Here are some photos from last night’s NYC premiere of Far From the Madding Crowd. Carey Mulligan, Michael Sheen and Matthias Schoenaerts were in attendance. Matthias is such a hottie, right? I mean… we need to include him on our list of dudes-to-watch. Michael Sheen was there with his girlfriend (still!) Sarah Silverman, which… even though it’s been a few years, I still think they’re such a weird couple.

As for Carey, she wore this lovely, simple Lavin gown in a rich navy. The pearl necklace is Lanvin as well – I get the idea of wearing a long statement necklace with this simple gown, but I think this pearl thing is too much. In any case, this look is SO MUCH better than the baggy Dior mess she wore to the London premiere – remember that? It was so baggy and unflattering that many people theorized that she was knocked up. But Carey told Hello Magazine that “baggy and unflattering” is just her style, that she hates body-con.

Carey Mulligan is too ”self-conscious” to wear figure-hugging clothing. The ‘Far from the Madding Crowd’ star has confessed she prefers to sport loose-fitting dresses on the red carpet as she feels uncomfortable when she shows off too much of her slender physique.

She said: ”I’m so reserved. I like outfits that come to my knee and aren’t too tight or revealing. I’m too self-conscious of my body and my appearance.”

The brunette beauty, 29 – who is married to Mumford and Sons star Marcus Mumford – added she hates having her picture taken at high profile events, although she feels as if she has ”improved a little” when it comes to posing in front of the camera. She told HELLO! magazine: ”I hate the idea of standing in front of a hundreds of people while they take my picture. It’s a nightmare and I feel so uncomfortable. Maybe I’ve improved a little, but any time I’m on the red carpet I lose all sense of myself. I find it so odd. I know it sounds like a contradiction but I never went into acting for all eyes on me.”

[From Contact Music]

I get that… sort of. I mean, not every woman can or should wear tight little minidresses and four-inch heels. How boring would that be? But I think there’s a flattering way to do the anti-body stuff. And that Dior dress wasn’t the way. This Lanvin though? It’s nice.

Oh, and Carey gave a few decent quotes to USA Today last night – she was asked about being on Broadway (in Skylight) and she said: “What is fun? I can’t remember fun. I basically just go to restaurants with friends and go for walks. I don’t have any real hobbies. I like being home.” She also threw a little shade on the celebrities complaining about their lack of privacy, saying that she’s always maintained her privacy because “It’s easy to do if you are intentioned about it. I’ve always been intentioned about it.”

Last thing: Carey was just nominated for a Tony Award for Skylight! Congrats.

Photos courtesy of Fame/Flynet and WENN.

My final blog post yesterday was about Zac Efron on the set of his new movie, doing push-ups. No big deal. Just a guy who drops down and gives you 10, spontaneously, whatever.

Check him out today, walking to set, and f-ck, he didn’t have time to close his jacket because he’s so focused on get…      

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Billy Corgan loves wrestling (here he is with Mexican wrestlers at a 2010 MTV World Stages event). That’s an understatement, as many wrestling fans realize. I don’t know much about the sport, but some of my friends keep me up to date on the industry. Billy dislikes a lot of things, and he’ll let you know it. When he likes something (CATS), he’ll let you know that too. There are few things that Billy loves more than watching two guys thrash about in a ring, and he can philosophize endlessly on the subject. Like a rat in a cage, holding a cat and watching wrestling. Now Billy has accepted a full-time job as a TNA wrestling producer. He’ll write scripts and dream up storylines too:

Corgan will develop characters and create story lines for TNA’s flagship program IMPACT WRESTLING, broadcast Fridays at 9 p.m. EST/8 CST on Destination America, as well as other TNA programming.

“I’ve known Billy for years and have always been blown away by his musical artistry, as well as his knowledge and understanding of professional wrestling,” TNA President Dixie Carter said in a release. “He has always impressed me with his creativity and passion for our business. Billy is truly gifted and understands the emotion tied to the psychology of connecting with an audience. The more we talked, the more I realized his perspective has the potential to make a huge impact on our brand.”

Corgan said in a release: “Saying I’m humbled and honored by this opportunity to be part of TNA, a world-class wrestling organization, is an understatement and a dream come true. What’s great is the entire TNA organization stands in full support of my music life with the Smashing Pumpkins. In return, I’m fully committed to using my 30 years of entertainment experience, along with my deep-rooted passion for pro wrestling, to take on the thrilling challenge of creatively contributing to IMPACT WRESTLING, finding and developing new talent, and working eye-to-eye with the best-of-the-best. For as cultures currently evolve at great speed, so must pro wrestling meet and supersede such expectations to thrive.”

[From Miami Herald]

The announcement continues to pour the Corgan praise from a heavy ladle, describing him as “a powerhouse” and “an ardent historian of professional wrestling and a true visionary” with “pioneering perspectives.” The sport of pro wrestling is nothing if not enthusiastic.

I think this is a fine outlet for Billy, and he’s very passionate about wrestling. I also like how upfront pro wrestling is when they admit that most of what happens in the ring is staged. Sure, it’s a little odd that these guys dress up and costumes and “beat each other up,” but this is show business, baby. Pro wrestling is no more bizarre than a superhero movie. So what does this do to Billy’s music career?

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Penelope Ann Miller, 51, is now starring on American Crime, on ABC. (You may know her from films like The Artist, Carlito’s Way or Other People’s Money.) American Crime is a compelling, nuanced show about a murder and its aftermath on the families of the accused and the victims. Salon has a thorough, excellent review if you’d like to learn more about the series, which is written by the Oscar-winner screenwriter of 12 Years a Slave, John Ridley. (My only complaint is that the cinematography for AC is too arty. They have a tendency to cut to other scenes when people are talking. I still haven’t gotten used to that.)

Miller plays the mother of an adult daughter who is suffering traumatic brain injury following the violent incident in which her husband was murdered. Miller doesn’t have a lot of screen time, but I’ve been impressed by her performances so far. She plays the protective, loving mom role without coming across as cloying or fake. So many of the actors on that show are good, especially co-stars Felicity Huffman and Timothy Hutton.

Anyway Miller has a new interview with The Huffington Post in which she discusses how difficult it is land roles now that she’s in her 50s. The interviewer brought it up and played a segment from this skit on Inside Amy Schumer in which actresses Amy Poehler, Patricia Arquette and Julia Louis-Dreyfus celebrate Julia’s “last f*ckable day.” (That clip, which is NSFW due to language, is here.) Miller agrees that ageism is an issue and that she’s only being offered certain parts now. However she also acknowledges that she earned parts as a newcomer that probably should have gone to more seasoned actresses.

“It’s a fact. [Ageism] is out there. I’m getting mother roles… the roles that’s there’s interest for me for… it’s not the girlfriend, which is ok. I don’t need to be an ingenue. I mean I get that.”

“For instance, when I was doing Carlito’s Way… Al Pacino was of a certain age. And there were actresses – even [with] Other People’s Money with Danny DeVito, there were actresses that I knew were interested, like… Deborah Winger, and Susan Sarandon, there people that wanted the role. And here I was this newcomer who’s coming up and getting a role. I was that girl and I’m thinking ‘Imagine how they must have felt.’ and now I’m in that position. I’m that woman who’s saying ‘Oh, of course it’s going to be the young up-and-coming actress against the older actor.’ Yeah, it sucks.”

[From Huffington Post video]

Then Miller acknowledged that this is changing, gradually, and that both Meryl Streep and Diane Keaton have play age-matched love interests on screen. She also brought up Helen Mirren and Julianne Moore and said “it’s great for older actresses to play great character roles as well.” She said that “the great thing about television these days is that there are really great roles for actresses of that age.”

We’ve heard from many actresses and actors who acknowledge the dearth of roles for older female actresses, although some refuse to acknowledge that it’s an issue. When it doesn’t affect them directly, of course they wouldn’t think it’s an issue. I like how Miller both said she’s affected by this, and that she’s been the benefit of it too. That was a nice way to acknowledge that she’s been on both sides of this problem.

One thing I learned from Miller’s wiki while doing research for this post is that she used to be married to Will Arnett! I had no idea. They were married 1994 to 1995, when she was 30 and Arnett was 24. They didn’t have children together, and she remarried in 2000 to James Huggins. (They have two daughters, Eloisa May, 14, and Maria Adela, 6. Huggins and Miller are still together, although they briefly separated in 2012.)

Here’s the segment of Miller’s interview where they discuss ageism. [via US Magazine]

Back in 2012, I quite liked Ted, Seth MacFarlane’s talking teddy bear movie starring Mark Wahlberg. It hit the right balance between MacFarlane’s raunchy sense of humor and actually having a heart under the R-rated jokes and the teddy bear gimmick. So I’m holding out hope that the latest trailer …      

Royal baby watch!

Now five days past her April 23 due date, Kate Middleton is patiently waiting with her husband Prince William and their 21-month-old son Prince George at Kensington Palace in London, England.

William’s brother, Prince Harry, will not be present for the baby’s birth as he returned to Australia Monday to continue military training.

We last saw the Duchess of Cambridge, 33, at the Stephen Lawrence Centre in South London, England on March 27.

Since then, the expectant mum has been laying low while awaiting the arrival of her second child.

According to Us, the royal couple sent ten cups of tea and two boxes of Danish pastries and croissants to a group of super fans camped outside of the Lindo Wing of St. Mary’s Hospital in London.

Stay with Celebrity Baby Scoop for all the latest updates on royal baby No. 2. We can’t wait to hear their exciting news!

Here are some photos of Kit Harington in London yesterday, going into a performance of David Mamet’s American Buffalo, which is currently being performed by John Goodman, Damian Lewis and Tom Sturridge. I guess Kit just fancied seeing a play.

If you’ve been watching the new season of Game of Thrones, the following interview will be somewhat interesting to you, as it’s just Kit talking about what’s going on with Jon Snow on the Wall. If you haven’t been watching then… SPOILERS SPOILERS SPOILERS.

Jon Snow has actually seen his position in The Night’s Watch strengthened following the battle with the Wildlings and Stannis’s occupation of The Wall. Jon Snow was elected the Lord Commander of the Night’s Watch and on Sunday night’s episode, Jon Snow killed a douchebag. Jon Snow the character seemed to have somewhat mixed feelings about it, and as it turns out, Kit Harington had mixed feelings about playing that scene:

In the episode, “High Sparrow,” the newly elected Snow was publicly challenged when cowardly schemer Janos Slynt refused a direct order. Snow wanted Slynt to take charge of Greyguard (an abandoned castle located along The Wall) and fortify the position. Slynt repeatedly refused, so Jon Snow had Slynt hauled out to the Castle Black courtyard where he personally beheaded him.

“There’s a great juxtaposition there from when [in season 2] Jon’s captured Ygritte and he knows he should kill her but he can’t do it because he’s too good of a person,” Harington tells EW. “He had that moment again here. He’s thinking: ‘Can I kill a man in cold blood?’ And this time he does it. That’s a big change for Jon.”

Harington also pointed out that Jon is getting some justice for his father Ned Stark in that scene, even though he doesn’t know it (since Slynt was leading the King’s Landing City Watch, and betrayed and arrested Ned, in season 1). “I feel like somehow Jon knows, somehow deep down, that Slynt is an unjust man who’s done bad things and that’s what gives him the power to do that,” he says.

Yet filming the scene was difficult. Videos of Islamic fundamentalists from ISIS beheading prisoners were featured frequently in media reports late last year while Thrones was in production. Harington says this real-life horror made pretending to behad a prisoner in front of a camera more uncomfortable.

“It felt really dark because of the current news, what was going on in the news at the time,” Harington says. “And I’m doing this on camera. It really didn’t sit well.”

Harington is quick to point out he doesn’t believe Thrones should not have done the scene. “You can’t shy away from horror in drama and the things that you see on the news ever day,” he says. “But to have Jon doing it—whatever the right or wrong reasons he’s doing it—this is a character I love and he’s very good in this story, and to have him committing this murder in cold blood, that for me was the most controversial bit this season.”

[From EW]

I realize that it’s probably not a good idea for an actor to say “OMG, I love fictionally beheading people, it’s amazing.” But I’d like less angst with this one – I thought Jon Snow was completely justified in beheading Janos Slynt for cowardice and disrespecting the chain of command. But hey, I’m really enjoying the hardcore “gothic” feel of this season. It’s so moody and horrifying.

Photos courtesy of Fame/Flynet.

Kristen Stewart covers the June issue of UK Harper’s Bazaar. She’s wearing Chanel. It’s exquisite, this outfit, but it looks heavy. And stressful. For a photo shoot, fine. No one is comfortable on a photo shoot. But imagine bopping around in this? Can’t be relaxing.

Excerpts from the article …      

Kristen Stewart covers the June issue of UK Harper’s Bazaar. She’s wearing Chanel. It’s exquisite, this outfit, but it looks heavy. And stressful. For a photo shoot, fine. No one is comfortable on a photo shoot. But imagine bopping around in this? Can’t be relaxing.

Excerpts from the article …      

Battle Creek star Josh Duhamel was photographed with son Axl, 19 months, in Santa Monica, Calif. on Monday (April 27). After lunching with a friend, the father-son duo strapped on their helmets for a bike ride.

In an adorable set of shots, the Las Vegas alum, 42, is seen attempting to show his boy how to do a ‘thumbs up’ for a photo opp.

On Friday, Josh and Axl stepped out with mama, Black Eyed Peas frontwoman Fergie, for a fun park playdate.

Josh has been busy filming the upcoming thriller, Beyond Deceit.

Meanwhile, Fergie is working on her second studio album, tentatively scheduled for a 2015 release. The first single off of that collection, L.A. LOVE (La La), was released back in Sept. 2014.

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