Movies

Disney's "Wreck-It Ralph" was a stolen idea from a rejected TV show ... at least according to one guy who's suing for $10 million.

Dyke Robinson tells TMZ he created a book series called "Digiland" and even pitched the idea to Disney execs for a TV show in 2012. But according to the docs, Disney pulled the plug after reading Robinson's script.

Later that year, Robinson watched 'Wreck-It Ralph' and says he was shocked to see it was riddled with his 'Digiland' imagery.

Robinson claims the land called "Sugar Rush" in W-IR, made entirely of candy was all his idea. He gets specific, saying the movie jacked his sweet ground and sugar-fertilized trees.

Robinson is asking for $10 million in damages ... not a huge amount considering the movie made $400 million.

Gunnar Hansen, who played one of the scariest, most iconic mass murderers ever, is dead.

Hansen made a career out of his role as Leatherface in "Texas Chainsaw Massacre." Although the movie was released in 1974, when he was a young man, Hansen proudly revived the role in various forms over the years. He played "The Master" in the 1988 "Hollywood Chainsaw Hookers" and the captain in the 2009 "Reykjavik What Watching Massacre.

Hansen took the role of the murderous Leatherface right out of grad school. He did many other things in entertainment -- he appeared in 28 films and wrote screenplays, books and documentaries.

Hansen died of pancreatic cancer. He was 68.

RIP

Mark Wahlberg is at the top of his game, but what really gets him pumped is his son's soccer game.

Mark was goin' nuts on the field, cheering the youngster on.

Rick Springfield thinks the late Walt Disney is rolling over in his grave because of some rumored changes his company is making with 'Star Wars' merchandise.

Rick is a huge 'Star Wars' fan -- he even owns a VERY rare collectible called Head Man -- so we asked him about Disney allegedly killing all future sales of the Princess Leia 'slave' costume from 'Return of the Jedi.'

Rick's pretty passionate in his belief that someone at Disney's trying to make 'Star Wars' too G-rated, and Walt would NOT be down with that. As for the Mouse's handling of the 'Force Awakens' ... Springfield weighs in on that too.

Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt STILL clean up so freakin' good, it hurts -- and they flaunted their perfection Thursday night at the Hollywood premiere of their movie "By The Sea."

Angie directed, wrote and co-stars in the film with Brad so this was clearly a big night for the couple, who apparently REFUSE to age.

She's 40, he's 51, and they have 6 six kids running around at home, and the thing is ... none of that shows, AT ALL!

The Force was very strong for a 'Star Wars' fan battling terminal cancer -- J.J. Abrams and Disney set him up with a private screening of 'The Force Awakens' after a viral campaign to make it happen.

32-year-old Daniel Fleetwood got his final wish when studio execs showed up at his Texas home Wednesday and let him see an unedited version. Daniel was diagnosed with inoperable spindle cell sarcoma in July, and doctors told him he won't make it to Christmas ... when the movie premieres.

Daniel's wife, Ashley, tells us he loved the movie. She can't say much more because she had to sign a confidentiality agreement. She says they watched on their own TV, but it was played from Disney's equipment -- gotta make sure the flick doesn't get jacked.

Abrams put in a phone call to Daniel before they rolled the movie, which Ashley says really made Daniel's day.

Melissa Mathison, the woman who coined the phrase, "E.T. phone home" ... has died. She was 65 years old.

Mathison wrote the screenplay for the 1982 classic and was married to Harrison Ford for more than 20 years. Her brother confirmed she died Wednesday in L.A. after an illness, according to reports.

She and Ford had two children together ... Malcolm and Georgia.

Melissa also wrote screenplays for blockbusters like "The Black Stallion," "The Indian In The Cupboard," and "The Escape Artist."

She will likely have one more hit with 'E.T.' director Steven Spielberg. She wrote the highly anticipated family fantasy "The BFG" ... which comes out next year.

Quentin Tarantino called the cops 13 days before whipping a crowd up into a frenzy over when he called police murderers, asking them to come over and deal with someone who broke onto his property.

Law enforcement tells TMZ, Quentin was at his L.A. home October 11th at around 2 PM when he noticed someone in his backyard. We're told Quentin asked the guy to leave but he refused. Either Quentin or a member of his staff then called 911 and asked cops to come help.

We're told cops arrived minutes later and talked to the intruder who left without incident.

Just 13 days later, Quentin addressed a crowd at a NYC rally against "police terror," and fired them up by saying, "When I see murders, I do not stand by ... I have to call a murder a murder and I have to call the murderers the murderers."

Quentin just clarified his comments, saying he was not referring to all cops as "murderers."

Somebody call Yoda, 'cause Luke Skywalker has some serious confidence issues.

Mark Hamill tells TMZ ... unlike millions of nerds across the galaxy, he refuses to watch the old "Star Wars" movies ... and it's all because he's super insecure about seeing himself on-screen.

Hamill was leaving Greenblatt's Deli on the Sunset Strip when we asked him if there was a proper order to watch all of the "Star Wars" flicks.

That's when the Jedi master told us he just can't do it ... "I just don't like really watching myself ... because you see all the flaws."

Hamill says he LOVES everyone else in the flicks -- Harrison, Carrie, Billy Dee -- but when it comes to Luke, all he sees is the dark side.

Melanie Griffith is learning that a home in the middle of nowhere might be hard to sell ... even if it’s posh Aspen, you know, where the beer flows like wine.

Griffith just lowered the price of her incredible Aspen retreat by a mil, after originally listing it for $9.9 million back in June.

We're told Melanie is ready to let go of the place now that all her kids are older and the massive home is not worth the hassle. She plans on staying at hotels when she visits.

She should find a buyer … the 7 bedroom pad has breathtaking 360 views of the Maroon Bells ... with a major bonus -- its own private ski run! It's also not too far from the lifts at Aspen Highlands and Ajax.

Kurt Russell's been around long enough to know how the game's played -- if your movie wins an award, shut up about the director being embroiled in a controversy about police brutality!

We got Kurt -- with Tim Roth and Walton Goggins -- hours after their flick, "Hateful Eight" won the Hollywood Film Award for best ensemble. Quentin Tarantino wrote and directed the movie ... long before he joined a NYC protest against police brutality.

Quentin's vocal stance reportedly got him in hot water with executive producer Harvey Weinstein, who probably doesn't want controversy affecting the box office.

As Kurt and the cast left Mr Chow Saturday night, they were obviously trying to keep it light. Translation: Just win, baby.

Former U.S. Senator and longtime Hollywood actor Fred Thompson died in Tennessee today after battling cancer.

Thompson famously co-starred in tons of big budget movies, like "Die Hard 2," "The Hunt for Red October" and "Cape Fear" -- before going on to win office as a U.S. Senator for Tennessee.

Thompson served in the Senate from 1994 to 2003. He was also an attorney and was appointed minority counsel for the Republican Senators who were on the Watergate Committee.

After his time in office Thompson went back to acting, and most notably starred in a couple of "Law and Order" TV series as D.A. Arthur Branch.

In 2007, he briefly jumped back into politics ... attempting to win the Republican nomination for President. He eventually dropped out of the race in early 2008.

His family said he died peacefully in Nashville, surrounded by loved ones. They said he'd been battling lymphoma.

Thompson was 73.

Ice Cube is true to his name -- the guy who just got sued for the millions and millions of dollars he made off "Straight Outta Compton" doesn't seem the least bit concerned.

Cube touched down at LAX just a few hours after Jerry Heller filed a lawsuit against him, and Dr. Dre, and NBC Universal for defaming him and ripping him off with the 'Compton' script.

There's potentially more than $100 million on the line, so you might expect Ice Cube to be pissed -- but check out the clip.

Jerry Heller is suing everyone connected with "Straight Outta Compton," alleging the movie defamed him ... and he wants $110 MILLION minimum.

Heller has just filed suit against Ice Cube, Dr. Dre, the Estate of Eazy-E, NBC Universal and others, claiming the portrayal of him in the movie was false and damaging.

Heller says he was portrayed as "the bad guy" and "a sleazy manager who took advantage of Eazy-E, Dr. Dre and Ice Cube." And he says there are other lies in the movie, including:

-- He withheld a $75k check from Ice Cube

-- He fraudulently induced Dre and Cube to sign unfavorable contracts

-- He enjoyed lobster brunches while the contracts were being signed

-- He was fired by Eazy-E

He claims he never gave permission to use his likeness and he wants profits from the movie as well because NBC sold tickets off his back. He also claims producers used his book without permission for pivotal scenes, including the one where Suge Knight strong-armed Eazy-E into signing away his rights to Death Row.

And this is funny ... he says producers didn't even bother to give his character a fake name, like "Gary Beller."

You'll recall Heller sat in the front row with his lawyers when the movie premiered.

He's suing for $35 million in compensatory damages and at least $75 mil in punitives ... plus all profits from the flick.

Zola -- the woman whose Twitter tale has taken the Internet by storm -- might soon have her own movie or TV series because Hollywood execs are hitting her up left and right.

Unless you've been living under a rock this week, Zola gained global attention when she took to Twitter and told the story of her trip to Florida to strip with a "white bitch" named Jessica. Zola tells TMZ her story captivated execs at MTV, VICE, WME and a few independent film makers.

Zola says she'd like her own TV series about her days as a dancer and wants Meagan Good or KeKe Palmer to play her.

Zola's married to the guy from the saga and she's expecting a kid. She tells us she hasn't stripped since her wild weekend in March.

It's Robert Englund's day for sure, and he gave us his best Freddy Krueger impersonation at LAX.

The 'Nightmare on Elm Street' star said he's working with the folks on "The Walking Dead" to celebrate Halloween.

He also gave up his idea for a 'Nightmare' sequel.