LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Elizabeth Olsen is heading to the stage in an off-Broadway production of "Romeo and Juliet" for the Classic Theatre Company, the theater company announced on Thursday. Her Romeo has not yet been cast. The production of the Shakespeare classic will kick off the company's 2013-14 season in late September, although specific dates have not been set. Additional casting and a creative team is expected to be announced in the coming weeks. ...

LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - "Thank you for returning my Tupperware." Somehow, that's not a line you ever thought you'd hear French actress Isabelle Huppert say. But she murmurs exactly that, in her husky, Gallic-accented voice, in "Dead Man Down." Pairing Huppert with Tupperware is only the beginning of what this misbegotten revenge thriller gets wrong. ...

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Actor James Franco, lauded for his serious roles and forays into art, was almost too earnest to land the lead in the big screen 3D adventure film "Oz the Great and Powerful," which opens on Friday ahead of the summer blockbuster season. Filmmaker Sam Raimi, who directed Franco in the "Spider-Man" trilogy from 2002 to 2007, said he initially considered other heavyweight actors such as Johnny Depp and Robert Downey Jr. for the lead role in Disney's big-budget unofficial prequel to the 1939 classic "The Wizard of Oz. ...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Returning to the mystical land of "The Wizard of Oz" took more than 70 years and several hundred millions dollars.

LONDON (Reuters) - The entertainment industry has long viewed The Land of Oz as a road paved with gold, and two major new movie projects will test the public's appetite for yet more spin-offs from L. Frank Baum's novel published 113 years ago. Not every project based on the American author's adventures in Oz has been a hit - even with Michael Jackson as Scarecrow, the 1978 adaptation "The Wiz" suffered poor reviews. ...

NEW YORK (Reuters) - The Tribeca Film Festival opens next month with 89 feature films from new and established directors, ranging from hard-hitting documentaries to romantic and teen comedies and gripping dramas. More than 6,000 films from 30 countries were submitted to this year's festival, which was established more than a decade ago to revitalize the New York neighborhood devastated by the September 11 attacks on the World Trade Center. ...

LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - "Oz the Great and Powerful" will break the box office out of its winter slump, say industry analysts and insiders, who are convinced that moviegoers will descend on multiplexes like a pack of flying monkeys this weekend. Disney will roll out "Oz" nationwide on Friday, and it couldn't come at a better time for the box office, which is down nearly 15 percent from last year and has seen a string of misfires since the beginning of the year. ...

BELGRADE (Reuters) - On a forested hill above the Serbian capital, stray dogs nose through plywood film sets, the remnants of what was once one of the world's most prolific movie studios. Founded in the wake of World War Two by Yugoslav leader Josip Broz Tito, Avala Film fed his socialist federation on a diet of rousing war epics extolling a vision of 'Brotherhood and Unity' between its peoples. Richard Burton, Yul Brynner and Orson Welles brought the glamour of Hollywood, while Tito's army supplied the extras. ...

Carrie Fisher doesn't need to dust off her long white robe and start twisting her hair into cinnamon rolls for "Star Wars: Episode VII" just yet.

LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Rhythm & Hues Studios said it needs to be sold by mid-March or it will run out of money and is asking a judge to approve speeding up its auction process, the company said in court filings this week. The Oscar-winning visual-effects studio behind "Life of Pi" and "Babe" filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection last month, but managed to secure roughly $20 million in bridge loans from Legendary Pictures, Universal Studios and 20th Century Fox Studios so it could continue working on a handful of film projects. ...

(Reuters) - British actress Camilla Luddington has played a doctor, a fairy and Britain's Duchess of Cambridge, Kate Middleton, but in her latest role she portrays virtual gaming icon Lara Croft in one her most physically demanding roles. Luddington, 29, known for her roles in U.S. television series "Grey's Anatomy" and "True Blood," spent three years portraying Croft in video game developer Crystal Dynamics' "Tom Raider" reboot, which was released this week by Square Enix. ...

Meet 25-year-old rookie BBC Radio reporter Chris Stark, whose bumbling interview with Mila Kunis turned him into an overnight sensation!

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A grave 12-year-old African girl, abducted from her village by vicious armed rebels and forced to wage war as a child soldier, guides the viewer through the horrors of Canadian director Kim Nguyen's engrossing Oscar-nominated drama "War Witch." Managing to be neither sentimental nor sensationalistic, the film tells its story from the heart, and from the simple, straightforward viewpoint of young heroine Komona, warmly played by the talented Rachel Mwanza in her screen debut.

LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - James Franco says he is planning to star in "Of Mice and Men" on Broadway - and he'd like Stephen Colbert to join him in the cast. Appearing on "The Colbert Report" Tuesday to promote his new film, "Oz the Great and Powerful," Franco mentioned his plans for the project, adding: "There's a character, Slim. We haven't cast him yet ... You could do it." "Is it a big time commitment? Because I've got this show to do," Colbert responded, laughing. ...

LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Paul Giamatti, Sam Rockwell, William H. Macy, John Cusack, Emma Roberts, Melissa Leo, Julianne Moore, Emile Hirsch and Zac Efron are among the stars in 43 premieres announced Wednesday for the 2013 Tribeca Film Festival. The fest's first group of films, comprising World Narrative and Documentary competitions and Viewpoints, were announced on Tuesday. The new announcement comprises the Spotlight, Midnight, Special Screenings and Storyscapes selections. The festival runs from April 17-28. The Spotlight section features 33 films - 21 narratives and 12 documentaries. ...

NEW YORK (TheWrap.com) - Wall Street veterans Neil Grossman and Howard Silverman have formed a holding company, Toast & Jam Holdings, that aims to build a full-service film studio through a range of subsidiaries. The two financiers have made a significant investment - at least seven figures, but no further detail was given - and Toast & Jam now controls animation company Cosmic Toast Studios, film finance, acquisition, production and distribution company Cinipix and rental production company Cinirents. ...

NEW YORK (TheWrap.com) - UTA has signed Barbra Streisand as a film client, representing her as an actress, director and producer. The agency also will represent her film and television production company Barwood Films. Though best known as a singer, Streisand has won two Academy Awards, five Emmys, a Tony and 12 Golden Globe Awards. She won a Best Actress Oscar in 1969 for her performance in "Funny Girl" and then won Best Original Song in 1977 for "Evergreen" from "A Star is Born. ...

D.L. Hughley turned 49 on Wednesday and celebrated his birthday with a visit to Access Hollywood Live! The actor/comedian, who will soon make his debut as a contestant on "Dancing with the Stars," sat down with Billy Bush and Kit Hoover as he reflected on approaching the big 5-0.

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — "Star Wars" creator George Lucas wants to build a museum dedicated to visual storytelling in San Francisco's Presidio that would house an art collection he amassed over more than four decades.

When asked to share her thoughts on Tina Fey and Amy Poehler's mocking of her love life at this year's Golden Globe awards during a recent interview, Taylor Swift deferred to a quote told to her by Katie Couric - "There's a special place in hell for women who don't help other women." So what do Amy and Tina have to say about the "Trouble" singer's fiery remark?