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Helena Bonham Carter's 'Insecurity And Anxiety' Over The Crown

Helena Bonham Carter thought 'The Crown' boss Peter Morgan found it ''insulting'' when she didn't agree to take on the role of Princess Margaret right away.The 54-year-old actress was apprehensive about taking on the part...

Sacha Baron-cohen 'Didn't Fit As Freddie Mercury'

Sacha Baron-Cohen wasn't cast as Freddie Mercury because he wasn't ''at heart an actor''. Roger Taylor, who played the drums in the iconic band Queen, has revealed he opted against casting the 'Borat' actor...

Helen Mirren Brings The Queen To Broadway In Speculative Drama 'The Audience' [Photos]

Dame Helen Mirren returns as Queen Elizabeth II as she brings her hit West End political play 'The Audience' over the pond to Broadway; and, without exaggeration, once again proves to be the most convincing...

Kristin Scott Thomas To Play The Queen In Revival Of 'The Audience'

Kristin Scott Thomas has been confirmed to play The Queen in a revival of Peter Morgan's classic stage play The Audience. The Oscar-nominated actress, 54 - one of the world's finest - will play the...

Ron Howard's 'Rush' Focuses On James Hunt, Niki Lauda Rivalry (Trailer & Pictures)

Chris Hemsworth As James Hunt and Daniel Brühl as Niki Lauda in RushFollowing the relatively disappointing 'The Dilemma', Oscar wining director Ron Howard is back with his latest movie 'Rush', an biographical flick about the...

Freddie Mercury Biopic To Be Released In 2014

A Freddie Mercury biopic will be released in early 2014. Brian May confirmed filming for the motion picture - which will tell the story of the late Queen singer's formative years leading up to the...

Dame Helen Mirren To Reprise Her Role As The Queen In New Play

Dame Helen Mirren is to reprise the role that won her a much-coveted Oscar award by playing Elizabeth II in a new play by Peter Morgan called The Audience. Morgan wrote the script for The...

Anthony Hopkins Doesn't Pursue Roles

Sir Anthony Hopkins never ''pursues'' interesting movie roles.The veteran actor can soon be seen playing legendary filmmaker Alfred Hitchcock in 'Hitchcock' and though the part was initially offered to him several years ago, he didn't...

Bradley Cooper To Make Navy Seal Movie

Bradley Cooper is set to star in 'American Sniper'.The 'Hangover' actor is to produce the movie - based on the autobiography of Navy SEAL Chris Kyle - through his March 1 company and is also...

Ron Howard To Direct Formula 1 Movie 'Rush'

Ron Howard, the acclaimed American filmmaker, is reportedly set to direct the Formula 1 movie 'Rush'. Ron Howard will get behind the camera for the project which tells of the 1970's rivalry between the late...

Inception Nominated For Nine Saturn Awards

'Inception' leads the pack for this year's Saturn Awards with nine nominationsThe Christopher Nolan-directed movie - starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Tom Hardy - is nominated in nine categories, including Best Science Fiction, Best...

Eminem To Go 360?

Eminem is in talks to star in '360'. The '8 Mile' actor is in discussions alongside Frances McDormand for a role in the psycho-sexual drama, directed by Fernando Meirelles, Production Weekly reportsBritish beauty Rachel Weisz...

Woody And Coen Brothers Among Wga Nominees

The Coen Brothers and Woody Allen have been recognised for their screenwriting as the nominations for the Writers' Guild of America (WGA) awards were unveiled.The Coens received their fourth WGA nomination for Burn After Reading...

By Contributor on 08 January 2009