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Naomi Watts arrives in Alicante to film ‘The Impossible’
The Australian actress Naomi Watts has arrived in Alicante on Monday, where tomorrow is expected to begin its first trials and testing of filming The Impossible, directed by Juan Antonio Bayona.

The film, whose backdrop is the 2004 tsunami that struck a dozen Indian Ocean countries, also has the participation of Scottish actor Ewan McGregor, whose presence in the city of Alicante has yet to date, as reported by sources close the shooting.

After these first tests, audiovisual complex Ciudad de la Luz Alicante will host the shooting of the film in the coming days. In particular, some of the scenes will be filmed in a studio outside water-tank-water and water in a pit inside, the sources said.

Other outdoor scenes and “much of the script” will be held in Thailand. Based on a true story, this movie has in its technical team with the Spanish screenwriter Sergio G. Sánchez, who wrote his first film Bayona, while Mexican Eugenio Caballero, who won an Oscar for Pan’s Labyrinth, is responsible for production design.

In addition, the special effects will be coordinated by Neil Coulburn winning an Oscar for Gladiator, and makeup is payable by the Italian Alessandro Bertolazzi, who has worked on Babel. The Impossible is produced by Telecinco Cinema and Entertainment Apaches.

A new still from Fair Game has been released, showing Naomi as Valerie Plame in formal attire, speaking in an official capacity.

As reported a few days ago, Fair Game will be released in the US on November 5th.

• Fair Game (2010) > Stills x1 more

I have some awesome updates coming for you I finally have time to add photos from Naomi’s appearances at Cannes in May … as I explained back then I had very little time to update the site when she made the appearances, but I’m now able to get round to sorting and adding the photos. So I’m starting from the beginning and today have added photos from the first two events, the You Will Meet A Tall Dark Stranger Photocall and Press Conference. Pretty much all of the photos are HQ, and there are some absolutely gorgeous shots in there, particularly the close-ups from the press conference – Naomi just looks perfect! You won’t want to miss these photos, so get browsing. You Will Meet A Tall Dark Stranger premiere photos will be up next …

• Cannes Film Festival – You Will Meet A Tall Dark Stranger Photocall x252
• Cannes Film Festival – You Will Meet A Tall Dark Stranger Press Conference x59

I’ve finally managed to get my hands on a copy of Naomi’s 1993 film The Custodian, and have made screencaps and added them to the Gallery. Naomi has a small role in this movie, playing Louise, and she stars alongside other popular Aussie actors including Anthony LaPaglia and Hugo Weaving. The film is not the best, in all honesty, and Naomi’s short scenes are the highlight … not that I’m biased of course

Enjoy the screencaps

• The Custodian: Film Screencaptures x113

Hollywood actress Naomi Watts loves fashion during the autumn season as it gives her the chance to get dressed up.

The 41-year-old beauty, who was recently named as the new face of the Ann Taylor clothing range, admits a preference for fashion which requires putting more clothes on rather than taking them off, Contactmusic reported.

“I love the autumn season and I think it’s the best season for fashion. Dressing up is always better when it’s boots and jackets and coats. Everybody should have a camel coat,” Watts said.

“To me the Ann Taylor woman feels like an all-American woman. She is someone who has confidence, she’s smart, she’s sexy. She’s someone who cares about how she looks doesn’t have hours to spend creating some look that’s possibly going to overwhelm her. She wants to be comfortable,” she added.

Watts has joined the list of stars like Milla Jovovich and Heidi Klum,as a face of the US brand.

Welcome to version 4 of Blue Jewel: Naomi Watts! When the Marie Claire photoshoot came out I just knew the pictures would make for a perfect summer layout, and thanks to our awesome friend Samantha we have just that! I’ve also just remembered that Blue Jewel celebrates 3 years online next week, so this is part of our celebration

We love to receive comments, so please let us know what you think of our new layout! Comments need to be approved by us before they are shown, but as long as you click that Submit button, your comment has gone through and will be approved asap. So give us some comments and tell us your thoughts!

This new layout will be accompanied by some major content updates and additions next week – I have a lot of content planned for the site, I just need to be able to sit down and get going on it! So please stay tuned for lots of information, media, interaction and more updates, to make us the most comprehensive Naomi fansite on the web and to give you lots of Naomi goodness to enjoy

I’ve finally got round to adding photos from a few events that Naomi attended late last year, that I never found time to add back then. She attended two Tommy Hilfiger events at Fashion Week in September, looking eye-catching in a white backless dress, in November she and Liev made an appearance at Indochine’s Anniversary Celebration, and then in December Naomi spoke at amfAR’s World Aids Day event, alongside Susan Sarandon. Lots of photos are now in the Gallery for you!

I’ve also added a couple more Thierry Mugler Angel adverts, plus a couple more new shots from the Ann Taylor campaign.

• Indochine Celebrates 25th Anniversary x5
• amfAR Presents World AIDS Day “Light For Rights” x55
• Tommy Hilfiger Spring 2010 Men’s & Women’s Collection – Front Row/Backstage x42
• Tommy Hilfiger Celebrates Fifth Avenue Global Flagship Opening x57
• Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Spring 2010 – Out and About at Bryant Park x41
• Thierry Mugler Angel > Adverts x2 more
• Ann Taylor > Behind The Scenes x1 more
• Ann Taylor > Online Adverts x1 more

Summit Entertainment has set the domestic release for Doug Liman’s Fair Game for Nov. 5, and plans to expand the Naomi Watts-Sean Penn starrer on the following two weekends.

According to Variety, the film centers on outed CIA agent Valerie Plame.

Summit also announced that it will release The Darkest Hour for Aug. 5, 2011. The film centers on four young tourists who find themselves stranded in Moscow, fighting to survive in the wake of a devastating alien attack.

Fair Game comes to theaters November 5th, 2010 and stars Naomi Watts, Sean Penn, Ty Burrell, Michael Kelly, Bruce McGill, Brooke Smith, David Denman, Noah Emmerich. The film is directed by Doug Liman.

The stunning Naomi Watts shares why she loves Ann Taylor’s new collection. Plus, the wardrobe staple she can’t live without! Check out the gorgeous fall looks in our behind-the-photoshoot interview!

Running from September 9 to 19, the Toronto International Film Festival has announced a partial line up of 15 Galas and 35 Special Presentations including 25 World Premieres. In its 35th year, the festival has cineastes the world over rubbing their hands together at the exciting selection of films on offer.

The 11 day event is set to ‘drop the puck’ with a premiere screening of Score: A Hockey Musical, written and directed by Michael McGowan, starring Australian musical icon Olivia Newton-John. Following this very Canadian opener, the festival will feature premieres of films from Denmark, France, Hong Kong, India, South Korea, Spain, Sweden and the United Kingdom.

Darren Aronofsky, Francois Ozon, Robert Redford, Mark Romanek, Michael Winterbottom, Julian Schnabel, John Cameron Mitchell, and Woody Allen will join an impressive assembly of renowned directors whose works will feature at the festival.

A couple of the most hotly anticipated movies include John Cameron Mitchell’s Rabbit Hole, which features Academy Award winner Nicole Kidman, and Darren Aronofsky’s Black Swan starring Natalie Portman as a jealous ballerina.

The program, announced so far, also includes Robert Redford’s The Conspirator, Guillaume Canet’s Little White Lies, John Curran’s Stone, Francois Ozon’s Potiche, Ben Affleck’s The Town, Woody Allen’s You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger, Alain Corneau’s Love Crime, Julian Schnabel’s Miral, Mike Mills’ Beginners, Rowan Joffe’s Brighton Rock, Tony Goldwyn’s Conviction, Susanne Im Sang-Soo’s The Housemaid, Tom Hooper’s The King’s Speech, Mark Romanek’s Never Let Me Go, and Michael Winterbottom’s The Trip.

Director and CEO of TIFF, Piers Handling, says the festival is thrilled at the selection of films. “The richness and diversity of this year’s Galas and Special Presentations programmes reflect the abundance of exciting works from established and emerging filmmakers in the world of cinema,” he says.

The Toronto International Film Festival runs from September 9 to 19. For more information, visit the festival website.