Naomi Watts Smiles on Set in NYC Amid Split from Liev Schreiber

Naomi Watts was at work when news of her split from 11-year longtime partner Liev Schreiber was announced on Monday.

The actress was spotted on the set of her Netflix series Gypsy in New York City, taking calls and smiling between scenes.




"Over the past few months we've come to the conclusion that the best way forward for us as a family is to separate as a couple," the former couple said in a joint statement.....(read on)

[Breaking News] Naomi Watts honored at Palm Springs International Film Festival

Nov 19, 2012


The stars are aligning in Palm Springs.

Actress Naomi Watts is the newest honoree at the Palm Springs International Film Festival joining Helen Hunt, who was announced last week.

Watts will receive the Desert Palm Achievement Actress Award for her work in the disaster film “The Impossible.” Watts plays a mother who is separated from her family during the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami.

The awards gala will be held Saturday, Jan. 5 at the Palm Springs Convention Center.

Previous actresses who have been honored with the Desert Palm Achievement include Halle Berry and Natalie Portman.

“We’re delighted to pay tribute to Naomi Watts, one of the most gifted and versatile performers to grace the screen,” said Palm Springs International Film Festival chairman Harold Matzner in a news release. “‘The Impossible,’ the true story of the tsunami that stunned the world with its fury, is the vehicle for Ms. Watts to display the talent and sensitivity that cinema lovers have come to expect and appreciate from her. It is our honor to present the 2013 Desert Palm Achievement Actress Award to Naomi Watts, for a performance worthy of an Oscar nomination.”

Jude Law will play Naomi's Bell lover Henry Cadogan in "Queen of the Desert"

Jude Law Joins Robert Pattinson And Naomi Watts In ‘Queen Of The Desert’

Nov 2, 2012

Robert Pattinson Won't Be The Only Chiseled Englishman On The Queen Of The Desert Set, Jude Law Has Joined The Cast.

Jude Law has joined Naomi Watts and Robert Pattinson in Werner Herzog’s forthcoming indie Queen of the Desert.

Based on the extraordinary life of Gertrude Bell — a British explorer, historian, archaeologist, cartographer, writer and political attache who helped map the borders of Iraq around the turn of the twentieth century — the film will star Naomi Watts as Bell.

[BREAKING NEWS] Jude Law joins "Queen of the Desert" which will start shooting in March 2013

Jude Law Joining Werner Herzog's 'Queen of the Desert'

11/2/2012 by Pamela McClintock, THR

He'll star opposite Naomi Watts and Robert Pattinson in the biopic of Gertrude Bell, described as the female Lawrence of Arabia.

Adding another title to its arsenal, Sierra/Affinity will represent foreign rights to Werner Herzog's historical Gertrude Bell biopic Queen of the Desert.

Jude Law is joining the cast of the film, which headlines Naomi Watts as Bell and Robert Pattinson as T.E. Lawrence, otherwise known as Lawrence of Arabia.

Bell -- like Lawrence -- was an explorer, writer, archeologist and attaché for the British Empire, who is credited with helping to catalyze the formation of the Middle East at the dawn of the 20th century. She's often been referred to as the "female" Lawrence of Arabia.

Nick Raslan is producing via his Palmyra Films banner along with Cassian Elwes and Michael Benaroya. Benaroya's Benaroya Pictures banner will finance the film.

Sierra/Affinity will handle international sales and will make it available to buyers during this year's American Film Market.

"It is a great opportunity to be working with such acclaimed talent on such an important project. We look forward to seeing Werner Herzog make this exciting piece of history come alive for a global audience," Sierra/Affinity CEO Jude Law said.

Principal photography is scheduled to begin in Morocco in March 2013.

Enter Doctor Love - on the set of "Diana" Aug 16, 2012

... First pictures of Naomi Watts and Naveen Andrews kissing as Princess Diana and surgeon Hasnat Khan

17 August 2012


Having been linked to a few different lovers Princess Diana has been seen sharing a tender kiss with the 'love of her life', on film.

Naomi Watts, staring as Diana, was locked in a passionate embrace with Dr Hasnat Khan, played by Naveen Andrews, in Beachy Head, East Sussex.

The two stars shared the intimate moment while standing romantically on the rocks as calming waters splashed beside them.

Naomi, 43, tenderly placed her hands on Naveen's face as she stared romantically into his eyes before placing a lingering kiss on his lips.

Former Lost star Naveen, 43, also play fought with his co-star as the pair mimicked the real Princess Diana and Dr Khan.



The movie was originally going to be called Caught In Flight, before being changed to Diana, and is directed by acclaimed Downfall director Oliver Hirschbiegel.

It will revolve around her relationship with surgeon Khan - the man she dubbed 'Mr Wonderful', who was reporteldy the love of her life.

Khan dated Diana from 1995 until a few months before she died in August 1997.

[Breaking News] Robert Pattinson joins Naomi Watts in "Queen of the Desert"

Aug. 14, 2012

'Twilight' thesp would play young Lawrence of Arabia opposite Naomi Watts

By Jeff Sneider, Variety

Just days before "Cosmopolis" opens in limited release, star Robert Pattinson has joined the cast of Werner Herzog's indie "Queen of the Desert," which will star Naomi Watts as English writer Gertrude Bell.

Pic will chronicle Bell's life as a writer, archaeologist, explorer, cartographer and political attache for the British Empire. One of the first women to graduate from Oxford at the turn of the 20th century, she traveled through the Middle East, defining the borders of Iraq, Jordan and Saudi Arabia.

Pattinson is attached to play T.E. Lawrence, a British Army officer whose writing earned him international fame as Lawrence of Arabia, on whom David Lean's classic 1962 epic is based. Lawrence was a good friend to Bell over the years, as the duo helped establish the Hashemite dynasties in Jordan and Iraq.

Cassian Elwes and Nick Raslan (Herzog's "Rescue Dawn") are producing the pic, which is aiming to start production in late fall.

Outside of the "Twilight" franchise that catapulted him to fame, Pattinson has avoided blockbusters to work on challenging indie projects with acclaimed directors. After wrapping Francis Lawrence's adaptation of "Water for Elephants" and the lusty period pic "Bel Ami," Pattinson chose to work with David Cronenberg on "Cosmopolis," which opens Friday. Thesp is set to star opposite Guy Pearce in David Michod's Aussie drama "The Rover," as well as the indie thriller "Mission: Blacklist," which chronicles the hunt for Saddam Hussein.

Pattinson is repped by WME, 3 Arts Entertainment, Curtis Brown Group and attorney Robert Offer.

[Article] Diana resumes filming at Kensington Palace

Its makers have gone to extraordinary lengths to recreate Diana's style, but is a major new film about her love life TRIBUTE or TRAVESTY?

By Alison Boshoff

3 August 2012


The resemblance is unsettling. Naomi Watts may be shorter and less beautiful but — as she hesitates at a revolving door in white jeans and Cerruti jacket — she is the image of Princess Diana on her last night.

On the face of it, the Oscar-nominated actress appears to be perfect casting for the £20 million movie ‘Diana’, which is due to be released worldwide in February.

Production started a month ago in Trieste, north Italy, which is being used for the Paris scenes. When Watts and Cas Anvar — who is playing Dodi Fayed — are seen arriving at The Ritz, it will actually be Trieste’s historic Palazzo Stratti building, now the offices of an insurance company.

Sources connected with the film say that it centres on Diana’s two-year romance with the surgeon she called Mr Wonderful — Dr Hasnat Khan. Her fatal car crash in the Pont D’Alma tunnel is not being recreated, as it is not the focus of the movie.

[Breaking News] “The Impossible" - TIFF2012 Special Presentation

The Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) have announced that "The Impossible" will be shown as a Special Presentation Film at the upcoming festival which will run from Sep 6 to Sep 16, 2012. Full details will be announced on Aug 21.

Festival - Special Presentation

Juan Antonio Bayona (The Orphanage) recreates the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami in terrifyingly vivid detail in this grueling survival story about a married couple (Naomi Watts and Ewan McGregor) searching for their missing children in the aftermath of the disaster.

The Impossible is based on a true story, following one family’s survival of the 2004 tsunami in Thailand. The film family (Naomi Watts, Ewan McGregor and Tom Holland) are caught, with tens of thousands of strangers, in the mayhem of one of the worst natural catastrophes of our time. But the true-life terror is tempered by the unexpected displays of compassion, courage and simple kindness that Maria and her family encounter during the darkest hours of their lives. Both epic and intimate, devastating and uplifting, The Impossible is a journey to the core of the human heart.


Director: J.A. Bayona

Countries: Spain / USA

Year: 2010

Language: English

Runtime: 107 minutes

Exec. Producer: Sandra Hermida, Javier Ugarte

Producer: Belen Atienza, Alvaro Augustin, Enrique Lopez-Lavigne, Ghislain Barrois, Jaime Ortiz de Artinano

Production Co.: Telecino Cinema, La Trini, CANAL +, ICAA, IVAC, Generalitat Valenciana, Apaches Entertainment

Principal Cast: Naomi Watts, Tom Holland, Samuel Joslin, Oaklee Pendergast, Ewan McGregor

Screenplay: Sergio G. Sanchez

Cinematographer: Oscar Faura

Editor: Elena Ruiz, Bernat Vilaplana

Sound: Oriol Tarragó, Peter Glossop

Prod. Designer: Eugenio Caballero

Canadian Dist.: Entertainment One Canada

U.S. Distributor: Summit Entertainment

[Diana] More on the filming in a stunning blue gown ....

The likeness is electric! Naomi Watts emulates another iconic Princess Diana outfit as she recreates Sydney blue dress look

13 July 2012

She's already stunned after she was spotted giving a first glimpse of her Princess Diana role earlier this week.

And now fans are set to be even more stunned as more pictures of Naomi Watts have been revealed as she continues filming the biopic.

The actress has been shooting scenes for the Diana movie and has now given off an electric blue frock as she emulated one of Diana's iconic Versace looks in a blue gown wore in Sydney in 1996.

Watts could almost be mistaken for Prince Charles' late former wife as she was seen walking along a red carpet in the scene.

Naomi threw herself into the role yet again as she sported blonde cropped hair.



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She was acting out scenes as if she were at the Chang Institute Down Under, where Diana famously visited for a dinner dance the year before her untimely death.

[Video] Day 2 shooting of "Diana" in Croatia w/ Naomi on the set

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Playlist confirming "Queen of the Desert" expected to start shooting in the Fall

Further to our "first" from-Cannes report on May 19, here below a confirmation by the authoritative "The Playlist":

Watch Out, Ridley: Werner Herzog's Gertrude Bell Film Starring Naomi Watts Hoping To Shoot In The Fall

The Playlist, May 20, 2012

Ridley Scott, eat your heart out. Or, maybe a shoe is more appropriate here? Werner Herzog is set to beat out Scott with his own biopic of famed British explorer Gertrude Bell set to begin production this fall.

The whole rat race began last February when Herzog teamed with with Naomi Watts for "Queen Of The Desert," a "Lawrence Of Arabia"-esque epic based on the life of Bell -- a traveler, writer, archaeologist, explorer, cartographer, and political attaché for the British Empire at the dawn of the 20th century. Soon after, though, it was noted that Scott was developing his own biopic of Bell, which had Angelina Jolie eyeing the lead role.

Little else had been heard from Herzog's project since then, but it now seems be moving forward quicker than ever with producer Cassian Elwes (Cannes duo "The Paperboy" and "Lawless") unveiling plans for a fall shoot with Watts still on board. Scott, meanwhile, has "Prometheus" on the brink of a massive summer release, and "The Counselor" due to shoot this summer, but as recently as last week the director expressed hopes to follow the 'Counselor' up with his Bell biopic. Will Herzog's news change things at all? We'll have to wait and see.

Either way, Bell's story is certainly one worth exploring on the big screen: along with T.E. Lawrence, she's credited with playing an instrumental part in the founding of the modern states of Iraq and Jordan, and installing their first rulers, King Abdullah and King Faisal. Renowned for her extensive travels, explorations and mapping of Greater Syria, Mesopotamia, Asia Minor, and Arabia, Bell was also highly regarded by the British government and had a major influence on imperial policy-making -- a very unusual concept at the time considering her gender.

Updates on Naomi's new films (both TBC)

Subject to confirmation, Naomi's new comedy movie with Liev Schreiber and an ensemble cast, entitled "Movie 43", has been scheduled for public screening on Jan 25, 2013 subject to confirmation.

Also subject to confirmation, Naomi is rumoured to star in writer-director Paul Haggis‘s romantic drama, "Third Person", which centers on the issues faced by three couples living in different countries. Production is scheduled to start in the fall with Liam Neeson and Olivia Wilde also attached to star, and at one time, Jude Law. [more]  

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[BREAKING NEWS] Naomi will play Princess Diana in new Biopic "Caught in Flight"

British-born film star says she looks forward to her 'iconic role' in Caught in Flight, based on final years of Princess Diana

- Stephen Bates, guardian.co.uk, Thurs Feb 9, 2012

Naomi Watts will play Princess Diana in Oliver Hirschbiegel's biopic Caught in Flight, which will be filmed in Britain.

Oliver Hirschbiegel, the German director of the planned biopic of the final years of Princess Diana, spoke of the warmth, humanity and empathy that Naomi Watts will bring to the role.

The movie, Caught in Flight, with a screenplay by Stephen Jeffreys, will be filmed in Britain this year by Hirschbiegel who directed Downfall, a film about Adolf Hitler's last days.

Naomi & Robin Wright are ‘The Grandmothers’ In Anne Fontaine’s Doris Lessing Adaptation

...‘Animal Kingdom’ Star James Frecheville & Xavier Samuel From ‘Twilight: Eclipse’ Also On Board.

Following our Oct 29 report, it is announced today that French helmer Anne Fontaine next to her international breakout film “Coco Before Chanel” will helm “The Grandmothers,” an adaptation of the 2003 novella by Nobel Prize-winner Doris Lessing, scripted by “Atonement” and “Dangerous Liaisons” scribe Christopher Hampton. The story involves two childhood friends and neighbors who each fall in love with the other’s son, to the disgust of the boys’ wives. Naomi Watts and Robin Wright are on board to play the [grand?]mothers, while young “Animal Kingdom” star James Frecheville and Australian actor Xavier Samuel, best known for playing villainous vamp Riley in “Twilight: Eclipse,” will play the sons.

With three Australian actors among the cast, and a shoot planned in the country, it looks like the project’s been transplanted Down Under, with producer Andrew Mason (”Tomorrow, When The War Began”) teaming with French companies Gaumont and Mon Voisin to back the project. It’s all a very impressive collection of talent, so this is certainly something to keep an eye on as 2012 develops. Shooting starts in February.

And yes, it does basically sound like a big-screen version of “Motherlover.” We may have problems getting past that.

[Breaking News] Naomi and Matt Dillon on "Sunlight Jr."

Oct 31, 2011
Principal photography has begun on SUNLIGHT JR., it was announced today by Original Media’s Charlie Corwin and Freight Yard Films’ Andrea Roa. Filmed on location in southern Florida, the independent film stars Naomi Watts and Matt Dillon.

SUNLIGHT JR. is written and directed by Laurie Collyer (SHERRYBABY) and produced by Charlie Corwin (HALF NELSON, THE SQUID AND THE WHALE), Andrea Roa (BOOSTER) and Ariel Elia, who will produce on behalf of Empyrean. Joshua Skurla is on board as an Executive Producer, as are Billy Dietrich and Simon Fawcett, who arranged the financing.

The film follows two have-nots who have fallen through the cracks of society. Hard-working convenience store clerk Melissa (Naomi Watts) and her paraplegic boyfriend, Richie (Matt Dillon), are trapped in a generational cycle of poverty and ignorance. They are genuinely excited when they learn that Melissa is pregnant. But when she loses her job and they are evicted from the motel where they live, things go from bad to worse.

Dillon and Watts are both represented by CAA and Untitled.

[Breaking News] Christian Bale and Koussay Khawli join Naomi in Werner Herzog's "The Queen of the Desert"

Naomi's new film "The Queen of the Desert" to be directed by Werner Herzog about the story of British explorer Gertrude Bell's involvment in the history of Iraq and the Middle East, is joined by British actor Christian Bale (of the Batman fame) and Syrian actor Koussay Khawli in its cast. The film is presently in the phase of development.

[©NW2005 First Look] Teaser Poster of Dream House

Slated to open on Sep 30, 2011, here below is a Teaser Poster just released by Universal Pictures, starring Daniel Craig, Naomi Watts and Rachel Weisz. It's a nice poster.


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[Newscast] Naomi in talks.......(subject to confirmation)

...for a new film co-starring Ben Stiller and Jesse Eisenberg and directed by Noah Baumbach...

May 31, 2011 LA Times

Noah Baumbach introduced many of us to Jesse Eisenberg when he cast the young actor as the son of divorcing parents in 2005 breakout "The Squid and the Whale." Now the two look to be reuniting -- with Eisenberg all grown up and playing one half of a couple.

According to a person who was briefed on the project but was not authorized to talk about it publicly, Eisenberg is in talks to play one of the lead roles in "While We're Young," an intergenerational couples drama that will be Baumbach's next film. Eisenberg, nominated for an Oscar for his performance in "The Social Network," could be working with another Oscar nominee, Naomi Watts, who's also in talks to star in the drama, according to the person briefed on the project.

BREAKING NEWS: Naomi and Liev join in "The Bleeder" new biopic movie

Naomi Watts, Liev Schreiber, and Christina Hendricks Join the Boxing Biopic THE BLEEDER

by Brendan Bettinger, Collider.com/May 10, 2011

Naomi Watts, Liev Schreiber and Christina Hendricks are set to star in the boxing drama The Bleeder. Per Variety, the film is based on the story of Chuck Wepner, the New Jersey heavyweight boxer who fought 15 rounds with Muhammad Ali and inspired to Sylvester Stallone to write Rocky. The biopic is the natural transition for documentary filmmaker Jeff Feuerzeig (The Devil and Daniel Johnston) to directing narrative features. Feuerzeig co-wrote the script with Jerry Stahl (Bad Boys II).

Studio home Hyde Park International is shopping The Bleeder at the Cannes Film Festival this week along with Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vegneance, The Double, Echelon, and Our Idiot Brother. If I were a billionaire cinephile hanging out in the French Riviera right now, I’d have a hard time passing up the Watts/Schreiber/Hendricks package. Hit the jump for more on Wepner.

Here’s the Wikipedia account of the Wepner/Ali fight:

Continues working on "J. Edgar" - Mar 08, 2011

Without make-up, and looking a bit tired and pale yet beautiful, Naomi was spotted again arriving at the set of her new movie "J. Edgar" with Leonardo DiCaprio co-starring and Clint Eastwood Directing.

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