The premiere of the The fourth “Terminator” Salvation, starring Australian actor Sam Worthington took place in the US on the 20th May 09 and is set for a box office smash!
…Arnold Schwarzenegger, whose CGI-created face turns up on a new body in a crucial battle in “Terminator Salvation,” a fast-moving, rock ‘em-sock ‘em movie [...]
After months of auditioning numerous actors for the lead role in the upcoming adaptation of Thor, Australian actor Chris Hemsworth has landed the role!
…Hugh Jackman has immortalised his name in Hollywood history by sinking his hand and foot prints into cement outside the famous Grauman’s Chinese Theatre.
Australian actor Simon Baker has been crowned 2009’s sexiest man on US television by the American TV Guide magazine.
The 40 year old actor is famous for his role as Patrick Jane on the CBS hit TV drama The Mentalist, currently enjoyed by 16 million US viewers.
Melbourne based Australian actor Richard Di Gregorio has won the lead role in the first feature film to be cast by an online audience.
…The entire cast for The Flirting Club, by Oscar-nominated director Alex Jovy , was chosen by browsers of the itsourmovie website who voted for their favourite video auditions.
Sydney-based Australian actor Anthony Kidd has just been cast in ‘Beauty and the Beast’, returning to Queensland for the second time in a fortnight to join the Limelight production.
Kidd, 28, scored a small role on the kid’s TV series K9 in Brisbane just last week and this week he is back, filming at Warner Roadshow [...]
by Olivia Taylor on 23/02/2009
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Late Australian actor Heath Ledger has won the posthumous award for best supporting actor for his role in The Dark Knight at the 81st Academy Awards.
The award was accepted by Ledger’s father Kim, mother Sally and sister Kate, who insisted the night was a time for celebration.
“This award tonight would have humbly validated Heath’s quiet [...]
Australian Actor Tom Pelik, the co-creator of ‘Chocolate Face’, written and directed by Trent Atkinson has just won a place in the 2009 Short + Sweet Gala Final, playing at the Seymore Centre, 20th and 21st of Febraury.
As part of the finale Pelik is shooting a documentary for broadcast on Movie Extra giving [...]
It has been a year since Heath Ledger passed away January 22, 2008 aged 28, after suffering an accidental overdose of prescription medication in his Lower Manhattan apartment, New York City.
Nominations will be announced tomorrow for this years 81st Annual Academy Awards, taking place February 22, 2009, with Ledger being a favourite to win [...]
LOS ANGELES, Jan. 2 (UPI) – Australian film actor Hugh Jackman dropped out of talks to star in “Cleo,” director Steven Soderbergh’s upcoming 3-D, live-action musical, Variety.com said.
The $30 million film with a rock ‘n’ roll soundtrack is to co-star “Chicago” Oscar winner Catherine Zeta-Jones as the ancient Egyptian queen Cleopatra.