Washington, Nov 10 : After playing with expensive guns in James Bond flicks, Hollywood actor Daniel Craig is reportedly set to don legendary British King William’s look for an upcoming flick ‘William-The Conqueror.

The ‘Casino Royale’ star is allegedly in talks to play the title role in the39.25 million dollars mega budget flick, which will bring to light William’s life prior to his victory at the
1066 Battle of Hastings.

Washington, Nov 10: Actor Robert Davi is glad that he is on top of Bond baddies list at last.

Davi played Bond villain Franz Sanchez in ‘License to Kill’, but fears his role was overshadowed by fans'' dislike for Timothy Dalton at the time - and he never got the credit he felt he was due.

However, fans are rediscovering the 1989 movie and elevating Davi up the list of super villains online, thanks to the ongoing lure of Bond.

"I know they''re voting now in Entertainment Weekly (magazine) for the Bond villains and it seems like my Bond villain is being more and more appreciated because initially, when the film came out, there was a backlash with Timothy Dalton,” Contactmusic quoted Davi, as telling WENN.

Washington, Nov 9 : The day won’t be far when plastics could be more durable and rubbers could be more elastic, thanks to a novel new approach to polymer synthesis discovered by Texas Tech University organic chemists.

The chemists have developed a process for creating a slip-linked pulley system of molecules that could be used to create tougher and more elastic synthetic materials. 

The principal investigator on the project Michael Mayer, an assistant professor of organic chemistry in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, refers to the process as “elegant and simple.”

Washington, Nov 8: US President-elect Barack Obama today said that his administration would extend full support to Pakistan to overcome the prevailing financial crisis as well as war on terrorism.

Obama said in a telephonic conversation with Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardai, from Washington.

Both Pakistan and the US share long lasting friendship and hoped to eradicate terrorism from the region with Pakistan support, The News quoted Obama as saying on phone.

Washington, Nov 8: Paris Hilton’s new movie ‘Repo! The Genetic Opera’ has been savaged by film critics – insisting that the movie is “just plain awful and nearly unwatchable.”

The remark was made by the Los Angeles Times critic Mark Olsen.

"The film is bad - not good-bad, tacky-bad or fun-bad, just plain awful and nearly unwatchable," Contactmusic quoted Olsen, as writing.

Washington, Nov 8 : Cops investigating the murders of Hollywood actress Jennifer Hudson''s mother, brother and nephew have just three days to charge her former brother-in-law with the killings, or set him free.

William Balfour, who was married to the Oscar winner''s sister Julia, was arrested for the murders and then held by police on a parole violation.

According to TMZ. com, police sources have revealed that Balfour is scheduled to appear before the Illinois State Parole Review Board on Monday at 9am.