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Screenwriter Justin Theroux has denied that Zoolander 2 has been axed by Paramount.

Star Ben Stiller recently wrote on his Twitter page that his dimwitted male model character Derek Zoolander had not the “means or intellect to fund [his] own comeback”.

Theroux, who is writing and is slated to direct the film, told Movieline that work is continuing on the comedy sequel.

He said: “Today and yesterday I was with Ben, and today, we continued to break story. I have not gotten word from anyone to put pencils down, so I am continuing as though we are proceeding with that film.”

When asked about the meaning behind Stiller’s tweet, Theroux added: “I wish I could answer that! Honestly, I don’t know. You’d have to ask Ben. I have no clue what those things mean. I’ve heard them, too. We’re operating as though it’s absolutely going.”

Desperate Housewives creator Marc Cherry has revealed that some characters will return for the last episode of the season.

In a video posted on the programme’s website, Cherry also suggested that the episode is the show’s best ever season finale.

“I can promise you we’ve got some old faces from the past returning in the season finale,” he said.

“[For] some people it will be their last episode. And I’ve got a great little cliffhanger question that’s going to hang out over the series over the summer.”

He added: “It’s really, I think, going to be one of the best season finales we’ve ever done.”

The season finale of Desperate Housewives will air on Sunday, May 16 at 9pm on ABC.

Production on a sequel to Kick-Ass will reportedly begin in 2011.

According to an official statement from comic book creator Mark Millar, the sequel, titled Kick-Ass 2: Balls to the Wall, is being eyed for a 2012 release date.

Millar is currently penning a sequel to his Kick-Ass comic.

Millar made the announcement in a statement about his plans to launch a new magazine called CLiNT which will feature original comics and commentary.

It has not been announced if stars Aaron Johnson, Nicolas Cage and Chloe Moretz would return for the follow-up.

Producer Jerry Bruckheimer confirmed to the LA Times that Disney chairman Rich Ross wants the company to be “mean”, “lean” and “cost effective”.

Screenwriters Ted Eliott and Terry Rossio have been instructed to give Johnny Depp’s character Jack Sparrow more scenes on land rather than at sea, because of the high cost of water scenes. Other changes include moving filming locations from LA and the Caribbean to Hawaii and London, and cutting back on shooting days and visual effects shots.

“The hard thing is you have to make painful decisions that cut into some very entertaining sequences,” said Bruckheimer.

“You have to figure out how to keep the movie very entertaining and give the audience more than what they expect and yet be cost-effective about it.”

However, he also insisted that the audience would not notice the cuts in the final product.

Shooting for the Rob Marshall-directed On Stranger Tides, which will star Johnny Depp, Geoffrey Rush, Ian McShane and Penelope Cruz, starts in June.

Film and stage actress Lynn Redgrave has died at the age of 67.

Redgrave was nominated for two Oscars in 1967 for ‘Best Actress’ in Georgy Girl and over thirty years later in 1999 for ‘Best Supporting Actress’ in Gods and Monsters.

“Our beloved mother Lynn Rachel passed away peacefully after a seven-year journey with breast cancer,” her children said in a statement.

“She lived, loved and worked harder than ever before. The endless memories she created as a mother, grandmother, writer, actor and friend will sustain us for the rest of our lives.”

Redgrave was the third child of actors Sir Michael Redgrave and Rachel Kempson – her sister is Vanessa Redgrave.

Shakespeare For My Father, Mrs Warren’s Profession and The Constant Wife were highlights of her stage career, all receiving Tony nominations.

She recently made guest appearances in TV dramas Desperate Housewives, Law & Order and Ugly Betty.

Ben Stiller has hinted that Paramount isn’t going to finance a Zoolander sequel.

Writing on his Twitter page, Stiller said that the studio won’t back another outing for his dimwitted male model character Derek Zoolander.

“Ron Burgundy and Derek Zoolander looking to appear in sequels,” he said, referring to the recently shelved Anchorman 2. “Both men destitute, without means or intellect to fund their own comebacks.”

Stiller confirmed earlier in the year that Tropic Thunder writer Justin Theroux would write and direct a follow-up to the 2001 comedy hit.

A Nightmare On Elm Street has debuted at the top of the US box office.

The remake of the Wes Craven horror classic, starring Jackie Earle Haley, took in $32.2 million over the weekend.

Falling to number two is the animated feature How To Train Your Dragon with $10.8 million, while Steve Carell’s and Tina Fey’s comedy Date Night claims the number three position with $7.6 million.

Jennifer Lopez’s rom-com The Back-Up Plan slips to fourth place with $7.2 million, ahead of family adventure movie Furry Vengeance with $6.5 million.

Kick-Ass lands at number eight with $4.4 million and Chris Rock’s Death At A Funeral drops to ninth place with $4 million.

Finally, the documentary Oceans claims the number ten position with $2.6 million.

The US box office top ten in full:

1. (-) A Nightmare On Elm Street – $32,205,000
2. (1) How To Train Your Dragon – $10,825,000
3. (3) Date Night – $7,600,000
4. (2) The Back-Up Plan – $7,240,000
5. (-) Furry Vengeance – $6,500,000
6. (4) The Losers – $6,000,000
7. (6) Clash Of The Titans – $5,980,000
8. (5) Kick-Ass – $4,450,000
9. (7) Death At A Funeral – $4,000,000
10. (8) Oceans – $2,600,000