Actress, singer, and designer Jennifer Lopez is ready to take on the role of film producer. It has been reported that Lopez has teamed up with Walden Media to produce a live-action film based on the popular elementary school educational computer game “Where In the World is Carmen Sandiego?”

The new action comedy Tower Heist by director Brett Ratner stole the number one spot at the box offices when it released on Friday, Nov. 4. It easily took the top spot with an opening gross estimated at $8.1 million thanks to an all-star line-up to include comedy staple Ben Stiller, legendary funnyman Eddie Murphy, and Matthew Broderick.

From Nov. 6-8, wine enthusiasts in Hong Kong will be in for a treat as the WineFuture Hong Kong event takes hold of the city at the Asia World Expo Center. Renowned filmmaker-turned-vintner Francis Ford Coppola will be headlining the event as a speaker and guest of honor.

Tom Cruise is filming the latest edition of the famed Mission Impossible franchise, Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol, in Dubai. The Hollywood megastar has been seen all over the burgeoning city, including dangling from the 124th floor observation deck of Burj Khalifa, the world’s tallest building.

NYC power couple Diane von Furstenberg and Barry Diller made a $20 million donation to the High Line, setting a record for the largest private contribution to a New York City public park in the city’s history.

Electronic Arts (EA) has recruited Transformers director and visual thrillmaster Michael Bay for their newest video game, Need For Speed: The Run. This latest installment – the 18th, to be exact – of the well-loved racing game franchise had Bay directing a gripping advertisement for the game, which highlighted its intense thrill factor and engaging storyline.

Eco-adventurer David de Rothschild’s last expedition took him and his crew across the Pacific Ocean on the Palitski, a sailboat he built made from 12,000 plastic soda bottles to garner awareness of the problem of pollution in our planet’s waters.

Now the famed philanthropist, activist, and heir to the British Rothschild banking family is setting off on his next adventure, which will take him deep into the heart of the Amazon region of Brazil.

Latin music superstar Shakira is being honored with the 2,354th star on the iconic Hollywood Walk of Fame on Tues., Nov. 8. The 34-year-old Colombian singer and philanthropist’s star will be located in front of the W Hollywood Hotel at the corner of Hollywood and Vine.

Hollywood’s busiest man is adding movie producer to his long list of job titles. Entertainment jack-of-all-trades Ryan Seacrest will be producing a new romantic comedy with actress Reese Witherspoon, with script from Grey’s Anatomy writer Krista Vernoff.