Eric Bana and Edward Norton might be green with envy when they see Mark Ruffalo as the Hulk in the upcoming "The Avengers" movie. Though the superhero looked nothing like Bana or Norton in the two "Hulk" movies, Ruffalo's version will actually resemble him.

"I'll be playing it," the Oscar nominee tells MTV of the Marvel character. "I'm the first actor to actually do it in motion-capture as the Hulk."

To portray Bruce Banner's alter ego, Ruffalo will wear a performance-capture suit similar to the ones used to help create Sam Worthington and Zoe Saldana's animated  "Avatar" characters.

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The egg/incubator that carried Lady Gaga as she arrived to the Grammys? Oh, that was only the beginning.

The pop star stretched the rebirth concept even further with her video for “Born This Way,” which premiered Monday. Between the unicorn, the outer-space, kaleidoscopic birthing scenes and that giant pink ponytail juxtaposed against skeleton makeup a la model Rick Genest (also known as Zombie Boy, who appears alongside Gaga in the video), it’s understandable that the reaction has swung from positive to negative and every bit of confused in between.

The just over seven-minutes long clip, which Gaga directed with fashion photographer Nick Knight and choreographer Laurieann Gibson, has got a lot to take in.

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Soccer star David Beckham has a heavenly new tattoo: an image of Jesus on his chest.

Beckham unveiled his three-month-old ink — courtesy of L.A. tattoo artist Mark Mahoney — on his Facebook page Saturday, with a video message explaining the meaning behind his body art.

"It’s Jesus being carried by three cherubs and obviously the cherubs are boys," he says, referring to sons Brooklyn, Romeo and Cruz. "My thought of it is, at some point my boys are going to need to look after me and that’s what they’re doing in the picture.” FULL POST

Those alien-invasion scenes may not have seemed that far-fetched for "Battle: Los Angeles" star Michelle Rodriguez. The actress told CNN she believes there really is life out there.

"I have my own little theory about aliens," said Rodriguez, who plays an Air Force tech sergeant trying to save the people of California. "I just believe that an alien creature, if it did exist, would have to resonate at a higher frequency [and would] therefore not have that human psychological need to destroy and dominate so much."

The former "Lost" star also believes ETs have more of a softer side than humans.

"I would think that they would be just smarter than us and a little bit more slick and full of love and light," said Rodriguez, whose out-of-this-world movie lands in theaters March 11. "We're kind of at the bottom of the food chain as far as evolution goes. If there were...aliens, I think they would be a little bit slicker than us. "

With his Academy Awards-hosting gig now complete, James Franco can finally focus on all those other oddball projects he has in the pipeline, like teaching a college course about himself, producing a college musical and developing a "Three's Company" play and movie.

While some may find the Oscar nominee's recent career choices unusual, they make perfect sense to Aron Ralston, the man Franco portrayed in director Danny Boyle's "127 Hours."

"He's so impassioned with his artistry, and the strangeness of all of [the projects] just tells me it's very authentic to him," Ralston tells CNN of the Oscars host.  "It's all very genuine expression. He's not doing it for attention or acclaim or money or fame. I don't think at all that it's some Joaquin Phoenix, like, 'I'm going to do a story about a hoax of my life as an act of performance.'"

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Following a brief war of words on Twitter, singers Rihanna and Ciara are finally back in sync.

The feud between the one-named wonders kicked off on February 25, when Ciara told Joan Rivers on E!'s "Fashion Police" that a past run-in with Rihanna had hit something of a sour note. "I ran into her recently at a party. She wasn't the nicest," Ciara said. "It's crazy, because I've always loved and respected what she's done in fashion. It wasn't the most pleasant run-in."

That didn't sit well with Rihanna, who tweeted that night, "My bad ci, did I 4get to tip u? #howrudeofme."

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Whatever you think of her Academy Award hosting skills, Anne Hathaway was not slacking in the wardrobe change department.

The "Love & Other Drugs" star went through 7 different looks on the Oscars stage last night, showing up in everything from a curve-hugging satin blue gown to a custom Lanvin tux, not to mention the red Valentino she wore for her red carpet entrance.

According to Entertainment Weekly, Hathaway was styled by Rachel Zoe and assistant stylist for the event Jill Lincoln, and so far the reaction has been positive. The Washington Post counted Hathaway as being among their best-dressed of the night, the New York Post thinks she and Zoe nailed it, for the most part, and FabSugar deemed Hathaway's constant switcheroos a "stylish assortment."

Do you agree? Which look was your favorite? Did her frequent wardrobe changes make the show any easier to watch?

Forget jewelry — Lindsay Lohan stole the show during a surprise cameo on "Jimmy Kimmel Live" last night. The troubled star — who faces jail time for the alleged theft of a $2,500 necklace — made fun of her latest legal woes in a fake workout DVD infomercial.

The ad features Kimmel, aka fitness trainer Jimmy K, and a host of A-list actresses plugging his latest "exertainment" DVD, "Hottie Body Humpilates," a workout regime that "combines the flexibility of Pilates with the sexability of humping."

Scarlett Johansson, Minka Kelly, Jessica Biel, Jessica Alba, Kelly Ripa, Sofia Vergara, Eva Longoria and Emily Blunt each give testimonials to the powers of Jimmy K and demonstrate his fitness routine.

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First Corey Haim was left out of the SAG awards' "In Memoriam" montage, and now he's been omitted by the Oscars too.

During last night's remembrance reel of movie industry greats who have passed away in the past year, "The Lost Boys" star, who was 38 when he died of pneumonia and a heart condition in March 2010, was missing.

As Marquee previously reported, Haim's pal Corey Feldman was furious that Haim wasn't included in the SAG awards tribute in January and took the organization to task at the time.

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Let's keep it real: The Twitter chatter about the 83rd Annual Academy Awards on Sunday night was way more entertaining than the actual show.

There was lots of sharp criticism of Hollywood's biggest event out there in the land of social networking, with the brunt of it aimed at hosts Anne Hathaway and James Franco.

The duo of actors were even the subject of a trending topic slugged #youngandhiposcars with the consensus being the show was anything but.

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