AP - William Shatner's James Kirk disliked formality, always pestering people to call him "Jim."

Reuters - Days away from its U.S. opening, 10 percent of "Star Trek" fans planning to see the movie say in a survey that they plan to show up to theaters in costume, online ticket seller Fandango.com said on Tuesday.

Reuters - When director J.J. Abrams dreamed up the new "Star Trek" movie, he took the prologue to the original television series to mind, and at least one key person approves -- Mr. Logical himself, Spock.

AP - Dom DeLuise, the portly actor-comedian whose affable nature made him a popular character actor for decades with movie and TV audiences as well as directors and fellow actors, has died. He was 75.

AP - "Julia" requires an enormous amount of its star, and of its audience.

Reuters - Director Ron Howard accused the Vatican on Sunday of trying to hamper the filming and the Rome roll-out of his new movie "Angels & Demons," and challenged Catholic critics to see the film before condemning it.

E! Online - Here's hoping graphic novels are as good to Hugh Jackman as comic books have been.

E! Online - Jennifer Hudson is taking a break this week from her national tour with Robin Thicke. Doctors are said to be treating her for a throat condition related to her singing.

AP - It's "Twilight" versus "Slumdog Millionaire" at this year's MTV Movie Awards.

AP - Fake Swiss Guards stood at attention on the red carpet Monday as "Angels & Demons," the thriller based on the Dan Brown best-selling novel of the same name, had its world premiere.