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Yesterday, 26 January was Australia Day, the day Australians commemorate the anniversary of England’s First Fleet arriving at Sydney Cove in 1788 and starting the colony. It’s a bitter sweet day, because for many Aussies this is also the day that the Aboriginal population, that had been on the land for centuries, were side stepped and their land taken away. That sad note aside, this is also a day for Aussies living in the U.S. to celebrate the contribution that Australia has made to the celebrity world. As one patriotic Aussie girl, I am proud of our exports… who do you think is the biggest Australian talent to have taken over Hollywood?

What do you think of this new cast? Taylor Swift is going to be playing the role of Eponine in the upcoming film adaptation of the musical Les Miserables. The rest of the cast is pretty special too. The movie is due for release December 2012 but already there is buzz around who is going to be in it.

In August we got our first look at Henry Cavill as Superman and Amy Adams as Lois Lane on the set of the upcoming superhero film Superman: Man of Steel. Last month, we got our first look at Michael Shannon as the villainous General Zod. Today we get our first look at actor Russell Crowe in costume as Jor-El — the Kryptonian father of Superman/Kal-El. Yes, folks, he’s wearing a cape. Check out the new Jor-El below.

Aussie actor Russell Crowe was joined by his family — wife Danielle Spencer and sons Charles & Tennyson — at a ceremony held in his honor yesterday to unveil his very own star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Crowe was honored with the the 2,404th star and looked elated at the turn-out of fans who came out to support him. Here are a few photos and some deets from yesterday’s event:

Academy Award-winning actor Russell Crowe received the 2,404th star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame Monday. “I still, occasionally, get to have conversations with people on the sidewalk about a movie I made 20 years ago,” said actor Russell Crowe. Over the years Crowe has been a “Gladiator,” an “Insider” and a man with “A Beautiful Mind.” Now, he’s a recipient of a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. And hundreds of people came out to wish him well. “I thought it was going to be raining today and there wasn’t going to be anybody here,” said Crowe. “But, you know, that’s cool. That’s nice that people have stopped by within the course of their day and had a little look” … Talk show host Jay Leno spoke on Crowe’s behalf at the ceremony, calling him one of the greatest actors in the world. And director Ron Howard, who made two movies with him, says he’s a force of nature. “The degree of artistic intensity he brings to everything that he does is really remarkable to behold,” said Howard. “No one could deserve a star more than Russell.” And now he’s got one in the heart of Hollywood. “It’s not a bad piece of real estate. I reckon I could build an apartment on that, a very skinny one, but it’s in a good spot,” said Crowe. If you’d like to see Crowe’s star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, it’s right outside the Kodak Theatre.

Aww … Russell … he looks so happy in these photos (even tho his poor kids do not). I think we should all be sending our warmest congrats to Russell Crowe today on this new honor. The fact that he is an Academy Award-winning actor is proof positive that he is worthy of this latest accolade. I know he’s got a new film about Robin Hood coming out and if anyone can make that character sexy, it’s Russell Crowe. I’m thinkin’ his version of Robin Hood will be a bit like Gladiator … but in the Sherwood Forest. While we await the release of that film, let’s just focus on celebrating and congratulating the newest resident on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

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Last month we got our first look at Russell Crowe all dolled up as Robin Hood for his new film directed by Ridley Scott which is due out at the end of this year or early next year. Today we get our first look at filming on the movie which is currently in production in London, England:

Had it not been for our dwindling woodlands, the film might have been made where, legend has it, Robin Hood and his merry men once lived. As it happens, the only location nowadays deemed leafy enough to host Ridley Scott’s epic film based on the folk hero was some way south. As these extraordinary first pictures from the set of his star-studded £110 million movie Nottingham show, the Sherwood Forest in Nottinghamshire from medieval times has been recreated with extraordinary attention to detail on a wooded estate 150 miles away in the depths of Surrey. The film is already being heralded the most hotly anticipated blockbuster of next year and Scott and the lead actor, Russell Crowe, must be hoping to recreate a film of such Oscar-winning potential as Gladiator which they cleaned up with at the Academy Awards in 2001. Filming began this week with the principal cast, including Crowe as Robin and Cate Blanchett as Maid Marian on set for the first time … The film is understood to delve into the dark side of the fabled woodland folk hero. Scott directed Crowe to a Best Actor Oscar in Gladiator and the film also won Best Picture. Scott is also employing Janty Yates, the same costume designer who won an Oscar for Gladiator on the new film. It is perhaps no surprise that the director also shot much of the Roman epic in the same Surrey woodland as he is using for this film. On-set sources report Crowe, 45, has done none of his usual hellraising on set or off. Indeed he has been the picture of health and sobriety. Stories perhaps cooked up by locals of the fiery actor’s hellraising antics at local village pubs have so far proven unfounded. Instead Crowe has been spotted mountain-biking between scenes to slim down, he has been using a gym in his on-set trailer and he has been perfecting his horseriding at weekends. He was recently reported to have lost as much as four stones in weight for the part. Sienna Miller, 27, had been due to play Maid Marian. But producers were said to have feared her slim physique would make Crowe seem overweight during intimate scenes. Instead, Miss Blanchett, 39, was offered the job. Production on the set was halted a few days this week due to torrential rain, and is also intermittently brought to the halt by the constant passing of Chinook military helicopters from a local based training before going to Bosnia. Producers at the happily-titled Merry Men Films have been making up time with night shoots and the film is expected to be released in 12 months’ time.

To be totally honest, I’m not a big fan of Robin Hood. I don’t even think I’ve ever watched an entire Robin Hood movie all the way thru (tho, I do know that I’ve seen portions of Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves … or mebbe not, perhaps I’m just remembering that annoying ass video (Everything I Do) I Do It For You by Bryan Adams which featured many scenes from the film and that played 24/7 on MTV in the early 90′s). That said, I am a big fan of Cate Blanchett and I’d see any film she is in. It really sounds like Ridley Scott is going for another Oscar with this production … but I’m not sure that Robin Hood is made of the same mettle as Gladiator was … we shall see.

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Russell Crowe has teamed up with his Gladiator director Ridley Scott for a new period piece film and today we get our first look at Crowe in his new role of Robin Hood, the so-called Prince of Thieves:

Robin Hood, say hello to Gladiator. The story of the bandit who steals from the rich and gives to the poor gets a makeover in Robin Hood, which reunites Gladiator star Russell Crowe and director Ridley Scott. Sporting a Caesar haircut and slimmed-down physique, Crowe shed the weight he gained for his portly characters in State of Play and Body of Lies. He also updated the bandit’s wardrobe. “He doesn’t have the old Robin Hood tights,” says producer Brian Grazer. “He’s got armor. He’s very medieval. He looks, if anything, more like he did in Gladiator than anything we’re used to seeing with Robin Hood.” And though it won’t be easy replicating the box office or Oscar success of the 2000 film —Gladiator raked in $458 million worldwide and won five Academy Awards, including best picture — Grazer says Robin Hood’s story was ripe for revisiting. “Oddly, it’s a metaphor for today,” Grazer says. “He’s trying to create equality in a world where there are a lot of injustices. He’s a crusader for the people, trying to reclaim some of the ill-gotten gains of the wealthy. That’s a universal theme.” Not that the film will linger on the contemporary. “We just shot a scene where Maid Marion fires a flaming bow and arrow into the night sky. It’s just a cool story.”

HMM … it looks like Robin Hood will be going up against Sherlock Holmes (who we all know will be played by Robert Downey, Jr.) in a box office battle royale to determine who is the bigger literary heavyweight. To be honest, my money is on Sherlock Holmes. While Robin will have his band of Merry Men, Sherlock has got Watson (played by Jude Law) and his Jude’stache. Hello, there’s no contest. While many would say that their fave Robin Hoods from days of yore have been played by actors like Errol Flynn, Kevin Costner or even Cary Elwes … I’d have to say that my fave actor to play Robin Hood is Patrick Stewart who played Robin in an ep of Star Trek: The Next Generation. But … Crowe did hand in a pretty impressive performance as Maximus in Gladiator back in 2000 … I suppose he can pull off Robin Hood as well, right?

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In celebration of this year’s Australia Day down unda, the Australian Post has announced and unveiled a new set of special edition postage stamps that feature Australian legends Nicole Kidman, Russell Crowe, Geoffrey Rush and Cate Blanchett. How fabulous! Here is a photo of the Aussie legends as they’ll appear on the first batch of postage stamps and some information about this postal tribute:

Australians will get the chance to lick four of the nation’s most popular entertainers who have been selected to appear on a special series of postage stamps to mark Australia Day. Academy Award winners Nicole Kidman, Cate Blanchett, Russell Crowe and Geoffrey Rush have been named Australia Post “Australian Legends” in the lead-up to January 26. “These four outstanding Australians have captured the imagination of millions of people in Australia and around the world with their award-winning performances,” Australia Post managing director Graeme John said in a statement. There are eight 55 cent stamps in the series, featuring photos of the stars in and out of character, including Kidman from Moulin Rouge, Blanchett from Elizabeth, Crowe from Gladiator and Rush from Shine. “I am utterly, deeply humbled and chuffed by the fact that I’m a stamp,” Blanchett said in a statement. “I’m going to be licked by millions of Australians and I can’t wait. It is also recognising the value of the arts in Australia. It brings it into general consumption and if I’m part of that, I feel intensely proud.” Kidman was similarly pleased with her selection. “I have a vested interest in Australia,” Kidman said. “I want my children to live here at certain times of their life and see how wonderful it is. It would be lovely for them to lick a stamp, put it on an envelope and say ‘that’s my mum’.” Each of the stars will be presented with 24-carat gold replicas of their stamps.

In the US, you have to be dead (like Elvis Presley, Marilyn Monroe, etc.) or not living (like Mickey Mouse, Superman, etc.) to have your likeness printed on postage stamps but I think it’s very cool that other countries choose to honor people while they are still alive … and can appreciate the tribute. As the article mentioned, there are 8 total stamps to honor these Australian legends — after the jump, check out the other 4 stamps that feature these actors in some of their most famous movie roles …