According to DailyMail.co.uk, Gemma has been landed the part of Princess Farah in Prince Of Persia: The Sands Of Time! Her character falls for a pauper prince in an Arabian Nights-style version of Romeo and Juliet. She reportedly beat the cream of Tinseltown talent to be handpicked by producer Jerry Bruckheimer. “I’m speechless! I’m thrilled beyond words. This is an absolutely golden opportunity.” She said.

Currently Orlando Bloom and Zac Efron are in the running for the role of the Prince.

We’ll keep waiting for a more official announcement soon.

Today I don’t bring you a scan that’s directly Gemma-related. In fact, it’s an article about the whole process of shooting Quantum of Solace. I think that this can be interesting for Bond fans and those interested in filmmaking.

GALLERY LINKS:
- Magazines: British Cinematographer (UK) - March 2008

Gemma is featured in the new issue of French magazine Ciné Live with Daniel Craig on the cover.

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Link to the official website for Ciné Live: http://cinelive.com/prehome

Gemma Arterton to star in BBC adaptation of popular book

There is a new star on the horizon. Gemma Arterton, soon to be seen as the latest Bond Girl, has just landed a plum role in a BBC One drama.

The drama is to be screened during the autumn in the West Country. Arterton is to play Tess in an adaptation of the book Tess of the D’Urbervilles.

The character of Tess has always been played by devastatingly beautiful actresses and Gemma is no exception. This famous story was written by Thomas Hardy and is about a humble girl who discovers she is actually of high birth.

Ealing Studios is planning a sequel to its hit St Trinian’s film. Piers Ashworth and Nick Moorcroft, who worked on the 2007 project, are writing the sequel script now.

The ensemble cast of last year’s film featured Colin Firth, Rupert Everett, Stephen Fry, Lena Headey, Russell Brand, Gemma Arterton, Mischa Barton, Jodie Whittaker, and Lily Cole. There is no word yet who will reprise their roles in the planned sequel.

The schoolgirl comedy, based on the cartoons by Ronald Searle and reviving the popular film franchise from the 1950s and 1960s, had a budget of $13m (£6.5m) and has become one of the recent surprise smash hits at the UK box office, taking $24.8m (£12.3m) in its home territory.

After taking five years post-Snatch to return to the seedy underbelly of London crime with Revolver, director Guy Ritchie is planning a much quicker turnaround after his next film, RocknRolla. That’s according to his new lead actress Thandie Newton, who revealed to MTV News that the director is intent on turning his latest drama into a trilogy of films - and on doing it fast.

“RocknRolla is one of three films and Guy’s keen to get going on that straight away,” Newton enthused. “[The second and third films in the series] are going to be excellent. I can’t wait.

“We shot incredibly quickly [on the first]. There were three weeks pre-production,” Newton added of her thoughts on how quickly the crime story could begin shooting. “He just gets on with it. He absolutely does not see challenges as intimidating.”