English actress Rachel Weisz hasn’t given up on appearing in another The Mummy movie - she’s appealing to writer Stephen Sommers to pen a third installment in the blockbuster film series.

Weisz scored her Hollywood breakthrough as an aspiring Egyptologist in 1999’s The Mummy and 2001’s The Mummy Returns, and she’d leap at the chance to return to the action-packed role.

Britney Spears and model Isaac Cohen’s short romance fizzled out because of their competing work schedules.

The couple began dating in mid-December after they were introduced by Spears’ choreographer.

Cohen’s agent, Brandi Lord, insists the split was “very amicable” and came about because of their work commitments.

“They’re both busy with their careers,” she told People magazine. “She just got out of her marriage and she has two kids to take care of. Her plate is full, and the same with him.”

Natalie Portman looks set to direct and star in a film adaptation of Israeli author Amos Oz’s globally acclaimed autobiography.

A Tale Of Love And Darkness recounts Oz’s experiences growing up surrounded by the fighting in Jerusalem which later led to the foundation of an independent Israel.

A spokesperson for Jerusalem Capital Studios says, “JCS has met with Portman to discuss the possibility of her participating in and directing a film version of the book.”