Yesterday, I saw a lot of people calling for Jamie Foxx's Oscar to be revoked following the announcement that he and Martin Lawrence are confirmed for "Sheneneh and Wanda," a comedy in which the duo will play female bank robbers. Both roles are based on earlier cross-dressed characters from the actors' TV days (Lawrence's Sheneneh is from "Martin" and Foxx's Wanda is from "In Living Color"). Foxx, who won the Academy Award for Best Actor in 2004 for "Ray" (he was also nominated for Best Supporting Actor that same year for "Collateral), returning to this drag shtick seems like a huge step backward to a lot of people.

"Seems" is the key word here, though, because it doesn't have to be a regression. Plenty of Oscar-caliber actors have cross-dressed before and since being nominated and/or winning an Academy Award, and plenty of performers have won for dressing like the opposite sex. I've selected a few standouts of the bunch below. Click the image at the top of the post to be whisked off to our Cross-Dressing Oscar Winners flipbook gallery. Read more...

One of the greatest things HBO ever aired was "Band of Brothers," the deeply emotional tale of a group of American soldiers fighting their way through Europe during World War II. The Emmy-winning miniseries was gritty, poignant, violent, shocking and often with a vein of dark humor...basically all of the experiences of men and women in wartime.

The folks behind "Band of Brothers" were none other than Tom Hanks and Steven Spielberg, who brought their "Saving Private Ryan" expertise to this ultra-realistic outing. Well, now they're back for "The Pacific," which follows three American G.I.'s in the Pacific theater, from their initial landing at Guadalcanal, to Iwo Jima and Okinawa, and all the way through to V-J Day and back stateside.

The ten-part series won't air until March 2010, but you can get a taste for what's in store in the behind-the-scenes featurette below.

Tom Hanks has worn many hats over the course of his long career. Actor, both comic and dramatic. Producer. Writer. Director. He's even belted out a song or two through the years, though he's never made a side-career of it like other actors have (see also: Bruce Willis).

After watching the video below, you might agree that the time has arrived to start a "Tom Hanks Should Release A Pop Album" Internet petition. His performance of Beyonce's Video of the Year-winning "Single Ladies" might not deliver as the best of all time, but it is classic Hanks. Watch, and enjoy.

FROM MTV.COM: Everyone knows that Hollywood is addicted to franchises, sequels, reboots and all manner of cinematic rehashings of the pop-culture past. Over 75 percent of the 30 highest-grossing films of the last three years were based on an existing entertainment franchise, which just goes to show there's a reason studios keep reimagining movie history instead of creating something new: audiences love them too.

But do actors? With Halloween almost upon us, we wanted to know if the folks out in La-La Land secretly had a horror flick they're dying to remake.

Continue reading Tom Hanks, Tokio Hotel And More Reveal Horror Films They Would Remake

That didn't take too long. Dan Brown's new thriller, "The Lost Symbol," hit bookshelves in mid-September and Tom Hanks—busy Oscar-winner that he is—has already finished reading it. Of course, Hanks had a little extra motivation going in, seeing as he's twice played Brown's hero Robert Langdon on the big screen (in little pictures called "The Da Vinci Code" and "Angels & Demons").

"I just finished it last week," Hanks told MTV News on the "Where the Wild Things Are" red carpet. "Page-turner. Dan Brown knows how to weave a tale. I was exhausted by the end of it." Read more...

Last night, MTV's Eric Ditzian had the opportunity to speak with Tom Hanks on the red carpet at the New York premiere of "Where the Wild Things Are." The movie and classic children's book on which it is based follows a young boy who harnesses his inner wild thing, traveling to a faraway island populated by talking beasts with funny names like Carol (a dude) and Ira. In the video below, Hanks talks about his own childhood and the particular ways in which he connected with his own inner wild thing.

Head over to MTV.com for our full red carpet report from the premiere of "Where the Wild Things Are."

I don't even have the words anymore. Lots of tragedy this week. Henry Gibson was a gifted performer. He was acting at age 7 and got his break in "The Nutty Professor," the original from 1963. I'll always know him best as the creepy neighbor in "The 'Burbs." He left us today at the age of 73.

Gibson had more high profile roles and more serious ones as well, appearing in four of Robert Altman's films, Paul Thomas Anderson's "Magnola," comedy classic "The Blues Brothers" and, most recently, "Wedding Crashers." But I'll never forget the first time I saw him, in "The 'Burbs," when he seemed like this nice old neighbor being harassed by crazy Tom Hanks. Only then you find out that he actually is a psychotic killer, chopping up corpses and incinerating them in his basement. Read more...

Lots of variety from Variety today. See what I did there? Yeah? Long day. Almost over. Enjoy the Dailies.

-- "School of Rock" writer Mike White sold the script for his "Babe in the Woods," an action-comedy in which a new student at Yale University somehow becomes the target of the New Jersey mob. I envision this as a cross between "PCU" and "The Sopranos." (Variety)

-- The announcement that Steven Spielberg's next project would be an adaptation of the Jimmy Stewart classic "Harvey" led many to speculate that Spielberg pal Tom Hanks would step into -- or at least be approached for -- the Stewart role. Fox hasn't exactly put those possibilities to rest, but they did issue a statement saying that the actor "has not read the script and speculation about him and this project has been inaccurate." So there you have it. (Variety) Read more...

I sort of worship at the altar of director Steven Spielberg. In 1975's "Jaws" the man introduced the world to the blockbuster, and with it hundreds of spectacle-filled summer weekends to come. He slips in and out of genres like seasonal outfits, wearing a thriller one year, a touching family drama another, a sci-fi end-of-world scenario in yet another. And next up? A taste of magical realism.

Mike Fleming reports for Variety that Spielberg's next directing gig will be a remake of the 1950 movie "Harvey," which is itself an adaptation of a Puliter Prize-winning 1944 play. It is the story of Elwood P. Dowd, an odd dude whose best friend is Harvey, a six foot tall, invisible rabbit. And since Elwood insists on introducing his furry pal to everyone, people tend to think he's... well... not so right in the head. Read more...

Just as everyone has an opinion, a favorite meal and a nose — albeit a fake one at times — so too does everyone have a birthday. Even celebrities. Here at Birthday Bash, it’s my mission to salute the fine actors, filmmakers and other Hollywood heroes that are celebrating their special day this week. After all, it’s cheaper than mailing a cake.

This week's Birthday Bash is highlighted by an iconic action star, a recent comic book hero and one of the most reputable actors of our time. Read more...