US films buzz at Cannes with Nurse Betty and O Brother
The 1990s festival heats up as Nurse Betty directed by Neil LaBute and O Brother Where Art Thou by the Coen brothers lead early buzz. Betty stars Renee Zellweger with Morgan Freeman Greg Kinnear and Chris Rock. O Brother features George Clooney John Turturro John Goodman Holly Hunter and Charles Durning in a Mississippi set Odyssey adaptation with bluegrass.
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Selleck Runs for President In TV Movie Farce
Washington AP reports Tom Selleck stars in Running Mates, a TNT television movie about a fictional Democratic candidate. The film, airing in August, also features Faye Dunaway, Nancy Travis, Laura Linney and Teri Hatcher as part of the satirical premise.
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Canadian teen Hayden Christensen cast as Anakin Skywalker
Anakin Skywalker will be played by Hayden Christensen of Toronto after screen tests conducted this month. The 19 year old actor, known for Higher Ground on Fox Family and Sofia Coppola's The Virgin Suicides, expressed disbelief and excitement at joining Star Wars. Christensen runs Forest Park Pictures with his brother Tove, who is the bigger fan of the saga.
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