Check out a new Elizabeth: The Golden Age article at News.com.au. Here’s the bit on Abbie:

While Elizabeth newcomer Clive Owen adds hunk factor to the film, it is Newcastle farm girl Abbie Cornish who has big-name Hollywood directors talking.

Sultry good looks aside, Kapur says it was the 25-year-old’s Australian Film Institute (AFI) Award-winning performance as a teen runaway in Somersault that drew him to her.

“How could you not find Abbie after seeing Somersault?” Kapur says when asked about discovering her exceptional acting talents.

“I saw Somersault and was so taken that someone at this young age could actually give such an internal, but stirring performance.

“I had been thinking about her since then and I was surprised when she called me and her agent said she would like to do this part, because I heard that every part in Hollywood had been offered to her.”

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I finally came across some images from the Melbourne premiere of The Golden Age. A different look for Abbie but I think she rocks it! I’ve also added pictures from the other Australian The Golden Age events. View all new additions here.

By the way, Abbie has recently been featured in the Australian press quite a bit. Unfortunately there is no way for us to get all of this coverage as neither of us is actually from ‘Down Under’. If you can help with scans, please contact us! Full credit will, of course, be given!

GALLERY LINKS:
- Elizabeth: The Golden Age Melbourne Premiere
- Elizabeth: The Golden Age Melboune Premiere - Herald Sun Interview

Check out this new and very informative article from The Courier-Mail, in which Abbie discusses her current projects and mentions that there’s an Australian film that she hopes to film next year. By the way, she also states that Last Battle Dreamer will start filming “somewhere in Europe – they don’t know yet” in the next few weeks.

She’s the Australian Scarlett Johansson; the next Cate Blanchett or the next Nicole Kidman; an actor tipped to be more popular internationally than Naomi Watts.

Yet 25-year-old Abbie Cornish, back home briefly to join co-stars Blanchett and Geoffrey Rush in launching the Australian release of Elizabeth: The Golden Age, says she’s unfazed by the comparisons.

Despite a cold, she’s on the phone from the venue for the Elizabeth publicity event, the Sydney Theatre Company.

“I take all that stuff as a compliment. They’re all wonderful actresses and to be compared with them . . .” says Cornish, who attracted international film interest with her lead role in Cate Shortland’s 2004’s multiple award-winning drama Somersault.

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According to The Herald Sun, Abbie Cornish, Geoffrey Rush, Shekhar Kapur and other local celebrities attended a screening of The Golden Age yesterday at the Rivoli Cinemas in East Hawthorn, Melbourne. I have not managed to find any photos yet but I shall keep you updated in case I do.

The film opened in the UK on Friday. I just saw it myself and I really loved Abbie’s performance as Bess. Be sure to go and check out Elizabeth: The Golden Age, it is one to see.

Abbie and The Golden Age team promoted their new movie at two events in Sydney this week. These include the Australian premiere of The Golden Age, as well as a photocall. Abbie looked especially radiant at the premiere in a soft and femine white number.

GALLERY LINKS:
- Elizabeth: The Golden Age Sydney Premiere
- Elizabeth: The Golden Age Sydney Photocall