Lawyer denies Polanski ready to go to America PARIS (Reuters) - A lawyer for Roman Polanski denied on Wednesday that the film director, now in Swiss custody, may opt to face justice in the United States, where he is wanted on a 1977 sex charge, to avoid lengthy extradition procedures. Polanski asks Swiss court to free him from custody ZURICH - Lawyers for Roman Polanski filed a motion in court Tuesday asking that the director be released from Swiss custody -- the first step in his legal battle to avoid extradition to the United States for a 1977 statutory rape case. Polanski vows to fight US extradition ZURICH (AFP) - Roman Polanski's lawyers on Monday vowed to fight his extradition to the United States over a three-decade-old child sex case and called his surprise detention in Switzerland "illegal".
Will Ferrell is Hollywood's most overpaid star: Forbes LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Funnyman Will Ferrell and British actor Ewan McGregor on Wednesday headed a Forbes.com list of Hollywood's most overpaid stars when looking at the financial returns of their movies.
Peter Jackson asked to up the agony in "Lovely Bones" LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Filmmakers trying to satisfy a U.S. movie rating aimed at mostly teenagers often complain that they're forced to cut violent scenes, and those edits compromise the director's vision.