Kenneth Branagh to star in BBC 'Wallander' series
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YSTAD, Sweden (The Local) -- Celebrated UK actor Kenneth Branagh is set to team up with the BBC for the production of a series of three films based on Henning Mankell's best-selling Wallander crime novels, UK trade magazine Broadcast reports. The three 90-minute crime dramas are to be filmed here this summer on location in southern Sweden, home of fictional detective Kurt Wallander. Mankell's series of books on the life of the enigmatic police inspector have achieved great international success, selling 10 million copies worldwide.
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Oscar-winning actor Tom Hanks has  been cast to star in an upcoming movie adaptation of Dan  Brown's best-selling mystery "The Da Vinci Code," film studio  Columbia Pictures said on Tuesday.
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PageSix - JACINDA Barrett found out what being a movie star is really like by watching her co-star Rene Zellweger on the set of "Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason." "I couldn't believe how intense her schedule was," recalls Barrett, who plays Zellweger's rival for Colin Firth's affections.
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GORDON Bulloch is to take over as Scotland captain for the Abbey Autumn Tests. He succeeds Scott Murray, who has an injured knee but would probably have lost the role anyway as Matt Williams
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Scarlett Johansson to star opposite Ewan McGregor.  Plus news in brief on Sandra Bullock and the Black Eyed Peas.
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Kenneth Branagh's movie of the Mozart opera The Magic Flute is to be launched later at the Venice Film Festival.
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Expect producer Vashu Bhagnani to do things in a unique way. Currently he is in news for his latest film Vaada directed by Satish Kaushik.
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An Israeli actor will  play Saddam Hussein in a four miniseries from the BBC and HBO.
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England&#39;s most celebrated soccer player, David Beckham, has announced that he will undertake his first major acting role in a film trilogy called &#39;Goal!
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Sir Richard Branson may be a  world-famous businessman and adventurer, but adding "TV star"  to his resume may be difficult after the premiere of his new  reality series on Fox attracted low ratings.
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Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan will be seen with a different co-star in Shoojit Sircar's untitled film - the talented Sarika.
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Ian McKellen is a great--and famous--actor. âKing Learâ is great Shakespeare. Together theyâre the hottest ticket in the country.
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Kenneth Branagh and Rhys Ifans are to star in Richard Curtis's film about pirate radio DJs.
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Little Britain stars Matt Lucas and David Walliams are to make a US version of the BBC comedy series.
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Bridget Jones stars Renee Zellweger, Hugh Grant and Colin Firth will be gracing the red carpet for the sequel&#39;s premiere in Leicester Square.
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Sir Ian McKellen and Andy Serkis aren&#39;t sick of each other yet. The two stars, who first worked together in Lord of the Rings, will lend their voices to the animated movie &quot;Flushed Away.
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Adrien Brody who played the lead actor in M. Night Shyamalan's The Village is all set to play a detective in his upcoming movie.