Sunday 14 April 2013

Game Of Thrones Season 3 Cast and Show

"Based on the bestselling fantasy book series by George R.R. Martin, Game of Thrones is an epic story of treachery and nobility set on the continent of Westeros, where summers and winters can last years, and only the lust for power is eternal. ...

"As Blackwater Bay cools [after the end of http://gameofthrones4.blogspot.com/Season 2], the victors consolidate their power and rebuild King's Landing. But new challengers for the Iron Throne rise from the most unexpected places. Characters old and new must navigate the demands of family, honor, ambition, love and – above all – survival, as the Westeros civil war rages into autumn. ...

As season three begins, the Lannisters hold absolute dominion over King's Landing after repelling Stannis Baratheon's forces. Yet Robb Stark, King in the North, still controls much of the South as well, and has yet to lose a battle. In the Far North, Mance Rayder has united the wildlings into the largest army Westeros has ever seen. Only the Night's Watch stands between him and the Seven Kingdoms, but nobody knows what happened to its Lord Commander and the force he led beyond the Wall. Across the Narrow Sea, Daenerys Targaryen – reunited with her three growing dragons – ventures into Slaver's Bay in search of ships to take her home and allies to conquer it."

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ABOUT THE CAST

Returning series regulars on Gameof thrones this season include: Emmy and Golden Globe winner Peter Dinklage (Tyrion Lannister), Michelle Fairley (Catelyn Stark), Lena Headey (Cersei Lannister), Emilia Clarke (Daenerys Targaryen), Nikolaj Coster-Waldau (Jaime Lannister), Aidan Gillen (Petyr "Littlefinger" Baelish), Iain Glen (Jorah Mormont), Kit Harington (Jon Snow), Richard Madden (Robb Stark), Charles Dance (Tywin Lannister), Maisie Williams (Arya Stark), Isaac Hempstead Wright (Bran Stark), Sophie Turner (Sansa Stark) and Jack Gleeson (Joffrey Baratheon).

Additional returning series regulars this season include: Alfie Allen (Theon Greyjoy), Jerome Flynn (Bronn), Rory McCann (Sandor "The Hound" Clegane), Conleth Hill (Varys), John Bradley (Samwell Tarly), Gwendoline Christie (Brienne of Tarth), James Cosmo (Commander Jeor Mormont), Stephen Dillane (Stannis Baratheon), Carice van Houten (Melisandre), Liam Cunningham (Davos Seaworth), Sibel Kekilli (Shae), Rose Leslie (Ygritte) and Natalie Dormer (Margaery Tyrell).

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Thursday 4 April 2013

Game Of Thrones Season 3

Game Of Thrones - Feel like you know nothing, Jon Snow? That will soon change! HBO has been teasing out little details on Game of Thrones Season 3, and today they released intel on the premiere, which will air on Sunday, March 31.
"VALAR DOHAERIS"
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Debut: Sunday, March 31 (9:00-10:00 p.m. ET/PT)
Synopsis: "Jon is brought before Mance Rayder, the King Beyond the Wall, while the Night’s Watch survivors retreat south. In King’s Landing, Tyrion asks for his reward. Littlefinger offers Sansa a way out. Cersei hosts a dinner for the royal family. Daenerys sails into Slaver’s Bay."
Credit: Helen Sloan/HBO
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Ice From Game Of Thrones

Wednesday 6 February 2013

Benedict Cumberbatch on Vanity Fair Video

Star Trek into Darkness Star Benedict Cumberbatch on How J. J. Abrams Cast Him (Using iPhone Video)

The English actor in The Hobbit will star in J. J. Abrams’s nextStar Trek installment. He tells senior West Coast editor Krista Smith how he landed the shrouded role.

TOPICS:: HOLLYWOOD; THE HOBBIT

Tuesday 5 February 2013

Leonardo DiCaprio, Bradley Cooper, Jonah Hill, Gerard Butler & Mel Gibson Walk Into A Miami Nightclub… & Spray Their Liquids EVERYWHERE! (PEREZ HILTON)

What, they weren't up in the club to have a gentleman's chat about film making?!

LOLz!!

Nope! The five best friends that anyone could have AKA Leonardo DiCaprio, Jonah Hill, Gerard Butler, Mel Gibson and Bradley Cooper rolled into Miami club Story Friday, found a giant water gun at the DJ booth, and apparently TOOK TURNS spraying liquid all over the dancing crowd!

THEN on Saturday, the most random bestiez crew met up with Halle Berry and her finance Olivier Martinez and the whole group proceeded to party the night away at VIP hotspot LIV at Fontainebleau!!

So THIS is what Leo is doing on his "acting break"!

READ MORE:http://perezhilton.com/2013-02-05-leonardo-dicaprio-jonah-hill-gerard-butler-bradley-cooper-mel-gibson-miami-nightclub-water-gun-spray-halle-berry#.URGid4c1k8c

Henry Cavill & Gina Carano: London Lovers! (JUST JARED)

Henry Cavill and his girlfriend Gina Carano get into an elevator after arriving at Heathrow Airport on Tuesday (February 5) in London, England.

The couple split apart when they walked through the terminal so that they wouldn’t be photographed together.

READ MORE:http://www.justjared.com/2013/02/05/henry-cavill-gina-carano-london-lovers/

Fifty Shades of Grey: 5 Reasons Henry Cavill should play Christian Grey (INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS TIMES)

Cavill, who has been named as the "biggest male breakout movie star" by Fandango, is expected to be busy with his "Man of Steel" responsibilities in 2013. (The next high-budget Superman film will come out in June this year.) Still, many fans remain hopeful for things to fall in place so Cavill could be both Clark Kent and Christian Grey.

Here are five of the reasons why Cavill is favoured by fans for the controversial Grey role:

5. Theseus. In the film Immortals (2011), Cavill plays the titular hero Theseus, the Greek mythological founder-king of Athens. This character exposed (pun not really intended) Cavill's visual appeal and showcased his acting skills at the same time. Fifty Shades will certainly be easy on the eyes with Cavill in it.

4. The Quiet Gentleman Vibe. Still waters run deep, they say. The first time Anastasia Steele met Grey, he was a man of few words. But he commanded respect despite his obvious youth. Cavill exudes this Grey vibe, particularly in this MSN photo taken at the Critic's Choice Awards in L.A. last week.

3. The Knee-Melting Stare. Christian Grey should be able to draw a woman with a mere glance. Cavill competes with Matt Bomer and Ian Somerhalder (both with piercing enigmatic eyes) in this criterion, but he holds his own.

2. Availability. The schedule would be difficult, but no doubt the managers and producers could work this out. Unlike some actors, Cavill has not shut his doors to playing this very daring role.

AND FOR THE NUMBER 1 REASON....http://au.ibtimes.com/articles/424144/20130115/fifty-shades-grey-movie-henry-cavill-reasons.htm#.URGYOoc1k8c

'Anna Karenina', 'Life of Pi' and 'Skyfall' Win at the 2013 Art Directors Guild Awards 'Pi' and 'Anna' will take their battle to the Oscars next BY: BRAD BREVET PUBLISHED: MONDAY, FEBRUARY 4TH 2013 AT 8:25 AM

My current 2013 Oscar predictions for Best Production Design have Anna Karenina winning with Life of Pi the runner up and if the 2013 Art Directors Guild Award winners have anything to suggest about these predictions it would seem I'm on to something as both films were awarded in the Period and Fantasy categories respectively along with a win for Skyfall in the Contemporary category. Skyfall, however, is not up for an Oscar.

READ MORE: http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/2013-art-directors-guild-awards-winners/

Eddie Redmayne & Luke Evans: British Film Awards 2013 (JUST JARED)

Eddie Redmayne suits up while attending the London Evening Standard British Film Awards held at the London Film Museum on Monday (February 4) in London, England.

The 31-year-old British actor was joined by Luke Evans, and Transformer 4 actor Jack Reynor.

READ MORE: http://www.justjared.com/2013/02/04/eddie-redmayne-luke-evans-british-film-awards-2013/

James McAvoy: James red-dy for Comic cash bash (SUN)

By CHRIS SWEENEY

Published: 9 hrs ago

MOVIE star James McAvoy nose how to do his bit for charity — backing this year’s Comic Relief.

The Last King of Scotland actor teamed up with designer Stella McCartney to show off her new range for the fundraising drive.

'Downton Abbey' takes on Super Bowl XLVII...and scores a moral victory in ratings battle Period drama draws 6.6 million viewers to 108.4 million for the big game between the San Francisco 49ers and Baltimore Ravens. BY DAVID HINCKLEY / NEW YORK DAILY NEWS MONDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 2013, 6:30 PM

An original episode of ‘Downton Abbey’ aired against the Super Bowl Sunday night and still averaged 6.6 million viewers.

The Baltimore Ravens couldn't stop the Downton Abbey Crawleys Sunday night, though the American footballers did slow them down a bit.

PBS's phenomenon "Downton Abbey" was one of the few shows that dared to air a new episode opposite the Super Bowl Sunday night, perhaps suspecting it appeals to a different demographic.

READ MORE: http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/tv-movies/downton-abbey-takes-super-bowl-xlvii-article-1.1255277

Robert Pattinson Wins British Performer Of The Year Award Mon, February 4, 2013 12:47pm EST by HL Intern (HOLLYWOOD LIFE)

Last month, ‘Twilight’ heartthrob Robert Pattinson was up for the Richard Attenborough Film Awards’ British Performer of the Year. Whether it was for his stunningly good looks or his work, fans voted and got him the win!

The votes are in. Robert Pattinson fans pulled through and got Rob to the top. Twi-hards or just plain old Rob fans came together to make sure Rob was chosen as the 2013 recipient of the Richard Attenborough Film Awards British Performer of the Year for his role as Edward Cullen in The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 2.

Rob was up against some of Britain’s best actors, including Christian Bale (The Dark Knight Rises), Emily Blunt (The Five Year Engagement), Daniel Craig (Skyfall), Judi Dench (Skyfall), Colin Firth (Gambit), Andrew Garfield (The Amazing Spider-Man), Keira Knightley (Anna Karenina), Emma Watson: The Perks Of Being A Wallflower and Rachel Weisz (The Bourne Legacy.)

READ MORE: http://hollywoodlife.com/2013/02/04/robert-pattinson-british-performer-of-the-year-rafa/

Kathleen Kennedy talks Daniel Day-Lewis in Lincoln By Ben Arnold | Movie Editor's Blog – 6 hours ago (Yahoo)

New Lucasfilm boss Kathleen Kennedy has lifted the lid on Daniel Day-Lewis's work on the set of 'Lincoln', which she produced with Steven Spielberg.

Day-Lewis, known for his full immersion into character while on set, had an intimidating command of the material, despite the size of his role in the film, in which he plays the revered US president.

Day-Lewis... as 'the president' Abraham Lincoln (Copyright: Rex)

“Certainly the minute you heard on the radio, ‘The president is coming to the set,’ which is what we would hear, and Daniel would walk onto the set, you could hear a pin drop,” she told the New York Times.

“And that was really the way every single day went.”

She then went on to talk about the effect his work had on the other members of the cast.

“He had 45 pages of dialogue in the first two weeks of shooting, and he never missed a word,” she continued.

“I mean, it was the other actors that were interesting to watch because once he came in and did a four-minute dialogue scene and didn’t miss, everybody looked like deer in the headlights.

READ MORE: http://uk.movies.yahoo.com/blogs/movie-editors/kathleen-kennedy-talks-daniel-day-lewis-lincoln-084105804.html

Downton Abbey Preview Episode 6 (MASTERPIECE)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EaJh0eaKAJs

Keira Knightley gets real: (video) My career is ‘all smoke and mirrors’ Knightley covers everything from her love life to the British royals in her latest interview with Marie Claire. BY CHIDERAH MONDE / NEW YORK DAILY NEWS

Keira Knightley covers the March issue of Marie Claire.

Keira Knightley does her best at appearing less ethereal in her latest interview with Marie Claire, but she can't quite escape the spotlight.

As a screen star and fashion icon, Knightley has only garnered more attention over the years. The striking actress has enjoyed versatility in her roles, playing everything from "The Duchess" to "Domino."

Despite her success, Knightley indicates she takes it all with a grain of salt.

"My career is on the verge of being ridiculous all the time; it's all smoke and mirrors," she tells the mag, out on newsstands Feb. 12.

'Phil Spector' HBO trailer, starring Al Pacino, Helen Mirren - watch Published Tuesday, Feb 5 2013, 8:45am EST | By Mayer Nissim | digitalspyuk on Facebook

A new trailer has been unveiled for HBO Films biopic Phil Spector.

Al Pacino plays the iconic music producer in the feature-length special, which also stars Helen Mirren as attorney Linda Kenney Baden.

Read more: http://www.digitalspy.com/tv/news/a456461/phil-spector-hbo-trailer-starring-al-pacino-helen-mirren-watch.html#ixzz2K2HK7IFn
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Monday 4 February 2013

Hayley Atwell Left Stunned By Meryl Streep Meeting (CONTACT MUSIC)

Hayley Atwell is still starstruck after receiving a personal compliment from Meryl Streep on her acting talents, calling the encounter her proudest moment of 2012.

The Captain America: The First Avenger star was stunned when Oscar winner Streep introduced herself and began doling out praise, and admits the meeting was a career highlight.

When asked to name her proudest moment of the past year, she tells Britain's InStyle magazine, "Meeting Meryl Streep."

Atwell recalls, "She knew who I was and came up to compliment me on a performance. She was so utterly charming and at that moment I thought, 'Yes, sanity does exist in this industry.' If, like her, I focus on what matters? Then I'll be fine."

READ MORE: http://www.contactmusic.com/news/hayley-atwell-left-stunned-by-meryl-streep-meeting_3481522

Ray Stevenson with possibly the most annoying interview lady ever

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aKr8FlOZhoE

Matthew Macfadyen visits Georgia January 12th, 2013 by Ketevan Mghebrishvili (DEMOTIX)

SUBMITTED BY Ketevan Mghebrishvili Tbilisi, Georgia, Asia

Famous British actor Matthew Macfadyen visits Georgia to participate in film Epic, an international co-production between the UK, Germany, Russia and Georgia.

As it is mentioned in official press release of the Georgian National Film Center, Tbilisi-based production company 20 Steps Productions will soon begin shooting film Epic. It is an international co-production between the UK, Germany, Russia and Georgia. Principal photography begins in Georgian capital Tbilisi on December 20th. EPIC is supported by the British Film Institute (UK), the HessenInvestFilm fund (Germany), Metra (Russia), and the French-German cultural channel Arte, as well as the Georgian National Film Center.

READ MORE: http://www.demotix.com/news/1733051/matthew-macfadyen-visits-georgia/all-media

Richard III: DNA confirms twisted bones belong to king

Skeleton found beneath Leicester car park confirmed as that of Richard III, as work begins on new tomb near excavation site

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q0PFH5K59gg

The last English King to die in battle (I think) Definitely the last Plantagenet. (and doesn't Laurence Oliver look a bit like Richard Armitage?)

Emily Blunt holds Tom Cruise at gunpoint in London Posted on: February 4, 2013 By: splash In: News, Photos

The pair were snapped filming scenes for their new film ‘All You Need Is Kill’ outside London’s Ministry of Defence.

But despite putting the Top Gun actor in the firing line, the co-stars shared a laugh and joke once they had wrapped.

READ MORE: http://www.splashnewsonline.com/2013-02-04/emily-blunt-holds-tom-cruise-at-gunpoint-in-london/

Men of Downton Abbey BEFORE Downton Abbey...Posted on February 3, 2013 by Cathy Chester

Mr. Carson, Jim Carter

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=WfUTDlmLMFk#!

Matthew Crawley, Dan Stevens

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=MMogFYhaHeA

Mr. Bates, Brendan Coyle

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=NU6o4Ticx-c

His Lordship, Hugh Bonneville

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=JexO-N39Nzg

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Downton Abbey Season 3: Episode 5 on Masterpiece Classic PBS – A Recap & Review 3 February 2013 by Laurel Ann (Austenprose)

By Laurel Ann (AUSTENPROSE)

Recap of episode 5 (spoilers ahead)

Lady Sybil has been laid to rest and Downton Abbey will never be the same. The family’s grief and mourning is very acute, especially by her husband Tom Branson whose future there seems uncertain. The baby must be christened and Tom is determined to have her baptized in his own faith. This appalls Lord Grantham who feels her life will be doomed as a “left footer.” Catholicism vs. Anglicism is discussed at dinner upstairs and down and there is a definite division of beliefs. The growing rift between Lord and Lady Grantham over local Dr. Clarkson’s advice to save Sybil vs. the London specialist Dr. Tapsell moves the Dowager Countess to step in and convince Dr. Clarkson to tell her son and daughter-in-law that Lady Sybil was destined to die even with the surgery he recommended. This realization mends the fence and they are reconciled in their grief.

Here are a few of my favorite moments from episode 5

“Did you hear about Tom’s announcement at breakfast? He wants the child to be a left footer.” – Lord Grantham

It was interesting to see all of the household’s reaction to the Catholic vs. Anglican issue. It helped us remember what era this drama is placed in and how important your choice of faith was.

READ MORE OF AUSTENPROSE'S RECAP: http://austenprose.com/2013/02/03/downton-abbey-season-3-episode-5-on-masterpiece-classic-pbs-a-recap-review/

Michelle Dockery: Essential Lady Mary moments from Downton Abbey (MASTERPIECE)

Watch Downton Abbey: Michelle Dockery's Essential Mary Moments on PBS. See more from Masterpiece.

Matthew Macfadyen Ripper Street: Matthew Macfadyen On The Joys Of Period Pieces & His Fancy Bowler Hat - Access Hollywood

http://watch.accesshollywood.com/video/ripper-street:-matthew-macfadyen-on-the-joys-of-pieces-his-fancy-bowler-hat/2101346295001?&page=24

Sunday 3 February 2013

Ripper Street Review - Episode 6 (Spoilers for US)

This week's Ripper Street finally reveals a few of Detective Reid's secrets. Here's Jamie-Lee's review...

This review contains spoilers

1.6 Tournament of Shadows

Now three-quarters of the way through this beautifully bloody journey through the streets of Whitechapel in the months after the serials killings of Jack the Ripper, we are finally offered a brief insight into the background and inner workings of Ripper Street's lead character. Master of the bowler hat and sardonic quip, Detective Inspector Edmund Reid is played by Matthew Macfadyen of Spooks, Mr Darcy and husband of voice of Lara Croft fame. He even does those Marks and Spencers adverts, which is why you may find yourself wanting hot chocolate pudding oozing with cream and lashings of, ohhh, anyway... He has used his brooding skills demonstrably when hiding his feelings of pain about his daughter and somewhat awkward marriage in this gritty series and his MI5 training from Spooks has proved useful for authority, particularly when dishing out the dirty work to his right-hand men Drake and Jackson. He’s also shown that he’s not afraid of a rough and tumble himself when putting Jackson in his place, or giving one or two ruffians or embassy staff a swift backhand.

Ripper Street offers a plethora of on-going interesting characters and sub-plots to keeps viewers entertained alongside each week’s main plot, and this week’s episode is once again completely different from anything we’ve seen in the previous five. The H Division are left dealing with the dock strike of ’89 and rather unpleasant anarchists are stirring up trouble. A bomber is killed in an ‘accidental explosion’ revealing a deadly Communist plot, although as this is Whitechapel and prime time BBC One viewing, all is not what is seems. When Reid thinks everything looks a bit circumspect, he faces a backlash from Special Branch. Not heeding his warnings from above, he comes across something more unpleasant and sinister than the criminals roaming the streets, and far closer to home. In addition, we get a taste of what’s to come in the future storyline, when we discover that Jackson may not be who he say he is at all. Not so happily coerced into going undercover for Reid during the strike, he performs brilliantly, saving Drake’s life in the process. However, how far does and can his acting and betrayal go?

READ MORE: http://www.denofgeek.com/tv/ripper-street/24338/ripper-street-episode-6-review-tournament-of-shadows

Downton Abbey, Episode 5, The Crawleys aren't speaking (big surprise) (MASTERPIECE)

Watch Downton Abbey, Season 3: Episode 5 Preview on PBS. See more from Masterpiece.

Kelly Reilly: Gleeson is like another dad (BELFAST TELEGRAPH)

Kelly Reilly has revealed that Brendan Gleeson has become like a part of her family.

After playing the Irish star's screen daughter in the upcoming drama Calvary, the Flight actress joked that she now sees him as another father.

"He's like my new dad. I've got two dads now," she quipped.

"What a beautiful bear of a man. I adore him," she added.

Kelly, who has starred in Guy Ritchie's Sherlock Holmes films, said she is "really excited" about the release of John Michael McDonagh's movie, which also stars Chris O'Dowd and Aiden Gillen and was shot in Ireland.

Read more: http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/entertainment/news/reilly-gleeson-is-like-another-dad-16269390.html#ixzz2JrufoNPp

Colin Firth: Mr Darcy's looking for an eligible country estate By CHARLOTTE GRIFFITHS (MAIL ON LINE)

Colin Firth wants to become a real-life Mr Darcy – by moving to a sprawling estate in the country.

The actor, who found fame as the male lead in the 1995 TV series Pride And Prejudice, plans to relocate from Chiswick, West London.

Residents of the village of Batcombe in Somerset have seen the 52-year-old King’s Speech actor and his wife Livia, 43, pictured right, looking at properties near the home of one of their best friends, television presenter Mariella Frostrup.

Benedict Cumberbatch - Pretty Near Perfect (I'm on the Edge)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=dtY1ROiXX64

Margo Manuel

Richard Armitage on radio tonight - LISTEN HERE!!

JUST GOT A TWEET THAT HE'LL BE ON TOMORROW - HE'S STILL OVER LOS ANGELES OR SOMETHING - I'LL GET THE TIME OUT TOMORROW....RATS AND MICE!!!!!

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Hobbit actor lines up role as Richard III (HERALD SCOTLAND)

A Scots-based researcher who instigated a dig for the remains of Richard III says she has persuaded The Hobbit star Richard Armitage to play the king in a proposed new film.

ROYAL ROLE: Researcher Philippa Langley says she has persuaded English actor Richard Armitage to star in a film she has written about Richard III. Main picture: Gordon Terris

Philippa Langley finished a screenplay about the medieval monarch's life last year, months after she led archaeologists to a spot where a skeleton believed to be his was found.

Ms Langley, 50, who is secretary of the Scottish branch of the Richard III Society, came up with the idea of the search during a meeting of the group in February 2009.

Results of tests are to be revealed over the next day or so, conclusively proving whether the remains are indeed those of the last Plantagenet monarch.

Ms Langley contacted Armitage, 41, who plays dwarf leader Thorin Oakenshield in Peter Jackson's blockbuster, and says he agreed to take on the role. Armitage has also starred in a number of television series including Spooks, Robin Hood and the Vicar of Dibley.

Richard III was killed at the Battle of Bosworth in 1485 by the forces of Henry Tudor, effectively ending the 30-year-long War of the Roses.

He is often regarded as an ugly, hunchbacked tyrant, but Langley believes history has judged him unfairly and the popular view of him stems from the Tudors, who were keen to damage his reputation in order to justify his killing.

Her screenplay presents a sympathetic portrait of him, underlining his accomplishments such as the introduction of the presumption of innocence of an accused facing trial.

It also disputes the opinion he was responsible for the murders of his nephews, 12-year-old Edward V and nine-year-old Richard, Duke of York, the so-called Princes in the Tower.

"I had to write the screenplay. Richard III's story has to be out there. I want that story to be told. I had Richard Armitage in mind to play him and he has agreed," said Ms Langley.

"Not only he is a dead ringer for Richard III, but he was born a few miles away from Bosworth field and was named after him."

READ MORE: http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/home-news/hobbit-actor-lines-up-role-as-richard-iii.20080483

Saturday 2 February 2013

'Thor' director Kenneth Branagh in talks to direct 'Cinderella' Mark Romanek recently exited the fairy tale film starring Cate Blanchett BY HITFIX STAFF THURSDAY, JAN 31, 2013 4:18 PM (HIT FIX)

"Thor" director Kenneth Branagh may help "Cinderella" live happily ever after at Disney.

Just three weeks after original director Mark Romanek ("Never Let Me Go") exited the project, Disney is reportedly in talks with Branagh to come aboard the fairy tale film.

It's scheduled to begin production this fall in London, and the studio is understandably in a hurry to ink a deal with Branagh, according to Vulture.

Cate Blanchett is still attached to play the wicked stepmother, although the search for Cinderella herself is still on. The film has been in the works since 2011, following the massive success of Tim Burton’s "Alice in Wonderland." The initial script was by Aline Brosh McKenna ("Devil Wears Prada"), but Vulute reports that "Twilight: New Moon" director Chris Weitz has since re-written it.

Read more at http://www.hitfix.com/news/thor-director-kenneth-branagh-in-talks-to-direct-cinderella#RQEBWFKUOacKAuJZ.99

Force of Firth: Nicole Kidman sends for Britain's heart-throb He's the ideal husband for the millions of women who go to see his films, and to many of his leading ladies PAUL GALLAGHER (INDEPENDENT)

He is arguably Britain's greatest living heart-throb. Millions consider him their dream husband, and Nicole Kidman is no different. Unlike anyone else, the Oscar-winning actress is in a position to live her Colin Firth fantasy not just once, but twice.

No sooner had filming ended on the upcoming Second World War drama The Railway Man, in which they play a married couple, than cameras begin rolling in London this week on the pair's next project.

Kidman was the first to sign up to play the lead in Before I Go to Sleep, based on the S J Watson novel about a woman who wakes up every morning with no memory. She was followed by the Zero Dark Thirty star Mark Strong. But the Australian wanted only one man to play her on-screen husband, again.

Strong told The Independent on Sunday that he was looking forward to working with Firth and Kidman: "They're teaming up again. Colin plays Nicole's husband and I play her doctor. It's all being filmed in London."

Rowan Joffe, who wrote The American and 28 Weeks Later, has written the screenplay and is directing. Strong added: "It's a very, good script, a really good thriller. It's a nice one to do."

Before I Go to Sleep would have been the third Firth/Kidman movie if Firth hadn't dropped out of Chan-wook Park's English-language debut film Stoker, which previewed at last month's Sundance Film Festival. But Kidman was not to be denied a second time.

Since his breakthrough performance as Mr Darcy in the BBC adaptation of Pride and Prejudice almost 20 years ago, Firth has gone on to melt the hearts of a slew Hollywood's leading ladies. His eco-activism has earned him another set of swooning admirers.

Though he may be no George Clooney or Brad Pitt, Firth has utilized his old-school charm to turn himself into an unlikely sex symbol. Initially bemused at the "mass hysteria" that followed his emergence from that lake in clinging breeches, he has spoken of the difficulties in filming love scenes with some of the world's most beautiful women.

As charming off-screen as on, he famously got down on one knee for Meryl Streep at last year's Baftas, to pick up her Jimmy Choo stiletto after it fell off when The Iron Lady star climbed the stairs to collect her award for best actress. Streep gave her Mamma Mia! co-star a kiss on the lips for his act of chivalry, which enabled her to put the shoe back on before delivering her acceptance speech.

"That couldn't have gone worse," Streep joked. Millions of women begged to differ.

Cameron Diaz gushed about playing opposite Firth in last year's Coen brothers' comedy Gambit, while Renée Zellweger, Julianne Moore and Scarlett Johansson have all been equally besotted.

Helen Mirren even joked last month when receiving a star along the Hollywood Walk of Fame next to her fellow Brit: "I couldn't be prouder and more happy that I'm actually going to finally lie next to Colin Firth, something I've been wanting to do for a very long time."

Firth has laughed off claims in the past that he keeps falling for his leading ladies. The 52-year-old has a 22-year-old son, William, from his relationship with the Canadian actress Meg Tilly, whom he met on the set of Valmont. He briefly dated his Pride and Prejudice co-star Jennifer Ehle, before starting a relationship with Livia Giuggioli, an Italian documentary maker whom he met in Colombia in 1996 while filming the TV series Nostromo. They have two sons, Luca and Matteo.

READ WHAT OTHER LEADING LADIES HAVE TO SAY ABOUT COLIN:http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/force-of-firth-nicole-kidman-sends-for-britains-heartthrob-8478491.html

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Henry Cavill - Halo

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AK17ik9mBK4

007 The Last Lover

Martin Clunes adjusts to new pace (BELFAST TELEGRAPH)

"If anyone had told me 10 years ago that I would have my own farm, and be driving a cart pulled by two Clydesdales, I would have laughed in their face.

"I just didn't see it coming," the actor said of life on the farm.

He added: "I found this new speed quite shocking to begin with, very slow. But I've turned 51 recently and I have a six-month ban on my driving licence, and this speed could be my future, staring at my horses' bums as they plod me around the countryside."

Martin, who has been filming a two-part documentary about working horses for ITV, added: "It's quite a nice way to go."

:: Martin Clunes: Heavy Horse Power is on ITV on Thursday, February 7.

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Kate Middleton’s Artist Defends Criticized Portrait By Glen LevyFeb. 01, 2013 (TIME)

He’s back. Kate Middleton’s official portrait artist, Paul Emsley, has spoken up for his panned painting — and he has no regrets.

“I wanted to do something that would convey her true self, her natural self as she, herself, wanted,” the 65-year-old Emsley told the Washington Post. ”Something that conveys something of her sense of warmth.”

As for the negative feedback he’s received over the past few weeks, Emsley conceded that “critics have a job to do”

“I understand that. It’s not just to criticize. They’re trying to interpret art for the public. That’s fine. I understand why they do it, but I’m not particularly interested. I honestly wouldn’t really take their opinions too seriously.”

Emsley explained to the Post that he has sought solace in the experiences of another artist, Pietro Annigoni, whose portrait of Queen Elizabeth II in 1969 was widely slammed upon its unveiling. But Annigoni’s work has since been reappraised by critics and even won a spot in a recent National Portrait Gallery retrospective.

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Mel Gilbson And Gerard Butler: Hell Raiser Alert! Posted by Jose Lambiet , February 1, 2013 (GOSSIP EXTRA)

Lock the doors, pull down the blinds: Two of Hollywood’s classic hell-raisers are in South Florida!

Hard-partying Lethal Weapon star Mel Gibson and 300 leading man Gerard Butler suddenly materialized in Miami yesterday, and were caught by paparazzi walking into the downtown sushi emporium Zuma.

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Christian Bale: Post-Birthday Family Flight! (JUST JARED)

Christian Bale leads the way through LAX Airport with his wife Sibi Blazic and their daughter on Thursday (January 31) in Los Angeles.

The 39-year-old actor and his family landed on an inbound flight.

Christian just celebrated his 39th birthday the day before – happy belated birthday, Christian!

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Benedict Cumberbatch In Talks for Role That Screams ‘Oscar’ By Kevin Wicks | Posted on Friday, February 1st, 2013 (BBC AMERICA)

Benedict Cumberbatch at the 2013 Golden Globes. (Photo: John Shearer/Invision/AP)

Benedict Cumberbatch may not be done Hoovering up all of the choice roles in Hollywood just yet. According to Deadline, Sherlock star is reportedly eyeing a real-life part that has Oscar written all over it, English mathematician Alan Turing in The Imitation Game. Leonardo DiCaprio once voiced interest in playing the genius who was tormented by the British government over his homosexuality, but the project has been in limbo since 2011. Now, Mortem Tyldum is attached to direct.

READ MORE: http://www.bbcamerica.com/anglophenia/2013/02/benedict-cumberbatch-in-talks-for-oscar-bait-role/

Benedict Cumberbatch 'in talks to play Alan Turing' the Enigma codebreaker MATILDA BATTERSBY FRIDAY 01 FEBRUARY 2013 (INDEPENDENT)

Benedict Cumberbatch who is currently playing Julian Assange in Wikileaks film The Fifth Estate looks set to bag another high profile real-life character.

The Sherlock actor is in talks to play Bletchley Park codebreaker and mathematician Alan Turing according to a report in Deadline.

Graham Moore's screenplay The Imitation Game has been commissioned by Black Bear Pictures with Headhunters' Morten Tyldum signed up to direct.

Turing is widely hailed as responsible for cracking the Enigma Code which greatly helped British naval efforts during the Second World War. Also known for what is regarded as the first blue print for modern computing, Turing's heroic wartime activities were not revealed to his family or the world until after his death.

READ MORE: http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/benedict-cumberbatch-in-talks-to-play-alan-turing-the-enigma-codebreaker-8477798.html

National Theatre To Invite Biggest Stars Back For 50th Anniversary PA | Posted: 31/01/2013 09:24 GMT | Updated: 31/01/2013 09:32 GMT (HUFF POST)

Some of the biggest stars to ever tread the boards at the National Theatre will be invited back for a special 50th anniversary show.

The theatre's director Nicholas Hytner said the "one-off performance", which he will direct, is to be broadcast on BBC2.

He said: "That will be a celebration of 50 years of the National Theatre.

"It will tell the story of those 50 years through a montage of highlights from those 50 years.

"It will be largely live but there will be a small amount of filmed or archived material in it and I hope it would involve as many as possible of the great performers of the last 50 years who are still with us."

Among the stars that have performed at the theatre on London's Southbank are Benedict Cumberbatch, Dame Judi Dench, Dame Maggie Smith and James Corden but Hytner refused to confirm any names, telling reporters: "We've started the asking but I can't tell you yet because it's nine months in the future and inevitably people are saying, 'Yes of course, if we're available'."

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'Downton Abbey' Season 3 Spoilers: Moving Forward After Lady Sybil's Death By Bobby Pollier, EnStarz | Jan 31, 2013 10:53 AM EST

"Downton Abbey" continues to flourish in the U.S., but although many fans remain loyal to the British-American drama, there are several who aren't too thrilled with the recent death of Lady Sybil.

While losing characters in a show will always be a mixed bag in terms of fan response, executive producer Gareth Neame told People that he sees the situation of Sybil's death when giving birth to her child as an opportunity for the series to go in a new and exciting direction.

"These exits can be good opportunities for the drama because they allow you to take the story in a different direction and change things in a way you hadn't quite thought of," he said. "It can be seen as a blow to lose characters, it can very often be as much an opportunity as it is a loss."

"Downton" creator Julian Fellowes said the public is smart enough to realize "that when Sybil dies or when [another character, whose identity is being concealed] dies, it is because the actor wanted to leave" the series - rather than a character dying just for the sake of the plot.

Read more at http://www.enstarz.com/articles/12485/20130131/downton-abbey-season-3-spoilers-moving-forward-after-lady-sybils-death.htm#DlcV61xRw0FSb4xX.99

5 New Photos From 'Welcome To The Punch' Starring James McAvoy, Mark Strong & Andrea Riseborough NEWS BY OLIVER LYTTELTON (THE PLAYLIST)

"Hot Fuzz" aside, the history of the British cop/action film is not a glorious one. Indeed, it's hard to think of a truly successful picture that plays it straight, especially with recent disappointments like "Blitz" and "The Sweeney" fresh in the memory. But there's one sneaking up that we've had high hopes for for some time.

"Welcome To The Punch" marks the sophomore feature from director Eran Creevy, whose 2008 flick "Shifty" marked one of the more impressive British debuts of the last few years. And it won him a much bigger canvas to play with the second time around, with Ridley Scott producing his action-thriller, inspired by films like "Heat" and "The Last Boy Scout." And he's assembled an impressive cast, many of whom are featured in five new images from the film recently released, including James McAvoy, Mark Strong, Andrea Riseborough, Peter Mullan, Johnny Harris and Ruth Sheen, with David Morrissey, Daniel Mays, Elyes Gabrel and Daniel Kaluuya also among those who'll crop up in the film.

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Nicholas Hoult & Hugh Grant became car hunting buddies on About a Boy set

Former child star NICHOLAS HOULT became good friends with HUGH GRANT on the set of ABOUT A BOY - the actor taught his young pal how to play golf and the 11 year old helped the bachelor find his dream car.

Now grown up, Hoult admits he has many fond memories of working with Grant, who bought him a golf club set as a wrap present.

He says, "He was great... He was trying to find a new car at the time so I would go in with car magazines and be like, 'Wow, this guy's got money to buy cars, I'm gonna find him a cool car.'"

Hoult admits he did help Grant pick out the perfect motor, adding, "It was an Aston Martin."

READ MORE: http://www.theindychannel.com/entertainment/nicholas-hoult-hugh-grant-became-car-hunting-buddies-on-about-a-boy-set_25754199

'Downton Abbey' actor reveals passion for writing Dan Stevens, otherwise known as Matthew Crawley, is a literary star off-screen (TODAY BOOKS)

By Rachel Elbaum
TODAY contributor
updated 2/24/2012 1:59:52 PM ET

Millions of women have fallen in love with “Downton Abbey’s” Matthew Crawley, known in real life as Dan Stevens. But Stevens, 28, is more than a gifted actor with piercing blue eyes and a disarming smile. He is also an accomplished writer, the editor-at-large of the new literary magazine “The Junket,” and regular contributor to the Telegraph newspaper’s "My Week" feature.

Stevens, who studied English Literature at Cambridge, is currently in the midst of filming the love story, “Summer in February,” on location in Cornwall, as well as the third season of "Downton Abbey."

“The dawn eventually thaws us to reveal a serene and clear blue day, while the rest of the country is dusted with snow, slush and chaos,” he wrote in this month's My Week piece, published on Tuesday. “There is always a risk in making a film called ‘Summer in February’ in a Cornish winter, but the gods are with us this particular day and beneath the weatherproofed hoods and wind-chapped faces of the crew you can detect a few glowing smiles through the frosted beards.”

Stevens' love for literature began at Cambridge University, where he studied English just around the time that his acting career started to blossom. He started a writing blog several years ago with four friends from his college days.

But while the blog was meant to encourage the group to write more often, procrastination got the better of them. Instead of putting their ambitions by the wayside, the men decided to start a quarterly literary magazine, figuring that it would require a commitment they couldn’t so easily shirk.

READ MORE: http://www.today.com/id/46501762/site/todayshow/ns/today-books/t/downton-abbey-actor-reveals-passion-writing/#.UQw7loc1k8d

Brendan Coyle reveals his mother scolded him following his foul-mouthed Twitter spat (MAIL ON LINE)

By EMILY SHERIDAN and FAY STRANG

He shocked his fans when he became embroiled in a Twitter row about politics, using very colourful language.

And it seems Brendan Coyle also managed to upset his mother with his swearing, showing you’re never too old to be told off.

The Downton Abbey star took to Twitter to share his dressing down, writing: ‘Just rang my mum from the @NOBLEmovie set...she told me off for swearing... #yourenevertooold’

READ MORE: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-2271871/Brendan-Coyle-reveals-mother-scolded-following-foul-mouthed-Twitter-spat.html

Sherlock stars - exclusive picture gallery Martin Freeman and Louise Brealey, and the show's co-creators Mark Gatiss and Steven Moffat, got together at this year's Radio Times covers party (RADIO TIMES)

Radio Times staff
1:37 PM, 01 February 2013

It's not often you get a Hollywood actor like Martin Freeman, his Sherlock co-star Louise Brealey and Mark Gatiss and Steven Moffat – the showrunners of two of the biggest properties in British TV – in the same room together at the same time. But Radio Times managed it, at our annual covers party earlier this week.

It provided a great photo opportunity, as you can see in the exclusive gallery below, and also a chance to chat to some of the stars.

SEE MORE PICTURES: http://www.radiotimes.com/news/2013-02-01/sherlock-stars---exclusive-picture-gallery

Thor: The Dark World Unveils First Official Look Behind the Scenes Thursday, January 31st, 2013 at 11:45am by Kevin Melrose (SPIN OFF)

Marvel has released the first official photo from Thor: The Dark World, featuring star Chris Hemsworth and director Alan Taylor on the set of the upcoming sequel. Behind the two, you’ll notice extras decked out in shiny Asgardian armor.

Opening Nov. 8, the film finds the God of Thunder fighting to save the Nine Realms from the vengeful Malekith, who seeks to plunge the universe back into darkness. Thor: The Dark World also stars Natalie Portman, Tom Hiddleston, Stellan Skarsgård, Idris Elba, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Kat Dennings, Ray Stevenson, Zachary Levi, Tadanobu Asano and Jaimie Alexander with Rene Russo and Anthony Hopkins.

READ MORE: http://spinoff.comicbookresources.com/2013/01/31/thor-the-dark-world-unveils-first-official-look-behind-the-scenes/

Tom Hiddleston and Tilda Swinton are vampire rock gods in Jim Jarmusch’s Only Lovers Left Alive Meredith Woerner

Only Lovers Left Alive centers around the relationship between Hiddleston, the melancholy vampire/musician Adam, and his centuries old lover Eve (Swinton). At some point their vampire love fest is interrupted by Eve's wild little sister Ava (Mia Wasikowska), who is in town to stir up trouble for the couple. John Hurt and Anton Yelchin are also attached to the picture, our only question is what is Hurt wearing?

We're excited to see if vampires can become "cool" again. And if anyone can revive a flogged-to-death Hollywood idea it's Jarmusch. Only Lovers Left Alive doesn't have a release date yet, but critics are speculating it will debut at Cannes Film Festival.

READ MORE: http://io9.com/5980585/tom-hiddleston-and-tilda-swinton-are-vampire-rock-gods-in-jim-jarmuschs-only-lovers-left-alive

The Rise and Rise and Rise of Benedict Cumberbatch 31 JANUARY 2013 Not to be confused with Hubert Cumberdale. by Charlotte Meredith (PALATINATE)

As 2013 opens, Benedict Cumberbatch must be reminiscing about the last three years with a considerable amount of personal satisfaction. From 2010 onwards, his career has seen a meteoric rise from his small-time television drama roles to the plum offerings as the villain in the newest movie franchises: Smaug (and the Necromancer) in The Hobbit and Khan in Star Trek. Yet both his fans (including myself) and his detractors must be pondering on the same question: how did he come so far so quickly?

I believe the answer lies in one word: Sherlock. Benedict had had leading parts in television miniseries before 2010; he was the dramatic lead in both ‘To the Ends of the Earth’ (2005) and ‘The Last Enemy’ (2008). But, in spite of the critical acclaim he received for such roles his career might well have drifted into television obscurity and occasional theatrical success if it were not for his hugely popular depiction of the eponymous hero of Sherlock.

READ MORE: http://www.palatinate.org.uk/?p=34600