In brief: Russell Brand to play pirate

Russell Brand (pictured) is in talks to appear in the next Pirates of the Caribbean film. According to reports, he will play the brother of Johnny Depp's character Jack Sparrow ………… Jane Fonda is to return to Broadway next year after an absence of more than four decades. The Academy Award-winning actress will star in 33 Variations, a play by Moises Kaufman about a present-day musicologist (played by Fonda) and her study of Beethoven's fascination with a particular piece of music…………. Keanu Reeves's has been cleared of injuring a paparazzi photographer. A Los Angeles court rejected a case brought against the Canadian actor which claimed Reeves had injured the photographer while driving his Porsche car …………Carla Bruni, the wife of President Nicolas Sarkozy, has been voted the coolest celebrity in a poll of Britons conducted by Sir Richard Branson's Virgin Media group. The model, turned singer, turned First Lady won 22 per cent of the vote. Singer Kate Bush ame second with 14 per cent…………. Ozzy Osbourne, former lead singer of Black Sabbath, was crowned a 'Living Legend' at the Marshall Classic Rock Roll of Honour Awards, held in London. Past recipients of the accolade include Alice Cooper, Lemmy and Jimmy Page………….