Witherspoon highest paid actress

Even though her latest film Rendition was a flop, Resse Witherspoon is a moneymaker. The 31-yr-old Academy Award winner commands $15 million to $20 million a movie, placing her at the top of the Hollywood Reporter’s annual list of the highest-paid actresses. Angelina Jolie comes in second with similar salary demands, though the animated Bewoulf earned the 32-yr-old actress far less – just $8 million.

Pitt pulls out of thriller play

Brad Pitt has pulled out of Universal production thriller State of play because of script concerns. The move comes after a couple of meetings between Pitt and director Kevin Macdonald (The Last King Of Scotland) in an attempt to iron out the concerns. The script cannot be worked on because of the Hollywood screenwriters strike. Sources said the studio is now looking at Johnny Depp, whose movie Shantaram just got postponed at Warner Bros.