Keira Knightley, Sir Paul McCartney and David Beckham have teamed up for a TV sketch to support British charity Comic Relief. Rupert Grint, George Michael and funnyman James Corden also feature in the skit, which shows the stars fighting over who should go to Africa as a celebrity ambassador for the organisation. Corden volunteers – but MCCartney tells the Gavin & Stacey star he’s too fat for the trip, quipping: “People don’t like seeing tubby people over in Africa. If they hadn’t eaten so much, no one would be starving.” Beckham is also turned down as he “can’t cry”, while Keira is rejected from the mission for being “too gorgeous”. The annual Comic Relief fundraiser telethon will hit screens in Britain in March.

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Films starring Keira Knightley, George Clooney, Carey Mulligan, Colin Firth and Hilary Swank will be featured at this year’s London Film Festival. The 54th BFI London Film Festival will screen 197 feature films and 112 shorts and will showcase 11 world premieres during its 16-day run. Mark Romanek’s “Never Let Me Go”, an adaptation of the novel by Kazuo Ishiguro starring Keira, Carey and Andrew Garfield, is opening the event with an appearance by its stars on the red carpet, while Danny Boyle’s mountain climbing drama “127 Hours” will close the festival, as previously announced. The 54th BFI London Film Festival, in partnership with American Express, runs from October 13 to 28.

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The Telluride Film Festival unveiled its lineup Thursday in its traditional way – announcing the schedule 24 hours prior to the event, September 3-6, in Colorado. The festival plays a selection of upcoming A-list films on the film fest circuit.
Highlights of the feature films include:
. Another Year, director: Mike Leigh, UK
. Biutiful starring Javier Bardem, director: Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu, Mexico
. Carlos, the 11-hour biopic , director: Olivier Assayas, France
• Never Let Me Go starring Carey Mulligan, Keira Knightley and Andrew Garfield, director: Mark Romanek
. The Illusionist, animated film, director: Sylvain Chomet, France
. The King’s Speech, director: Tom Hooper, UK
. Tamara Drewe starring Gemma Arterton, director: Stephen Frears, UK
. The Way Back starring Colin Farrell and Saoirse Ronan, director: Peter Weir
. Incendies, director: Denis Villeneuve, Canada

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Keira Knightley’s film “Last Night” is to open the Rome Film Festival, organisers have announced. The film, which also stars “Clash of the Titans” Sam Worthington, is described as “a romantic tale of sexual attraction, betrayal, and jealousy”. The event runs from October 28 to November 05. There will also be a spotlight on Japanese cinema and culture including an event dedicated to film-maker Akira Kurosawa on the centenary of his birth. It will feature a restored version of his 1950 film “Rashomon”. “Cinema Paradiso” director Giuseppe Tornatore will head up the jury deciding the Marc’Aurelio awards including for best film, actor and actress.

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