By Tim Molloy NEW YORK (TheWrap.com) - Neil Patrick Harris has been named the host of the 67th annual Tony Awards, marking the fourth time he has hosted the ceremony. Previously, the "How I Met Your Mother" star served as the host of the 63rd, 65th and 66th awards. As he did last year, he will also produce the show along with executive producers Ricky Kirshner and Glenn Weiss of White Cherry Entertainment. "I'm very excited to be back hosting the Tony Awards at the legendary Radio City Music Hall. ...

By Leah Rozen LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Shortly after bashing a complete stranger to death with a cudgel and then smashing the man's face against a boulder for good measure, Chris rifles through the contents of his victim's backpack. Having watched all this calmly, Tina, who is Chris's girlfriend, makes a request: "See if he has any sandwiches," she says. When Chris finds and hands one over, Tina avidly munches on it just feet from the bloody corpse. No doubt about it, with "Sightseers" we are deep in the land of black comedy. ...

By Jeff Sneider LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Warner Bros. has hired actor-turned-screenwriter Taylor Sheridan to adapt Howard Blum's upcoming nonfiction book "Dark Invasion" for Bradley Cooper's 22nd & Indiana banner and John Lesher's Le Grisbi Productions, TheWrap has learned. A true spy thriller set in 1915, "Dark Invasion" finds Germany sending their Secret Service to the U.S. to wage a covert war to keep America from helping the Allies. They bomb factories and the U.S. Capitol building, sabotage ships, set up an anthrax lab several miles from the White House and shoot JP Morgan Jr. ...

By Jeff Sneider LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Now that the surprise has been ruined thanks to paparazzi stalking the set, TheWrap can report that Tina Fey, Amy Poehler and Kanye West will all appear in cameos in Paramount's highly-anticipated sequel "Anchorman: The Legend Continues." Fey and Poehler will appear in the film's climax, which will feature an all-out brawl between rival news crews similar to the scene that many fans consider the highlight of the original "Anchorman." West was spotted in Atlanta filming a scene with Paul Rudd and Christina Applegate. ...

Do you hear that? It's the sound of thousands of Stephen Amell fans' hearts breaking in anguish.

By Vernell Hackett NASHVILLE, Tennessee (Reuters) - Lady Antebellum are growing up and getting sassy with their fourth studio album, "Golden," embracing a stripped-down sound to showcase their vocal strength as they prepare for an upcoming tour with a baby on board. The country band, formed by vocalists Hillary Scott, Charles Kelley and guitarist Dave Haywood in Nashville, Tennessee, released its latest album this week, which saw band members drawing on their live tour experiences. ...

"Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" fans are getting the first glimpse of three of the mutated reptile warriors - minus the CGI magic.

NEW YORK (AP) — Eli Roth says one of the best things about his new movie "Aftershock" is that it creates a "real, new business model" that could help independent films hold their own against studio blockbusters.

By Sinead Cruise LONDON (Reuters) - Retiring as coach of English soccer team Manchester United will give Sir Alex Ferguson, who famously described himself as "such a bloody talented guy", more time for the other strings in his bow, including a little-known talent for investment. The most celebrated manager in the British national game will bid farewell to a stellar career in sport on May 19, but few who know Ferguson outside the world of soccer are predicting an idle retirement for the 71-year-old Scotsman. ...

The season finale of ABC's "Scandal" is just days away and series star Kerry Washington says Season 2's final episode is deliciously scandalous!

MILAN (Reuters) - Veteran Italian director Bernardo Bertolucci will head the jury of this year's Venice film festival, which runs from August 28-September 7, organizers said on Thursday. Bertolucci is best known for his steamy 1972 movie "Last Tango in Paris" and for the 1987 biopic "The Last Emperor", which won nine Oscars and is the only Italian film to have won an Academy Award for best director. ...

TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Academy award-winning director Ang Lee says modesty and diligence have been the keys to his success in penetrating the foreign cultures that were part of many of his most notable films.

BEIJING (AP) — Authorities are investigating whether one of China's top film directors fathered seven children in violation of the country's strict family planning laws, state media and a local official said Thursday.

LONDON (Reuters) - British film director Bryan Forbes, whose work included the 1970s psychological thriller "The Stepford Wives" and "International Velvet", has died aged 86, friends said. "The great British film director, Bryan Forbes, has died - a titan of cinema and an awesome force of screen, theatre, entertainment," British journalist and family friend Matthew d'Ancona wrote on Twitter. Forbes was married to British actress Nanette Newman and had two daughters, TV presenter Emma Forbes and journalist Sarah Standing. "Very sad to hear that Bryan Forbes died. ...

BEIJING (AP) — Authorities are investigating whether one of China's top film directors has fathered seven children in violation of the country's strict family planning laws, state media and a local official said Thursday.

BEIJING (Reuters) - Chinese authorities have begun investigating reports that Zhang Yimou, one of China's best-known movie directors, has seven children in violation of strict family planning rules, which could result in a fine of 160 million yuan ($26.05 million), state media said on Thursday. Online reports have surfaced that Zhang, who dazzled the world in 2008 with his Beijing Olympic ceremonies, "has at least seven children and will face a 160 million yuan fine," said the website of the People's Daily, the Chinese Communist Party mouthpiece. ...

By Ira Teinowitz LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Harvey Weinstein's hopes of getting Congress to enact a royalty-based compensation system for movie clips played on the web so far appears to be a long shot. None of the movie industry trade associations are rushing to champion Weinstein's idea. "While Harvey's ideas are characteristically interesting and provocative, the topic isn't something that we're able to comment on at this time," said Chris Green, supervisor of communications for the Producers Guild of America. ...

By Brent Lang LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Robert Downey Jr. may be striking a blow for good old-fashioned star power as he prepares to square off against Disney and Marvel over his slice of the pie on "The Avengers 2" and "Iron Man 4." If the two sides don't reach a new contract agreement it could rob the studio of the charismatic center of its two highest grossing superhero franchises, potentially jeopardizing Disney and Marvel's plans to continue expanding its comic-book universe beyond Tony Stark and Earth's Mightiest Heroes. ...

By Tim Kenneally LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Disney has cast "Game of Thrones" actor Richard Madden in the role of the Prince in its upcoming live-action movie "Cinderella," the company said Wednesday. Madden, who plays Robb Stark in HBO's hit dragons-and-swords fantasy series, joins a cast that includes Cate Blanchett as the wicked stepmother. "Wrath of the Titans" and "Downton Abbey" actress Lily James is playing the title role. Kenneth Branagh is directing the film. Producing duties are being handled by Alli Shearmur and Simon Kinberg. ...

(Strong language in paragraph 7) By Greg Gilman LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Warner Bros. has decided to release "The Hangover Part III" a day earlier, bumping its theatrical bow up from May 24 to May 23, the studio told TheWrap on Wednesday. Warner Bros. declined to comment on the reasoning, but with Universal's "Fast & Furious 6" hitting theaters the same holiday weekend, it's not hard to see why it wants the jump on the competition. Both billion-dollar franchises are aimed at the same male audience and both dream of topping the previous films' wild success. ...