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James Cameron has said that “variety” and “the unexpected” are behind the focus of his new film Sanctum.

Speaking to Reuters, the producer explained that he was inspired by nature’s unpredictability and used that fascination to construct the story, which centres on a diving team that becomes trapped in underwater caves.

“When you deal with the ocean or a cave, it’s going to do what it’s going to do, and it does not care if you’re there. You can get swatted like a fly,” he explained.

“On the other hand, nature offers us incredible gifts, incredible beauty and incredible insights. It’s a give and take.”

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Adam Sandler has been awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk Of Fame.

The Just Go With It actor accepted the 2,431st star at a ceremony attended by his family, including daughters Sadie, 4, and 2-year-old Sunny, on Tuesday.

“I worked hard as a comedian and then I got on TV and into movies,” he told the crowd. “So many people come out here with the same dreams I had and I’m getting to do them and I really appreciate it.”

At one point during his speech he was interrupted by Sunny, who grabbed the microphone. She later told the spectators: “I love my daddy.”

Just Go With It, which co-stars Jennifer Aniston, opens February 11.

Warner Bros will reboot Chevy Chase’s Fletch series as an action-comedy, says The Hollywood Reporter.

The movie will be based on Gregory McDonald’s investigative reporter I.M. Fletcher, who appeared in 11 novels spanning from 1974 to 1994.

Chase starred as the character in the 1985 movie Fletch and its 1989 sequel Fletch Lives. The new project, which is yet to hire a writer or director, will not be related to the earlier films.

Clerks director Kevin Smith was previously attached to make a Fletch movie with Ben Affleck, Jason Lee and Joshua Jackson rumoured for the lead role. Bill Lawrence was also once involved in reviving the Fletch series, citing his then Scrubs star Zach Braff as a potential leading man.

James Cameron has revealed that he plans to improve 3D technology for Avatar 2.

Cameron, who directed the original Avatar, spoke to Speakeasy about shooting the sequel to the 2009 blockbuster.

“For Avatar 2, what I’m most interested in is getting theatres to up their light level,” Cameron said. “And we want to shoot the movie at 48 or maybe even 60 frames a second, and display it at that speed, which will eliminate a lot of the motion artifacts that I think are causing some people problems.”

Cameron went on to discuss the cause of the nausea that some individuals experience when viewing a film in 3D.

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Composer John Barry has died at the age of 77.

The film score writer – best known for his work on several James Bond movies – passed away after a heart attack, BBC News reports.

After being hired to arrange Monty Norman’s ‘James Bond Theme’ for Dr. No, Barry composed the scores for 11 of the next 14 Bond films from 1963’s From Russia With Love to 1987’s The Living Daylights.

His other famous scores included those for Zulu, The Ipcress File, Midnight Cowboy and Dances with Wolves

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Anthony Hopkins’ new supernatural thriller The Rite has topped the US box office in its opening weekend.

The film, which has received overwhelmingly negative critical reviews, took a lukewarm $15 million, beating last week’s box office topper No Strings Attached, which took $13.7 million.

Jason Statham’s latest action film The Mechanic entered in third place, taking $11.5 million, followed by the Seth Rogen superhero comedy The Green Hornet with $11.5 million.

The King’s Speech rides off the success of 12 Academy Award nominations to stay in fifth place, taking $11.1 million.

This week’s US box office top ten in full:
1. (-) The Rite – $15,000,000
2. (1) No Strings Attached – $13,700,000
3. (-) The Mechanic – $11,500,000
4. (2) The Green Hornet – $11,500,000
5. (4) The King’s Speech- $11,100,000
6. (5) True Grit – $7,600,000
7. (3) The Dilemma – $5,470,000
8. (6) Black Swan – $5,100,000
9. (7) The Fighter – $4,055,000
10. (9) Yogi Bear – $3,165,000

Susan Sarandon, Donald Sutherland and Tina Fey are among a number of celebrities who have been announced as presenters for this year’s 17th annual Screen Actors Guild Awards.

They will join the likes of Alec Baldwin, Annette Bening, Colin Firth and Justin Timberlake in honouring their peers during the ceremony.

Among those nominated for awards this year are Jeff Bridges for True Grit, James Franco for 127 Hours and Geoffrey Rush for his much-lauded performance in The King’s Speech.

In addition, former 24 actor Dennis Haysbert will introduce a special tribute segment of the show to honour commercial actors, following the Screen Actors Guild’s tradition of celebrating all areas of the industry.

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Judi Dench has confirmed that she will reprise her role as M in the 23rd James Bond movie.

Speaking at the South Bank Sky Arts Awards, Dench revealed that she will portray the secret agent’s boss for the seventh time but declined to give away any details about the latest 007 outing.

“My lips are sealed. I can’t tell you anything at all!” she said.

Dench, who first played the character in Pierce Brosnan’s GoldenEye, added that the latest Bond will mark the first time she has worked with her former theatre director Sam Mendes on a film.

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Chris Pine and Hugh Jackman have signed to voice lead roles in the upcoming 3D animated film Rise of the Guardians.

Peter Ramsey is directing the movie, based on a forthcoming Guardians of Childhood book series by William Joyce, who will co-helm the project.

Pine will voice Jack Frost and Jackman will play Bunnymaid, also known as the Easter Bunny, says Variety.

The film will further feature Alec Baldwin as North, or Santa Claus, and Isla Fisher as the Tooth, or the Tooth Fairy.

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