With a blend of patriotism, adrenaline and testosterone, Americans can gird for what might be the first big thriller flick of the year -- and with North Koreans as the bad guys, to boot.

Scottish hardman actor Gerard Butler, known for thrillers and action movies, has softened up for his latest role, in a romantic comedy set in smalltown America.

Occupy protesters Saturday took to the streets of the City of London, Europe's financial capital, calling for an end to "predatory capitalism" and joining the global movement's day of action.

As Hurricane Irene barrelled up the US East Coast on Saturday, top tennis players preparing for Monday's start of the US Open took the expected arrival of the storm in their stride.

India's first comic book convention opens in the capital New Delhi on Saturday, with organisers expecting thousands of fans to prove the art form is thriving in the Internet age.

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - British actor Henry Cavill, will finally get to don Superman's cape in the new Man of Steel movie, its distributor said on Sunday, almost a decade after he failed to make the cut for the previous film.

Acclaimed Chinese director Zhang Yimou has chosen Batman star Christian Bale to star as a heroic priest in his next film about the infamous Nanjing massacre by Japanese forces.

Director Zhang Yimou says Christian Bale to star in film set in Nanjing during World War II. Christian Bale will star in Chinese filmmaker Zhang Yimou's new project about 13 young prostitutes who help save compatriots from Japanese troops rampaging Nanjing, the latest film exploring a World War II-era atrocity that stirs nationalism in China.

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - British boy wizard Harry Potter made movie magic again at weekend box offices as the newest chapter, "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1," cast a spell in more than 50 countries and collected $330 million in global ticket sales.

The US company said it will fund a 100-million-pound expansion of the studio located near Watford, Hertfordshire, which will safeguard 1,500 jobs and create another 300.

The US company said it will fund a 100-million-pound expansion of the studio located in Watford, which will safeguard 1,500 jobs and create another 300.

Superman is to fly again on the silver screen, in a new movie about the comic book hero by director Zack Snyder, he told Hollywood industry press Tuesday.

LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Zack Snyder has been chosen to direct the new Superman movie, which Christopher Nolan is producing for Warner Bros. and Legendary Pictures.

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Facebook movie "The Social Network" found millions of friends in theaters during the weekend, taking in $23 million and earning the No. 1 spot at box offices, according to studio estimates on Sunday.

Hollywood maker of 'Clash of Titans,' 'Inception' sells 3.3 percent stake to Chinese studio. The Hollywood production house behind hits including "Clash of the Titans" and "Inception" has sold a 3.3 percent stake to a Chinese studio for $25 million, as American filmmakers strike partnerships that help them tap an increasingly lucrative foreign market.

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Greed is merely OK at the box office.

'Wall Street' sequel leads box-office market with $19M debut; 'Owls' trails with $16.3M. Movie fans are investing in Michael Douglas and Oliver Stone's "Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps," which opened as the No. 1 weekend movie with $19 million, according to studio estimates Sunday.

'Wall Street' sequel leads box-office market with $19M debut; 'Owls' trails with $16.3M. Movie fans are investing in Michael Douglas and Oliver Stone's "Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps," which opened as the No. 1 weekend movie with $19 million, according to studio estimates Sunday.

CANBERRA (Reuters) - When American writer Kathryn Lasky created a world of good and evil owls, she didn't envisage them with Australian accents but somehow it fit the movie screen adaptation of her "Guardians of Ga'Hoole" books.

RALEIGH, North Carolina (Reuters) - When the giant Comic Con convention begins previewing this year's show in San Diego this coming Wednesday, Hollywood will be there in force hyping new movies and television series.