Ansel Elgort Is Augustus Waters in "The Fault in Our Stars" Opposite Shailene Woodley

From siblings to star-crossed lovers! EW reports rising star Ansel Elgort has been offered the male lead in "The Fault in Our Stars" opposite Shailene Woodley - who plays his sister in the currently-filming dystopian adaptation "Divergent." The two Read more

Dylan O'Brien Lands "The Maze Runner" Lead; Ki Hong Lee Also Joins

UPDATE: Director Wes Ball tweets that Ki Hong Lee has also joined the cast as Minho, a fellow Glader and ally to Thomas throughout the series. Lee is probably best known as a regular on short-lived ABC Family Read more

Shailene Woodley Confirmed for "The Fault in Our Stars"

I mean, duh, we called it. It has now been officially confirmed with glowing quotes from director, producer and author in tow that the increasingly in demand Shailene Woodley will play the lead role of Hazel Grace Lancaster Read more

Up and Comers Presents: 20 Faces to Watch in 2013

After a somewhat unpredictable year in which the stars we expected to break out largely didn't but fresh faces came out of nowhere to surprise us all, we are ready to look ahead to the new talent waiting to Read more

Up and Comers Presents: The Breakout Stars of 2012

Another year, another new crop of fresh talent. Just like last year, the hardest part is narrowing down which of the dozens of the year's rising stars shone the brightest. This year we heralded the arrival of the unlikeliest Read more
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Rising Irish actress Antonia Campbell-Hughes cast as Kampusch in “3096″

April 16, 2012 | Posted by Rebecca Lewis in Casting Leave a comment

Rising Irish actress Antonia Campbell-Hughes has been cast in “3096″, the true story based on Natascha Kampusch, the Austrian girl who was kidnapped and held hostage in a basement for more than eight years. Also starring will be Danish actor Thure Lindhardt as her kidnapper, Wolfgang Priklopil.

Kidnapped in Vienna in 1998 aged 10, Kampusch was kept hidden in a specially built cellar for 3,096 days until 2006 when she escaped. Priklopil committed suicide the same day by jumping in front of a train.

Director Sherry Hormann (“Desert Flowers”) told Variety, “Antonia Campbell-Hughes and Thure Lindhardt are perfectly suited to capture the overwhelming essence of the story: It’s a universal story — the insanity of the act lies within the act itself, no matter where it takes place.”

It’s been a busy two years for the young actress, as she was named one of Screen Daily’s UK Stars of Tomorrow and last year headlined Cannes competition drama “The Other Side Of Sleep” and Tribeca selection “Lotus Eaters”. She featured alongside Mia Wasikowska and Aaron Johnson in the recent Oscar nominated film “Albert Nobbs”, and was Ireland’s Shooting Star at this year’s annual Berlinale event which celebrates young talent.Screen Daily reported back in January that Campbell-Hughes was also set to join Jena Malone in Deb Kampmeier‘s “Lonely Hunter” as “Annemarie Clarac Schwarzenbach, a gorgeous young woman who was indifferent to McCullers’ affections.”

Screen Daily names Douglas Booth, Alexandra Roach and more UK Stars of Tomorrow

July 11, 2011 | Posted by Linda Ge in Features, General News, Lists 5 Comments

William and Kate have met and mingled with BAFTA’s inaugural class of British actors to watch for, but there’s plenty more talent where they came from. Screen Daily released recently their annual list of UK Stars of Tomorrow, names less known than the ones BAFTA chose, but who have shown incredible promise for a bright future in acting both in the UK and internationally. And Screen Daily’s got a good track record, having discovered in recent years the likes of Carey Mulligan, Dominic Cooper, Rebecca Hall and Aaron Johnson.

“As usual, our UK Stars Of Tomorrow comprise a dazzling, diverse group of talented young actors and filmmakers who will go on to do great things,” said Mike Goodridge, editor of Screen International. “As our Stars from years past have proved, golden futures here and in Hollywood await those who make it. In the year of The King’s Speech, when British cinema is at a high premium, we are excited to present the next generation of faces and names who will represent the nation on the world’s cinema screens.”

So who will be following in the footsteps of Stars of Tomorrow from years past like Gemma Arterton, James McAvoy, Andrew Garfield and Emily Blunt?

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