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

She is the willowy Australian actor at the heart of a Hollywood love scandal.

Abbie Cornish has given her strongest indication yet of a full-blown romance with Ryan Phillippe, who separated from his Oscar-winner wife Reese Witherspoon after working with Cornish.

Cornish, 25, who appeared at the Sydney premiere of Elizabeth: The Golden Age last night, has revealed her next film project is a love story starring opposite Phillippe.

“I’m doing Last Battle Dreamer which is a Viking film. It’s about Vikings who pillage and do what Vikings do,” she said. “A love story occurs between an Englishwoman and a Viking.”

Abbie is featured in the November 2007 issue (Naomi Watts cover) of Australian edition of InStyle magazine with a gorgeous six page spread. Thanks to Lisa, we now have the scans from it! I’ve also added beautiful Abbie features from recent issues of The Age Melbourne Magazine and Men’s Vogue, scanned by Hannah and April, respectively. Huge thanks to all the contributors!

GALLERY LINKS:
- InStyle (Australia) - November 2007
- The Age Melbourne Magazine (Australia) - October 26, 2007
- Men’s Vogue (US) - September 2007