Ruth Wilson, Rosamund Pike, Hayley Atwell. Guardian BAFTA television portfolio.

Ruth Wilson interviews from the Guardian (via the Ruth Wilson Placeholder Blog) and BA High Life to publicise Luther (series 2 premieres in June on BBC1) and Anna Christie (Donmar, August-October).
A glimpse of her from the Luther series 2 episode 1 teaser (click the thumbnail for full size):

She will star in a BBC Radio 3 production of Flare Path by Terence Rattigan with Rory Kinnear and Rupert Penry-Jones. It will be broadcast 5 June.
On 12 May, Ruth attended the Butterfly Ball.

The voice cast for Warp Film's The Organ Grinder’s Monkey includes Daniel Craig, Rhys Ifans and Rosamund Pike.
Earlier this month, Rosamund was a guest at the closure of El Bulli in Spain, and she attended the Women for Women Gala.

A tweet from make up artist Lisa Eldridge about Hayley Atwell doing publicity for Captain America:

"With gorgeous Hayley Atwell again shooting publicity & gearing up for the release of Captain America http://youtu.be/jX-dpQAginE"

(tangent: Lisa also does informative and interesting make up tutorials - her website is here)

John Simm, Hugh Bonneville, Claire Foy and Maxine Peake feature in the Guardian's BAFTA television portfolio.

Entertainment news

• Mad Men has been renewed for a fourth season [link]
  
• Daniel Craig will star in the film Dream House which will be directed by Jim Sheridan [link]
  
• Andrew Buchan, Jon Hamm, Zooey Deschanel, Ricky Gervais & Stephen Merchant and Joseph Gordon-Levitt interviews andrew|jon|zooey|ricky & stephen|joseph
  
• Boardwalk Empire, starring Steve Buscemi and Kelly Macdonald, has been picked up for 11 episodes. The pilot was directed by Martin Scorsese. [link]
  
• Stephen Frears will direct Tamara Drewe, starring Gemma Arterton, Dominic Cooper and Tamsin Greig [link]
• Scans from Nylon about Mad Men, Entourage and The Prisoner 1|2
• Quentin Tarantino will receive the Santa Barbara International Film Festival's Kirk Douglas Award for Excellence in Film [link]
• A picture of Michael Sheen as Aro from New Moon [link]
• Coriolanus, directed by and starring Ralph Fiennes, has been selected for International Financing Forum (IFF) which will take place during the Toronto International Film Festival [link]
• Article about the Australian International Movie Convention from the Australian [link]

Entertainment news

• Tintin, starring Daniel Craig, Simon Pegg, Nick Frost and Toby Jones, will be released in 2011 [link]
• In the Loop will open the Newport International Film Festival [link]
• Commercial breaks are affecting season 3 of Mad Men [link]
• Doctor Who
• David Tennant will guest star in the Sarah Jane Adventures (via tennant_love) [link]
• Karen Gillan will play the new assistant in the next series, which will star Matt Smith as the Doctor (via ONTD) [link]
• Mackenzie Crook, Sarah Parish, Adrian Lester and Charles Dance will guest star in series 2 of Merlin [link]
• Insightful article about current Australian theatre by Alison Croggon from the Australian [link]
• Last weekend, the Australian film Samson and Delilah had its highest takings at the box office so far. Its limited release will expand to 35 screens by 4 June. [link]
• David Tennant will reprise his role as Hamlet for a BBC2 adaptation [link]
• BBC America trailer for Torchwood series 3 [link]
  

Entertainment news

• Pictures of a 1964 James Bond board game [link]
• Empire awards:
• List of winners. Includes Gemma Arterton for Best Newcomer and Quantum of Solace for Best Thriller [link]
• Pictures [link]
• Paul Giamatti, Nick Frost and Michael Sheen interviews Paul|Nick|Michael
• Short Skellig featurette [link]
  
• Beautiful picspams of Toby Stephens and Leighton Meester toby|leighton
• The length of the Sydney Film Festival has been shortened [link]
• Francis Ford Coppola will receive the Founder's Directing Award from San Francisco Film Society at the 52nd San Francisco International Film Festival (23 April-7 May) [link]
• The Australian telemovie Scorched won the International Digital Emmy Award at MIPTV [link]
• Trailer and 2 clips from In the Loop [link]
• Marc Forster is working on a second edition of Quantum of Solace on DVD and Blu-Ray [link]
• Trailer for the Doctor Who special "Planet of the Dead" which will be broadcast 11 April on BBC1 [link]
• Ellen Page, Marion Cotillard and Cillian Murphy are in talks with Warner Bros to join the cast of Inception, Christopher Nolan's latest project which stars Leonardo DiCaprio [link]
• Sally Hawkins, Zoe Wanamaker, Jimi Mistry and Mark Addy have joined the cast of Gurinder Chadha's It's a Wonderful Afterlife [link]
• Entourage won a Peabody Award [link]
  

Entertainment news

• Emilia Fox interview [link]
• David Cronenberg will receive the Legion D'Honneur [link]
• Russell Tovey interview [link]
  
• Trailer for The Limits of Control, starring Gael Garcia Bernal, Bill Murray and Tilda Swinton [link]
• The Boat That Rocked
• Richard Curtis interview from Front Row [link]
• Extended trailer (via brit_actors) [link]
  
• Nick Frost and Gemma Arterton were on the Chris Moyles show (via Gemma Arterton Online) [link]
  
• Ridley Scott has received a BFI fellowship [link]
• Gossip Girl article from Rolling Stone [link]
• Natasha Richardson obituary :( [link]
• The Damned United
• Michael Sheen interviews 1|2|3
• A clip from the film [link]
  
• Tom Hooper interviews 1|2
• Tom Hanks and Gary Goetzman are producing an adaptation of Agent Zigzag, a World War II spy drama [link]
• Daniel Craig interview about Quantum of Solace (via MI6) [link]
  
• Stills from the Doctor Who special "Planet of the Dead" 1|2
• Nicholas Hoult interviews 1|2

Television - Red Riding. Film - Empire awards

• Red Riding
• Article from the Independent [link]
• Interview with Tony Grisoni from Screen Rant part 1|part 2
• David Morrissey interview from Herald.ie [link]
• Empire awards
• Gemma Arterton, Hayley Atwell, Daniel Craig, Sally Hawkins and Toby Kebbell have been nominated. The full list of nominees is here (via hayley-atwell.org)
  

Entertainment news

• John Orloff (A Mighty Heart) will write the screenplay for an Ian Fleming biopic produced by Leonardo DiCaprio [link]
• Rupert Penry-Jones interview about Whitechapel [link]
  
• 20th Century Fox will co-finance the third Narnia film with Walden Media 1|2
• An adaptation of The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman is being written and directed by Neil Jordan [link]
• Armando Iannucci's Sundance diary [link]
  
• Michael Gambon, Stephen Fry and Penelope Wilton will star in The Inn at the Edge of the World, an adaptation of Alice Thomas-Ellis' novel written and directed by Charles Dance [link]
• British television viewing has increased [link]
• Underbelly: A Tale of Two Cities premieres 9 February on Nine [link]
  
• The U.K. Film Council is launching a movie search engine, FindAnyFilm.com, designed to enable consumers to find out when, where and how a film is available legally in the U.K. [link]
• List of films being shown at the Berlinale [link]
• Noel Clarke interview from Radio 1 [link]
  
• Jamie Bell and Daniel Craig will star in Tintin directed by Steven Spielberg [link]
• Transcript of an interview with Werner Herzog [link]
• Article about Stanley Kubrick's unmade film The Aryan Papers [link]
• Film Critics Circle of Australia (FCCA) Awards nominations [link]
  

Entertainment news

• Mickey Rourke and Sam Rockwell are in talks to star as the villains in Iron Man 2, being directed by Jon Favreau [link]
• Golden Globe winners [link]
• The Italian film Gomorrah will have a presentation credit "Martin Scorsese presents" for its US release [link]
• Warner Bros and Fox are in talks to settle their Watchmen dispute [link]
• The lovely Charity Wakefield will star in Legally Mad, David E Kelley's new drama [link]
• Article about the cast of The History Boys play/radio play/film [link]
• Interviews with Stephen Rea, Philip Seymour Hoffman and Adrian Lester stephen|philip|adrian
• Focus Features has created a new company, Focus Features International 1|2
• Article about the Sundance Film Festival and Robert Redford's awesomeness [link]
• Tom Hooper will direct and Christopher Hampton will adapt East of Eden by John Steinbeck [link]
• A Steve McQueen biopic is in development [link]
• Tilda Swinton has been nominated for a BAFTA and an Evening Standard film award bafta|ES
• Mary and Max will screen at the Berlin film festival [link]
• Second part of interview with Jordan Klein, underwater engineer on Thunderball [link]
• James Moran's Gallifrey 2008 report [link]
• Daniel Craig being spiffy in interviews promoting Defiance Leno part 1-part 2|Today|Regis & Kelly part 1-part 2
  

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Entertainment news

• DGA nominations [link]
• Simon Pegg and Nick Frost will play bumbling detectives Thompson and Thomson in Peter Jackson and Steven Spielberg's two-pic Tintin, project 1|2
  
• BAFTA longlist [link]
• Broadway attendance and takings increased in 2008 [link]
• January Jones interview from Vanity Fair [link]
• Rebecca Hall and Toby Kebbell are among the nominees for the BAFTA Orange Rising Star award. (squee!) [link]
  
  • Scan of Toby from Esquire[link]
• Interview with Sam Riley [link]
  
  • Scans of Sam being spiffy in a Burberry ad from GQ 1|2|3
• Rebecca Hall and Carey Mulligan are featured in Baz Bamigboye's column this week. Baz has written about The Bridge Project and An Education respectively. [link]
• Gorgeous post about David Tennant and David Morrissey featuring pictures and clips from Blackpool and Doctor Who (via tennant_report) [link]
• Michael Sheen interview [link]
• Fabulous blog post by James Henry about genre telly [link]
• Interview with Jordan Klein, who was the underwater engineer for Thunderball. The underwater sequences in the film are incredible. [link]
• Robert Glenister interview about series 5 of Hustle (plus some info about Spooks) [link]
• Daniel Craig and Jamie Bell interviews about Defiance 1|2
  

Tags: DGA, directors guild of america, simon pegg, nick frost, thompson, peter jackson, steven spielberg, tintin, bafta, john curran, the painted veil, the beautiful and the damned, zelda sayre, zelda fitzgerald, f scott fitzgerald, keira knightley, broadway, january jones, rebecca hall, toby kebbell, orange, sam riley, carey mulligan, david tennant, david morrissey, blackpool, doctor who, michael sheen, james henry, jordan klein, thunderball, james bond, film, robert glenister, hustle, spooks, tv, television, daniel craig, jamie bell, defiance, thomson

Entertainment news

• Stills from Coco avant Chanel starring Audrey Tautou (via ONTD) [link]
• There's going to be an installation of material for a Kubrick film that did not get made [link]
  
• Isabelle Huppert will be president of the Cannes film festival jury [link]
• JD Salinger died on New Year's Day [link]
• Interview with Ralph Fiennes [link]
• Slideshow of pictures from photographer Mary Ellen Mark's book Seen behind the scene/Forty years of photographing on set [link]
• Interview with Daniel Craig [link]
• Matt Smith (Party Animals) will play the Eleventh Doctor in Doctor Who [link]
  

Entertainment news

• Interview with Christina Wayne, senior vice president of scripted series and miniseries at AMC [link]
• Sin City 2 might be released next year [link]
• WGA nominations [link]
• Carey Mulligan is one of next year's Shooting Stars. Previous Shooting Stars include Daniel Craig, Kelly Macdonald and Daniel Bruhl [link]
• Golden Globe nominations. Rebecca Hall received a nomination, Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy. Hooray! [link]
• Julian Farino, best known for his work on Entourage, is in final negotiations to direct Oranges, an indie comedy [link]
• Lionsgate has acquired screen rights to Loving Frank, a historical novel about architect Frank Lloyd Wright by Nancy Horan [link]
• Carla Gugino is going to star in Elektra Luxx, a sequel to Women in Trouble [link]
• Article about The Curious Case of Benjamin Button [link]
• Zooey Deschanel on Jimmy Kimmel [link]

Entertainment news

• Article about the Peter Morgan & Michael Sheen creative partnership [link]
• Becki Newton on Conan (via ONTD) [link]
• Dominic Cooper is included in a People magazine feature about sexy men [link]
• Article about Cape no. 7, a Taiwanese film that has been doing very well in Asia [link]
• Britain won 7 International Emmys - for Life on Mars, Maxwell, Forgiven, The I.T. Crowd, Strictly Bolshoi, Shaun the Sheep and The Beckoning Silence [link]
• Daniel Craig interview from Rotten Tomatoes [link]
• Duplicity trailer [link]
• Ben Stiller and Chris Rock interview from Radio 1 [link]
• Article about David Stratton's film history course [link]
  

Tags: Peter Morgan, Michael Sheen, Frost Nixon, Becki Newton, Conan, Conan O'Brien, Ugly Betty, Dominic Cooper, Cape no. 7, Emmys, Life on Mars, Maxwell, Forgiven, The I.T. Crowd, Strictly Bolshoi, Shaun the Sheep, The Beckoning Silence, Daniel Craig, Quantum of Solace, Duplicity, Ben Stiller, Chris Rock, David Stratton

Entertainment news

• Paul Newman obituaries 1|2|3|4
• Quantum of Solace links 1|2|3|4|5|6
• Sally Hawkins interview from wmagazine.com [link]
• A Taiwanese romance, Cape No. 7, has become the island's box office champion this year, a rare victory for Asian film over Hollywood blockbusters. [link]
• A positive review from the Associated Press of The Seagull, a Royal Court production that has transferred to Broadway which stars Kristin Scott Thomas, Mackenzie Crook and Carey Mulligan [link]
• Article about Frost/Nixon [link]
• Pictures from "A Tribute to Ian Fleming". Guests included Daniel Craig, Roger Moore, Toby Stephens, Gemma Arterton and Rosamund Pike [link]
• DreamWorks and Paramount have made a separation agreement [link]
• Adorable interviews with Simon Pegg and Dita von Teese from Radio 1 simon|dita
• David Cronenberg is in talks to direct The Matarese Circle, a Ludlum adaptation [link]
• Entourage has been renewed for a sixth season [link]
• Marvellous article by Sam Mendes (Road to Perdition, Revolutionary Road) about Paul Newman [link]
• Episodes 6-8 (final) of Simon Pegg's video diary from the Guardian 6|7|8
  

Tags: Paul Newman, Quantum of Solace, Bond, James Bond, Sally Hawkins, Cape no 7, The Seagull, Chekhov, Anton Chekhov, Broadway, Kristin Scott Thomas, Mackenzie Crook, Carey Mulligan, Frost/Nixon, Ian Fleming, Daniel Craig, Roger Moore, Toby Stephens, Gemma Arterton, Rosamund Pike, Dreamworks, Paramount, Simon Pegg, Dita von Teese, David Cronenberg, Robert Ludlum, Ludlum, Sam Mendes, Entourage

Entertainment news

• Quantum of Solace Q&As 1|2|3
• Interview with Matthew Goode from The Guardian [link]
  
• Interviews with Dita von Teese and Kristin Scott Thomas from The Times dita|kristin
• Ashley Jensen interviews 1|2
• Pictures from the Broadway transfer of The Seagull, starring Kristin Scott Thomas, Mackenzie Crook and Carey Mulligan (via ONTD) [link]
• Article about Australia's National Film and Sound Archive [link]
• Relativity Media is going to finance Universal's slate till 2015 1|2
• Bill Nighy, Rupert Grint, Martin Freeman and Emily Blunt star in Wild Target, which is filming at the moment [link]
• Financing issues in Hollywood [link]
• Smoking in the golden age of Hollywood [link]
• Interviews with Liam Neeson about Taken 1|2
• Fantastic rant about voiceovers by James Henry [link]
• (the marvellously underrated) Guy Henry is in a production of Twelfth Night at the Donmar West End [link]
  

Tags: Quantum of Solace, Bond, James Bond, Daniel Craig, Marc Forster, Matthew Goode, Dita von Teese, Kristin Scott Thomas, Ashley Jensen, The Seagull, Mackenzie Crook, Carey Mulligan, Relativity Media, Universal, Bill Nighy, Rupert Grint, Martin Freeman, Emily Blunt, Wild Target, Hollywood, Liam Neeson, Taken, James Henry, Twelfth Night, Guy Henry, Donmar, theatre, film