Encouraged by the box office success of talking animal movies like "Scooby Doo", "Stuart Little" and "Snow Dogs", Disney is reviving its "Shaggy Dog" movie about a conversational canine, the Hollywood Reporter said Monday.

The updated version of the original 1959 feature will tell the story of a family man who, through a spell, keeps changing into a sheepdog and back again at the most inopportune times. According to the report, Disney is in talks with several top ranking stars for the lead role in the movie.

************************************************** ***************** Spielberg to Lead King Arthur Epic Steven Spielberg is to produce an eight episode TV series about King Arthur, Camelot and the knights of the round table for the HBO cable channel, according to the Hollywood Reporter Monday.

The 80-million-dollar mini-series will mix the fable with some documented accounts of the historic persons believed to have served as prototypes for the legends. Shooting is expected to begin next year.

************************************************** **************** Tony Curtis Switches "Hot" Roles Veteran actor Tony Curtis is appearing in the stage version of one of his most famous films "Some Like It Hot". But instead of playing an unemployed musician who dresses as a woman to get work, he is now playing the aging millionaire who falls in love with Curtis' cross-dressing character.

According to the Dallas Morning News the role in a Dallas theater represents the 77-year-old actor's first stage musical.

************************************************** *************** "Spider-Man" Readies $100 Million Video Splash Sony is to spend 100 million dollars on the marketing campaign for the "Spider-Man" video which hits stores on November 1, daily Variety reported Monday. The studio is betting that the movie will surpass "Men in Black" to become the best-selling DVD of all time and is hoping to surpass the home rental industry's all-time top seller, Disney's "The Lion King." The video debut of the marsupial hero flic will have a tough fight as it must compete with some of the same hits it faced in theatres, including "Star Wars: Episode II -- Attack of the Clones", "The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring", "Monsters, Inc." and the first DVD release of "E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial."

But the DVD version will be helped by such extras as Tobey Maguire's costume, makeup and screen tests that convinced director Sam Raimi that Maguire could pull off the role.

The DVD also will provide an extensive history of marvel's superhero character.