Steven Spielberg and Mark Burnett have hired several big-name film veterans to help launch their upcoming Fox reality series ""On the Lot.""

Carrie Fisher (""Star Wars"" films), Brett Ratner (Rush Hour 3, X-Men: The Last Stand), Garry Marshall (Georgia Rule) and Jon Avnet (88 Minutes) will serve as judges on the first round of ""On the Lot,"" which debuts May 22 (behind the penultimate ""American Idol""), and continues on May 24.

The show will start with a group of 50 applicants, who are sent to Los Angeles to attend a ""Hollywood Boot Camp."" They'll meet with the four judges and screen their personal submission film; as well as pitch their project; show and edit a short film within 24 hours; and then shoot a one-page scene within an hour.

The judges then will select the top 18 finalists, who will move on to the first ""film premiere"" episode May 28.

Spielberg and Burnett created and executive produce ""On the Lot,"" which is offering a $1 million DreamWorks development deal to its winner.

Variety"