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Rachel Weisz's whole day can go amiss if she wears the wrong shoes.

The 'Brothers Bloom' actress - who has a four-year-old son Henry with fiance Darren Aronofsky - revealed she can be very superstitious at times.

She said: "I'm a bit superstitious about certain things, like what shoes to wear. If I wear the wrong shoes, the whole day may go wrong.

"Or if I don't get to the bottom of the stairs before the door closes - stupid little things like that."

Oscar-winning actress Rachel Weisz (pictured) is set to star as Jacqueline Kennedy Onaasis, according to reports.  The 40-year-old Brit will take the title role of the former first lady and style icon in Jackie, set to be directed by her real-life fiancé Darren Aronofsky.

The couple have worked together before, on 2006’s The Fountain.  First up, Weisz is rumored to be playing a villainess named Maria Fraudstein in Sam Mendes’ as yet untitled upcoming Bond movie.

More film notes...Prince Of Persia star Gemma Arterton has admitted she told the movie's director that she wasn't right for the part when she landed the role. Arterton, 24, takes on the role of Princess Tamina in the new Disney flick opposite Jake Gyllenhaal.
The actress admitted that she didn't think the film's director Mike Newell should have picked her for the part.

She said to UK's In Style magazine: "When I went to the audition for Prince Of Persia, I remember thinking: 'Disney princess? You're having a laugh!' So I went in being all cheeky chappy, not taking it seriously - and I think that actually worked in my favor."
She added: "But I had this big problem with it. Like: 'Why haven't you got Natalie Portman to play this part? Or Megan Fox or Freida Pinto? Why aren't you getting these girls?' "I actually said this to Mike. It took me so long to get over the fact that I was the totty in this movie. And, yes, I was in make-up for three hours a day. That's what it took! I had hair extensions, I had fake tan, I was in the gym..."
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In a rather promising piece of casting, Rachel Weisz is set to play Jackie Kennedy in, er, Jackie, with her fiance Darren Aronofsky attached to direct the film. It's their first collaboration since the wonderful/dreadful* The Fountain, and seems to us like a rather good fit for Weisz as roles go.

The script was written by Noah Oppenheim and covers Jackie's life in the days immediately following the assassination of President Kennedy in Dallas in 1963. It's said to show the iconic First Lady at "both her most vulnerable and her most graceful" (according to EW) as she bears up under the pressure of horrific circumstances and unprecedented public attention (even for her).

There were rumours that this would be a HBO TV movie produced by Spielberg, but that now seems to be entirely wrong. So can the British Weisz play America's sweetheart? Well, yes, almost certainly. It may in fact be an odder match for Aronofsky, and it will be interesting to see how he does with the female-led Black Swan between now and then. In any case, let's hope that this second Weisz-Aronofsky professional pairing lives up to / erases the memories of The Fountain.*

*Delete as appropriate, if you were as split on this as the Empire office.

It's the merest hint of a whiff of a rumour, to the extent that even the source, Cinema Blend, are at pains to say they're not sure they believe it. But the story goes that Rachel Weisz, former squeeze of reported director Sam Mendes and recent co-star of Daniel Craig (in Dream House) is being seriously considered for a plum role in Bond 23. Not as a bond-girl, but as the villain.

Blend say their man on the inside has been proved right in the past (he called Black Widow being in Iron Man 2, for example), even while emphasising that "things can change in a heartbeat" and the process at the moment is merely brainstorming (not to mention that MGM's internal ructions will likely significantly delay proceedings).

But we know that Peter Morgan has been working on the script for a while now, so even if Weisz proves to be a false lead, it's just possible that this could be our first hint of an uber-villainess heading up the shady organisation that Bond has been tracking since Casino Royale. 

We've had a female Bond villain before though: Sophie Marceau's Elektra King in The World is Not Enough. Scarily, that's eleven years ago now, but in Bond terms it's still recent memory. So take this with a cellar full of salt for now, and remain coolly unconvinced. But by all means speculate wildly below. If Quantum has a female figurehead (an M in negative?) who would be the best possible casting?

Celebrity baby news - Celine Dion desperately wants another baby. The singer has one child, a son she has called her miracle baby and his name is René-Charles and the boy is nine years old.  She spoke about her attempt to get pregnant again on CNN.

She told talk show host Larry King: "We would love to have another child. We are trying. We have tried four times. “It didn’t work. The first time we had a miscarriage. The three other times it did not work, it’s common. “We were lucky with René but now we are trying for a fifth time.

More celebrity toddler news...The Lovely Bones star Rachel Weisz (pictured) has said that carrying her toddler son around is the key to her slim figure. Weisz, 39, is mum to three-year-old Henry Chance with director partner Darren Aronogsky, 41.
Talking about keeping a slim figure, she said to UK newspaper Daily Mirror: "Carrying a toddler around is incredible. "I've got in shape just from the baby, not from the gym, I'm pretty healthy but I don't have any fad diet or anything. "I eat meat and drink alcohol, but everything in moderation. I think happiness is the secret to health."
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Jude Law and Rachel Weisz have been named the Best Actor and Actress in a Play.

The British stars are just two famous names who have been honoured at the annual Whatsonstage.com Awards - which is voted for by theatregoers - for their outstanding work on the stage over the last 12 months.

The Oscar-nominated actor received 40 per cent of votes for his portrayal of the title character in the 2009 adaptation of the famous Shakespeare play 'Hamlet', while Rachel received the prize for her starring role in 'A Streetcar Named Desire' - both produced by the Donmar Warehouse group.

Rachel's performance also contributed to the production being named the Best Play Revival.

'Star Trek' actor Patrick Stewart won the Best Supporting Actor in a Play gong for his role as Claudius, in a rival production of 'Hamlet' by the Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC).

The 69-year-old actor was also honoured alongside his 'X-Men' co-star Sir Ian McKellen, for their pairing in 'Waiting for Godot' at London's Theatre Royal Haymarket, which was praised as the Theatre Event of the Year.

A host of celebrities turned up to the Prince of Wales Theatre in London's West End theatre district last night (14.02.09) for the 10th anniversary of the annual awards.

Terri Paddock, editorial director of Whatsonstage.com, said: "What a fantastic night, my thanks to all the performers, nominees and, of course, the audience. It's been wonderful to see such amazing talent get the recognition they deserve - and what could be better than receiving an award chosen for by the ticket-buying public."

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Rachel Weisz has agreed to star in Universal’s new thriller Dream House, which already boasts Daniel Craig and Naomi Watts among its cast.

Jim Sheridan’s directing the film, which sees a publisher (Craig) deciding to quit the rat race in New York and relocate his wife (Weisz) and family to a charming New England town, only to discover all is not quite what it seems with the beautiful house they end up buying.

This being a thriller, they soon learn that a mother and her two children were horribly murdered in the place, which we’re sure the estate agent conveniently forgot to mention during the tour. We hate it when they do that.

Watts is playing a neighbour who will probably come in both useful and stalkery since she knew the victims.

David Loucka wrote the script and Sheridan starts the cameras cranking this weekend in Toronto.

Rachel Weisz's three-year-old son is obsessed with breasts.

The Oscar-winning actress has revealed Henry - whose father is 'The Wrestler' director Darren Aronofsky - is fascinated with ladies' chests, but thinks her boobs are the best.

She said: "He's really into firemen - and women's breasts! He just talks about them all the time. It's very sweet, he thinks that I have the biggest breasts in the world. That's a son's idolatry of his mother, that I'm the biggest and the best."

The 'Lovely Bones' star also revealed she hopes Henry won't follow in her thespian footsteps, despite catching the acting bug after seeing her perform in 'A Streetcar Named Desire' on the London stage last year.

She told Esquire magazine: "His dad brought him in after a matinee to watch the curtain call and he figured out bowing and getting claps. So, yesterday, he put on his policeman's outfit and bowed. That was the show. I hope he's not an actor - I'd dissuade him as hard as I could."

Rachel Weisz feels sexier now she is a mother.

The 39-year-old actress - who has a three-year-old son Henry with director fiancé Darren Aronofsky - says going through labour made her more aware and comfortable with her body.

She said: "I feel sexier after having a baby. It makes you feel a lot more confident and appreciative of your body and what it's capable of doing. I've got a lot more respect for it."

The 'Lovely Bones' star also said she has learned more about herself since entering her thirties.

She added to Britain's Cosmopolitan magazine: "My twenties were horrible. I felt I didn't know anything and worried about everything.

"As you get older, you learn to let go of a few things. You come to know your own mind, values and morality."

Rachel recently said she had "never been happier" since having Henry and claims he has improved her life in so many ways.

She said: "I find I can get a lot more done since I've had Henry. Suddenly, in 45 minutes, you can get twice as much done as you once did. I've become a lot more organised.

Rachel Weisz admits motherhood makes her want to "scream".

The 'Lovely Bones' actress - who is engaged to director Darren Aronofsky - says being a parent to three-year-old Henry is "delicious" but admits she needs her friends for support when family life gets too stressful.

She said: "I think one of the things that mothers aren't allowed to talk about enough to one another... is the times when you're pulling your hair out at home with the kids.

"Those moments when everything is crashing in and you feel like you're going to scream.

"It doesn't make us less good or less human, just real. I think there is sometimes too much pressure on us to be perfect parents, to be empathetic and loving all the time.

"Every woman needs a good girlfriend to be able to turn to and say, 'I just can't deal with it all today.'

"Because even though children are the most precious things in the world, they are also sent to test us. I think women are already stretched and pressured to be perfect, and it kind of drives me crazy."

Despite her confession, the 39-year-old star says she has "never been happier" since having Henry and claims he has improved her life in so many ways.

She added to Redbook magazine: "I find I can get a lot more done since I've had Henry. Suddenly, in 45 minutes, you can get twice as much done as you once did. I've become a lot more organised.