Helena Bonham Carter is furious that Hollywood stars face constant pressure to stay looking young and beautiful. The actress recently spoke out about the rampant ageism in the city. The "Fight Club" star - who turned 40 this year - claims Tinseltown has an unhealthy obsession with youth and unfairly pressures older actresses to look younger in order to land roles.

She fumed to Easy Living magazine, "It's ridiculous. We're all going to age and we have to start learning to accept it. I recently made a film called 'Conversations With Other Women' and loved my character. She was a genuinely three-dimensional woman who was allowed to be in her late 30s, which is so refreshing in a world where everyone consistently tries to be younger. We aren't all 20 so why should we play parts where we're trying to look it? There are actual 20-year-olds to do that."

If you never thought Johnny Depp could sing, guess again. The charming actor is taking singing lessons from girlfriend Vanessa Paradis to prepare for his new movie role.

The "Pirates of the Caribbean" actor - who had to pass a singing test to land a part in the musical "Sweeney Todd" - has been rehearsing for the part with Vanessa at their family home.

Johnny Depp is once again reuniting with director Tim Burton for another movie. This time the handsome actor will be working on a new movie version of "Sweeney Todd."

In the movie, Depp will play killer barber Sweeney who murders the customers who come into his London shop and makes them into pies, in an evil partnership with his fellow tenant Mrs. Lovett.

Heath Ledger will play The Joker in the sequel to 'Batman Begins'. Hollywood bosses confirmed that they have cast the Oscar nominated 'Brokeback Mountain' star as the villain in 'The Dark Knight' on August 1.

Director Christopher Nolan said, "Our challenge in casting The Joker was to find an actor who is not just extraordinarily talented but fearless. Watching Heath Ledger's interpretation of this iconic character taking on Christian Bale's Batman is going to be incredible."

Helena Bonham-Carter has bought a $3.5 million dollar mansion once owned by her great-grandfather, former British Prime Minister Herbert Asquith.

The actress and her director husband, Tim Burton, are to settle in the Oxfordshire home with two-year-old son, Billy-Ray.