GALLERY LINKS:
- Talk Shows & Interviews: “Quantum of Solace” EPK
- Photoshoots: Empire (2007), thanks to Lorna

In the fantasy adventure, Gyllenhaal will play Dastan (which mean’s “Story” in Persian), a young prince in 6th century Persia who must join forces with Tamina (known as Farah in the Game), a feisty and exotic princess, to prevent a villainous nobleman from possessing the Sands of Time, a gift from the gods that can reverse time and allow its possessor to rule the world.

Plot (Subject to Possible Change During Production): (don’t read if you want to avoid spoilers!!!)

“Passing through India en route to Azad (which means Freedom in Persian), King Shahraman and his son, the Prince of Persia, defeat the powerful Maharajah of India with the promise of honor and glory. After looting the city and capturing a giant hourglass full of sand, a mysterious dagger, and the Maharajah’s daughter Tamina along with other treasures, they continue to Azad.

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Check out Gemma’s Avon campaign in the gallery. She looks amazing!

The stunning actress is fronting the newest fragrance campaign from Avon - Bond Girl 007 - a partnership with James Bond entertainment, and what is said to be the biggest global fragrance launch of the year.

Due to launch in October to coincide with the release of the latest Bond blockbuster, Quantum of Solace, Arterton will appear in print and television advertising, as well as on the cover of Avon’s brochure. Samples will also be available a select movie theatres worldwide to promote the perfume.

“I am proud to be a part of the Bond girl legacy and Avon’s Bond Girl 007 fragrance embodies the qualities of what a Bond girl represents - it’s sexy, empowering and iconic,” said Arterton.

Source: CatWalk Queen

Avon Products Inc. is inking a new kind of partnership that involves signing on a film series along with a new celebrity spokeswoman, simultaneously. Avon is leaving it up to the James Bond entertainment franchise and one of the newest Bond “It” girls, Gemma Arterton, to kick off what the company anticipates will be the biggest global fragrance launch of the year, Bond Girl 007.

Check out the press release.

Incredible news! Congratulations to our girl, who has been officially cast in Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time, opposite Jake Gyllenhaal! It is truly amazing to see her career grow and expand like this!

Jake Gyllenhaal and Gemma Arterton will star in Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time, Walt Disney Pictures and Jerry Bruckheimer Films’ adaptation of Ubisoft’s popular video game. Mike Newell is directing.

In the fantasy adventure, Gyllenhaal will play Dastan, a young prince in sixth century Persia who must join forces with Tamina (Arterton), a feisty and exotic princess, to prevent a villainous nobleman from possessing the Sands of Time, a gift from the gods that can reverse time and allow its possessor to rule the world.

Doug Miro & Carlo Bernard, Jordan Mechner and Boaz Yakin wrote the script, which is based on the many games created by Jordan Mechner.

Bruckheimer is producing, while Mike Stenson, Chad Oman and Patrick McCormick are exec producing.

Production is set to start in July.

Source: Hollywood Reporter

I have added a scan of Gemma from WWD Scoop back from March 2008. She was one of the featured “Girls of Spring”. While it’s not a major piece, Gemma news is quiet right now, so you will probably enjoy the read none the less.

GALLERY LINKS:
- Magazine Scans: WWD Scoop (US) - March 2008

A sequel to last year’s St. Trinian’s movie will be released in 2009. Ealing Studios described St. Trinian’s: The Legend of Fritton’s Gold as a cross between The Goonies and The Da Vinci Code.

Oliver Parker and Barnaby Thompson will again direct, while writers Piers Ashworth and Nick Martin will return to pen the script. Speaking at the Cannes Film Festival, Thompson said he hoped cast members Gemma Arterton, Russell Brand and Rupert Everett will also reprise their roles. He told Variety: “It would be good to get the old gang back in.”

The fifth instalment of the series was a box office success last year. Filming on the sequel is scheduled to begin next January.

Source: DigitalSpy.co.uk

Several new photos from the World Premiere of Three and Out were added to our gallery.

GALLERY LINKS:
- Public Events: World Charity Premiere of “Three and Out”

GALLERY LINKS:
- Tess of the D’Urbevilles: Behind The Scenes - May 2008 — Hans Matheson and Gemma Arterton film the scene where Alec and Tess first meet
- Magazines: Empire (UK) - June 2008, scanned by Lorna
- Magazines: Independent (UK) - April 23, 2008, scanned by Lorna
- Magazines: Sunday Telegraph - Stella supplement (UK) - April 27, 2008, scanned by Lorna
- Magazines: Mail On Sunday (UK) - May 11, 2008, scanned by Lorna

Gemma Arterton is featured in the June issue of British InStyle magazine. The breathtaking photoshoot was taken at the Hotel Gritti Palace in my personal favorite city, Venice (Italy). In the short but interesting article Gemma disses about kissing Daniel Graig, talks about her “deformities” and cites Björk as her fashion icon - yes, she even loves that infamous swan dress! I think this may be my favorite spread yet… Check it out!

GALLERY LINKS:
- Magazines: InStyle (UK) - June 2008

Gemma Arterton couldn’t stop giggling during her on-screen kiss with Daniel Craig.

The 22-year-old actress - who stars as Agent Fields in new James Bond movie Quantum of Solace - admits she was “immature” during the romantic scene.

She said: “I was giggling left, right and centre and being really immature. I vaguely remember him laughing politely at something stupid I said. I told my mother about the kiss and she was like, ‘Oh my God!’ ”

Gemma also said despite being one of the most talked about actresses of her generation, she isn’t interested in money or fame.

She added to InStyle magazine: “I am from a working class background, so I can’t get my head round spending hundreds of pounds on clothes. I went to a Louis Vuitton party in Paris recently. It was rather posh - I didn’t half feel like a piece of riffraff!”

Source: Monsters and Critics

I finally managed to get my copy of St. Trinian’s and made 600+ captures of Gemma’s performance as head girl Kelly Jones. It was definitely fun to revisit the performance and the film! Unfortunately, however, mine is a rental copy that has no extra features whatsoever. So if anyone out there would be able to create screencaptures of the deleted scenes, featurettes, etc, please get in touch! Full credit will be given. Thank you. Enjoy these and look back for some videos on my next update!

GALLERY LINKS:
- St. Trinian’s: DVD Screencaptures
- St. Trinian’s: DVD Screencaptures - Menus

Sexy Bond girl Gemma Arterton was taught how to milk a cow for her latest screen role.

Gemma, 22, plays MI6 agent Fields in Quantum of Solace and has already shot love scenes with 007 Daniel Craig.

But she needed farmyard skills to play Thomas Hardy’s milkmaid Tess of the D’Ubervilles in a BBC costume drama.

So she went for lessons at a farm near Berkeley, Gloucs, and learned milking techniques on goats.

Farmer Judy King said: “She was a very confident young lady, very down to earth. She just got on with it all. She brought a bit of glamour to the farm, but she’d have a future with livestock if she wasn’t in the movies.”

Source: The Sun