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topCasting Aspersions: Elba, Pegg & Hamm
This week, Idris Elba from The Wire becomes Nelson Mandela, Simon Pegg goes on a pub crawl to end all others, and Jon Hamm heads to India in the name of baseball.
Out of the woods but lost in the forest
Roadshow Films' backflip on releasing indie title Cabin in the Woods is the latest in a line of strange marketing decisions.
Two drama school graduates are poised to shine on the world stage.
Casting Aspersions: Mara, Schepisi & Aronofsky
This week, Rooney Mara lands three plumb roles, Fred Schepisi wants to go back to school with Juliette Binoche and Clive Owen, and Darren Aronofsky finds his Noah in Russell Crowe.
Films on child soldiers, beauty pageants and political asylum are amongst this year's winners.
Stapleton breaks out after Animal Kingdom
The 34-year-old is among the latest wave of Aussie actors who are carving out international careers.
Casting Aspersions: Wong Kar-wai & Jessica Chastain
Wong Kar-wai takes on Bruce Lee's trainer, while Jessica Chastain's hot streak continues.
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