Since her breakthrough as a Bond girl in Quantum of Solace, Gemma Arterton has moved on apace, mixing mega-budget Hollywood with low-cost Isle of Man. Craig McLean meets an actress destined not merely to be remembered as Strawberry Fields for ever.

June 2009, Shepperton Studios, Surrey. On the set of Clash of the Titans, a toga-clad Gemma Arterton is gracefully evoking the aura of a mysterious spiritual guide while clutching a script and an iPhone. She is playing the ‘wise and ethereal’ Io in this big-budget remake of the cult 1981 film based on the myth of Perseus, Zeus’s mortal son who leads a band of warriors to defeat Hades, battling Medusa and the Kraken along the way. She shares the screen with Avatar’s Sam Worthington (as Perseus), Liam Neeson (Zeus), Ralph Fiennes (Hades) and, courtesy of the 85 special-effects and animation teams employed by the director Louis Leterrier, a menagerie of fantastical creatures. Read More

FemaleFirst reports the recent words pronounced by Gemma Arterton on her ‘former’ role as Cathy in Wuthering Heights:

Gemma Arterton is not starring in a big screen remake of Wuthering Heights.
It had been reported that Arterton was all set to star as Catherine Earnshaw in the Andrea Arnold directed movie alongside Ed Westwick as Heathcliff.
Speaking to MSN.com the actress said:”I was hoping that that would work out, but actually she’s looking for a pure Yorkshire lass – so any Yorkshire lasses out there who want to be Cathy in Wuthering Heights, she’s doing open auditioning.”
She added: “I think she [Arnold] will make the best Wuthering Heights film ever, she’s such an amazing director.”

Fish Tank director Andrea Arnold has taken over the reins of the new film adaptation of Wuthering Heights.

Director Peter Webber left the project back in December, meaning cast Gemma Arterton and Gossip Girl’s Ed Westwick officially had nobody to yell at them from behind the camera.

Arnold, who won an Oscar back in 2005 for her short film Wasp, will be adding her version of Heights to the numerous others, including the Laurence Olivier classic from 1939, and Ralph Fiennes’ stab back in 1992. Read More

Peter Webber is no longer attached to direct Ecosse Films’ adaptation of the classic Emily Bronte’s Wuthering Heights. A replacement has yet to be announced.

Speaking to ScreenDaily, Webber’s agent confirmed that the Girl With The Pearl Earring director is no longer involved with the film, which is set to star Gemma Arterton and Ed Westwick as lovers Cathy and Heathcliffe.

The film is being scripted by Olivia Hetreed, who teamed up with Webber on Girl With a Pearl Earring. Ecosse Films’ Robert Bernstein is producing with HanWay Films handling worldwide sales.

Producer Timothy Burrill confirmed that Webber is still attached to direct his project, The Spider’s House, an adaptation of Paul Bowles’ novel set in Morocco, which is currently in development.

Webber signed on to the project in May this year although it was previously reported that John Maybury, who directed Francis Bacon biopic Love Is The Devil, was attached.

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Success of the Twilight saga books and films inspire new productions of Wuthering Heights and Jane Eyre.

The Brontës are back in fashion – with a bit of help from Bella Swan. New films of Wuthering Heights and Jane Eyre will shoot next spring, and a script about the teenage fantasies of the four Brontë siblings is in the works.

The film-makers are piggybacking off the success of the Twilight saga, which has sparked a renewed enthusiasm among financiers for gothic romance; the Brontës in particular. Wuthering Heights is one of Twilight heroine Bella Swan’s favourite books, frequently referenced in the third episode Eclipse, whose storyline is inspired by Emily Brontë’s only novel. Read More

Gossip Girl heart throb Ed Westwick can’t wait to start work on his new film.

He’ll be working on the adaptation of Emily Bronte’s novel, Wuthering Heights, alongside Gemma Arterton.

Westwick has met Gemma on a couple of occasions. He thinks that she’s a lovely young lady and he’s very excited to work with her. Wuthering Heights is his mum’s favourite book.

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I’ve updated this site’s sidebar and also Gemma’s filmography with absolutely all her past and upcoming projects, including a brand new page for Wuthering Heights. :)

I’ve also added new stills from Tess. ;)

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– Tess of the D’Urbervilles (2008): Production Stills