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K.J. Choi had to work harder than he imagined to become the Sony Open champion everyone expected.

Julie Benz, who co-stars in the upcoming sequel film Punisher: War Zone, told SCI FI Wire that she plays the wife of an FBI agent who is murdered.

Ron Perlman, who plays the title role in the upcoming sequel film Hellboy II: The Golden Army, told SCI FI Wire that he also voiced the character in Konami Digital Entertainment’s Hellboy: The Science of Evil video game in part because of director Guillermo del Toro’s participation.

Namco Bandai unveiled an early look at its upcoming fighting-game sequel Soul Calibur IV at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas last week and announced that the game will feature either Star Wars’ Darth Vader or Yoda, depending on the platform.

Phoenix Pictures has optioned the film and television rights to Hugo Award-winning fantasy writer T.A. Pratt’s Marla Mason series, about the adventures of a wisecracking, ass-kicking sorceress, Pratt told SCI FI Wire.

Alvin and the Chipmunks sank one spot to fifth place in the Jan. 11 weekend box office, with $9.1 million for the three-day period, raising its total to $187.7 million after five weeks of release, according to BoxOfficeMojo.com.

Fans of USA Network’s canceled SF series The 4400 are mounting a mail-in campaign to persuade network executives to reconsider their decision.

Best-selling SF author Kevin J. Anderson told SCI FI Wire that his latest novel, Metal Swarm, is the sixth entry in The Saga of Seven Suns–Anderson’s take on the SF epic.

Organizers are inviting filmmakers to submit entries for the Extraterrestrial Biological Entity Award, which will be presented at the 2008 UFO Conference and Film Festival, Feb. 23-March 1, in Laughlin, Nev. Deadline for entries is Jan. 23.

Arkansas junior running back Felix Jones plans to declare for the NFL draft at a news conference on Monday, two sources briefed on the decision said Sunday night.

Packers coach Mike McCarthy is closing in on a contract extension as his team prepares to host the New York Giants in the NFC championship next weekend.