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18 July 2008 1:13 PM, PDT | From Digitalspy | See recent digitalspy news

Julie Walters is to follow her role in The Mary Whitehouse Story with another BBC drama, A Short Stay In Switzerland. Walters will play Dr Anne Turner in the one-off film, written by Frank McGuinness, which will air on BBC One early next year. Based on a true story, the drama sees Dr Turner diagnosed with an incurable neurological disease shortly after her husband has died of a similar (more)

By Dave West

17 July 2008 5:18 AM, PDT | From Rope Of Silicon | See recent Rope Of Silicon news

Meryl Streep plays Donna in Mamma Mia!

Photo: Universal Pictures I am sure fans of the Abba musical "Mamma Mia!" are already frothing at the mouth to see the film adaptation bringing the 1999 stage musical to the big screen. The screening I attended was about three-quarters full and filled with theater-type ready to see the "magic" of the Swedish pop band's music glittering on the silver screen, but while they cheered I was left to writhe in my seat as this film is one sour note after another. The film is designed around a story beginning with bride-to-be, Sophie (Amanda Seyfried), sending out three letters inviting three strangers to her wedding in hopes that one of them may be her long lost father. Sophie learns of the men after secretly scouring through her mother's (Meryl Streep) diary and sifting through the exploits of the one-time carefree hippie. The story is simple,

Brad Brevet

8 July 2008 7:51 AM, PDT | From Digitalspy | See recent digitalspy news

Julie Walters has revealed that she would never go under the knife for cosmetic surgery. The 58-year-old Mamma Mia! star admitted that she often feels tempted to go for a nip or a tuck, but has promised herself that she would never go through with it. "I think I would let myself down if I had anything done. I understand why people do it, though," Walters told The Mirror. "There isn't a day that goes by when I don't think 'If I just did that', 'just a little...' "Sometimes friends say (more)

By Daniel Kilkelly

8 July 2008 3:21 AM, PDT | From Digitalspy | See recent digitalspy news

Pierce Brosnan was tricked by Julie Walters and Meryl Streep on the set of their new movie Mamma Mia!. The former Bond actor was apprehensive about learning dance routines for the musical, providing Walters and Streep with the perfect opportunity to have some fun. "Pierce was really nervous when he came in and he was the last to join us for dance rehearsals," Walters explained. "So we played a joke on him. We'd already had quite a bit of rehearsal (more)

By Daniel Kilkelly

8 July 2008 12:21 AM, PDT | From wenn.com | See recent WENN news

Mamma Mia! stars Julie Walters and Meryl Streep had fun onset - at the expense of their co-star Pierce Brosnan.

The actresses would team up to pull pranks on the former Bond star, because they knew he was not confident about his dance scenes.

Walters says, "Pierce was really nervous when he came in and he was the last to join us for dance rehearsals.

"So we played a joke on him. We'd already had quite a bit of rehearsal for one of the routines - Voulez Vous - and it was quite complicated.

"When he arrived we said to him 'Oh no! We haven't rehearsed at all' - but of course we all knew the routine perfectly.

"So he tried it - and thought he was a total klutz compared to the rest of us. We did let on eventually though."

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8 July 2008 12:21 AM, PDT | From wenn.com | See recent WENN news

British actress Julie Walters carried out a tough dance regime in new movie Mamma Mia! - despite injuring her ankle.

The 58-year-old was filming a scene with co-star Meryl Streep when she slipped and sprained her ankle.

But she was determined the show would go on.

She recalls, "We were dancing gaily through these olive groves and I go over and sprain my ankle really badly and it started swelling.

"Meryl was really great. She was shouting for ice for me.

"At the end we were all supposed to be dancing on the pier, but they had to shoot me from the waist up.

"I was doing all the movements with my hands - but I actually had my knees up on a chair."

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7 July 2008 5:02 AM, PDT | From wenn.com | See recent WENN news

Actor Pierce Brosnan was so excited about sharing a screen with Meryl Streep and Julie Walters in Mamma Mia! he forgot to negotiate his wages for the film.

Brosnan, 55, was so keen to star with the veteran actresses that he neglected to ask producers how much money he would be paid.

He says, "I didn't even ask how much. I just said I would do it.

"Working with Julie and Meryl was immense. I am a huge fan of both ladies and we had the best of times together.

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7 July 2008 12:32 AM, PDT | From wenn.com | See recent WENN news

Actress Julie Walters has confessed she was more nervous about meeting her Mamma Mia! co-star Meryl Streep than British monarch Queen Elizabeth II.

The 58-year-old met the royal when receiving her Commander of the Order of the British Empire honour earlier this year.

But the experience was nowhere near as nerve-wracking as being introduced to Streep.

She says, "I felt like I was meeting the Queen. Actually I have met the Queen and I was more nervous meeting Meryl.

"In my view she is a big deal in films as the likes of say Bette Davis and Katharine Hepburn."

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4 July 2008 7:32 AM, PDT | From screeninglog.com | See recent screeninglog news

Are you ready to take a trip down the aisle you’ll never forget? Phyllida Lloyd’s big-screen version of “Mamma Mia!” opens everywhere July 18, 2008, and if you’re a big musical fan and can’t until then, check you these 12 brand-new short clips just below!

Starring Amanda Seyfried, Meryl Streep, Pierce Brosnan, Colin Firth, Stellan Skarsgard and Julie Waters, the film tells the story of a future bride who’s trying to find her real father. I’m not necessarily a huge fan of musicals in general, but I have to admit “Mamma Mia!” looks incredibly entertaining. Let the celebration begin!

Franck Tabouring

30 May 2008 6:48 AM, PDT | From Digitalspy | See recent digitalspy news

BBC Two's one-off drama Filth: The Mary Whitehouse Story attracted a decent audience on Wednesday despite strong competition. Some 2.8m - or 11.6% of the viewing audience - tuned in to the show, which starred Julie Walters as the staunch media campaigner, from 9pm. ITV1 led the primetime ratings though, again thanks to Britain's Got Talent, which drew 9.3m (35.9%) for 90 minutes (more)

By Dave West

9 May 2008 4:55 AM, PDT | From Digitalspy | See recent digitalspy news

Julie Walters has admitted that she is not a fan of the Harry Potter books.

The actress, who plays Ron Weasley's mum in the film franchise, said she only flicks through J.K. Rowling's novels to make sure her character is still alive.

The Daily Express quotes her as saying: "The funny thing was that a rumour went around once that I was an avid reader of the Harry Potter books and that I was always first in the . . .

Beth Hilton

9 May 2008 12:13 AM, PDT | From wenn.com | See recent WENN news

Harry Potter actress Julie Walters hates J.K. Rowling's books - and only skims through them to check her character is not killed off.

Walters, who plays Molly Weasley in the movie adaptations of the boy wizard tomes, buys the books because of a survival instinct rather than a love of the stories.

She says, "The funny thing was that a rumour went around once that I was an avid reader of the Harry Potter books and that I was always first in the queue when they came out.

"Not the case, I'm afraid. Someone caught me thumbing through one on a bookstand and all I was doing - I admit it - was checking whether or not J.K. Rowling, the author, had written my character out!

"It was pure self-interest. I got to the magic words 'Mrs Weasley', realised I wasn't going to be the impending corpse and put the book back on the shelf."

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