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SUSIE TO STAY IN UK

NO DUBLIN MOVE: Actress Susie AmyFOOTBALLERS Wives star Susie Amy has laughed off reports that she is set to relocate here to be nearer boyfriend Rob Kearney.

Although she had been spotted at auditions in the capital she says it's because there is a lot of stuff being filmed here at the moment.

And while admitting that it was handy she has no plans to move here at he moment and is still very much based in the UK.

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Nose joke for Angie

INJURY: Angelina JolieHollywood beauty Angelina Jolie has revealed that she was scarred while making her new action-packed movie.

The 35-year-old actress, who is half of Tinseltown's most glamorous couple thanks to her long-time relationship with actor Brad Pitt, ended up with a cut over her nose while filming 'Salt.'

Jolie performed her own stunts in 'Salt,' which is due to open in the UK and Ireland next month'.

The star told of the injury to the audience while attending the Comic-Con film fan gathering in San Diego, California.

She sliced open part of her face just above her nose when tumbling into a doorway with a gun.

Jolie said she first thought she suffered a concussion because she could not hear anything but later realised she was wearing earplugs.

In the thriller Jolie's mysterious character Evelyn Salt may or may not be a Russian spy.

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Home gig for Kris...

GIGS: KristoffersonCOUNTRY music legend Kris Kristofferson returns to his "spiritual home" Dublin's Olympia Theatre next month for a four night run.

He is such a fan of the venue that his latest album 'Closer to the Bone' includes a bonus CD Live at The Olympia Theatre recorded in 2008 and the album is dedicated to the Olympia's legendary bar manager Maureen Grant.

 

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Aidan in new role

STAR: Aidan GillenIRISH Actor Aidan Gillen, a big star in the U.S. thanks to his role in The Wire, has just signed up for another big HBO production.

The fantasy drama Game of Thrones is set to start filming in Belfast this month and will see the Dubliner star alongside Sean Bean and Mark Addy.

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PENN PALS UP TO ROLE

Sean flies in to film major new movie

VISITOR: Sean Penn will be filming here in Ireland HOLLYWOOD legend Sean Penn will jet to Dublin next month to start work on his latest movie here.

The double Oscar-winner has signed up to play a retired rock star in the drama, This Must Be the Place - and we can reveal the movie's attracting quite a starry cast.

Fargo star Frances McDormand will play Penn's wife in the big budget production, which starts filming here on August 16th.

Former Talking Heads frontman David Byrne has also joined the cast and will contribute to the movie's soundtrack, while several well-known Irish actors are also expected to be on board by the time the cameras start rolling.

In the movie, Penn will play a retired American rocker named Cheyenne who lives the quiet life in suburban Dublin with his wife. But when he discovers that his father has passed away, Penn's character discovers a secret his dad was struggling to uncover.

Holocaust

Going through his papers, Cheyenne finds that his father, a holocaust survivor, was obsessed with tracking down a Nazi war criminal he encountered many decades before and he takes on the task of completing his father's mission.

The movie will be shot in various locations around Dublin for three weeks before the production moves to the US.

It's the first English-language picture from acclaimed Italian director, Paolo Sorrentino.

"We're very excited to be involved with this movie.The script is fantastic and we have a great cast on board," said Ed Guiney of Element Pictures.

"It's great to be bringing what should be a very high-profile film to Ireland."

Penn is one of a small group of actors who have won two Oscars, for Milk and Mystic River and is very proud of his Irish roots on his mother's side.

He has visited on numerous occasions though this is his first time filming a big movie here.

The movie marks another boost for the Irish film industry in a week where sexy historical drama series Camelot also started shooting here.

The new TV series, which stars Bond girl Eva Green and Joseph Fiennes, will be filmed on location in Wicklow and Dublin over the
next 22 weeks and has already been snapped up by several international TV companies.

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WHY IT'S FUNNY IN BRIAN'S HOUSE

SHACKED UP: But Katherine Lynch is a laugh-a-minuteCROONER Brian Kennedy reveals that being shacked up with outrageous Irish female comic Katherine Lynch is a laugh-a-minute.

The singer tells VHH that he never knows which of her characters he'll meet when she comes through the door at night.

Kennedy, who owns the Dublin house which the pair share, says: "Sometimes she arrives in from a photo shoot dressed as Bernie Walsh; other times it Sheila Sheik. There's never a dull moment when she's around."

Brian, who this weekend releases his Very Best of Brian Kennedy album, recently sang at Sky TV presenter Eamonn Holmes's wedding - the day after he played Glastonbury.

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BANG BANG BACK IN THE CITY

BANG!: Victoria Smurfit, hubby Doug Baxter and kids Ridley and Edie THE stars and their kids turned out in force on Thursday night for the opening performance of Chitty Chitty Bang Bang at the incredible new Grand Canal Theatre.

Victoria Smurfit, Pat Kenny, Gay Byrne, Alan Hughes, Jenny Buckley and Sinead Desmond were among the invited guests for the West End Production of the musical.

The show will be running for another three weeks.

Tickets available from the usual outlets.

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VILLAIN’S PARTY

PART OF THE CAREW: Aston Villa player JohnIRISH stars weren't the only celebs enjoying Swords' Wright Venue this week.

As my exclusive pictures show that Aston Villa players made the most of the Scarface VIP Room at the €35million super club.

Strikers John Carew, Ashley Young and Gabriel Agbonlahor were joined by Habib Beye in the plush VIP suite before mixing it up with other revellers on the dance floor.

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