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Pitt faces tough rules to adopt Jolie's kids
Indo-Asian News Service

New York, Dec 7 (IANS) Actor Brad Pitt is facing a slew of legal problems in his efforts to adopt actress Angelina Jolie's two children because he is not yet married to the actress.

According to hollywood.com, Pitt has started the process of filing for legal guardianship of Jolie's children Maddox, four, and Zahara, 11 months. The process involves a lot of paperwork, home supervision and a high fee. The actor could avoid it if he married Jolie.

A lawyer says: "This is not the easiest way of doing things. Frequently, what you do if you are in a relationship with someone and you want to adopt their children, you marry them and do a step-parent adoption. There are extra requirements when you are not related by marriage to the children you are adopting."

The adoption fee in Los Angeles is $775 and the process takes approximately three to six months. But since Pitt is filing as a second parent he has to pay $2,950 and face far more scrutiny.

Connery to lend voice in animated short film
Indo-Asian News Service

London, Dec 7 (IANS) Sean Connery is set to star as an eccentric veterinarian in an animated short film.

According to ananova.com, Connery will provide the voice in the movie "Sir Billi the Vet". Others actors signed up for the role are Alan Cumming, Miriam Margolyes, and Richard Briers. 

The story centres around the adventures of Sir Billi and a goat that thinks it's a dog. They set out on an highland adventure to rescue a rabbit. Connery has joined the independent production company Glasgow Animation to make the film and it is due for completion early next summer.


Spielberg hopes movie will be prayer for peace
Indo-Asian News Service

New York, Dec 7 (IANS) Director Steven Spielberg is hoping that his upcoming movie "Munich" will become a prayer for peace to be shared by Palestinians and Israelis.

According to Internet Movie Database, Spielberg is recreating the tragic kidnapping of Israeli athletes by Palestinians terrorists at the 1972 Olympics in Munich, Germany. Spielberg admits that the film will stir up controversy but also hopes it will give the two sides fighting something to think about. 

He says: "I don't think any movie or any book or any work of art can solve the stalemate in the Middle East today. But it's worth a try. Somewhere inside all this intransigence there has to be a prayer for peace. The biggest enemy is not the Palestinians or the Israelis. The biggest enemy in the region is intransigence."


Cruise, Holmes voted 'coldest' stars
Indo-Asian News Service

New York, Dec 7 (IANS) Tom Cruise and his pregnant fiancée Katie Holmes have topped a magazine's list of the coldest and least powerful stars in Hollywood.

According to hollywood.com, the list was created by the website filmthreat.com and it has placed Cruise on the top spot on the Frigid 50: The Coldest People in Hollywood 2005. 

It said he has topped the list because of the publicity surrounding his relationship with Holmes and his public speeches concerning his Scientology religion.

The site says, "Steven Spielberg's latest summer blockbuster ('War Of The Worlds') was overshadowed by Tom's publicly flaunted love life with Katie Holmes and his Scientologist fuelled rantings and ravings that eventually led to a public war of words with Brooke Shields when he slammed the actress on Access Hollywood for her use of Paxil and psychiatric therapy to battle post-partum depression." 

Holmes followed close behind at number two, due to her "lacklustre performance as Rachel Dawes in 'Batman Begins'."

"Rush Hour" director Brett Ratner came in at number three because he likes to refer to himself in the third person. 

Actor Tom Sizemore was ranked fourth because of his legal troubles and a sex tape role.

Jennifer Lopez rounded off the list because "she proved she has no gift for comedy with 'Monster-In-Law'."