Reuters - With Heath Ledger's villainous Joker drawing attention and box office dollars, Sony is moving forward with "Venom," a potential "Spider-Man" spinoff based on a bad guy.

Reuters - Sam Raimi, the director of Sony's "Spider-Man" films, is going Disney for the first time.

Reuters - At the Cannes Film Festival in May, buyers rushed to see the latest work from three noted American filmmakers: Steven Soderbergh's "Che," James Gray's "Two Lovers" and Charlie Kaufman's "Synecdoche, New York."

Reuters - You might not be able to kill a mummy but as "The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor" demonstrates, you can kill a franchise.

AP - It's a double-O duet. Alicia Keys and Jack White have recorded the theme song for the new James Bond film, "Quantum of Solace," producers said Wednesday.

AP - Police say they have confiscated a gun belonging to Jerry Lewis that was found in the 82-year-old entertainer's carryon bag as he prepared to fly to Detroit from Las Vegas.

AP - Fergie is excited about adding the role of a prostitute to her acting portfolio.

AP - Now that their feud is up in smoke, Cheech and Chong are high on plans to reunite for their first comedy tour in more than 25 years.

Reuters - Actors Ewan McGregor and Charley Boorman braved the specter of armed kidnappers and fierce hyenas when they set out on a motorcycle journey in Africa but what they encountered was quite different: little violence and curious kids.

Reuters - Big Hollywood studios will take a back seat at this year's Venice film festival, with the competition lineup highlighting independent U.S. cinema, Italian productions and Japanese animation movies.

AP - A person close to the "Transformers" sequel says actress Isabel Lucas was the passenger in Shia LaBeouf's wreck in Los Angeles early Saturday.

E! Online - Life with twins is making Jennifer Lopez run for The Governess.

E! Online - Here's a match made in…a lab?