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Sky Movies' Sandro Monetti brings us all the gossip from HollywoodGIBSON GIVES DOWNEY DREAM GIFT
Mel Gibson has given drug plagued pal Robert Downey Jr a present for staying out of trouble in recent months.
He's presented his fellow actor with a top of the range BMW motorbike -something Downey's long dreamed of owning.
But the gift comes with a condition - Robert has to take riding safety lessons before he takes it on the road.
The two stars - who previously worked together on Air America - are currently filming a big screen remake of BBC TV series The Singing Detective.
THORNTON & HAWKE IN DISNEY'S THE ALAMO
Billy Bob Thornton is to play Davy Crockett in action epic The Alamo.
Ethan Hawke is poised to sign on to the Disney film too as his sidekick.
This is the same project that was originally going to be directed by Ron Howard and starring Russell Crowe until their combined price tags got too expensive for movie-makers.
Howard has been replaced behind the camera by lesser known, and cheaper, director John Lee Hancock.
Disney still hope to persuade Crowe to take a role in the film.
COBURN: BILLY BOB TOO FUNKY
...Meanwhile, not everyone is a fan of Billy Bob Thornton.
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The veteran star said: "I'm getting really sick of his old funky, down-home bull---t, s---kicker kind of stuff - wearing overalls and all that junk.
"Christ, put on a suit and tie and have a little style. Nobody has any style anymore."
REESE SEEKS A LITTLE ROMANCE
Reese Witherspoon says she wants to do a Romancing The Stone style love and adventure movie.
But the actress has one strange requirement before her team set to work on a script...she won't wear khaki.
That fashion choice immediately rules out a jungle or desert setting for the movie.
CHRISTMAS COMES EARLY FOR AFFLECK
Ben Affleck is going to be full of Christmas spirit - in January.
That's when he starts filming his next movie Surving Christmas - the big comedy release for the 2003 festive season.
He plays a lonely rich guy who hires actors to pretend to be his visiting relatives so neighbours won't think he's all alone for Christmas.
GUY RITCHIE DISMISSES RUMOURS
Madonna and Guy Ritchie have dismissed rumours that they are planning to renew their wedding vows in the tradition of the Kaballah, a trendy branch of Judaism.
"I think we are happy with our vows as they are," said Ritchie.
EUGENE LEVY IS 'THE MAN'
After playing 'Jim's dad' in American Pie and countless other supporting roles in comedies, Eugene Levy is finally to be the star of his own film.
The Man sees him starring as an unconventional undercover agent trying to bust some bad guys.
