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Actress MICHELLE RODRIGUEZ is writing a screenplay about women breaking o ut of prison.
The Avatar star is putting pen to paper to draft a remake of 1997 Germa n movie Bandits, about four female convicts on the run, and hopes the scr ipt will impress Hollywood bosses.
And Rodriguez admits she would be tempted to star in the movie if it is eventually made into a film.
She tells Movie Hole, "I’m writing a remake of The Bandits, which is ab out four girls who break out of jail and get chased across the country by the feds and by this MTV-like representative. It’s an old German film. I ‘m writing it pro-Bono, so if the producer likes it, he’ll make it.
"We’ll see (about acting in it). I’d think so. But you know, I got into this business to write - not to act. But as an incentive for people to r ead my s**t, I have to agree to be in the film. I’m starting a whole new career so I’m like a kid in a candy store."

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Director BAZ LUHRMANN is to share his tips for making successful movie-mu sicals during his tenure as honorary chairman of the New York Musical The atre Festival (NYMF).
The Moulin Rouge! filmmaker will take charge of the 2010 event next mon th (Sep10), hosting the opening night gala and running a masterclass on t he creation of musical works.
Luhrmann’s talk will include clips from his films and provide wannabe f ilmmakers with advice on how to transfer musical performance theatre from the stage to the big screen.
He says, "In the crowded world of popular culture musical theatre needs to be, and is taking, leaps and bounds into an uncharted future. The New York Musical Theatre Festival is more than just a good idea. It is essen tial to the future prospects of the next generation." The NYMF runs from 27 September (10) until 17 October (10).

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PARIS HILTON recovered from the shock of confronting an armed intruder in her home by treating herself to a luxurious spa day just hours after the frightening incident.
The hotel heiress was left reeling after she discovered a man allegedly carrying two large kitchen knives breaking into her Los Angeles home on Tuesday morning (24Aug10).
Police arrested a man at the scene and Hilton told fans of her terror i n a series of posts on her Twitter.com page.
And just hours after the incident, the socialite revealed she booked he rself in for a day of pampering to soothe away the stress of the break-in and then retreated to her parents’ home for dinner.
In a post on Twitter, she writes, "Feel so much more relaxed. Just went and got adjusted by my chiropractor and got a facial at Kate Somerville Spa… Had a nice dinner at my parents’ house with my family tonight. It was lovely."

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MICHAEL BAY’s attorney has hit back at a lawsuit which alleges a bodyguar d working for the director was involved in a violent altercation with two men in Los Angeles - branding the claims "ridiculous".
Joshua Stewart and Paul Klimczak are suing Bay over an alleged incident in 2008 in which they fought with a man they claim worked as a security guard for the Transformers filmmaker.
The plaintiffs claim they were rendered unconscious after the unnamed m an hit them both over the head with a pistol outside an L.A. nightclub. T hey allegedly sought medical treatment for broken bones and teeth.
Stewart and Klimczak insist Bay should be held accountable for the inci dent because the employee was under his control at the time.
But Bay’s lawyer Marty Singer has blasted the suit, insisting his clien t has never employed a personal guard.
He tells GossipCop.com, "(The lawsuit is) ridiculous. (Bay) did not hav e a security guard that night - or any other night. He had dinner with si x other couples at a restaurant nearby."

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SEINFELD star LEN LESSER was forced to turn to the cops on Wednesday (25A ug10) after receiving an influx of prank calls.
The 87-year-old actor, who played Seinfeld’s Uncle Leo on the sitcom, w as furious after he was bombarded by a multitude of callers, asking him, "Are you Uncle Leo?" Lesser asked authorities in Burbank, California to come to his home bec ause he "couldn’t take it anymore", according to TMZ.com.
Police are reportedly investigating the matter.

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Emmy nominee MARTIN SHORT is skipping the awards ceremony on Sunday (29Au g10) as he continues to mourn the death of his wife, NANCY DOLMAN.
The funnyman was expected to appear at the 62nd Annual Primetime Emmy A wards as he is nominated for a best supporting actor prize for his role a s an attorney in TV hit Damages.
But he has decided to pull out of the event, following the death of Dol man, his partner of 30 years, last week (21Aug10).
The retired actress passed away at the couple’s home in Pacific Palisad es, California following a reported cancer battle. A coroner’s investigat ion determined she died of natural causes.
Short faces Emmy competition in the Supporting Actor in a Drama Series category from Mad Men’s John Slattery, Aaron Paul of Breaking Bad, Men of a Certain Age actor Andre Braugher as well as Lost stars Terry O’Quinn a nd Michael Emerson.

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Mexican actress FERNANDA ROMERO’s ex-lover exposed the star’s marriage to her American husband KENT ROSS as a sham in court on Wednesday (25Aug10) , testifying she wed for immigration purposes.
Celebrity photographer Markus Klinko claims he dated the Drag Me to Hel l star in 2007, two years after she married Ross.
He took the stand as the prosecution’s star witness when the case went to trial on Wednesday, telling jurors Romero confessed to him that she is in a marriage of convenience with Ross.
Prosecutors at Los Angeles Federal Court contend Ross was paid $5,000 ( =C2=A33,330) to wed the actress so she could obtain permanent residency i n the U.S.
The defendants, both 28, have pleaded not guilty to marriage fraud and making false statements. They face up to five years behind bars if found guilty.

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LINDSAY LOHAN is back behind the wheel just two days after completing her sentence for a DUI conviction.
The Mean Girls star was jailed last month (Jul10) for breaching her pro bation stemming from an incident back in 2007 and after her release she s erved 23 days in rehab.
She was discharged from the treatment facility on Tuesday (24Aug10) and on Wednesday (25Aug10) she was spotted visiting a Department of Motor Ve hicles (DMV) office in Santa Monica, California in a bid to regain her dr iving licence, which was taken away after her arrest.
And Lohan was back on the road within a matter of hours - she was snapp ed driving a luxurious Maserati sportscar around Los Angeles in the early hours of Thursday morning (26Aug10).

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KATY PERRY is showing off her generous side by donating free pillows and blankets to fans who have been camping out to see her perform in New York City.
The pop star is due to play a free concert at an outdoor plaza in the B ig Apple to promote her new album, Teenage Dream, on The Today Show on Fr iday (27Aug10).
Fans began queueing up to see the singer days in advance - and she deci ded to thank them for their loyalty by ordering customised cushions and q uilts with her name printed on them.
In a post on her Twitter.com page, Perry writes, "I had special Teenage Dream pillows & blankys made just for those of you that are camping out for the Today show! Yay!"

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Singer GARY BARLOW isn’t convinced ROBBIE WILLIAMS’ return to TAKE THAT w ill be permanent, predicting the band will be a fourpiece again one day.
Williams has rejoined the British boy band that made him famous, 15 yea rs after he quit to pursue a solo career, and the reunited group is prepa ring to release a new album in November (10).
But frontman Barlow admits the full reunion may be short-lived.
He tells British DJ Chris Moyles, "This is our 20th year for all of us this year. So to do a one-off album, and maybe a one-off tour would be a great thing this year.
"We all agreed that unless it was a great record we wouldn’t even go th ere and we’ve got a great record. I think once we’ve done that Rob will g o back to being Rob and we’ll go back to being a four, I think it’ll resu me to how it was."

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Rocker BEN SHEPHERD has spoken out to clarify reports he’s "homeless", in sisting his current "couch surfing" predicament cannot compare to the har sh conditions facing those sleeping rough on the streets.
In an interview with Spin magazine, the Soundgarden bassist was quoted as saying he’s been living on "studio couches and at friends’ houses" bec ause he is "totally broke" - but Shepherd insists his problems are not as "exciting" as the journalist suggests.
In a statement posted on the band’s official website, Shepherd explains , "I feel the banner saying that I am homeless was merely a sensationalis ing stunt done by workers at Spin magazine to sell their story, or make i t seem more exciting than it actually is. It makes me feel embarrassed fo r the truly homeless people to be associated at all in any way with the l ikes of me. I seem to have been lucky, as most of you (have), in never ha ving to survive day to day (on the streets) anyway…
"Sure I’ve been couch surfing, but that’s a far cry from the plight of many many millions of good people worldwide. I just don’t want our loyal.
… fans to be misled, or a bad light to be shone upon my family or friend s who have helped me and tried to help me get along." But the rocker is determined to see the positive side of the story, ins isting the article will have raised awareness about the plight of homeles sness.
He adds, "I would actually like to thank whatever editor that played th is hand for helping once again bring to light the subject of the homeless and uncared for human beings of this dangerously bleak world." (PAW&LR/W

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CHRIS BROWN and DRAKE put their love rivalry behind them on Tuesday (24Au g10) by enjoying a night out together in New York City.
The pop star and the rapper have both been involved with Rihanna - Brow n’s romance with the Bajan beauty ended after a vicious fight which left him with an assault conviction, while Drake enjoyed a brief fling with th e singer in the wake of the couple’s split.
But Brown and Drake put the past behind them and proved they are good p als with an evening out in the Big Apple with their mutual friends Idris Elba and Lil’ Jon on Tuesday. After dining together, the foursome headed to exclusive hotspot Greenhouse and partied with stars including Wilmer V alderrama and Marlon Wayans.
Brown later slipped into the DJ booth to play Drake’s tracks, and stunn ed the crowd by taking the mic and performing a live rendition of his own songs in a five-track set, according to New York Post gossip column Page Six.

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Singer JOSS STONE and former BOND girl JOANNA LUMLEY have joined a campai gn urging medical companies to stop testing Botox on animals.
The caring stars have spoken out after officials at the British Union f or the Abolition of Vivisection (BUAV) conducted a major probe into the f ace-freezing treatment and revealed some manufacturers trial the product on mice.
It is claimed the controversial LD50 experiment leaves rodents at risk of paralysis and death, and Lumley, Stone, and actress Lucy Davis - who s tarred in the original U.K. series of The Office - have called for Botox fans to shun brands which are tested on animals.
Lumley says, "I hate the idea that people wanting to be beautiful and s mooth should use such an ugly and cruel product. Don’t touch it. Support instead the brilliant substitute for animal testing, and keep your consci ence as unmarked as your brow." Stone says, "We can stop this cruel and unnecessary act by bringing lig ht to what has clearly been done in darkness for too long. I think it is a sick way to test something that is for cosmetic use. They are not tryin g to cure cancer here; this is about smoothing the wrinkles on the faces of women and men. How many innocent animals have to suffer? Let’s put a s top to this cruel, inhumane, and above all unnecessary act." Davis adds, "Please, don’t allow animals, who feel pain and fear just l ike we do, to suffer simply for our own vanity." Other stars who have already backed the campaign include funnyman Ricky Gervais and The Pretenders rocker Chrissie Hynde.

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ROBBIE WILLIAMS spent 15 years preparing to apologise to his TAKE THAT ba ndmate GARY BARLOW - but he nearly lost his nerve when it came time to sa y sorry.
Williams, who walked away from the boy band in 1995 to pursue a solo ca reer, insists he was "very nervous" after receiving an invitation to meet up with his former groupmates in Los Angeles last year (09).
And he admits he wasn’t sure if Barlow would forgive him for the "nasty things" he’d said in the past.
Williams tells British DJ Chris Moyles, "It’s one of those situations i n life that could be very explosive and go completely wrong. I was very n ervous because there were four of them. I came so close to not going beca use I had (a) toothache that night and I’d just taken a painkiller.
"I was quite large as well, and I thought I can’t go mumbling, looking like Elvis. I’d said some nasty things about Gaz (Barlow). What do I do i f I go in, is he harbouring anything? So the missus (new wife Ayda Field) pushed me through the door. It was very exciting, very liberating." The singer realised he wanted to be back in the band after he and Barlo w spent the following night working out their problems in a heart-to-hear t.
He adds, "I spent the last 15 years thinking what I was going to say. W e had that big chat and the most amazing thing happened at the end of it, we both said sorry to each other and we both meant it.
"That’s all we needed. It just lifted so much off my shoulders that I d idn’t know was still there. It was the start of a very magical 18 months that we’ve had since then, writing songs together, getting to know each o ther.
"It’s nice being able to be grown-ups and hear each other and say sorry because not many people can do that." The Angels hitmaker has rejoined his Back for Good bandmates - includin g Mark Owen, Jason Orange and Howard Donald - to release an album and emb ark on a tour next year (11).

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AKON is facing legal action after allegedly failing to perform a concert in Belgium last year (09).
Bosses at promotion agency Lofraco Belgium claim the R&B singer was due to play a show in October but pulled out eight days ahead of the gig, ci ting "scheduling conflicts".
They allege the star’s booking agents had already received a $125,000 ( =C2=A383,000) payment for the concert before he backed out.
The lawsuit, filed in the Supreme Court of the State of New York, claim s breach of contract, fraud and concealment.
Lofraco Belgium’s lawyers are demanding $250,000 (=C2=A3167,000) in exp enses and an unspecified "multi-million" dollar figure in punitive damage s, reports TMZ.com.

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Animal-loving SIR PAUL McCARTNEY is furious with experts at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) for allegedly funding science experiments on monkeys.
The Beatles legend is begging the U.S. space agency’s bosses to withdra w financial support for radiation testing conducted on spider monkeys.
And he’s convinced NASA boffins should be able to conceive a more anima l-friendly solution.
In a letter to NASA Administrator Charles Bolden, McCartney writes, "I believe NASA has the ingenuity to investigate the health effects of space travel without confining and experimenting on animals.
"It would be terribly disappointing if in our zeal to explore new front iers and to learn about the fascinating universe where we live we began t o regress in our treatment of the animals with whom we share this planet.
May I appeal to you to cancel this experiment."

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Actor GARY BUSEY has been hailed a hero after he rushed to help a car cra sh victim in California.
The Lethal Weapon star was quick to call emergency services after spott ing two cars collide on Pacific Coast Highway in Malibu earlier this week (begs23Aug10).
He then crossed through traffic to get to the scene of the accident, wh ere he motioned for passing vehicles to slow down and assisted an injured man until paramedics arrived.
The 21-year-old victim’s mum tells TMZ.com that Busey was "very sweet a nd caring". The man is said to be recovering well after the incident. (PA

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A screenwriter behind BOND films including DR. NO and the original CASINO ROYALE was investigated by Britain’s real life secret service over alleg ations he was a Russian spy.
Wolf Mankowitz, who was involved in the making of the franchise’s debut picture Dr. No and wrote the screenplay for 1966’s unofficial 007 movie Casino Royale, came under suspicion from officers at MI5 in the 1940s aft er he married his wife Ann, a member of the Communist Party.
The secret service spent more than a decade monitoring him but didn’t f ind any concrete evidence of illicit activities, according to documents r eleased by the covert agency this week (beg23Aug10).
Mankowitz, who died in 1998, is also credited with introducing the fran chise’s legendary producer Cubby Broccoli to his longtime collaborator Ha rry Saltzman.

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