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It is one of the most highly-anticipated films in production... and fans of the original Great Gatsby will have to wait until November 2012 to see how it compares. But they will be able to monitor the progress of the remake, as pictures of stars  Leonardo Dicaprio , Tobey Maguire and Isla Fisher on set have already emerged just two days into filming. The actors were spotted in Sydney, Australia where they are hard at work on the Baz Luhrmann-directed project. Afternoon spin:  Leonardo Dicaprio and Tobey Maguire are pictured driving in a vintage convertible on the set of The Great Gatsby in Sydney Best friends off camera, Tobey and Leo looked like they were having a ball as they took a vintage convertible for a spin around the grounds of Fox Studios.   It appeared to be a rehearsal run, as both actors were in casual jeans and T-shirts for the short drive around the lot, and accompanied by crew. DiCaprio will take on the role of Jay Ga...

A teenager conned British aviation bosses into believing he was a tycoon by showing them elaborate plans on setting up his own airline. The 17-year-old from York bluffed his way through meetings, created fictitious fellow executives of his 'airline' and set-up fake websites to bolster his story. With an imaginative twist, he even made-up an American parent company which signed off emails 'American Global Group, 35 Countries, 22 Languages, One Team'. Fooled: The teenager who conned airline bosses has been likened to Frank Abagnale Jr, who posed as a pilot and was played by Leonardo Dicaprio in the film Catch Me If You Can Similarities have been drawn with the true story of Frank Abagnale Jr, who convinced Pan Am he was a pilot while he was just a teenager in the 1960s, and whose exploits featured in the Leonardo DiCaprio film Catch Me if You Can, The smooth-talking teenager, said to be autistic and with a huge knowledge of the intricacies of th...

  Robert Pattinson, Zac Efron and Miley Cyrus are three of the celebrities to feature in Richard Phillips' latest exhibition Most Wanted. The artist chose ten famous faces to feature in the exhibition, which focuses on the celebrities' 'capacity to dominate the celebrity media outlets with the published details of their public and private lives.'  And instead of just painting the stars faces straight onto the canvases, Phillips decided to use the logos of luxury brands behind them to represent the world's obsession with wealth. Picture perfect: Robert Pattinson and Miley Cyrus are just two of the celebrities featured in Richard Phillips' Most Wanted exhibition Famous faces: Phillips has also painted Zac Efron and Gossip Girl star Taylor Momsen for the exhibition The pictures were displayed at a special preview of the exhibition at London's White Cube Gallery last night, attended by guests in...

Michelle Williams proved she is the queen of understated glamour as she took the red carpet for the New York premiere of the highly anticipated new film Shutter Island last night. While many Hollywood starlets opt for the shortest and tightest dress on offer, the elegant actress looked a picture of sophistication in the simple cream dress. The confection, which was cut to the knee, featured a ruffle across one-shoulder and she teamed the look with black heels and a small clutch. Michelle, 29, the former fiancé of the late Heath Ledger, tied her hair back in a soft bun while her subtle make-up left her looking fresh-faced and radiant. Scroll down to watch the Shutter Island trailer... Radiant: Michelle Willams at the New York premiere of her new film Shutter Island Elegant: The actress looked a picture of sophistication in her cream dress Michelle generally shies away from the spotlight, particularly since Ledger's death in January 2008, b...

Nicola Horlick, the City high flyer whose fund was a victim of fraudster Bernie Madoff, is hoping to play a part in future blockbuster movies. Her investment business, Bramdean Asset Management, has set up a company called Derby Street films that intends to raise £2m from private investors to develop films. Box office hit: Horlick hopes to play a part in movies on a par with Shutter Island It has lined up the producers of box office hits such as Pulp fiction and Leonardo Dicaprio vehicle Shutter Island to help it develop up to 25 film projects over the next three years. It will work with a screenwriter to produce a script before selling it on to a production company. Derby, which will also be led by Horlick, hopes to sell the projects with a film director and movie stars already lined up. Derby is the first venture for Bramdean Asset Management since it sold the management contract to the Bramdean Alternatives Fund in November 2009 to Aberdeen Asset Managem...

New project: Julian Fellowes is to follow on from Downton's Abbey's success with a mini series about the sinking of the Titanic He unexpectedly turned ITV’s Downton Abbey into one of TV’s hottest properties. Now Julian Fellowes is to create a mini-series about the sinking of the Titanic. Lord Fellowes, who had success charting the relationships between the upper and lower classes in his Oscar-winning film  Gosford Park before creating Downton Abbey, will again look at that dynamic in the story about the doomed liner. ITV said the series will delve into the ‘unique perspectives’ of the passengers on the ‘unsinkable’ ship which was holed by an iceberg on its maiden voyage in 1912. James Cameron’s 1997 film about the ill-fated voyage – starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet – imagined the lives of the ship’s occupants and was one of the most successful movies of all time. It landed 11 Oscars, including best film. ITV Studios confirmed yesterday that i...

From the trailer, I feared this might just be Jason Bourne again. Ridley Scott's new action thriller about the war on terror is an unmistakably Hollywood product with big, bankable stars, but it feels commendably real. That's partly because, though based on a novel, it draws on ten years during which the writer, David Ignatius, covered the CIA and Middle Eastern politics for The Wall Street Journal. There's a richness of factual detail, and Scott is just the man to bring out the texture of terrorism. Thrilling: Mark Strong and Leonardo DiCaprio give solid performances in new Hollywood film Body Of Lies It's an intricately plotted picture which revels in the subterfuges of spying and counter-espionage. I especially enjoyed the nifty way terrorists in the desert can cloud the vision of American spy planes, and the way Western intelligence sets up a fake terrorist cell to confuse the enemy. The unacceptable face of U.S. foreign policy is portrayed unne...

A few days before whisking her to a party at the famous Plaza Hotel in New York, Susan Rosenstiel’s drinks-baron husband asked her if she had ever been to an orgy. Given that ominous question, the socialite should perhaps have been prepared for a shock. But when she stepped into a suite at the hotel, she was greeted by a sight that would stay imprinted on her mind for the rest of her life. Inside, sitting cross-legged, was a 63-year-old man in full drag — fluffy black dress with flounces, lace stockings and high heels rounded off with a black curly wig, false eyelashes and copious make-up. Close colleagues: FBI boss J. Edgar Hoover, right, and his deputy Tolson, left, were dubbed 'Johnny and Clyde' According to Mrs Rosenstiel, the cross-dresser introduced to her as ‘Mary’ would later join in an orgy involving two blond ‘boys’ in their late teens, her husband and a male lawyer friend. But the elaborate get-up didn’t fool Mrs Rosenstiel, who had met ...

Leonardo takes a punch to the face as he films a dramatic fight sequence for his latest movie Inception. The Hollywood actor, 34, was roughed up as he shot scenes for the sci-fi film in Monaco on Monday. In another sequence his character is seen jumping from a balcony. But the Titanic star was taking no risks and got a stunt double to stand in for him. Ouch: Leonardo Dicaprio is punched in the face as he films scenes in Monaco for his latest film Inception His look-a-like was hoisted on a wire and dropped, before Leonardo resumed  the sequence at ground level. The Catch Me If You Can actor was also seen running through a crowd as he was pursued by an angry-looking man. Leonardo is reportedly set to go on a fast in a bid to drop the pounds for his role. Fighting back: But his character Cobb, described as a 'CEO type' gives as good as he gets and doesn't take it lying down A set insider told RadarOnline.com: There's an action scene coming up at...