“I’m a vegetarian – I’m not the type to want to go shoot a gun – then I actually got to the range and totally fell in love with an M4. It was kind of amazing.”

On top of the Marie Claire cover story, which we’ve reported about previously, Abbie is also featured in another American magazine in April; she has a gorgeous pin-up snap and a short article inside the pages of GQ. Photoshoots from both magazines are now available in the gallery and the articles may be read in the press section.

The Limitless film page has also been updated with some critics’ quotes regarding Abbie’s performance. Pretty much all reviews that I’ve come across so far agree that Abbie is heavily underused in the movie but that she does well with the given material. Sad to hear that she doesn’t have all that much to do in the movie, really. She is so talented and truly deserves to be front and center in films. You’d think this would have happened especially following her spectacular turn in Bright Star.

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- Photoshoots: GQ
- Photoshoots: Marie Claire

Here’s an excerpt from an article, courtesy of Comic Book Movie, in which Abbie discusses her role in Limitless. Click on the link to read the whole article, in case you’re interested.

With Robert De Niro and Bradley Cooper on board, the rest of the cast fell quickly into place, starting with Abbie Cornish as Lindy, Eddie’s girlfriend.”

Lindy, a magazine editor, has given Eddie her complete support. But even she has reached the end of her patience with him and ends their relationship as the film opens. When he discovers NZT and becomes wildly successful, they get back together again. “Abbie has a luminosity that makes it especially sad to think that Eddie could have blown it with her,” says Dixon. “And indeed, one of the things the drug does is help him get her back.”

Along with the opportunity to work with two actors whose work she admires, Cornish was drawn to the overall quality of the script. “It’s extremely well-written,” says the Australian-born actress. “This is a story you can lose yourself in because it feels like it could actually be happening. It’s totally believable and very contemporary.”

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Abbie Cornish talked with IndieWire about her upcoming film The Girl at a press junket for Limitless. She also mentions W.E. and says that she’d love to work with Cate Shortland (who directed her in Somersault) again.

Her next picture will be a small, small indie film by relatively forgotten filmmaker David Riker who was hailed in 1998 for his debut picture, La Ciudad, which was nominated for several awards that year including the Independent Spirit Awards, The Gotham Awards and the SXSW Film Festival . While it’s been almost 13 years since La Ciudad, Riker, who penned Sleepdealer in the interim, is finally set to shoot his next picture, The Girl, starring Cornish, who replaced Emily Blunt earlier this year.

“It’s the story of a 25-year-old Texan girl who lives quite close to the Mexican border,” Cornish explained about her character Ashley. “She has a five-year-old son that she’s lost to the welfare system, she sees an opportunity to make money bringing illegal immigrants across the border. So she does it as a one-off and during this incident in a river, she’s left with the responsibility of a 9-year-old girl. So it’s her journey with a 9-year-old Mexican girl through Mexico to get her home.”

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Madonna wrapped production on W.E., her second directorial effort, in October, and now reports are suggesting she’s looking to premiere the movie at the Venice Film Festival, which takes place from August 31 to September 10.

The film’s co-star, Abbie Cornish, not only confirmed the possibility of a Venice debut to MTV News, but also revealed the mysterious role Madonna’s daughter, Lourdes, will be playing.

“I heard yesterday,” Cornish told us about Venice, while promoting her upcoming thriller, Limitless. “That’d be amazing.”

W.E follows a Julie & Julia-esque dual story line, one featuring Cornish as a contemporary woman obsessed with the Duke and Duchess of Windsor and another focusing on the royal couple itself. News that Lourdes would appear in a small role surfaced last fall, when photos of the teen in a schoolgirl’s uniform popped up online, but until now the nature of her part was unclear. Cornish’s character, it turns out, has a deep connection to that of Lourdes.

“She actually plays a younger version of my character,” Cornish said, adding that because they portray the same person, they never got to share actual screen time. “She’s a super-cute, younger version of my character.”

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SpinOff has an interview with Abbie Cornish and Jena Malone about Sucker Punch. This was taken on the set in late 2009.

Of the film’s many strengths, the five actresses at the core of Sucker Punch are at the forefront. Emily Browning leads the pack as Baby Doll, but she’s supported by an excellent cast that includes Jena Malone as field medic Rocket and Abbie Cornish as the fierce Sweet Pea, Rocket’s sister.

When we spoke with those two actresses on the set of Sucker Punch in late 2009, it was a particularly good day to talk to Malone. You see, while a healthy chunk of Sucker Punch dwells on action and adventure, there are also numerous dance sequences. The day we were on set just so happened to be Malone’s turn on stage, delivering a provocative dance routine that’s about as personal as it gets.

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