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23 July 2008 5:30 AM, PDT | From PEOPLE.com | See recent PEOPLE.com news

It's been a very good year for Will Smith. Not only is his Hancock a runaway box-office hit, but he also banked an impressive $80 million – making him Hollywood's top money earner last year, according to a new ranking from Forbes. Cameron Diaz is no victim of the current economic pinch, either. Making $50 million last year, the Shrek and What Happens in Vegas star was Tinsel Town's top-earning female, reports the business publication. Among others in the financial stratosphere: No. 2-ranked Johnny Depp, with a $72 million paycheck, and, tied for third place, Eddie Murphy and Mike Myers, with $55 million each

Stephen M. Silverman

15 July 2008 11:59 PM, PDT | From wenn.com | See recent WENN news

Danny DeVito will direct his own adapted screenplay, which will star Pierce Brosnan and Morgan Freeman.

The pint-sized movie star's new project is a period action adventure, titled The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle.

Set in 1832, the movie will follow the high sea adventures of a teenager, played by Atonement star Saoirse Ronan.

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7 July 2008 11:30 PM, PDT | From PEOPLE.com | See recent PEOPLE.com news

James McAvoy confesses he'd like to be the Sexiest Man Alive. "I want to be like Matt Damon and do a hugely successful thinking-man's action franchise like Bourne," the Atonement star, currently costarring with Angelina Jolie in Wanted, says in the August cover story of Details. Not that he seems particularly Bourne-like. The Scotsman, 29, admits he's lived a quiet lifestyle throughout his 20s. "All of my friends got so drunk they couldn't even walk, let alone dance, and you just stand there going, 'So what am I going to do?' " Instead of partying, in 2006 McAvoy settled down with actress Anne-Marie Duff,

Jesse North

5 July 2008 2:16 AM, PDT | From Digitalspy | See recent digitalspy news

James McAvoy has admitted that he wants fans to stop approaching him in public toilets. The Scottish actor, who is best known for his roles in Atonement and The Last King of Scotland, said that the awkward exchanges make him feel uncomfortable. He revealed: "I find it disconcerting when you're urinating and the guy next to you goes, 'Hey man, (more)

By Daniel Kilkelly

26 June 2008 3:05 PM, PDT | From GetTheBigPicture.net | See recent Get The Big Picture news

We're officially at the unofficial halfway point of summer, and it's an interesting race this week, up to a point. For starters, you have two of the best summer movies competing for totally different week one crowds. Yes, there will be some crossover between Pixar's Wall-e and the assassin flick Wanted, but the families who go to Wall-e this weekend would hire a sitter for next week to catch Wanted.

June usually has competitions for box office supremacy, while May and July are more often one-movie debuts. What's curious about this weekend is that carryover between audiences. Real movie fans love Pixar and they generally dig action movies, too, especially smart ones that get good reviews. So while these box office numbers will probably fairly accurate, there's a chance one movie will go five million higher and the other five million lower.

Still, it's Wall-e's weekend to lose, and he won't lose it.

Colin Boyd

24 June 2008 5:08 AM, PDT | From wenn.com | See recent WENN news

Actor James McAvoy refuses to advertise products because he wants fans to concentrate on his movies - and not be sidetracked by promotions.

The Atonement star is suspicious of thespians who associate themselves with a certain brand, insisting that actors are not salesmen and he won't compromise his career to make extra money.

He says, "As soon as you start to try and sell people stuff then surely you contravene some contract with the film-going public?

"Even if they (the public) know the type of clothes you like to wear - then it becomes funny for them watching you wearing a tux. I know those are tiny little things but I do think that makes a difference."

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20 June 2008 11:48 AM, PDT | From GetTheBigPicture.net | See recent Get The Big Picture news

Recently, we discussed that Sienna Miller would play Maid Marian in Ridley Scott's upcoming Robin Hood flick, Nottingham, and we admitted we had no idea who was in the running to play Robin Hood. The Daily Mail may have our answer:

"Christian Bale, soon to be seen as the caped crusader in The Dark Knight, is in talks about donning the jolly Lincoln Green outfit of Robin Hood, where he will be part of a menage a trois between Russell Crowe's Sheriff of Nottingham and Sienna Miller's Maid Marian."

The menage a trois, I take it, is just an expression in this case.

We do have a few other casting notices from the film: Vanessa Redgrave and William Hurt are "in discussions" as well, and Saoirse Ronan, who was so good in Atonement, is said to be in the cast.

Bale has not been signed, but,

Colin Boyd

19 June 2008 4:45 AM, PDT | From PEOPLE.com | See recent PEOPLE.com news

Keira Knightley has no problem appearing in the buff for her latest film. In fact, she says it's becoming a habit. "I always bare my breasts," she said at the press conference to promote The Edge of Love Wednesday at the Edinburgh International Film Festival. "It's not like it's only in this film!" The British actress, 23, is best known for the Pirates of the Caribbean films; last year she went au naturale in the period drama Atonement.Referring to a scene in the wartime romance The Edge of Love with her onscreen husband Cillian Murphy, Knightley said: "It was very simple.

Monique Jessen

18 June 2008 9:06 AM, PDT | From wenn.com | See recent WENN news

Former Bond girl Rosamund Pike has been dumped by her director fiance Joe Wright.

The pair met on the set of period drama Pride and Prejudice in 2005 and Wright proposed to the actress at Lake Como in Italy last September.

But Atonement filmmaker Wright, 36, allegedly called off the nuptials after Pike, 29, sent out hundreds of wedding invitations - featuring a steamy shot of the couple in a bathtub - without his knowledge, according to Britain's Daily Mail newspaper.

A source says, "The invitations featured a picture of them together in a hot tub.

"Joe dumped her for sending them without consulting him and she had to tell all the guests the wedding was off."

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31 May 2008 2:55 AM, PDT | From Digitalspy | See recent digitalspy news

James McAvoy has spoken about his appreciation of the simple things in life - including cooking and doing the dishes. The actor has found success in Hollywood after landing lead roles in Atonement and The Last King of Scotland, but he has insisted that he doesn't "live the high life". "People seem to be shocked when I tell them that I like to do my own washing-up. I mean doing the dishes," McAvoy is quoted by the Daily Record as saying. "I think people assume because you do a couple of movies, you're living the high life. (more)

By Daniel Kilkelly

29 May 2008 7:45 AM, PDT | From Digitalspy | See recent digitalspy news

James McAvoy is reportedly being lined up to play Bilbo Baggins in The Hobbit. According to the Daily Express, the Atonement actor leads a list of candidates to play the title role in the J.R.R. Tolkien adaptation. A source is quoted as saying: "A number of names have privately been doing the rounds, including Daniel Radcliffe and Jack Black, but James is the one the film's bosses really want. "They're expected to have talks with him soon so hopefully it could be confirmed in the (more)

By Simon Reynolds

1 May 2008 9:18 AM, PDT | From wenn.com | See recent WENN news

Atonement star James McAvoy and his actress wife Anne Marie Duff ensure their work schedules never clash - because they fear spending time apart.

The Scottish actor cannot bear to be apart from his wife - so has refused to take on any movie roles while his wife works on new projects.

He tells Closer magazine, "We try to organise it so that one of us is there when the other is working. But it doesn't always happen!

"It's great when we're both working, but it means we don't see each other, so one of us to make a decision to not work for a few months.

"So I'm slowing down now and I'll be her bitch while she makes a movie!"

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30 April 2008 8:39 AM, PDT | From Digitalspy | See recent digitalspy news

Chris Fountain wants to follow in the footsteps of fellow actors James McAvoy and George Clooney.

The 20-year-old, who plays Justin Burton in Hollyoaks, said he would love to achieve success on the big screen.

McAvoy has become a big name in Hollywood with his award-winning roles in Atonement and The Last King of Scotland, while Clooney has been an A-List star for more than a decade.

Fountain told Star: "Hollyoaks takes me up until March next year. But I'd love to do films - that's my ambition. James . . .

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9 March 2008 4:01 PM, PDT | From wenn.com | See recent WENN news

Atonement emerged victorious at London's Empire Awards on Sunday, taking home three prizes including Best British Film.

The drama also netted its stars James McAvoy and Keira Knightley the trophies for Best Actor and Best Actress respectively at U.K. movie magazine Empire's annual awards ceremony.

Elsewhere, Best Film went to Matt Damon sequel The Bourne Ultimatum, while David Yates took home Best Director for Harry Potter + The Order Of The Phoenix.

Hot Fuzz was named Best Comedy and American Gangster claimed the Best Thriller prize.

Control, a biopic of late Joy Division frontman Ian Curtis, won two awards - Best Newcomer for star Sam Riley and Best Soundtrack.

Scottish actor Ewan McGregor was honoured with the Empire Icon Award.

The full list of winners is:

Best Comedy - Hot Fuzz

Best Actor - James McAvoy, Atonement

Best Thriller - American Gangster

Empire Icon Award - Ewan McGregor

Best British Film - Atonement

Best Newcomer - Sam Riley, Control

Best Horror - 28 Weeks Later

Empire Inspiration Award - Guillermo Del Toro

Best Actress - Keira Knightley, Atonement

Sony Ericsson Soundtrack Award - Control

Best Sci-Fi/Fantasy - Stardust

Best Director - David Yates, Harry Potter + The Order Of The Phoenix

Outstanding Contribution To British Film - Shane Meadows

Best Film - The Bourne Ultimatum.

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9 March 2008 5:31 AM, PDT | From wenn.com | See recent WENN news

Atonement emerged victorious at London's Empire Awards on Sunday, taking home three prizes including Best British Film.

The drama also netted its stars James McAvoy and Keira Knightley the trophies for Best Actor and Best Actress respectively at U.K. movie magazine Empire's annual awards ceremony.

Elsewhere, Best Film went to Matt Damon sequel The Bourne Ultimatum, while David Yates took home Best Director for Harry Potter + The Order Of The Phoenix.

Hot Fuzz was named Best Comedy and American Gangster claimed the Best Thriller prize.

Control, a biopic of late Joy Division frontman Ian Curtis, won two awards - Best Newcomer for star Sam Reilly and Best Soundtrack.

Scottish actor Ewan McGregor was honoured with the Empire Icon Award.

The full list of winners is:

Best Comedy - Hot Fuzz

Best Actor - James McAvoy, Atonement

Best Thriller - American Gangster

Empire Icon Award - Ewan McGregor

Best British Film - Atonement

Best Newcomer - Sam Reilly, Control

Best Horror - 28 Weeks Later

Empire Inspiration Award - Guillermo Del Toro

Best Actress - Keira Knightley, Atonement

Sony Ericsson Soundtrack Award - Control

Best Sci-Fi/Fantasy - Stardust

Best Director - David Yates, Harry Potter + The Order Of The Phoenix

Outstanding Contribution To British Film - Shane Meadows

Best Film - The Bourne Ultimatum.

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23 January 2008 | From Studio Briefing | See recent Studio Briefing news

The box office posted solid results on Monday, the Martin Luther King Day holiday, with the top 12 movies recording $27 million in ticket sales, according to final figures released Tuesday by Media by Numbers. Paramount's Cloverfield led the pack with a gross of $6.09 million. It also set a record for the four-day holiday with a total of $46.1 million. It's three-day total of $40 million set a weekend record for January, erasing the previous record of $35 million set by Star Wars (Special Edition) in 1997. Paramount says that the total budget for Cloverfield was just $25 million, although it was assumed that the studio spent far more than that to promote it. In a successful effort at counter-programming, Fox's 27 Dresses came in second with $27.4 million for the holiday, $4.43 million of which was earned on Monday. The top ten films over the four-day Martin Luther King Day holiday weekend, according to final figures compiled by Media by Numbers (figures in parentheses represent total gross to date): 1. Cloverfield, Paramount, $46,146,546, (New); 2. 27 Dresses, Fox, $27,442,040, (New); 3. The Bucket List, Warner Bros., $16,664,347, 5 Wks., $44,223,780; 4. Juno, Fox Searchlight, $11,966,082, 7 Wks., $87,092,615; 5. National Treasure: Book of Secrets, Disney, $9,606,326, 5 Wks., $199,489,171; 6. First Sunday, Sony Screen Gems, $9,504,908, 2 Wks., $30,170,510; 7. Alvin and the Chipmunks, Fox, $9,433,049, 6 Wks., $198,813,230; 8. Mad Money, Overture Films, $9,273,645, (New); 9. I Am Legend, Warner Bros., $5,905,443, 6 Wks., $248,482,867; 10. Atonement, Focus, $5,528,377, 7 Wks., $32,653,183.

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22 January 2008 | From Studio Briefing | See recent Studio Briefing news

No Country for Old Men and There Will Be Blood received eight Oscar nominations each, the most of any films that will be competing in this year's Academy Awards. Atonement and Michael Clayton each earned seven nominations. All four films were nominated for best film, along with the comedy Juno. The nominations were announced early today (Tuesday) in Beverly Hills, hours before an informal meeting was scheduled to take place between representatives of the Writers Guild of America and media executives that could determine whether the awards ceremonies would take place as usual next month. The nominations also included two for Cate Blanchett -- one for best actress for Elizabeth: The Golden Age, the other for best supporting actress for her portrayal of the young Bob Dylan in I'm Not There. Also nominated for best actress were Julie Christie for Away from Her, Marion Cotillard for La Vie En Rose, Laura Linney for The Savages and Ellen Page for Juno. In the best actor category, Daniel Day-Lewis was regarded as a shoo-in for his performance in There Will Be Blood. Also competing for the honor will be George Clooney for Michael Clayton, Johnny Depp for Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, Tommy Lee Jones for In the Valley of Elah, and Viggo Mortensen for Eastern Promises. In the director's category, the contest appeared to be a two-way affair between Paul Thomas Anderson, who helmed There Will Be Blood and Joel Coen and Ethan Coen, who directed No Country for Old Men. Also competing are Jason Reitman for Juno, Tony Gilroy for Michael Clayton and Julian Schnabel for The Diving Bell and the Butterfly.

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21 January 2008 | From Studio Briefing | See recent Studio Briefing news

Cloverfield turned out to be not quite the equal of 1998's Godzilla in its opening weekend, but the monster movie nevertheless became the biggest hit of the year as it took in $41 million domestically. By contrast, Godzilla earned an estimated $55.7 million, but that was during the Memorial Day holiday. Moreover, ticket sales for Godzilla quickly trailed off, and the movie wound up with a domestic gross of $136 million. Cloverfield is now expected to exceed that figure. What's more, Godzilla had a budget of $130 million; Cloverfield was made for just $25 million. Debuting in second place was 20th Century Fox's 27 Dresses, which also exceeded prediction with sales of $22.4 million. Two other newcomers did not fare as well. Mad Money took in $7.7 million. Opening in limited release, Woody Allen's Cassandra's Dream performed reasonably well, given generally unfavorable reviews. The movie earned about $501,000 in 107 theaters, for an average of $4,700 per screen. Surprisingly, the film with the highest per-screen average was the French animated film Persepolis which took in $281,000 in 30 theaters, or an average of $9,400 per theater. The overall box office was up 39 percent over the same weekend a year ago with ticket sales of $135.3 million for the top 12 films. The top ten films for the weekend, according to studio estimates compiled by Media by Numbers: 1. Cloverfield, $41 million; 2. 27 Dresses, $22.4 million; 3. The Bucket List, $15.2 million; 4. Juno, $10.3 million; 5. National Treasure: Book of Secrets, $8.1 million; 6. First Sunday, $7.8 million; 7. Mad Money, $7.7 million; 8. Alvin and the Chipmunks, $7 million; 9. I Am Legend, $5.1 million; 10. Atonement, $4.8 million.

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16 January 2008 | From Studio Briefing | See recent Studio Briefing news

The British film Atonement, which received the Golden Globe award for best film Sunday, received a whopping 14 nominations for the BAFTAs, presented by the British Academy of Film and Television. The movie received nominations for best film, best British film, best actress (Keira Knightley), best actor (James McAvoy), best director (Joe Wright) and best supporting actress (Saoirse Ronan). Two films received nine nominations, No Country for Old Men and There Will Be Blood. All three films were nominated for best film, along with The Lives of Others and American Gangster.Several British critics expressed surprise at the poor showing for Sweeney Todd, which received nominations only for make-up, hair and costume design. Winners are due to be announced on February 10.

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15 January 2008 | From Studio Briefing | See recent Studio Briefing news

The Producers Guild of America, whose choice of best film often is mirrored at the Oscars, announced its nominees Monday. They include: No Country for Old Men, Juno, There Will Be Blood, The Diving Bell and the Butterfly, and Michael Clayton. Conspicuously absent from the list is Atonement which was named best film at Sunday's Golden Globe announcements. Three films were nominated in the animation category: Bee Movie, Ratatouille, and The Simpsons Movie. The winners will be announced on February 2.

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