Shrek

Leonardo DiCaprio, his BFF Tobey Maguire and Dreamworks cofounder Jeffery Katzenberg were front and center last night as the Los Angeles Lakers defeated the Utah Jazz 107-96 in game five of the first round of NBA Playoffs at the Staples Center in downtown LA.

Do you have any idea how much cheddar is stacked on those three seats?

Between just Spider-Man (1-3), Titanic and Shrek (1-3), those three men have made Hollywood $3.98 BILLION dollars.

Yes, billion, with a B!

And that’s just a few of their credits.

Proving that there are no new ideas people are willing to take a chance on, plans have just been announced for Sleepless in Seattle: The Broadway Musical.

Why?

The 1993 romantic comedy, which starred Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan, is being adapted by the film’s screenwriter Jeff Arch and aims for a Broadway debut in 2010.

What’s up with all the rehashing?

90210, Shrek, Melrose Place, The NeverEnding Story, Clue, The Karate Kid…

Why is everyone so afraid of a new frontier?

—Sasha Perl-Raver

Where has she been hiding?

Cameron Diaz, who voiced Princess Fiona in the highly successful film series, arrived on the green carpet for yesterday’s opening night of Shrek: The Musical at The Broadway Theatre in New York City.

In a Bill Blass dress and Dior coat, Diaz, who will reprise her role for the fourth film due in 2010, said there’s no way you’ll ever see her taking a turn as Fiona on the Great White Way.

Fa la lala la la fa lala la la!

Classic kids cartoon characters The Smurfs are being brought to the big screen in a new combination live action/animation movie.

Shrek 2 and Shrek The Third writers David Stem and David Weiss are onboard to write the screenplay for Columbia Pictures and Sony Pictures, which just picked up the movie rights.