E! Online - While CW fans were getting to know him as lacrosse-playing teen-about-town Nate Archibald on Gossip Girl, Chace Crawford was also busy screaming for his supper.

Reuters - "The Haunting of Molly Hartley," a suspense thriller starring "Gossip Girl" hunk Chace Crawford, will open in U.S. theaters at Halloween.

AP - J.K. Rowling stressed the crucial importance of imagination during a speech Thursday at Harvard University's spring commencement, saying, "We do not need magic to transform our world."

Reuters - A couple of film characters adept at martial arts and anatomy-defying leg splits face off at movie theaters this weekend.

Reuters - The recent fire damage to Universal Studios' video vault underscores the significance of film preservation and archiving, which already been receiving increased industrywide attention.

Reuters - "National Treasure's" Diane Kruger will play Dermot Mulroney's wife in the indie thriller "Run for Her Life."

Reuters - Brittany Murphy, Thora Birch and Tammy Blanchard are starring in "Deadline," a "Shining"-style psychological thriller that began shooting in Louisiana this week.

Reuters - Adam Sandler's production shingle is taking a turn down a new road.

E! Online - Lindsay Lohan is about to start sporting a baby bump. A fake one, mind you.

Reuters - The original cast of the animated hit "Madagascar" will be joined by new names such as Bernie Mac and Alec Baldwin in "Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa," which is scheduled for a November 7 release.

AP - The movie is about a woman who hits a guy with her car and drives home with him still lodged in the windshield — then parks in the garage, closes the door and leaves him there to die.

AP - It's a good time to be a woman in Hollywood.

AP - The country group Rascal Flatts will appear and perform in the upcoming Hannah Montana movie.