Statham and Ken Bruen

 I loved Bruen's Jack Taylor mysteries, so this should be good too:

 Crimespree Cinema: We have confirmed that Jason Statham (THE TRANSPORTER, CRANK) has agreed to play Brant, a rather crude, un-pc, borderline sociopath of a cop, in the film version of Ken Bruen's novel BLITZ.

Paddy Considine (THE BOURNE ULTIMATUM, HOT FUZZ) will be playing Sergeant Porter Nash, an openly gay cop that works with the homophobic Brant.

Bill Nighy News

Empire Magazine: Nighy To Join Potter's Deathly Hallows?

Well, it's about time. The magical presence that is Bill Nighy will apparently be gracing Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, according to a report in The Independent. The conjecture is that he'll play Minister of Magic Rufus Scrimgeour, on whom more below (spoiler-phobes, skip the following paragraph).

Sherlock Holmes Trailer

I Watch Stuff -  Sherlock Holmas Trailer - it's fun!

And it has one of my favorite actors as the villain:

Film Related - My drawings when young

My drawings of film personalities - done years ago

Every word a poison dart - James Mason

David Thomson in The Guardian on James Mason:

Every word a poison dart -- James Mason - career villain, smooth talker, creative powerhouse - would have been 100 today. David Thomson looks back on an unforgettable actor who never settled for the easy option

Thanks Gill

Idris Elba

Idris Elba, one of my favorite actors from The Wire, and RocknRolla etc., is opening this week in a new film, Obsessed. He finally gets a starring role.

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Slumdog Millionaire star falls ill

The down side of fame - so sad ...

Slumdog Millionaire star falls ill

The UK Telegraph:

Slumdog Millionaire child star Azharuddin Ismail has fallen ill as fears grow about the psychological state of the two young Indian actors.