Natalie Portman Ditches Heathcliff

Natalie Portman had allegedly lobbied hard to play Cathy in an upcoming production of Wuthering Heights, but the actress has pulled out because of scheduling problems. Film School Rejects reminds us that Keira and Sienna were both previously linked to the role now up for grabs. --Kim

Chaplin Descendant "Tells" All

Swiss actress Keira Chaplin, granddaughter of Charlie Chaplin, will play William Tell's wife in a feature film about the 14th century Swiss hero, who legend says shot an apple off his son's head to win his freedom from Austrian occupiers. On a side note, the outfit Keira is wearing in this picture confirms that she is indeed related to the little "tramp."

Eye Candy

After suggesting that Richard Armitage be cast as Rochester to Ellen Page's Jane Eyre (see below), I came across this great montage of the British actor. Enjoy.

"Juno" Is Jane Eyre!

"Reader, I forshizz married him..."

Is this what we can look forward to now that Ellen Page has been cast as the heroine of a new BBC adaptation?

Wonder who will play Rochester? Any guesses/wishes?

Trailer: Brideshead Revisited

http://www.apple.com/trailers/miramax/bridesheadrevisited/

Emma Thompson looks beautiful, but I'm afraid the overuse of electric guitar music in this trailer is simply a device to make a boring movie seem otherwise invigorating and full of excitement. I might go for the costumes and scenic eye candy, but otherwise, I'm not holding my breath. At least it won't be as dreadfully long as the Jeremy Irons version.

Heaven Can Wait, Apparently

Filming of The Lovely Bones has come to a halt because director Peter Jackson can't come to an agreement with the movie's art director about what "heaven," a major setting in the story, should look like. This isn't the first issue with the Alice Sebold adaptation. Several days before shooting started, actor Ryan Gosling was replaced by Mark Wahlberg,. Feel the vibration.

Farewell, Faience

A story in today's Los Angeles Times proves people just don't set a table like they used to. Somewhere, a French aristocrat weeps. What's next? The death of Delfware?