London: Actor Hugh Grant says the status of the third Bridget Jones movie is still in doubt as a number of screenplays have failed to hit the 'bull's eye'. The actor showed off his nasty side by essaying Daniel Cleaver opposite Renee Zellweger and Colin Firth in the first two films, which were both huge hits at the box office. Though grapevine suggests all three stars are gearing up for...
01:18 PM, Feb 18, 2012
Los Angeles: Oscar-nominated actor Gary Oldman finds his spy character from the movie 'Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy' more interesting than James Bond. The 53-year-old star, who plays veteran spy George Smiley in the film, admits he has always been puzzled by author Ian Fleming's flamboyant hero, reported Showbizspy. "He (Smiley) is the polar opposite of Bond. He is the man in the mac who you would pass in the street...
12:50 PM, Feb 06, 2012
New Delhi: Based on the novel by John le Carre, 'Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy' is intense and cerebral. There is not one point in the movie that allows the audience to lose focus or leave their seats for any reason. Every scene, every subtle dialogue is vital to the plot. The movie stars Gary Oldman, Colin Firth, Tom Hardy, John Hurt, Toby Jones, Mark Strong, Benedict Cumberbatch and Ciaran Hinds....
10:33 PM, Dec 31, 2011
London: Actress Rachel Weisz is all set to star in 'The Railway Man' alongside Colin Firth. Contactmusic.com reports that Weisz will take on the role of Patricia 'Patti' Wallace, the second wife of Colin's character Eric Lomax. Eric is a lieutenant in the Royal Corp of Signals who is captured by the Japanese army in Singapore during World War II. The real life story is based on former army officer...
12:24 PM, Nov 26, 2011
Los Angeles: Actor Colin Firth has been approached to play the role of a villain in the remake of Park Chan-wook's South Korean revenge classic, 'Oldboy'. After playing a British king in 'The King's Speech', Firth has been offered to play Adrian, who is the nemesis of Josh Brolin's lead character. According to Twitchfilm.com, the role was previously offered to Christian Bale. 'Oldboy' tells the story of a recently paroled...
11:26 AM, Nov 15, 2011
London: 'King's Speech' star Colin Firth says receiving the best actor Oscar was a numbing experience and he does not have any memory of the proud moment. The 51-year-old star does no remember accepting the Golden Globe and Oscar for his portrayal of George VI in the British drama, the Daily Mail reported. "It has a slightly numbing effect...that's what's completely extraordinary but I think when major things happen to...
12:18 PM, Sep 24, 2011
London: Ten years after the first film was released, the third installment of "Bridget Jones's Diary" is making a comeback. Working Title Films, the British film production company who worked for the first two films, have confirmed that they are working on third movie which is all about homely literary heroine Bridget Jones, reports entertainmentweekly.com. The first "Bridget Jones's Diary" film, starring Renee Zellweger, Hugh Grant and Colin Firth, debuted...
10:38 AM, Aug 15, 2011
Junior Bachchan speaks about Colin Firth, his upcoming movie 'Dum Maaro Dum' and how he hopes India wins the World Cup. ...
09:00 AM, Mar 17, 2011
The winner of four Oscars this year including Best picture, The King's Speech stars Colin Firth as King George VI. ...
09:23 AM, Mar 04, 2011
Los Angeles: King George the stutterer seems primed to reign at Sunday night's Academy Awards, unless there's a palace coup by that asocial billionaire who created Facebook. "The King's Speech," dramatizing British monarch George VI's struggle to vanquish a crippling stammer, leads the 83rd annual Oscars with 12 nominations and is favored to win best picture. Yet "The Social Network," chronicling Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg's fierce legal battles over the...
05:07 AM, Feb 28, 2011
'The Best Actor' nominees includes the likes of Javier Bardem and Colin Firth. ...
05:43 PM, Feb 27, 2011
New Delhi: If he were playing a cabbie, he would probably hang around with one. But British actor Colin Firth says since one can't quite hang around with kings, he chose to rely on archival material and his screenplay writer instead to play the stammering monarch George VI in The King's Speech! "There aren't any books on how to stammer. The best help I could possibly get was (screenplay writer)...
02:18 PM, Feb 20, 2011
Los Angeles: Having marched through Hollywood's major guild awards with hardly a misstep, royal film "The King's Speech" has in past weeks been a frontrunner to sweep through the Oscars, but that may be about to change. With only about 10 days to go before the world's top film honors, Oscar pundits are re-thinking their picks, and as much as co-hosts James Franco and Anne Hathaway are expected to bring...
10:38 AM, Feb 17, 2011
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