A security flaw in Apple iPhone allows unauthorized users to gain easy access to private contacts and e-mails even when the device is locked, but the company said a fix is on the way, according to Gizmodo. The techi-blog said that it only took them three taps to gain access to locked iPhones, which run [...]

"Chuck" fans will be happy to hear that NBC has ordered up a full season of episodes for the SF dramedy about an IT geek who gets the entire United States security database downloaded into his brain and becomes a secret agent while still working at the electronics store. The series stars Zachary Levi as [...]

At the recent FanExpo in Toronto, "Smallville" co-star Laura Vandervoot revealed that at one time, producers contemplated a spin-off featuring her character of Supergirl.    The spin-off didn't happen and while the show is taking a new direction this fall, Vandervoot revealed she will be back for one episode to wrap up the Kara/Supergirl storyline. When asked [...]

Writer-director Alex Proyas ("I, Robot," "Dark City") has decided to tackle the Robert Heinlein SF novela "The Unpleasant Profession of Jonathan Hoag" for the big screen. Proyas himself will adapt the screenplay and direct the film. Proyas is currently wrapping on the new Nicolas Cage thriller "Knowing." Tyrese Gibson, one of the stars in the [...]

Christian Bale (Batman Begins," "The Dark Knight") won't be charged in an alleged assault on his mother and sister, in part because they didn't want to press the matter but also for lack of sufficient evidence, prosecutors said Thursday. All 55 Netflix shipping outlets were hit by a severe technical glitch causing an outage. The [...]

Imagi International, the same folks behind the production of "TMNT," will bring "Tusker" to the big screen. "Tusker" is an animated tale about a young elephant's journey of discovery, heroism and redemption, which intersects with and renews the life of a reclusive old elephant who has always been an outsider. Imagi will also be spearheading [...]

According to BoxOffice Mojo, Monday's box-office earnings of $6.2 million put "The Dark Knight" over the $400 million mark. The Christopher-Nolan-directed film is the first movie of the year to cross the $400 million mark. Some are speculation that the latest Batman film could topple all-time box-office champion "Titanic." Last week, we reported that the [...]

Television and big screen star Christina Applegate, only age 36, is undergoing treatment for breast cancer. The cancer was detected on a recent MRI and fortunately has been caught early enough and the treatment regime should get it all. Applegate has been nominated for an Emmy and a Golden Globe for her show "Samantha Who?", [...]

Colin Firth has signed on to star opposite Ben Barnes in "Dorian Gray," the retelling of the Oscar Wilde supernatural classic being directed by Oliver Parker, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Even though "The Dark Knight" recorded the biggest opening weekend in film history and also clocked in with the largest number of ticket sales [...]

"Hellboy 2" director Guillermo del Toro and Miramax will produce a remake of the horror-thriller TV movie "Don't Be Afraid of the Dark," which centers on a young girl, sent to live with her father and his new girlfriend, who discovers sinister creatures that live underneath the stairs. Comic book artist-writer Troy Nixey will make [...]

Former "Jericho" star Lennie James has signed onto the cast of AMC's update of "The Prisoner." James will play Number 147, one of several residents in a mysterious village whose clientele includes a former secret agent. James has spent the last two seasons working on "Jericho" as Robert Hawkins. James will join stars Jim Caviezel [...]

The truth is out there...on Supernatural. This weekend at the ComicCon Supernatural panel, it was confirmed that Mitch Pileggi, who starred as Assistant Director Walter Skinner on The X-Files, will have a guest-role this year. Pileggi will feature in several episodes for the upcoming fourth season as Mary's father, reports our partner TV Guide On-Line. [...]

"Hellboy II" villain Luke Goss and Jenna Dewan are attached to star in "Magdalena," an adaptation of a comic book featuring a hot, holy warrior, according to Reuters. Dewan will play Patience, a woman who discovers that she's a part of the lineage of female warriors descended from Mary Magdalene who fight supernatural evil. Goss [...]

John Woo will direct comicbook adaptation "Caliber," to be unveiled at next week's Comic-Con in San Diego. Story takes place with King Arthur and his knights as 19th century gunslingers in the Pacific Northwest. Production not likely to begin until Woo completes "Red Cliffs - Part II." Hollywood producers and the Screen Actors Guild failed [...]

Nikki Finke's Deadline Hollywood Web site reported that Marvel Studios and Iron Man director Jon Favreau have reached a deal for him to helm the sequel, due out in 2010. Actor Ricky Gervais ("Stardust," "Night At the Museum," "The Office") will make his directorial debut with a film he wrote titled "This Side of the [...]