For Woody Allen's upcoming and currently untitled movie, actor Owen Wilson is the director's unexpected choice as a leading man. The prolific filmmaker has also now locked in two female leads as well — Rachel McAdams and Marion Cotillard.

Earlier this week, Deadline broke the story that the Oscar-winning Cotillard has been cast to star opposite Wilson in the upcoming France-set movie. Now comes word from The Hollywood Reporter that McAdams, fresh off of the success of "Sherlock Holmes," is joining the cast as well.

NEW YORK - Longtime character actor Lou Jacobi has died at age 95.

The Canadian-born Mr. Jacobi died Friday at his home in Manhattan.

The death was confirmed by social worker Leonie Nowitz, who had been overseeing Mr. Jacobi's care.

Mr. Jacobi made his Broadway debut in 1955 in "The Diary of Anne Frank,'' playing one of the occupants of the Amsterdam attic where the Franks were hiding. He played the same role in the 1959 film version.

Evan Rachel Wood played a rebellious teen in Thirteen, a Beatles-singing hippie in Across the Universe and Mickey Rourke's daughter in The Wrestler. This week, she tackles a Woody Allen comedy. In Whatever Works, Wood is Melodie St. Ann Celestine, an innocent Southern belle who falls for an old Woody-like crank, played by Larry David. NEWSWEEK asked the 21-year-old actress to tell us seven things we don't know about her. Excerpts:

Just before an expected courtroom showdown Monday, Woody Allen agreed to accept a $5-million settlement from American Apparel, the clothing company that used an image of him from "Annie Hall" in an ad without his permission.

The Oscar-winning filmmaker said he hoped the outcome "would discourage American Apparel or anyone else from ever trying such a thing again."

American Apparel president Dov Charney said he didn't want to settle, but his insurance company "controlled the defense.

(Reuters) - Clothing retailer American Apparel Inc (APP.A) swung to a first-quarter loss, cut its full-year outlook and said it may have to restate prior financial statements due to the classification of its revolving credit facility, triggering a 20-percent slide in its stock.

The company, which earlier in the day settled a suit bought by film director Woody Allen for $5 million, said operating expenses rose 21 percent to $69.3 million in the quarter, while sales were up 2.4 percent to $114.3 million.

NEW YORK (Reuters) - American Apparel Inc settled film director Woody Allen's lawsuit over the company's use of his image in advertising for $5 million, Allen said on Monday as the case was about to come to trial.

Woody Allen reached a $5 million settlement Monday with a popular clothing company that will keep his image off its billboards - and his dirty laundry out of sight.

For a brief moment, Crimes and Misdemeanors threatened to be more than just a movie title for Woody Allen. But not any more.

American Apparel has agreed pay $5 million to settle Allen's lawsuit against the clothing company.

Allen married Ms Previn (right), Farrow's adopted daughter, in 1997

Woody Allen's wife and ex-partner will not be called to testify in a trademark infringement trial, lawyers for the company he is suing have said.

The marquees of Broadway theaters will be dimmed for one minute on Tuesday at 8:00pm in honor of Bea Arthur, who died on Saturday. She was 86.

In 1966, Ms. Arthur won a Tony Award for best featured actress in a musical for her performance as Vera Charles in the original Broadway production of "Mame." Her.

As the crowd at last night’s opening gala indicated, there could be no better place to premiere Woody Allen’s latest than the Tribeca Film Festival--an event that takes its very identity from the city Allen has so often celebrated.

NEW YORK — The Tribeca Film Festival will celebrate Woody Allen's return to making films in New York by showing his new movie on the festival's opening night on April 22.

"Whatever Works" is Allen's first film shot in his hometown since 2004. He has recently filmed overseas, most recently in Spain, where he made "Vicky Cristina Barcelona."

"Whatever Works" is a comedy starring Larry David, Evan Rachel Wood, Ed Begley Jr. and Patricia Clarkson.