She’s avoided the Bond girl curse to star in Stephen Frears’s raucous, raunchy new comedy. Cath Clark hears about squeezing into outfits, her new Sloaney look and ‘Midsomer Murders’

Rising star Gemma Arterton left Rada three years ago. Since then, she has played a head girl (‘St Trinian’s’), a Bond girl (‘Quantum of Solace’) and a canny kidnap victim (‘The Disappearance of Alice Creed’) and been in a blockbuster or two (‘Clash of the Titans’, ‘Prince of Persia’). Now she’s the heroine of black comedy ‘Tamara Drewe’, Stephen Frears’s adaptation of Posy Simmonds’s comic strip. Newspaper columnist Tamara is forced back to the village where she grew up. Once an ugly duckling, she returns, post-nose-job, as a smouldering femme fatale, entangling a trio of admirers: indie-drummer, fit farmer and philandering crime novelist.

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A big thank you goes out to Lorna!

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- Scans: Daily Record (UK) – August 30, 2010

British actress Gemma Arterton thinks it is good when baddies die in films.

The star admits she was pleased with the death scene in her upcoming movie Tamara Drewe because character Nicholas Hardiment (Roger Allam) – who is killed by a herd of cows which have been spooked by a dog – is not a pleasant man to his wife Beth (Tamsin Grieg).

Tamara Drewe is released in the UK on September 10 and in the US on October 8.

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A TIGHT red top and a tiny pair of hotpants gave gorgeous Gemma Arterton her sexiest entrance since she was a Bond girl.

It’s an unforgettable moment in her new film Tamara Drewe – and has even been used on the movie’s poster.

The film has only been released in France but is already a huge hit.

But Gemma, who starred alongside 007 Daniel Craig in Quantum Of Solace, says she’ll remember the sexy scene as one of her most uncomfortable.

“I’m such a prude,” laughs Britain’s rising star.

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KENT NEWS: The county’s very own leading lady Gemma Arterton has bagged her first lead role, which comes as her last movie Prince of Persia arrives on DVD.

Gravesend-born Arterton, 24, had already appeared in several movies when she hit the big time as a Bond girl in Quantum of Solace.

But she is now starring as the title character in Tamara Drewe, which arrives in cinemas on September 10.

She plays a high-flying media ace returning home to the West Country to find a den of violence and laughs.

The film is being promoted as the British feel-good hit of the season.

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- Tamara Drewe (2010): USA Trailer

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Gemma Arterton has revealed she has kept the prosthetic nose from her new film, Tamara Drewe.

The Prince Of Persia star dons a big fake nose to play the title role in Stephen Frears’ new drama, but rather than saying goodbye to it once filming ended, she gave it the pride of place in her bathroom.

“I actually have that nose in my bathroom, framed – it’s great, I just look at it sometimes,” she said.

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Gemma Arterton has revealed she goes to the toilet to hide from her fans when they spot her out and about.

Gemma Arterton goes to the toilet to hide from her fans.

The British actress recently visited her hometown and received so much attention in the restaurant she was eating in she had take evasive action in the rest room.

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The most anticipated TIFF announcement, after the films (or, before the films for many) is the one which informs the city which filmmakers and actors are coming to the festival.

This year’s list has just been announced, and includes: directors Clint Eastwood, Danny Boyle, Robert Redford, Ben Affleck, Werner Herzog and Errol Morris; actors Nicole Kidman, Matt Damon, Mickey Rourke, Robert De Niro, Clive Owen and Edward Norton, Bill Murray, Paul Giamatti, Marion Cotillard, and Ellen Page; and musician Bruce Springsteen, NBA great Steve Nash, eco-activist David Suzuki and computer person Bill Gates. And, of course, our lovely Gemma Arterton.

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The UK premiere of Tamara Drewe will be take place on Monday 6 September at the Odeon in Leicester Square and you could be there! Extra members can win two tickets to what is set to be the film premiere of the year.

Based on a cartoon strip by Guardian and Observer cartoonist Posy Simmonds, it features a full British cast and crew. It’s already received outstanding reviews following its special screening out of competition at the Cannes festival. All of the cast are expected to attend the premiere including Gemma Arterton and Dominic Cooper.

Click here for your chance to walk down the red carpet with the stars.

The closing date is midnight on 3 September.

To learn more about Tamara Drewe follow the film on Facebook www.facebook.com/tamaradreweuk

The Tamara Drewe premiere
The Odeon, Leicester Square
Date: 6 September 2010
Time: 6:45pm
Duration: Three hours

If you’ve seen British actress Gemma Arterton as a Bond girl in Quantum of Solace or as the regal Tamina in Prince of Persia, you really haven’t seen her at all.

Arterton, 24, may be best-known to North American audiences for those two blockbusters, but all that’s going to change with The Disappearance of Alice Creed, a grimy little thriller about a kidnapping that stars Arterton, Eddie Marsan and Martin Compston.

Arterton is not just another pretty face, and The Disappearance of Alice Creed, opening Friday, is proof.

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GALLERY LINKS:
- Tamara Drewe (2010) > Related Clipping: Be (France) – July 9, 2010
- Scans From 2010: Envy (France) – July 8, 2010
- Scans From 2010: Nylon Guys (USA) – September 2010

Big thanks to Elena! (the other photo that she kindly sent us could already be found in our gallery over here)

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- Tamara Drewe (2010): Production Stills

If you’ve only seen Gemma Arterton in big budget productions like Quantum of Solace, Clash of the Titans and Prince of Persia, you’re really missing out. Lucky for you, Arterton has something new hitting theaters on August 6th and while The Disappearance of Alice Creed may not have been showered with cash and effects like those other productions, it’s certainly far more powerful.

Arterton stars as Alice Creed, the poor young woman Vic and Danny (Eddie Marsan and Martin Compston) target in their kidnapping scheme. They confine their terrified victim to a room while they move along with their plan to make some quick cash at her expense. What Vic and Danny don’t know is that Alice has no intentions of being a good hostage and obeying their orders; she wants to fight back and survive.

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ComingSoon.net has the exclusive first look at the new poster for Stephen Frears’ Tamara Drewe, starring Gemma Arterton, Dominic Cooper, Roger Allam, Luke Evans, Bill Camp and Tamsin Greig.

The film, opening in Los Angeles and New York on October 8th, is a live-action feature adaptation of Posy Simmonds’ acclaimed graphic novel. Arterton plays Drewe, a sexy flirt who returns to her small country village and stirs up dark passions among the locals.

GALLERY LINK:
- Tamara Drewe (2010): Posters & Covers

British actress Gemma Arterton had her closest friends fooled by her facial disguise in new movie Tamara Drewe after donning a “massive” prosthetic nose to portray the title character.

Arterton stars as Drewe, a young newspaper journalist torn between two lovers, in the dark comedy, which is based on the graphic novel by Posy Simmonds.

But the star admits her pals struggled to recognise her in costume – and couldn’t believe it was the former Bond girl under the disguise.

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Please join http://www.facebook.com/TamaraDreweUK to be informed about the latest news and updates on the film. Tamara Drewe premiered on July 14th in France, and will premiere on September 10th in the UK, and on October 8th in New York and Los Angeles.

GALLERY LINK:
- Tamara Drewe (2010): Production Stills

This morning in Toronto, Piers Handling and Cameron Bailey, co-directors of the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF), announced the line-up for the fest’s Sept. 9-19 run, which will also include a return to a full day of screenings on the final day.

The announcements included 15 Galas and 35 Special Presentations, with 25 of them being world premieres.

Highlights include Robert Redford’s The Conspirator, Ben Affleck’s The Town, Mike Leigh’s Another Year, Richard J. Lewis’ Barney’s Version, Rowan Joffe’s Brighton Rock, Mark Romanek’s Never Let Me Go, Stephen Frears’ Tamara Drewe and Woody Allen’s You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger.

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Is your love life a little stale and boring? Need a bit of pep, or a few persons of the opposite / same sex lining up for you? Well, why not follow in Tamara Drewe’s footsteps and head to the countryside? As the movie’s new quad suggests, it’s just full of romantic intrigue.

The film centres on Gemma Arterton’s London journalist, the titular Tamara Drewe, who returns home following her mother’s death to set her house in order. There she meets old flame Andy (Luke Evans), girlhood crush Nicholas Hardiment (Roger Allam) and heartthrob rock drummer Ben Sergeant (Dominic Cooper), and things get complicated.

Please join http://www.facebook.com/TamaraDreweUK to be informed about the latest news and updates on the film. Tamara Drewe premiered on July 14th in France, and will premiere on September 10th in the UK, and on October 8th in New York and Los Angeles.

GALLERY LINK:
- Tamara Drewe (2010): Posters & Covers