Source: NZCity Rachel Weisz is set to co-star with Colin Firth in ‘The Railway Man’. The ‘Deep Blue Sea’ star is in final negotiations to take on the role of Patricia ‘Patti’ Wallace, the second wife of Colin’s character Eric Lomax, a second lieutenant in the Royal Corp of Signals who is captured by the Japanese army in Singapore during World War II. Eric is sent to a POW camp in Kanchanaburi, Thailand, where he [...]

Source: The Telegraph Rachel Weisz, the British actress, has added her voice to calls for tighter privacy laws. Asked about her views on The Andrew Marr Show, she said her “knee-jerk reaction” was that “there should be some law in place”. Weisz, who won an Oscar for Best Supporting Actress in 2006 for her performance in The Constant Gardener, said she had not personally experienced much press intrusion. Despite being one of Britain’s highest paid actresses, Weisz does [...]

VOGUE cover girls Kate Winslet, Rachel Weisz,Lily Cole, Helena Bonham Carter, Keira Knightleyand Sienna Miller are set to star in a new exhibition, The Actress Now, featuring thirty-nine images of British actresses. Hosted at the National Portrait Gallery, the showcase will also include Rosamund Pike, Dame Judi Dench,Gemma Arterton and Samantha Morton. SEE A PREVIEW HERE An extensive selection of art forms will be exhibited, from an oil painting by Ishbel Myerscough to photographic portraits by Sarah Dunn and Elisabeth Hoff. Comments from the [...]

The movie was due to star Kidman as Lili Elbe, the first person in the world to undergo a sex change, and Gwyneth Paltrow was initially signed up as the lead character’s wife. Paltrow pulled out, as did her replacement Charlize Theron, and the project, backed by Kidman’s Blossom Films company, was due to move forward with Weisz in the role. Filming was due to begin in Germany last month (Sep11), but the movie has [...]

Rachel Weisz was recently spotted in Queens, New York on the set of the upcoming “The Bourne Legacy” movie. In a white lab coat Weisz, 41, was photographed wearing the label “Sterisyn Morlanta”. Although little is known about Weisz’ character in the film, details about the actors that will appear have started to unravel. According to The Daily Mail, the movie is being directed by Tony Gilroy and will feature Jeremy Renner, Ed Norton, Joan [...]

Source: The Daily Telegraph IT’S no surprise that Rachel Weisz isn’t worried about getting roles, despite working in an industry obsessed with youth. At 41, the British star is strikingly beautiful and her career is soaring with Weisz’s performance in The Whistleblower generating strong Oscar buzz. “I just think that things get easier as you get older and wiser and more experienced,” the mother-of-one says. “You get more confident about who you are as you [...]

Source: IndieWIRE Terence Davies’ “The Deep Blue Sea,” starring Rachel Weisz, has been acquired by Music Box Films for U.S. distribution. The drama premiered last week at the Toronto International Film Festival and will close the London Film Festival before opening in the U.K. on November 25.   The film marks Music Box’s first English language film buy. The company’s recent slate includes the original Dragon Tattoo trilogy and Francois Ozon’s comedy “Potiche.”   In [...]

Source: Canoe.ca Rachel Weisz, Woody Harrelson, Jane Fonda, Seth Rogen, Jennifer Hudson, Anthony Hopkins, Jon Hamm, Michelle Williams and Christopher Plummer all share something in common — and it’s not a publicist. Although TIFF enjoyed a banner year for film sales — up over 50% from 2010 despite the crummy economy — all of the above starred in high-profile festival entries that failed to land a buyer by the time the final curtain closed. Which [...]

Master chronicler of post-War England Terence Davies directs Rachel Weisz as a woman whose overpowering, obsessive love alienates the men around her and destroys her well-being. Based on Terence Rattigan’s play, made famous by countless actresses.

Rachel can also be seen on the cover of AnOther magazines 21 issue for autumn / winter 2011. You can see a video of the photoshoot below.