CANNES, France (AP) — The art of the blockbuster took center stage on the opening day of the Cannes Film Festival, with Steven Spielberg presiding over the festival jury and Baz Luhrmann presenting his big-budget "The Great Gatsby."

LOS ANGELES (AP) — In her bad girl days, Angelina Jolie's body was a billboard for tattoos that said such things as "Billy Bob."

Beyonce has apologized to her fans for postponing her Tuesday show in Antwerp, Belgium.

Chris Pine and Jake Gyllenhaal are reportedly getting ready to belt it out on the big screen!

CANNES, France (AP) — Like millions of others, Leonardo DiCaprio read and loved "The Great Gatsby" as a teenager. But he says he only recently began to understand it.

By Zorianna Kit LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Actor Zachary Quinto has transitioned swiftly from a television villain into an unlikely action film star in J.J Abrams' rebooted "Star Trek" franchise, playing the series' most recognizable half-Vulcan, Spock. The 35-year-old actor, who gained fame as super-villain Sylar in sci-fi television series "Heroes," will reprise his role as the pointy-eared first officer of the starship Enterprise in "Star Trek Into Darkness," which will be released in theaters on Friday. ...

By Ghaith Shennib TRIPOLI (Reuters) - In the basement of a villa in central Tripoli, young Libyans seeking an escape from violence and disorder watch an American movie classic screened using a simple projector and laptop. They may feel they have plenty to relate to in James Dean's teenage character as he battles society's constraints and institutions in "Rebel Without A Cause". ...

NEW YORK (AP) — "I hope that other women can benefit from my experience," Angelina Jolie wrote in a powerful op-ed article Tuesday, explaining her decision to go public with having her breasts removed to avoid cancer.

(Reuters) - Diamond jewelry belonging to Italian actress Gina Lollobrigida sold for more than 4.74 million Swiss francs ($4.9 million) on Tuesday in Geneva and set a record for pearl earrings, auctioneer Sotheby's said. Lollobrigida, a leading sex symbol of the 1950s and 1960s, said she was selling the jewelry to raise money for stem cell research. A pair of diamond and natural pearl earrings sold for 2.29 million francs ($2.37 million), an auction record. The earrings beat the $1. ...

NEW DELHI (AP) — Bollywood's biggest star, Amitabh Bachchan, is willing to explore more Hollywood movies now that he's done his first.

Celebrities react to Angelina Jolie's revelation Tuesday in a New York Times editorial that she underwent a preventive double mastectomy:

By Jeff Sneider LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Colombian model-turned-actress Catalina Denis will play the female lead in "Brick Mansions," which is EuropaCorp and Relativity Media's English-language remake of the French action movie "District B13." Paul Walker and David Belle of the original "District B13" star in the remake, which is being directed by Camille Delamarre. Walker plays an undercover cop who must enter a tenement known as Brick Mansions to disarm a bomb in possession of a drug warlord, who will be played by the RZA. Denis will play Belle's love interest. ...

By Todd Cunningham LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Projections for "Star Trek Into Darkness" have surged in the past week, putting J.J. Abrams' space epic sequel on track to take in more than $100 million at the box office over its extended debut weekend. Paramount Pictures will dock "Star Trek Into Darkness" in 336 Imax 3D theaters Wednesday, one day ahead of its nationwide rollout in more than 3,800 locations. The sci-fi adventure should easily knock Disney's Marvel superhero sequel "Iron Man 3," which is coming off a $72 million second week, out of the weekend's top box-office spot. ...

By Lucas Shaw NEW YORK (TheWrap.com) - Oscar winner Christoph Waltz has joined the cast of "The Candy Store," an upcoming crime film from "Traffic" writer Stephen Gaghan, Lionsgate and Good Universe announced on Tuesday. Gaghan will direct the film from a script he co-wrote with Shannon Burke, which follows several different characters in the Russian criminal milieu of Brighton Beach. Clarke stars as a former spy who realizes that his former organization is now working in his neighborhood. He unites with a local cop (DeNiro) to investigate what is transpiring. ...

By Jeff Sneider LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - "Star Trek Into Darkness" hero Chris Pine is joining the cast of Joe Carnahan's comedic thriller "Stretch," which will star Patrick Wilson as a limousine driver. Carnahan cast Pine in one of his earliest roles as one of the crazy Tremor brothers in 2006's "Smokin' Aces" and now the A-list actor is returning the favor by agreeing to cameo in the low-budget indie movie, which will surely benefit from his considerable star power. ...

By Belinda Goldsmith CANNES, France (Reuters) - The Cannes film festival may get some of its swagger back on Wednesday when it opens with Baz Luhrmann's lavish 3D period drama "The Great Gatsby", an opportunity to shed the caution of recent years overshadowed by broader economic gloom. Leonardo DiCaprio and his British co-star Carey Mulligan will walk the red carpet on the French Riviera to promote the $105 million adaptation of F. Scott Fitzgerald's novel which has already opened in North America. ...

By Jeff Sneider LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Emmy-winning "Homeland" star Mandy Patinkin has joined the cast of Zach Braff's sophomore feature "Wish I Was Here," which has been made possible by Kickstarter. Braff stars as Aidan Bloom, a struggling actor, father and husband who is still trying to find his identity and purpose at age 35. Patinkin will play his father. Braff, who proved himself a capable filmmaker with his debut feature "Garden State," is directing from a script he co-wrote with his brother Adam Braff. ...

By Jeff Sneider LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Will Smith is in talks to star in and produce Warner Bros.' reboot of Sam Peckinpah's classic 1969 Western "The Wild Bunch," individuals familiar with the project have told TheWrap. Smith would produce through his Overbrook Entertainment banner along with Jerry Weintraub, who recently worked with Smith on "The Karate Kid" remake. The original "Wild Bunch" followed a group of aging outlaws that plan one last score on the Texas-Mexico border as the traditional American West changes around them in 1913. ...

By Lucas Shaw NEW YORK (TheWrap.com) - Lionsgate has acquired domestic distribution rights to "The Quiet Ones," a supernatural thriller starring Jared Harris and Sam Claflin, the studio said Tuesday. Inspired by true events, John Pogue's film follows a professor who disappears with his students to create a poltergeist. Lionsgate had already acquired U.K. distribution rights and has a strong track record with frightful thrillers such as "Cabin in the Woods" and the "Saw" franchise. ...

MEDFORD, Ore. (AP) — A federal judge has dismissed a movie company's Internet piracy complaint against 34 Oregonians, saying the company was unfairly using the court's subpoena power in a "reverse class-action suit" to save on legal expenses and possibly to intimidate defendants into paying thousands of dollars for viewing a movie that can be bought or rented for less than $10.