Carey Mulligan Can Do Cannes!

Our little Sally Sparrow (from Doctor Who) is all grown up now, looking very sophisticated and glamorous.

Brit actress Carey Mulligan recently joined her co-stars Michael Douglas, Shia LaBeouf, Josh Brolin, and director Oliver Stone at the Cannes Film Festival to promote their film, Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps. With little happening at Cannes to write home about this year, Mulligan’s appearance definitely added a touch of glamor and allure to the festival.

In the Wall Street sequel, Mulligan plays Winnie, the estranged daughter of Michael Douglas’s character, Gordon Gekko. I say her naturally innocent-looking demeanor made her the perfect person to counter-balance the dodgy-looking Wall Street cast.

Scheduled to be released September 24th, this is Mulligan’s first major Hollywood studio film.

You’ve certainly come a long way from the TARDIS…!

Is Mulligan The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo?!

So, I make no secret of being a massive fan of actress Carey Mulligan, who came to my attention after I watched her playing the unforgettable character – Sally Sparrow in BBC’s Doctor Who.

Now, according to reports, Carey has won the approval of director David Fincher, and the family of the late acclaimed writer, Stieg Larsson, landing the lead role in the movie adaptation of the critically acclaimed novel The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, beating numerous big name actresses to the part, including Twilight’s Kristen Stewart.

My insiders tell me that Oscar-nominated Mulligan, and KStew were down to the final two being considered for the part of bisexual computer hacker, Lisbeth Salander. But it appears Tinseltown’s casting directors have made right choice (for once) and apparently are keen on giving Carey the coveted role.

Yippee! ‘The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo’ was a sensational book, and I can just see Carey Mulligan playing the lead… Ooh, I’m tingling at the thought already…

However, Sally Sparrow (in my opinion) is still a tough act to follow, Carey!

Meet The Parents: Gav ‘n’ Gwen Playing Families…

This fellow and I go wayeeeee back, don’t we Gav’…

Nice to see him still happily married to Gwen Stefani after almost 8 years. The couple was enjoying a nice day out having lunch in North Hollywood with their two sons – Kingston, 4 next month, and Zuma, 1 ½. Who’d have thought twenty-odd years ago that Gavin would become such a doting dad? Not me!

I don’t know about you, but I’m looking forward to hearing all the gossip from the Rossdale household after Gavin finally comes face to face with Doctor Who actor, Matt Smith…

The timelord has been dragging Gavin’s 21-year-old model daughter, Daisy Lowe all over the West Coast, and the rumor is they’ve been inseparable since they met, despite claiming they are ‘just good friends’…

According to reports Gavin is set to meet Daisy’s new boyf’ this weekend…

Oh to be a fly on their wall!

Educating Carey…

I love British born starlet, Carey Mulligan, her career has gone into warp drive since the release of An Education.

Following her Oscars nomination for Best Actress last month, Carey has walked on red carpet after red carpet, leading to a whirlwind of awards shows and paparazzi flash bulbs.

Her face has graced cover upon cover, including this month’s Interview magazine, which incidentally in my book is one of the coolest you can get!

The actress is currently lined up to star as cockney flower girl Eliza Doolittle in My Fair Lady, to be directed by John Madden, with a planned release sometime in 2012.

But although Carey’s portrayal of naïve schoolgirl Jenny Mellor in An Education was nothing short of sensational, it doesn’t even match up to the fantastic performance she gave playing Sally Sparrow in BBC’s Doctor Who. You’ve got to see it; every self-respecting Carey Mulligan fan (like myself) has to check out Blink…

So, I say more Sally Sparrow please Carey my dear… Because I’d pay top dollar to see you reprise that role again!