One of the difficulties of launching another Men In Black sequel, says Smith, was finding a strong enough idea to sustain another film. It was Smith who stumbled upon the notion of time-travel as a means of making a follow-up.

The stand-up comedian has morphed into an indie director responsible for a handful of provocative and unique films.

Instead of jaw-dropping hysterics, Marc Cherry crafted a heartfelt farewell to Desperate Housewives that revolves around Renee (Vanessa Williams) marrying Ben (Charles Mesure), Bree (Marcia Cross) considering marriage, and Julie (Andrea Bowen) giving birth.

With a penchant for playing misfits, outcasts and orphans, it's something of shock to encounter Moretz in Tim Burton's "Dark Shadows" embodying a stereotypical rebellious teenager.

Shooting the first season near Washington D.C. gave Louis-Dreyfus and Co. access to real-life political insiders, who often visited the highly realistic set.

The superstars in the Avengers -- Robert Downey Jr.(Iron Man), Chris Evans (Captain America), the Mark Ruffalo (Hulk) and Sam Jackson (Nick Fury) -- admit to feeling pangs of jealousy about each other's powers.

In the grand, effluvia-soaked tradition of Hollywood Babylon, a memoir by Tinseltown's leading boy toy lets it all hang out when it comes to exposing screen giants' excesses.

"The Lucky One" offered Schilling the chance to play a woman who's more complicated than she first appears.

It didn't take long for unlikely action hero Guy Pearce to earn his tough guy stripes on the set of "Lockout." All he had to do was perform some of his own stunts, including a number of complicated moves that left him with several injuries.

For one of the first times in her career, Roberts has the chance to prove just how good she is at being bad. In "Mirror Mirror," the actress takes on the role of the Evil Queen, a meanie who makes life a living hell for Snow White.

While such a speedy ascent up the A-list might unsettle some performers, Lawrence says it simply feels like she's been handed a big promotion at work.

Bangs have shortened on stars as diverse as Rooney Mara, Zoe Kravitz, Krysten Ritter and indie music It girl Grimes.

To play a slacker in "Jeff, Who Lives At Home," required less of Segal than most roles. Early in his career, Segel admits he struggled to pay the rent and stay solvent in Los Angeles.

Sutherland, who co-stars in "Touch" with an 11-year-old, admits he had reservations about working with a child. "I did not like doing it on 24," he says. "It got to the point where I would say to [producers], you bring another child into my storyline, I'll kill you and the kid."

In all of his nearly 50 films, McGregor has never played such a buttoned-down square as he does in "Salmon Fishing in the Yemen."

Why TV cooking celebrity Paula Deen waited three years to announce her diabetes.

In "Tim and Eric's Billion Dollar Movie, " co-stars in a bizarre buddy comedy specializing in graphic gross-out humor.

Leaders who feel they lack the purchase or gravitas or old-fashioned moral authority to make certain claims or front certain campaigns frequently call upon celebs to do their dirty work for them.

While "Coriolanus" doesn't have the name-brand recognition of "Hamlet" or "King Lear," Fiennes agrees that choosing to adapt this infrequently performed Shakespeare play worked to his advantage, because it doesn't have the baggage of those other titles.

Seyfried's many forthcoming roles offer an astonishing diversity, a fact she gleefully points out.