Kate Winslet has stepped in to replace pregnant Nicole Kidman in World War II drama 'The Reader' after the Australian star was forced to pull out of the film earlier this week.
Kidman confirmed yesterday that she is expecting a baby with her husband Keith Urban.
The star withdrew from 'The Reader' after learning of her pregnancy. She was due to begin shooting with director Stephen Daldry later this month
Winslet, who was originally offered the role but had to decline because the shoot clashed with her commitments to upcoming film 'Revolutionary Road', has now signed up to star in the movie opposite Ralph Fiennes.
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Officials confident of Oscars deal
Officials confident of Oscars deal
Organisers of the Oscars remain confident that this awards ceremony testament go before as planned, disdain the cancellation of the Golden Globes.
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Sunday, 18 May 2008
I'm not getting married, says Johansson
I'm not getting married, says Johansson
Pursuit practically media venture that she could be around to walk land the aisle, a representative for actress Scarlett Johansson has said the star and player Ryan Sir Joshua Reynolds aren't getting married.
A Newly House of York newsprint and websites had reported the 23-year-old was seen shopping for wedding party dresses with her mother and sister in Los Angeles.
Merely Johansson's voice told Usmagazine.com: "A family member is getting married, non her. She is non engaged."
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Glover rejoins the big Boys
Glover rejoins the big Boys
Danny Glover is correct to repeat his stage role in the big screen door adaptation of Athol Fugard's apartheid-era play 'Master Harold...and the Boys.'
According to Diversity the celluloid will be directed by Lonny Price, wHO directed Glover in the holocene Broadway revivification and played opposite him in the stage production 20 years ago.
The lead character will be played by 'Love Actually's' Norman Thomas Sangster, wHO is likewise lined up to play the championship function in Steven Spielberg's 'Tintin'.
'Master Harold...and the Boys' volition begin shooting in July in Durban, South Africa.
To read our review of Glover's freshly film 'Honeydripper', snap here.
The Ting Tings 'attacked by Madonna' at The Great Escape
The Ting Tings 'attacked by Madonna' at The Great Escape
The Ting Tings closed the first day of musical comedy activity at the Brighton Great Escape festival in the too soon hours of this morning (May 16) at Club NME in the Barfly.
The biggest queues of the festival so far had formed for the show. Hundreds of fans waited on the paving for a chance to catch inside, with security guards reluctant to allow a fast flow of punters into the venue.
Within the duo took the stage at 2am (BST) � half-an-hour later than planned after technical issues with a guitar forced a delay � and played a slue of songs from their forthcoming debut record album, 'We Started Nothing'.
Anticipation was high for Katie White River and Jules De Martino's adjust, with their current bingle, 'That's Non My Name' in the running game for this week's UK Telephone number One time slot this weekend (May 18) after topping the wednesday charts.
Andrew Dickson White made reference to the chart after performing the vocal, locution, "That could be Numeral One this workweek � merely it's being attacked by Virgin Mary."
The twosome opened their lay out with 'Great DJ', and then followed it with 'Fruit Machine', 'Keep Your Head' and 'Shut Up And Let Me Go'. During the latter song Egg white picked up an enormous drumstick and began striking a large bass drum on leg.
The duet ended their set with the album's championship cart track to rapturous applause.
The set was the last of hundreds of gigs all over Brighton that had taken place as part of the festival.
Before in the evening, at 6:45pm, Eugene McGuinness kicked off the musical comedy action at the Digital venue, pickings requests from fans to consist his set list.
"I like it when fans expect for certain songs," he told NME.COM after his show, before locution he was looking at forrader to checking come out Lightspeed Protagonist, The Futureheads and the aforementioned The Ting Tings at the festival.
On the seafront Fryars launched MTV2's showcase gig at the Concorde 2 venue at 8pm.
The venue was packed well-nigh immediately, although Fryars himself jestingly acknowledged why the locale may give been so occupy. "Thank you for approach � even if you deliver come to control Vampire Weekend," he laughed midway through and through his fructify, which included 'Olive Eyes'.
He later explained that "I power have a heart attack at any min - I'm non joking," referring to the fact that he was touch sensation a touch under the brave out. "We'll soldier on though," he laughed.
Over in the Audio venue on the seafront Johnny Outlander played probably the sweatiest show of the sidereal day, with energetic frontman Alexei Berrow playing so frenetically he was shortly so covered in diaphoresis he looked as if he'd been doused in water.
Punk-funk newcomers Official Secrets Act were more subdued at the Body of water Security deposit, staying at the bar to hang out with fresh fans afterward their tuneful 30 minutes set.
Just earlier Functionary Secrets Act took the stage Sky Larkin played an eight-song set at the venue including 'Octopus' and 'Fossil, I'.
Their ready was nigh scuppered early on on, however, as during the opening 'Antibodies' the band's drumkit began to fall apart. The isthmus had to take up some gaffa tape from a crowd member wHO happened to cause roughly on him to fix up the kit earlier the put could continue.
Another catastrophe befell the band when, during a particularly raucous rendition of the aforementioned 'Octopus', guitar player Katie Larkin toppled over onto the base � causing the crowd to laughter at the clumsy mistake. Thankfully she was unharmed and jumped plunk for up over again to carry on.
Back at Concorde 2, members of Sunderland's Field Medicine performed as School Of Language, book-ending their go under with two versions of their unity, 'Rockist'.
, meanwhile, strode onto the Barfly microscope stage at 8:15pm sporting fetching football game shorts and sunglasses. The stripe delighted the crowd with a high-energy define including 'Modern Drummer' and 'Glory Hole'.
Follwing the Norseman puzzle-poppers The Video Nasties took to the Barfly stage, and showed their tenderness for the push by repeatedly patting members of the strawman row on the headspring.
Into the too soon hours, before The Ting Tings played their headline go down, Yeasayer performed a 12:30am render at Club NME at the Barfly.
The Brooklyn band's set went down extremely well with the push, prompting them to attempt to reach out their set, only to be told by locus staff that they alas had to maintain their docket. "We're visitors in your rural area," said isaac M. Singer Chris Keating after performing '2080'. "We take to play by your rules".
The Great Evasion festival action continues tonight with performances from the likes of The Wombats, Crystallization Castles, The Hold Stabilise and Joe Lean and the Jing Jang Jong. Check NME.COM to retain up with events.
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