New York, NY (WFN) -- Ray Romano is making his next project a family affair. The "Everybody Loves Raymond" star is writing a childrens book with his two brothers called "Raymie, Dickie and the Bean: Why I Love And Hate My Brothers" (Simon And Shuster) that will explain how siblings have mixed feelings about each other. The book will be released next fall.

WELLINGTON, New Zealand -- Peter Jackson isn't giving himself much time off between films. The final "Lord Of The Rings" film is getting ready to open worldwide but he will begin production on his $200 million remake of "King Kong" next month. Jackson is getting $32 million for the ape flick.

BOMBAY, India -- "Pretty Woman" star Richard Gere knows prostitutes better than anyone else, and he spoke to Bombay brothel workers in India, yesterday on the subject of HIV and AIDS. Several prostitutes mistook Gere as an American doctor and asked him if he would examine them according to the Associated Press.

ANAHEIM, Calif. -- Fans of "The Twilight Zone" will soon be taken for a ride -- literally. Next May, Disney's California Adventure theme park in Anaheim, California, will debut the Twilight Zone Tower Of Terror, a ride based on a "lost episode" of the classic TV show.

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