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Alicia Vikander In ‘Man From U.N.C.L.E.’ Talks

By MIKE FLEMING JR | Wednesday May 8, 2013 @ 3:35pm PDTTags: Alicia Vikander, Armie Hammer, Guy Ritchie, Tom Cruise, Warner Bros
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On the Man From U.N.C.L.E. front, Deadline revealed that Guy Ritchie would direct the film, and that Tom Cruise and Armie Hammer will play the male leads. As is the case with these two hander espionage tent pole wannabees, the next step is to get the girl. I’ve confirmed reports the studio is in talks with Alicia Vikander, the Swedish beauty from A Royal Affair, to take that job.

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Ewan McGregor Crime Thriller Adds Alicia Vikander, Brenton Thwaites, Jacek Koman

By NANCY TARTAGLIONE, International Editor | Tuesday February 5, 2013 @ 2:00pm PSTTags: Alicia Vikander, Ewan McGregor

Busy up-and-comer Alicia Vikander is becoming quite the globetrotter. The Swedish actress who rose to prominence with the Oscar-nominated Danish film A Royal Affair, then shot Anna Karenina in England, The Seventh Son in the U.S. and has a role in The Fifth Estate which just kicked off in Germany, will head to Oz to star with Ewan McGregor in crime thriller Son Of A Gun later this month. Also boarding the Australian production are Brenton Thwaites (Maleficent) and Jacek Koman (The Great Gatsby, Top Of The Lake). Julius Avery, an award-winner for his short Jerrycan, is directing the story of the complex relationship between McGregor’s public enemy number one character and his young protégé, played by Thwaites. Altitude Film Sales is handling international rights and UTA Independent Film Group represents the producers for North American rights. Read More »

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BAFTA Rising Star Award Nominees Include Elizabeth Olsen, Juno Temple

By NANCY TARTAGLIONE, International Editor | Monday January 7, 2013 @ 2:36am PSTTags: Alicia Vikander, BAFTA, Elizabeth Olsen

After an all-male lineup last year, BAFTA’s shortlist for the 2013 EE Rising Star Award includes four gals and a guy. The nominees are “actors and actresses who are destined … Read More »

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