Paris Hilton will take the stand in a Miami, Florida court Friday to testify against allegations that she failed to adequately promote her 2006 flop "Pledge This!" The occasional actress-singer is being sued for breach of contract by bosses at Worldwide Entertainment Group Inc., who claim she neglected to honour promotion and publicity agreements for the film, insisting she owes investors a massive $8.3 million, reports contactmusic.com. The movie executives claim Hilton was paid $1 million for her acting services and for "reasonable promotion and publicity" for the film, which featured the her as the president of an exclusive sorority.

July 6th, 2009 LONDON - Hollywood actor Brandon Routh is no longer contracted to play "Superman", but says if approached he would love to essay the popular character again. The actor who has portrayed journalist Clark Kent and his alter ego superhero in two big screen outings - "Superman Returns" (2006) and upcoming "Superman: Man of Steel", admits he has no idea about the future of the franchise but would love to play the role again, reports femalefirst.co.uk.

July 3rd, 2009 MUMBAI - Bollywood actors John Abraham and Katrina Kaif have been voted as the most eligible single celebrities in an online poll. The poll conducted by matrimonial website shaadi.com saw responses from over 18,000 netizens, a statement from the company said Friday.

June 26th, 2009 Film: "Terminator Salvation"; Cast: Christian Bale, Sam Worthington, Moon Bloodgood, Helena Bonham Carter, Bryce Dallas Howard, Anton Yelchin; Director: MCG; Rating: *** The fourth instalment of "Terminator" series has hit the screens but without Arnold Schwarzenegger - though he makes a blink-or-miss appearance towards the end of the movie. Set in the future, the film is about man fighting with machines to save the world from the grip of an enemy called Skynet, which is trying to wipe out every trace of humankind from earth.

June 17th, 2009 LONDON - American actor Alec Baldwin says that he will take retirement in March 2012. The Cooler star insists he'll consider himself a former actor when his current contract on TV show 30 Rock expires in three years, reported imdb.com.

June 11th, 2009 LOS ANGELES - After almost a year of talks in Hollywood the actors union have finally agreed to a new pay deal, avoiding a threatened strike. The previous agreement between around 120,000 film actors and the large Hollywood studios expired last July.

June 3rd, 2009 MUMBAI - The Anil Ambani group has forayed into animation education by launching the Big Animation Infotainment and Media School or Big Aims, a training institute in Pune. "Big Aims is unique and a first-of-its kind," said Ashish Kulkarni, chief executive of Big Animation, the group company that launched the project and made the animated TV series "Little Krishna".