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In this Wednesday, Dec. 2, 2009 photo, Hollywood actor Ben Kingsley, famous for his Oscar-winning portrayal of Indian independence hero Mohandas Gandhi, poses with his wife Daniela Lavender in front of the Taj Mahal in Agra, India. Kingsley will star as Shah Jahan, the Mogul emperor who ordered the construction of the Taj Mahal, in “Taj,” 27 years after his award winning performance in “Gandhi.” Indian superstar and former Miss World Aishwarya Rai Bachchan will play Mumtaz Mahal, Shah Jahan’s favourite wife for whom the monument was built, according to the British actor’s production company, SBK Pictures in a statement last month. (AP Photo/Pawan Sharma)

In this Wednesday, Dec. 2, 2009 photo, Hollywood actor Ben Kingsley, famous for his Oscar-winning portrayal of Indian independence hero Mohandas Gandhi, poses with his wife Daniela Lavender in front of the Taj Mahal in Agra, India. Kingsley will star as Shah Jahan, the Mogul emperor who ordered the construction of the Taj Mahal, in “Taj,” 27 years after his award winning performance in “Gandhi.” Indian superstar and former Miss World Aishwarya Rai Bachchan will play Mumtaz Mahal, Shah Jahan’s favourite wife for whom the monument was built, according to the British actor’s production company, SBK Pictures in a statement last month. (AP Photo/Pawan Sharma)

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The model of King Kong featured in the original 1933 epic film, is seen ahead of its auction, in central London, in this Thursday Nov. 19, 2009 file photo. The tiny King Kong figurine that helped launch the career of one of cinema’s biggest monsters has sold for about 121,000 pounds ($200,000) at a London auction Tuesday Nov. 24 2009. Auctioneer Christie’s says the 22-inch (56-centimeter) skeleton was the one used in the climactic scene of the 1933 movie in which the giant ape climbs New York’s Empire State Building. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis)

The model of King Kong featured in the original 1933 epic film, is seen ahead of its auction, in central London, in this Thursday Nov. 19, 2009 file photo. The tiny King Kong figurine that helped launch the career of one of cinema’s biggest monsters has sold for about 121,000 pounds ($200,000) at a London auction Tuesday Nov. 24 2009. Auctioneer Christie’s says the 22-inch (56-centimeter) skeleton was the one used in the climactic scene of the 1933 movie in which the giant ape climbs New York’s Empire State Building. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis)

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Actor Jim Carrey runs with a pair of scissors before cutting a ribbon during an event opening the final stop on “Disney’s A Christmas Carol” train tour Friday, Oct. 30, 2009 in New York. (AP Photo/Jason DeCrow)

Actor Jim Carrey runs with a pair of scissors before cutting a ribbon during an event opening the final stop on “Disney’s A Christmas Carol” train tour Friday, Oct. 30, 2009 in New York. (AP Photo/Jason DeCrow)

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British film maker Ridley Scott, right, arrives with his daughter, Jordan Scott, the director of the film ‘Cracks’ during its premiere at the London Film Festival in London, Sunday Oct. 25, 2009. (AP Photo/Joel Ryan)

British film maker Ridley Scott, right, arrives with his daughter, Jordan Scott, the director of the film ‘Cracks’ during its premiere at the London Film Festival in London, Sunday Oct. 25, 2009. (AP Photo/Joel Ryan)