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GEORGE LUCAS is so desperate to enlist SIR SEAN CONNERY in the new INDIANA JONES film, he’s written him into the script without the actor yet agreeing to appear in the movie.
Lucas, who has secured Harrison Ford, Cate Blanchett and Shia Labeouf for the series’ fourth installment, is willing to rewrite the story if Connery refuses to reprise his role from 1989s Indiana Jones And The Last Crusade, but is hoping he can convince the actor to star in the much anticipated sequel.
Lucas, 62, says, "We have a script with him in it. "If he doesn’t do it, we’ll do a quick rewrite." Rumours of Connery’s return as the fictional adventurer’s father, Henry Jones, have been rife since the film went into pre-production in January (07).

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NICOLAS CAGE’s former partner CHRISTINA FULTON is hoping to reteam with her THE DOORS co-star VAL KILMER in a new thriller.
Fulton, the mother of Cage’s teenage son Weston, played Nico to Kilmer’s Jim Morrison in The Doors biopic and now she’s fighting to get the actor to join the cast of Rock Point - a new film about an American Indian swimming team that disappears on a trip.
She says, "I’d really like to work with Val again. He made me feel so comfortable when I was a newcomer on the set of The Doors.
"He was so wonderful and caring. He’s a method actor and he’s intense but his brand of acting is contagious."

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CAMERON DIAZ is begging parents to stop telling their kids that she’s the real Princess Fiona in the Shrek movies - because she thinks children should believe in green ogres for as long as possible.
The actress admits she’s thrilled when young fans realise her voice is behind their favourite animated character, but she believes in make believe.
She says, "Parents will say to their kids when they’re watching Charlie’s Angels: ‘Do you know who this is? It’s Princess Fiona,’ and they’ll say, ‘That’s not Princess Fiona.’ "I’m like, ‘Don’t ruin it for them, let them just have Princess Fiona. They don’t need to know that’s me behind her because for kids it’s real.’ "Kids invest in reality that way, the same way they go to bed with their teddy bear and give it a name. They probably think it gets up in the middle of the night and gets cookies. We just believe those things when we’re children."

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JOHN TRAVOLTA has blasted the BBC over a documentary investigating the controversial Scientology religion.
The Pulp Fiction star slammed the UK journalist John Sweeney for harbouring "personal prejudices, bigotry and animosity" in the documentary, and accused the reporter of displaying "hatred against my religion." The star filed the complaint after BBC journalist John Sweeney confronted Travolta at a movie premiere, asking "Are you a member of a brainwashing cult?" In a letter to the corporation, Travolta wrote: "There was a man screaming insults and accusations about my religion from the crowd… he should not be given a forum to air his personal prejudices, bigotry and animosity." The heated letter follows leaked footage of the documentary appearing on youtube.com - which showed Sweeney losing his temper at Scientology members.
Sweeney has since apologised for the outburst.
The documentary for the current affairs programme Panorama will be screened in the UK tomorrow (14May07).

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LATEST: Roxy Music star BRYAN FERRY has been dropped from his modelling contract with British retail chain Marks And Spencer (M&S) - after confessing his admiration for the Nazi propaganda machine.
Ferry was recently (Apr07) quoted praising the work of propaganda filmmaker Leni Riefenstahl telling German publication Welt am Sonntag, "My God, the Nazis knew how to put themselves in the limelight and present themselves.
"Leni Riefenstahl’s movies and Albert Speer’s buildings and the mass parades and the flags - just amazing. Really beautiful." Despite apologising over the comments, the retail chain - which was founded and owned by Jewish immigrant Michael Marks - have cancelled his modelling contract.

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LATEST: The wife of the man accused of having an affair with KYLIE MINOGUE has branded the past week "the worst of my life." The Australian pop star - who was spotted holidaying with married director Alexander Dahmin in Chile last week (ends11May07) - has denied reports she is romantically involved with Dahmin.
But despite the Spinning Around star’s protestations - pregnant Laura Dahm is struggling to live with the media frenzy surrounding the alleged liaison.
She says, "It has been a week of hell. I am supposed to be enjoying the last few weeks of my pregnancy, getting ready for our baby. Instead I am crying and constantly on the phone to my husband begging him to come home as he is accused of sleeping with one of the world’s biggest stars."

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The former publicist of SIR PAUL McCARTNEY has blasted the music legend’s estranged wife HEATHER MILLS - branding her talentless.
Geoff Baker acted as the former Beatles publicist for 15 years, but left in 2004 after a reported clash with Mills..
He says, "I don’t like Heather. She knows that, although she was always pleasant enough to my face.
"I’m sure she’ll be a huge act in America. She doesn’t have one particular talent but she doesn’t need one. "Fame isn’t predicated on talent anymore.
"To some extent I do admire her. But I don’t like her."

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British author JK ROWLING’s seventh HARRY POTTER book may not be the last we read of the teenage wizard - she is planning another installment in the fantasy franchise.
The seventh novel Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows hits bookstores on 21 July (07), and while Rowling has always insisted it would be the last chapter of the phenomenally successful series - she is now considering an eighth book.
Rowling says, "I might do an eighth book for charity, a kind of encyclopedia of the world so I could use all the extra material that’s not in the books."

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Celebrities SIMON COWELL, JK ROWLING and SIR RICHARD BRANSON are among the famous names who have pledged money for the safe return of a four-year-old British girl missing in southern Portugal since last Thursday (03May07).
Madeleine McCann is though to have been abducted from the Algarve resort where she and her parents were on holiday - and the stars are hoping their reward money will encourage anyone with information to come forward to Portuguese police.
Music mogul Simon Cowell - who offered £50,000 ($100,000) - says, "I heard about the terrible situation here in LA and I hope she is found safe and sound."

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The former butler to Diana, Princess of Wales has blasted PRINCE HARRY’s deployment to Iraq, branding it a publicity stunt by the British monarchy.
PAUL BURRELL is furious at the cost of keeping the royal heir protected while he fights in the Middle Eastern war zone.
He says, "Harry is a wild card… a liability. It’s going to cost the taxpayers a lot to keep him safe in Iraq. "It’s just a PR exercise - because when he comes home he’ll be a hero."

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Serbia’s musical entry took the top spot at last night’s (12May07) annual Eurovision Song Contest in Helsinki, Finland.
Serbian singer Marija Serifovic’s ballad Molitva earned her the coveted gong, with second and third place going to Ukraine and Russia respectively.
British act Scooch were left red faced after they came joint second-last with the song Flying The Flag.
However, band member Caroline Barnes refused to be disheartened, saying, "To be honest, this experience has been one in a million.
"I don’t want to say it was expected, but you know what Eurovision is like."

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RnB star KELIS is ecstatic about her upcoming appearance at Scotland’s Rock Ness festival - because she believes she will meet the Loch Ness Monster.
The Milkshake star, who is married to rapper Nas, insists mythical stories such as the Loch Ness Monster must have some truth to them.
She says, "I don’t know too much about Rock Ness but when I hear that name I immediately think of the monster.
"I definitely believe in it. I always think these myths come from somewhere so there is some truth in it.
"There is something in that water!" The music event will take place next month (09-10Jun07) at Loch Ness, Scotland. (CJM/WNSSU/MEH) WENN - - HOLLYWOOD, SHOWBIZ & PEOPLE NEWS - 13 MAY 2007

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R&B star AMERIE’s went against her mother’s wishes to launch a music career she wanted her daughter to be a novelist.
Amerie insists she had an overwhelming urge to be a singer - outweighing the desire to please her mom.
Amerie, 27, says, "Mom wanted me to do something traditional, like be a novelist and work in the countryside, "If you want something really badly, instinct takes over to make it happen."

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