Actress Rachel Weisz is already feeling the huge responsibility of playing Jacqueline Kennedy in husband Darren Aronofsky’’s new film – because she’’s a Brit portraying an American icon.

The Mummy star will be play the role of Jackie and the film will portray Jackie’s life and how she coped with her husband President John F. Kennedy’s assassination in 1963.

Despite being eager to start shooting for the film, she can’t help being a little anxious as to whether the American audience will accept a Brit actor playing the role of an American icon that everyone loved so much.

“It’’s a recent project so the script is being developed and it’’s a great script. I will have to start to do some reading,” The Daily Express quoted her as saying.

“Jackie Kennedy is American royalty and a 20th century icon, so it’’s extremely scary, daunting, challenging and a huge responsibility. I don”t know exactly how I will play her yet because I haven”t started really working on it, but of course it’’s a big responsibility,” she added.

Source: Fresh News

I´m currently revamping the site and first of all, we got a new gallery layout which features the Esquire February 201o photoshoot. I created the header (please visit my new design site 2N-Design.Org) and my lovely friend Mel coded the theme for me. Thanks a lot, dear!

A new photoshoot of Rachel has been added to the gallery. I think it´s from 2010 because it´s not featured in any magazine yet. Hope you will enjoy it. More pictures of the Esquire Photoshoot mentioned above have been added as well. Be sure to check out the latest additions below.

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“The Brothers Bloom” UK Poster (01)
“2010 NYDG Foundation Rx Haiti Benefit Gala And Auction” (02) *Updated with HQs

A couple of weeks ago it was reported that Rachel Weisz would be re-teaming with “The Fountain” director (also, her real-life husband) Darren Aronofsky on “Jackie,” from TV producer Noah Oppenheim. We learned from the original report that the story would follow Weisz as First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis in the aftermath of President John F. Kennedy’s assassination.

And that’s it. Not a whole lot of detail there. Lucky for us, MTV’s Josh Horowitz spoke with Weisz recently about her upcoming summer release “Agora” and he got her to reveal a few details about the project and how she intends to tackle the challenge of playing such an iconic individual.

“It’s a very beautiful script,” she said. “I think it’s the four or five days after the assassination and how [Jackie] deals with the assassination and the funeral. It’s not a biopic. Its about that short period of time. I’m thrilled at the idea of working with [Aronofsky] again.”

Weisz has certainly played her share of memorable characters. She won a Best Actress Oscar for her performance in “The Constant Gardener” of course, and she further distinguished herself as a key player in other films, like “Enemy at the Gates,” the “Mummy” series, “Sunshine” and, of course, “The Fountain.” That said, Jackie Kennedy is arguably the biggest figure yet for the actress.

For her part, Weisz is feeling equal parts worry and excitement over the prospect of taking on such a meaty role. It’s “the best way to do any job,” she explained. “Fear is part of it all. I need fear. Fear and excitement.”

Source: MTV

Rachel attented the 2010 NYDG Foundation Rx Haiti Benefit Gala And Auction in New York yesterday may 06. Sorry, I haven´t found HQs yet but some pictures have been added to the gallery. You can read an article on the gala below.

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2010 NYDG Foundation Rx Haiti Benefit Gala And Auction (23)

Last night, Mick Jagger went out on a limb, so to speak, for girlfriend L’Wren Scott.

Jagger made a rare appearance at a rooftop benefit (atop the Scholastic Books building) in Soho to help raise money for Haitians who’ve lost limbs in the January earthquake. Scott is old friends with crusading doctor, David Colbert, who’s a dermatologist to the stars. His group is called NYDG Foundation: Rx Haiti.

And the stars who did show up included Rachel Weisz and Naomi Watts. It was hoped that Jude Law and Sienna Miller might materialize, but excuses were made: Jude was on a plane back to England.

And what of Mick, besides graciously digging in for Haiti? He’s on his way to Cannes for the re-release of “Exile on Main Street” and the showing of a new short documentary that stitches together pieces of unseen footage from Rolling Stones tapes including the legendary “Cocksucker Blues.”

Six held-back songs were added to the new “Exile.” Mick told me his favorites are “Plundered My Love” — a “Tumbling Dice” companion– and the bluesy, gospelish “I’m Not Signifying.” The other new old tracks include “Pass the Wine (Sophia Loren),” “Dancing in the Light,” “So Divine (Aladdin Story),” and the sublime “Following the River.”

Source: Hollywood News

Rachel attented the Metropolitan Museum Of Art’s 2010 Costume Institute Ball yesterday, may 03 in New York and she looked stunning. HQs have been added to the gallery already. Thanks a lot to Stephan for donating the pictures! More pictures to come but I want to try to post only HQs now.

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A huge thank you to the dear Luciana for donating “The Brothers Bloom” movie captures. They have been added to the gallery and I hope you will enjoy them. Thanks a lot, Luciana!

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