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"DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES" SEASON FINALE

NEW YORK (AP) -- "Lost" won't be the only series with flash forwards. Sunday's season finale of "Desperate Housewives" will take place five years in the future. Marcia Cross tells AP Radio that the future will find Bree as a big success in the business she and Katherine started, though she wouldn't say if Katherine was still part of the venture. She also says Bree looks different because "the flip has died." As for Gabby, Cross says she's finally given Carlos what he's always wanted, some kids. And she says that creepy Kayla will be "hightailed out of town" after causing so much trouble for Lynette and her children.

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Marcia Cross is dishing about how "Desperate Housewives" will end its season. She told AP Entertainment Editor Michael Weinfeld a lot of the juicy details.

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Marcia Cross says Bree will be a different woman five years down the road. )

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Marcia Cross was asked if Bree's success concerns the business she and Katherine started. )

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Marcia Cross was asked how Bree looks in five years. )

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Marcia Cross reveals what's going on with Tom's daughter Kayla, who's been making trouble for Lynette and their sons. )

WILL ELLEN AND PORTIA GET MARRIED?

LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Now that California's supreme court has struck down a ban on same-sex marriage, will Ellen DeGeneres and Portia de Rossi say "I do"? TMZ.com reports that at the taping of her show yesterday, DeGeneres announced she and de Rossi will get married. TMZ says de Rossi was in the studio and the audience gave them both a standing ovation.

"AMERICAN IDOL" TOUR

LOS ANGELES (AP) -- No matter which David wins "American Idol," they'll both be singing on the "American Idol" tour -- they and the rest of the top-ten. They'll have about five weeks to rehearse. The new Idol will be announced May 21st and the tour begins July first in Glendale, Arizona. It runs through September 13th in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Tickets for concerts in U.S. cities go on sale tomorrow. Tickets for the Toronto concert, which is July 26th, are on sale today.

"GREASE" ON BROADWAY - TAYLOR HICKS

NEW YORK (AP) -- Like many "American Idol" contestants before him, Taylor Hicks is coming to Broadway. Starting June sixth, he'll play Teen Angel in the revival of "Grease." Hicks says he'll add some "soulful flavor" to the role which he says is the "opportunity of a lifetime." He'll play Teen Angel through September seventh.

"THE CHRONICLES OF NARNIA: PRINCE CASPIAN" - BEN BARNES

NEW YORK (AP) -- It's a good thing Ben Barnes isn't running for president. When the early morning call came to him, he fell apart. He was called at four in the morning with the news he'd be playing Prince Caspian in the new "Chronicles of Narnia" movie. It's his first big Hollywood movie. Barnes says he ran around his house screaming when he got the news. He says it's amazing to be playing a character from a series of books he read as a child. "Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian" opens today.

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Ben Barnes is thrilled beyond belief to be starring in his first big Hollywood movie. AP Entertainment Editor Michael Weinfeld reports on how Barnes reacted when he landed the role of Prince Caspian in the new "Chronicles of Narnia." movie.

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Ben Barnes says he found out early in the morning he'd be playing Prince Caspian. )

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Ben Barnes says this is a big deal for a newcomer like him to be playing Prince Caspian. )

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Ben Barnes says when he was eight he watched the BBC version of "The Chronicles of Narnia" and it looked real to him.

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Ben Barnes was asked how it feels to be a new heartthrob. )

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Here's a scene from "The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian."

"THE FALL" - LEE PACE

LOS ANGELES (AP) -- So the little girl he plays opposite in "The Fall" would react naturally, the director had Lee Pace pretend that, like his character, his legs were paralyzed from a fall. He says had lie to everyone all the time, including the camera crew. Pace says "that takes a lot out of you, too. It's no fun to have to lie to people. It's kind of exhausting and it makes you feel bad." But, he says it added to his performance. "The Fall" is playing in some theaters now.

<HARRISON FORD - ARCHEOLOGY BOARD

BOSTON (AP) -- Harrison Ford isn't really an archaeologist. He just plays one in the movies, as Indiana Jones, of course. But, now Ford's been elected to the board of directors of the Archaeological Institute of America. The group promotes archaeological excavation, research, education and preservation around the world. The president of the archeology board says Ford's Indiana Jones character has played a major part in stimulating interest in archaeological exploration. Election to the board comes as "Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of Crystal Skull" is about to hit theaters. It opens next Thursday.

"24" PREQUEL TV MOVIE PLANNED

LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Fans of "24" won't have to wait until next season to see Jack Bauer. Fox will air a two-hour TV movie on November 23rd. It's a prequel that will set the stage for season seven, or Day 7, which will premiere next January.


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