Washington, Dec 5 : Hollywood actress Hilary Swank has been roped in to star in a thriller movie titled ‘The Resident’.

Melbourne, Dec 5 : Hollywood actress Cate Blanchett has revealed that she had to convince Brad Pitt to star in their upcoming film ‘The Curious Case of Benjamin Button’.

The movie is said to be loosely based on a story by F Scott Fitzgerald, which revolves around a baby called Benjamin who is born as an old man.

While Pitt plays the lead role, Blanchett costars as his ageing girlfriend, Daisy.

In an interview to British Vogue, the Australian actress said that Pitt was initially unsure whether to do the film.

"I don''t blame him," The Age quoted her as saying.

"I think he was just thinking, six hours, every day, in make-up.

"It''s quite wearisome.

Washington, Dec 5 : Tom Cruise has revealed that when he first met Katie Holmes he immediately fell for her.

"I knew I wanted to marry Kate when I met her," Usmagazine. com quoted him, as saying in the Dec. 7 issue of T: The New York Times Style Magazine.

The actor also revealed that he bought Holmes an engagement ring shortly after their first date in 2005.

"At one point, I thought she was going to ask me to marry her first and I put her off by changing the subject. I wanted to ask her," Cruise said.

Melbourne, Dec 5 : Actress Jennifer Aniston has revealed herself like never before for a 2009 desktop calendar.

Turn to the month of November and the ‘Friends’ star appears in a wet dishevelled fine cotton T-shirt with her breast clearly visible as she tosses her head back under a waterfall.

In December, she also strikes a sexy pose, with her legs akimbo, reports the Daily Telegraph.

Washington, Dec 5 : After carving a niche for herself in Hollywood, Gwyneth Paltrow now eyes the Broadway stage.