Following in the footsteps of Nicole, Naomi and other great Australian actresses, 25-year-old beauty Abbie Cornish, Cate Blanchett’s co-star in Elizabeth: The Golden Age, might surprise those who see Shekhar Kapur’s historic epic, because few people will have seen the actress’ amazing performances in the Aussie dramas Somersault and Candy. (A few more people may have seen her in Ridley Scott’s 2005 comedy A Good Year but not too many more.)

In The Golden Age, Cornish plays Bess Throckmorton, Queen Elizabeth’s first lady-in-waiting, who has an affair with Clive Owen’s Sir Walter Raleigh, much to the ire of the queen who also had her eye on the dashing adventurer, and when ComingSoon.net spoke to the young actress recently, we were pleasantly surprised by her eloquent responses to our questions.

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MoviesOnline features a fabulous The Golden Age related interview with Abbie, which includes all kinds of interesting bits about the actress and her upcoming projects.

MoviesOnline sat down with Abbie Cornish at the Los Angeles press day for her new movie, “Elizabeth: The Golden Age,” directed by Shekhar Kapur from an original screenplay by William Nicholson (“Gladiator”) and Michael Hirst (“Elizabeth”). Reprising the roles they originated in seven-time Academy Award-nominated “Elizabeth,” Cate Blanchett and Geoffrey Rush return for a gripping historical thriller laced with treachery and romance. Joining them in the epic is Clive Owen as Sir Walter Raleigh, a dashing seafarer and newfound temptation for Elizabeth.

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Actor of the moment Abbie Cornish looks a certain starter for Flemington on Melbourne Cup Day. Cornish is understood to have been confirmed as a celebrity judge of the Myer Fashions on the Field event.

Cornish will be in Australia as part of a promotional tour for her latest film, Elizabeth: The Golden Age. The film, which stars Geoffrey Rush and Cate Blanchett, is released in Australia in November.

She is likely to be joined on the judging panel by Delta Goodrem.

Source: News.com.au

Recently Abbie told News.com.au that she is not the next Bond girl and now she has told MTV the same. You may recall fellow Aussie, Rose Bryne gave MTV a story recently about Abbie being in the Bond 22.

“It’s just a rumor,” she said of persistent online speculation pegging her as the next Bond girl, “I haven’t had any meetings or any conversations about it, no. Sorry, mate.”

The latest rumor is that the producers are looking for a Latina actress to join Daniel Craig in the Marc Forster-directed 22nd installment.

Rising Aussie star Abbie Cornish was shocked by the public hatred she faced when linked romantically to co-star Ryan Phillippe and blamed her for the break-up of his marriage to Reese Witherspoon.

Cornish told our LA reporter Peta Hellard yesterday that she took six months away from acting to step out of the limelight after the experience.

“That was scary,” Cornish, 25, said. “I kept thinking, ‘Don’t pay attention to what they write’.

“With the media now, and especially the internet, there is not much you can do.

“I do find it strange that they express dislike and judge without having access to the truth – they say and do anything about anyone and it only generates hate.”

Cornish also denied reports she would be the next Bond girl – a suggestion made by fellow Australian actor Rose Byrne.

“It wasn’t a statement as much as it was a bit of a joke – poor Rose,” she said. “I’m not doing the Bond film.”

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