Miss Marple to get a glamorous makeover as 38-year-old Jennifer Garner is cast as the spinster sleuth for new film

By Andrea Magrath


Odd casting choice: Jennifer Garner is set to play amateur detective Miss Marple in a Disney reboot


When thinking about casting the part of an elderly spinster from a small English village who solves crimes in her spare time, Jennifer Garner is not the first name that one would expect to come to mind.

But the glamorous 38-year-old Hollywood actress has just been announced to star in a Disney reboot about the much-loved heroine of Agatha Christie's novels.

The actress, best known for her roles as the catsuited superhero Elektra and in a slew of fluffy romantic comedies.


Jane Marple, the amateur sleuth from St. Mary Mead, is depicted as an elderly spinster, most famously by Margaret Rutherford in the 1960s film versions of Agatha Christie's 12 crime novels.

Angela Lansbury also played the iconic character in the 1980 film The Mirror Crack'd, while Joan Hickson took on the role for the BBC television movies.

Novelist Christie based the character on her own grandmother, recordings of the author discovered in 2008 revealed.

Another type of crime fighter: Jennifer Garner in her skimpy costume for 2005 action film Elektra


Miss Marple first appeared in print in 1927 in a story published in The Royal Magazine. The first novel based on the crime solver the Murder At The Vicarage in 1930, followed by 11 more novels.

Disney has hired Twin Peaks writer Mark Frost to transform the classic story for an American contemporary adaptation.


Icon: The character was most famously played by Margaret Rutherford in the 1960s films


Garner, who shot to fame in 2001 in TV series Alias, recently starred in another remake, Arthur, with Russell Brand and Helen Mirren.

She will be seen in comedy Butter alongside Hugh Jackman, House actress Olivia Wilde and Twilight star Ashley Greene next year, and is currently filming fantasy The Odd Life Of Timothy Green with Dianne West and Joel Edgerton.


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Intimate photos of Christina Aguilera and boyfriend in bed emerge

By Daily Mail Reporter


Scandal: Hundreds of intimate photos of Christina Aguilera have been offered for sale after she left her memory card in a French hotel


Hundreds of intimate photos of Christina Aguilera have emerged after she apparently left her camera's memory card in a French hotel.

The images are said to show the singer in various intimate situations, including at Nicole Richie's bachelorette party and in bed with her new boyfriend Matthew Rutler.

The photos, dated from June to November last year, surfaced when they were offered for sale to a U.S. website by a man who alleged he had found the lost card in an upscale hotel.


The website claims to have seen the 'romantic' shots of 30-year-old Aguilera and Rutler.

A selection of images reportedly show the new couple kissing passionately in a variety of locations. Another shows them lying in bed together.

The couple met last year on the set of Burlesque, where Rutler worked as a set assistant. Aguilera split from her husband Jordan Bratman in October last year.

Fifteen of the shots show Aguilera at her friend Richie's bachelorette bash in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico last September.

According to U.S. website Radar, which was offered the images for sale, they show her with flowers in her hair, smoking a cigar, drinking, and posing with the bride-to-be.

Richie is also allegedly pictured in a bikini near the beach with a blow-up male doll strapped to her, and drinking champagne.

The website also reports that images show Aguilera in a series of compromising poses, including mimicking oral sex on a banana, dancing on a table, posing with naked men, and posing for before-and-after make-up shots.

This is not the first time Aguilera has seen her private photos made public.

In December a series of images showing her in various stages of undress were published online.

The revelation of the new photos comes just a few weeks after Aguilera's arrest for public intoxication, with recent U.S. media reports saying the star’s friends have been encouraging her to enter rehab for some time.

A spokesman for Aguilera did not respond to a request for comment.



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Vanessa Hudgens set to Sucker Punch London as she arrives in the capital for film premiere

By Daily Mail Reporter


Hello, London! Vanessa Hudgens arrived in the capital this morning with her Sucker Punch cast mates for the film's premiere tomorrow night


It's only been in the cinemas for a few days in the US but it has already been giving a slating by the critics.

So Vanessa Hudgens and her Sucker Punch cast mates will be hoping for a better reception when it's released in the UK this Friday - and have jetted in just to make sure.

The actress, 22, was snapped arriving at Heathrow airport this morning for the London premiere tomorrow night.


And despite her long transatlantic flight, Miss Hudgens looked fresh-faced and was in a bouyant mood as she left the airport and made her way into town to check into her hotel.

She was joined on the flight by co-star Abbie Cornish, but the film's other stars Jena Malone and Jamie Chung arrived on an earlier.

And either the cast are visiting other European cities on their promotional trail or Vanessa's planning to stay in the UK for quite a while.

You sure you've packed enough? Vanessa wheels an over-loaded trolley of suitcases through LAX as she checks in to her flight to London


She was seen wheeling an over-loaded trolley of suitcases through LAX yesterday and seemed to find it quite amusing.

Vanessa is no strangers to planes this week having jetted off to Las Vegas to celebrate the film's release.

On her return, she was seen at the LA Lakers, displaying her belly button piercing as she sat alongside her pal Josh Hutcherson and watched the game

Whoop whoop: Vanessa Hudgens gets over enthusiastic at the Lakers game in Los Angeles, throwing up her fists in joy

Belly flash: Vanessa pulled up her Lakers T-shirt to give fans a view of her belly piercing


And the star couldn't hide her excitement throughout the game as she danced and chatted to her pal Josh.

The friends also grabbed a snack together when they got hungry and feasted on pizza slices.

Vanessa was first spotted showing off her belly ring in 2009 while on a beach holiday with her former boyfriend of four years Zac Efron.

Lakers are for lovers: Vanessa wore her sister's good luck T-shirt to the game, which her sibling tweeted about after the match

Getting close: Vanessa and Josh looked cosy at the basketball game and sat closely during the competition

Fancy a snack? The co-stars grabbed a slice of pizza each when the game got started


But since their split Vanessa, 22, and Josh, 18, have been spending an increasing amount of time together, despite not revealing details of their relationship.

On Friday night she was spotted at the Trousdale nightclub in Hollywood before racing to Vegas to host Pure nightclub for the film release party on Saturday night.

And a big celebration was in order after Sucker Punch wound up in the second spot at the weekend U.S. Box Office, raking in $20million (£12million).

The Zack Snyder directed film is set to be released in the UK on April 1.

Earlier in the day Josh went over to meet Vanessa at her Studio City apartment to head to the game together.

The actress teamed up her Lakers T-shirt with casual jeans and a brown suede jacket.

Heading out: The friends met up earlier in the day to head over to Staples Centre for the LA Lakers game

Busy girl: Vanessa had been busy celebrating the release of her new film Sucker Punch all weekend, by clubbing in Las Vegas and LA


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Justin hits Bieber pitch as he leaves devoted French fans sobbing in his wake

By Daily Mail Reporter


Crazy chaos: Justin Bieber left his French hotel today to a deafening sound of hundreds of teenage girls screaming for him


Justin Bieber is used to crowds going crazy wherever he travels to, but his French fans took it to another level today.

Hundreds of girls surrounded his hotel in Paris, eager to get close to the 17-year-old heartthrob.

The screaming girls got their cameras ready as they clambered by his tour bus as security guards desperately tried to keep them back.

Beliebers: The young girls camped outside his hotel and tour bus and had their cameras poised ready to snap when their idol emerged


When the pint-sized pop star appeared, it was like a flashback to the 1960s at the height of Beatlemania.

Dressed in distressed black jeans, a purple T-shirt and black buttoned down sweater - Justin waved to his adoring fans as he made his way to his tour bus to travel to Bercy concert hall.

Bieber was surrounded by his entourage and security guards who walked behind him and either side of him to keep him safe.

I love him: Some of the girls were hysterical and sobbed when they could not believe their luck at laying eyes on the Baby star

Hysterical: The girls consoled each other as they watched Bieber walk out the hotel to go to perform at his concert tonight


But the young girls were red-faced and sobbing their hearts out at the mere fact at being within the same vicinity as the Somebody to Love hitmaker.

Some of the girls can be seen burying their faces in their hands while consoling each other as the tears rolled down their faces.

Yesterday he made a more discreet exit from his hotel as he prepared to continue the European leg of his tour.

Tres chic: Bieber was dressed in black jeans, a purple T-shirt and black buttoned down sweater on his way to Bercy concert hall

Stay back: Security was tight as they struggled to control the growing crowds of fans


Willow Smith will not be his opening act, she has returned to the US after supporting him during the UK portion of his concert series.

Bieber wore his favourite black jeans and a green hooded sweater with YMCA in block yellow writing inscribed on the front.

As the One Less Lonely Girl singer continues to break hearts in Europe, back in the U.S., his hair has been given its own bodyguard and is being held under tight security.

On the move: Justin emerged from his French hotel yesterday as he continues his My World tour across the globe

Hair-raising charity: Justin Bieber's shorn locks from his recent infamous haircut sold for $40,000 on eBay and is on display tonight at Lucky Strikes Lanes in Miami under very tight security

When the Baby singer recently cut his famous shaggy hairstyle into a shorter choppier 'do, the famous locks were kept and stored in a glass container and signed by the star.


The fuzzy brown locks were sold for $40,000 during a special charity auction on eBay and its now going on its own tour around the country making special appearances.

It is also going to go on display at Lucky Strikes Lanes in Miami where Beliebers can pose with the hair of their idol - but only if they donate money towards the Japan tsunami relief effort.

Fans have been lining up for hours to even be close to the strands of the teen's hair.

Last month, Bieber hit out at the American healthcare system during an interview with Rolling Stone magazine.

He said: 'You guys are evil. Canada's the best country in the world. We go to the doctor and we don't need to worry about paying him, but here, your whole life, you're broke because of medical bills.

'My bodyguard's baby was premature, and now he has to pay for it. In Canada, if your baby's premature, he stays in the hospital as long as he needs to, and then you go home.'

Bieber's My World tour originally started in the U.S. last June. He is now travelling around Europe, then Asia, Australasia and the Caribbean.




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'Vile kidnapper': Charlie Sheen threatens ex-wife Denise Richards with napalm in row over a dog

By DAILY MAIL REPORTER

Accused: Charlie Sheen has accused ex-wife Denise Richards of stealing his two dogs (not believed to be the ones pictured under her arm in in the pet carrier yesterday)


Apart from an impromptu visit to a chat show, he's been lying low for a couple of weeks and has restrained from his daily live streaming video rant.

But clearly you can't keep Charlie Sheen quiet for too long and this time it's his ex-wife Denise Richards was on the receiving end of one of his bizarre tirades.

The fallen-from-grace actor took to his Twitter page yesterday to accuse the actress of stealing his pet dogs.

He wrote: 'We must bombard with Warlock Napalm, that traitor and loser w***e #DUH -neese POOR-ARD. A VILE KIDNAPPER AND NOW DOG THIEF. HATE.'

And he added: 'Like a Dinosaur Stampede from middle earth RAGING atop Col. Kilgore's main rotor, our assault must be EPIC. The Truth is our rocket fuel. c.'

Denise, who split from the actor in 2006 and has two daughters with him, is believed to have given Sheen the two dogs when they were separating so the animals could be with their girls when they visited him.


Upset: Richards didn't look very happy as she left a TV show shoot


But the actress denied she had stolen them back and according to E! Online, she only took them away after becoming concerned for their welfare at the start of his very public meltdown.

A source close to the actress said: 'When Denise saw the dogs a couple of months ago, they were in such bad shape, one of them died after Denise took it. She has one of them, and the other one died.'


Dog lover: Richards and a handful of her pets - the black and white dog on the far right is believed to be Lucy, the Boston Terrier that died last week


And although it is unclear what breeds the dogs were, last week, Richards took to her Twitter page to announce that their Boston Terrier Lucy had passed away.

She wrote: 'She was 12, had her since she was a pup. Been thru so much with me...we will miss her…'

Meanwhile, the source said that Sheen, who is believed to be in 'talks' with Fox about returning to Two and a Half Men, is not a 'dog lover' and Richards was just trying to 'save them'.



Napalm threat: Sheen took to his Twitter page to launch a rant against Richards over the missing dogs


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Keep smiling, sweetie! Tom and Katie's loved-up red carpet display at premiere of already panned show The Kennedys

By DAILY MAIL REPORTER

Star couple: Katie Holmes was supported by her husband Tom Cruise at the premiere of her new TV series The Kennedys in Beverly Hills last night


A few months ago it looked like Katie Holmes's new mini-series The Kennedys would never see the light of day after an early avalanche of criticism.

But after being picked up by a rival U.S. network - when the History Channel backed out of buying the show - the show finally launched last night.

A delighted Katie Holmes brought along her husband for some extra star power - and even was spotted high-fiving her co-star Greg Kinnear at the Beverly Hills event.


Ready for my close up: Tom and Katie get ready to pucker up at the premiere


'You're doin' great': Tom whispers some words of encouragement to his wife on the red carpet


Perhaps the co-stars were saluting each other in celebration after the ReelzChannel picked up the U.S. broadcast rights.

The network said at the start of last month that it plans to show the mini-series between April 3 to April 10.

It came after a host of other U.S. channels declined to screen the programme.
Last night's launch also came days after the announcement that The Kennedys will air on BBC2.


Public couple: The appetite for TomKat seems to be as strong as ever as the pair grin for an army of cameras


Strike a pose: Katie, wearing a simple aquamarine dress and nude sandals, stood in that odd pigeon-toed pose favoured by models


The eight-parter sees Katie as the then Jackie Kennedy and Greg as John F Kennedy . Despite being ditched by the History Channel, BBC2 controller Janice Hadlow said it was 'a perfect fit' for the channel.

The History Channel's parent company A&E Television Networks said the project, did not fit the 'History brand' because of liberties taken with actual events.

The real-life Kennedy family and associates were also said to be unhappy about the Jon Cassar-directed series, claiming its scripts were inaccurate and overly critical.


Hair raising: Tom tries his best 'blue steel' look as Katie towers above him


Golden girl: Katie's 'S' for Suri necklace


Still, Katie seems happy that the finished product is finally airing, as she smooched on the red carpet with her husband.

She was wearing a simple crochetd aquamarine dress with nude sandals and an 'S' for Suri necklace dedicated to her and Tom's daughter who's five next month.

Talking about the Kennedys project after it wrapped last year to magazine Us Weekly, fashion fan Katie said:

'It's been really fun! Her clothes were magnificent. I feel so lucky. We have these wonderful seamstresses who are creating beautiful dresses that are obviously replicas of real things she wore. Armani made two dresses for me to wear.'


That's a relief: She was seen high-fiving co-star Greg Kinnear, perhaps in celebration after the show eventually got some interest from a U.S. network


Duo: The Kennedys was originally going to be screened on the History Channel, but was dropped over 'historical inaccuracies' before ReelzChannel got the rights


'She not only had great style, but she was an artist and a writer,' Holmes added. 'She was an illustrator. She was an editor.

'Her great style was both appropriate for every event that she went to and also classic, and also things that were wearable. I feel really lucky to be playing her.'

Katie filmed some of her scenes as the iconic Jackie in Toronto, where she stayed with Tom and their daughter Suri as Tom shots the latest Mission Impossible movie.

Mission Impossible: The Ghost Protocol, which also stars Simon Pegg and Jeremy Renner, is now in post-production ready for its Christmas release this year.


Co-stars: Kinnear as former U.S. President John F. Kennedy while Holmes plays the role of his wife Jacqueline


Katie Holmes and Tom Cruise on the red carpet for 'The Kennedys'



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Michelle Keegan and Max George check into posh hotel

By JESSICA SATHERLEY

Romantic night: Michelle Keegan and Max George checked into the Radisson Edwardian Hotel after The Wanted performed at the Manchester Apollo


As The Wanted kicked off their first-ever UK tour in Manchester, Max George’s Corrie girlfriend was there to support him throughout the night.

Michelle Keegan raced over to the Manchester Apollo after finishing filming Coronation Street last night to watch her boyfriend’s gig.

And the couple made sure to celebrate after the successful concert by checking into the Radisson Edwardian Hotel for a romantic night.


Cute couple: Michelle raced over to the Manchester Apollo after finishing filming Coronation Street last night to watch her boyfriend's gig


Michelle tweeted yesterday: ‘Just finished work, I’m off home to get ready for tonights gig!!!! I feel like a kid on Christmas morning!!X’
While Max posted on his Twitter page: ‘manchester…..ARE YOU READY!!!???’

After the band wrapped up their opening night, Max, 22, and Michelle, 23, were spotted walking hand in hand back to the hotel.

On stage Max had been showing off his physique in a tight white vest top but changed into a looser T-shirt afterwards, branded with ‘Give Youth A Future’.

While Michelle, who plays Tina McIntyre on the soap, dressed down in skin-tight jeans and a red and white striped loose top.


Opening night: Max and his bandmates Siva Kaneswaran, Jay McGuiness, Tom Parker and Nathan Sykes kicked off their first ever UK tour last night


Max and his bandmates Siva Kaneswaran, Jay McGuiness, Tom Parker and Nathan Sykes are heading to Newcastle on Wednesday before continuing their tour in Brighton, Nottingham, Cardiff, Pymouth and London over the upcoming weeks.

And Swinton-born Max told the Manchester Evening News that his girlfriend is more nervous about their tour than the band is.

He said: ‘It’s weird, I think Michelle is possibly more nervous than we are. She’s going to be there at both of our Manchester dates and I can’t wait.’



Supporting act: Michelle raced over to the Manchester Apollo last night to support her boyfriend's band


He continued: ‘At first I wondered if it was a good or bad thing that we start in Manchester, because, obviously, I’m worried about making mistakes in front of a home crowd.

‘But then I figured we’re probably going to make mistakes wherever we go! The Manchester Apollo is a legendary place in Manchester culture so for us to play it twice, it doesn’t get better than that.

‘When I was a bit younger, I really loved the metal gigs. I remember seeing P.O.D live at the Apollo and that was incredible, although I did get a bit beat up in the moshpit.’


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