Sam Mendes ‘plans Willy Wonka musical’

September 17th, 2009 SAM MENDES insists Hollywood movies are now "almost impossible to make" as a result of the global financial crisis. The director admits the economic downturn means leading film studios will struggle to finance "serious" movies like his 2008 hit Revolutionary Road, which starred his wife Kate Winslet and Leonardo DiCaprio.

September 14th, 2009 "The truth of the matter is that I'm scared out of my mind when I get calls from GEORGE CLOONEY and SAM MENDES. I'm not a person who believes everything will be great." THE OFFICE star JOHN KRASINSKI is terrified his acting career will come to a sudden end.

September 13th, 2009 LOS ANGELES - Actress Eva Mendes has joined the cast of comedy movie "The Other Guys". Michael Keaton, Damon Wayans, Jr., comedian Will Ferrell and Mark Wahlberg are already in the film.

August 8th, 2009 LONDON - American actress Eva Mendes was pictured rubbing her bare body against Irish fashion model Jamie Dornan's during a shoot for Calvin Klein. The red-hot pics showed the oiled-up pair in a very kinky pose, with topless Mendes, 35, straddling actress Keira Knightley's ex Dornan, 27, from behind, reports the Sun.

August 1st, 2009 WASHINGTON - Eva Mendes thinks Los Angeles is "full of lost souls" because most of the people are "trying to fill a void". According to the 'Women' actress, LA is home to many wannabe actresses and singers which makes it a depressing place to live, reports Contactmusic.

July 30th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Matthew McConaughey and Eva Mendes are reportedly gearing up to star in new film "Southbound." The independently financed drama is going to be directed by Jonathan Jakubowicz, Variety reports. The movie could have McConaughey as a patrol officer on the border between California and Mexico.

July 30th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Actress Eva Mendes has revealed that she loves attending therapy sessions, as she is a very emotional person. "(I'm) a woman who has been through life experiences, thank God, and therapy.

July 22nd, 2009 LONDON - More raunchy pictures from Eva Mendes' Calvin Klein advertisement have been making rounds, showing the actress posing topless alongside Irish model Jamie Dornan. The "Hitch" star's seductive poses in the last month's campaign left hints of the shoot being her hottest to date, reports The Sun.

July 19th, 2009 LONDON - Eva Mendes gave onlookers an eyeful when she took a dip off the Italian coast in a skimpy black string bikiniThe actress was spotted splashing around and squealing at the waves. "Fellas couldn't believe it when Eva joined them for a dip.

June 19th, 2009 LONDON - Lingerie-clad Eva Mendes struck a seductive pose in what could be called as her hottest ad to date. The 35-year-old actress can be seen lying seductively with her male co-star Jamie Dornan in a raunchy new Calvin Klein's advertisement.

June 16th, 2009 Publisher of 'Harry Potter' denies plagiarismLONDON — The publisher of the wildly popular and very profitable "Harry Potter" books says it intends to fight a lawsuit alleging that author J.K. Rowling stole the idea for the series about the boy wizard.

June 16th, 2009 LONDON - Publisher of the Harry Potter books has blasted claims that author JK Rowling copied another writer while inking the fourth instalment of the series. Bloomsbury Publishing has thwarted allegations made by the estate of children's writer Adrian Jacobs, who passed away in 1997, in a legal action over alleged copyright infringement.

June 12th, 2009 LONDON - Hollywood actress Eva Mendes has revealed that she feels "uncomfortable" spending her hard earned money. After moving to America from Cuba, the stunner's parents split and she was under the charge of her mother who did a variety of jobs.

May 6th, 2009 LONDON - Hollywood actress Eva Mendes has once again teamed up with fashion brand Clavin Klein for a line-up of steamy commercials for their new underwear and jeans campaign. The 35-year-old's earlier ads for the brand's fragrance in 2008, which featured her topless, were deemed controversial and non-appropriate by American TV bosses with several networks even refusing to air the footage.

May 4th, 2009 LONDON - Hollywood hunk Hugh Jackman has a rather unique nickname for his willy-"old James Roger". The Aussie movie star revealed the name while explaining his stripping scene for new film, the 'X-Men Origins: Wolverine'.