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‘The Great Gatsby’ actress Carey Mulligan turns down Hillary Clinton role (IrishCentral)

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 06:10:25 PDT

By: IrishCentral Staff Writers

It is believed that ‘The Great Gatsby’ actress Carey Mulligan was offered the role of Hillary Clinton in the upcoming biopic of the former first lady, New York senator and secretary of state.

'Great Gatsby' star Joel Edgerton tipped to co-star with Johnny Depp in Whitey Bulger biopic (IrishCentral)

Wed, 22 May 2013 05:37:10 PDT

By: IrishCentral Staff Writers

Joel Edgerton, the Australian actor currently wowing them on the big screen as Tom Buchanan in 'The Great Gatsby', has just closed a deal to star alongside Johnny Depp in the crime thriller Black Mass, which tells the story of the difficult alliance between the FBI and notorious Boston criminal Whitey Bulger.

'The Great Gatsby' author F Scott Fitzgerald’s death and burial another Catholic lesson (IrishCentral)

Fri, 17 May 2013 05:03:57 PDT

F Scott Fitzgerald (The Atlantic)It is true that F Scott Fitzgerald wasn’t much of a Catholic Yes, he had strong Irish roots on both his mother and father’s side READ MORE

Carey Mulligan and ‘The Great Gatsby’ cast dazzle on Cannes red carpet (IrishCentral)

Fri, 17 May 2013 05:03:51 PDT

‘The Great Gatsby’ cast dazzle Cannes red carpet'The Great Gatsby' opened the Cannes Film Festival last on Wednesday nightSeveral stars from the film including Leonardo DiCaprio - who plays main character Jay Gatsby - Tobey Maguire, Carey Mulligan and Amitabh Bachchan took to the red carpet in the rain for the premiere of Baz Luhrmann's drama movie to launch the 66th annual film galaDiCaprio looked dapper in a smart black suit and admitted taking on the lead role in the motion picture - which is based on F Scott Fitzgerald's popular novel - carried "enormous pressure" READ MORE

‘Great Gatsby’ star Carey Mulligan gets ‘freaked out’ by people looking at her (IrishCentral)

Thu, 16 May 2013 05:18:45 PDT

‘Great Gatsby’ star Carey Mulligan The 'Great Gatsby' actress admits she feels overwhelmed when surrounded by press and has recalled how she use to break down when walking a red carpet, struggling to contain herself while in the spotlightShe said: "I don't like photos I used to be much worse on the red carpet I'd just sort of stand there READ MORE

Green light for Baz Luhrmann’s opulent vision of F Scott Fitzgerald’s 'The Great Gatsby' - VIDEO (IrishCentral)

Wed, 08 May 2013 11:56:31 PDT

By: CAHIR O'DOHERTY

Certain to passionately divide the critics when it opens on Friday, director Baz Luhrmann’s opulent vision of 'The Great Gatsby' brings Irish American writer F. Scott Fitzgerald’s classic novel to the big screen, this time in 3D.

Carey Mulligan was watched by security guards during 'The Great Gatsby' - in case she ‘ran off’ the expensive jewellery (IrishCentral)

Sat, 04 May 2013 10:03:32 PDT

Carey MulliganThe 27-year-old actress portrays Daisy Buchanan in Baz Luhrmann's adaptation of F Scott Fitzgerald's classic novel and her character's wardrobe featured millions of pounds worth of precious gems, and she claims movie bosses were worried about them going missingShe said: "I would be doing a scene, wearing these fabulous jewels from Tiffany's worth many, many millions"There'd be diamond bracelets on each arm, and diamond earrings, and rings, and strings of pearls around my neck READ MORE

Carey Mulligan didn't fancy her ‘Great Gatsby’ co-star Leonardo DiCaprio as a teenager (IrishCentral)

Thu, 02 May 2013 05:33:28 PDT

‘Great Gatsby’ star Carey MulliganThe 29-year-old actress - who is married to Mumford & Sons frontman Marcus Mumford - filmed numerous steamy scenes with hunky actor in Baz Luhrrman's 'The Great Gatsby', but admits she wasn't one of the many young girls who succumbed to the heartthrob's good looks when he made a name for himself in 'Titanic'She said: "Well, he wasn't my pin-up, but he was for a lot of my girlfriends Michael Schumacher [was my pin-up] I used to watch Formula 1 with my dad when I was little READ MORE

Tobey Maguire was ‘snake charmed’ by 'The Great Gatsby' co-star Carey Mulligan (IrishCentral)

Thu, 18 Apr 2013 05:33:19 PDT

Tobey Maguire was ‘snake charmed’ by 'The Great Gatsby' co-star Carey MulliganThe pair star together in 'The Great Gatsby' and the actor thinks she was the perfect choice to play Daisy Buchanan because she is so captivatingTobey - who plays Nick Carraway, the story's narrator - said: "You feel like you're in on some sort of secret with her constantly"You're the one that she's chosen to be part of a secret club or language She pulls you in READ MORE

First look - Baz Luhrman’s “Great Gatsby” starring Carey Mulligan and Leonardo DiCaprio - VIDEO (IrishCentral)

Thu, 24 May 2012 06:05:33 PDT

By: KELLY DONOHOE

After months of hearing snippets of news on Baz Luhrman’s “The Great Gatsby,” we’re finally getting a look at it in all its splendour. We would expect no less from the director who brought us “Romeo and Juliet” and “Moulin Rouge”.

Carey Mulligan ‘terrified’ and ‘freaked out’ over her role in ‘The Great Gatsby’ (IrishCentral)

Mon, 25 Jul 2011 03:05:12 PDT

By: KARLA RODRIGUEZ

When authenticity is the number one concern when it comes to adapting a classic American novel into a film, any actress would be intimidated by the responsibility and pressure of starring in the film and British actress Carey Mulligan is no exception.

Ben Affleck in talks for Baz Luhrmann ‘Great Gatsby’ 3D role (IrishCentral)

Sat, 09 Apr 2011 07:04:08 PDT

By: DARA KELLY

Ben Affleck could be up for the role of Tom Buchanan in Australian director Baz Luhrmann's 3D version of "The Great Gatsby."

Irish Eye on Hollywood (IrishCentral)

Mon, 07 Mar 2011 12:57:20 PST

By: Tom Deignan

It’s still early in 2011, but so far the Irish newcomer of the year has to be Colin O’Donoghue. The Drogheda native starred alongside Anthony Hopkins in the Exorcist-style thriller The Rite, which should be out on DVD soon. It was O’Donoghue’s film debut, and though some critics were a bit rough on the film, The Rite spent a week as the number one movie in America in January. O’Donoghue, 30, had previously starred (alongside fellow Irish thespian Jonathan Rhys Meyers) in the Showtime drama The Tudors. Prior to that, O’Donoghue had simply done theater work and television shows for Ireland’s TV network RTE. With his performance in The Rite (which also stars Irish screen veteran Ciaran Hinds), O’Donoghue certainly opened some eyes and set himself up for an interesting career. What’s next for O’Donoghue? He’s playing things coy. “I’ve got something else in the works,” he told About.com. “But I can’t talk about it.”