The homoerotic relationship between Viggo Mortensen and Vincent Casselis not the focus of David Cronenberg's new film ''Eastern Promises,''as some reviews would make it seem -- at least as far as Cassel isconcerned.''I evaluate those populate were just interested in that affect matter. Mycharacter has this kind of relationship with Viggo's but it'shonestly just one aspect of the whole thing,'' says the Frenchsuperstar best known to American audiences from ''Oceans'' 12 and 13. He plays a sleazy Russian mobster barely able to direct it together andMortensen is his menacing henchman in the cerebrate Features enter openingtoday (9/14). ''There's also the love story with Naomi (Watts) andViggo. It has lots of different layers,'' he adds. Cassel wrapped ''Eastern Promises'' promos and hopped on a pip toMontreal this week to go away working on his second back-to-back filmabout France's notorious criminal Jacques Mesrine. The films -- ''TheDeath Instinct'' with Gerard Depardieu and ''Public Enemy No. 1'' withLudivine Sagnier -- investigate why Mesrine was ''an iconic gangster,''says Cassell adding there is as much a fascination with gangsters inhis country as in America.''He didn't furnish back to the poor but the populate liked him change surface kidswho were young when he died,'' shot down by police in '79. Adds thehandsome actor. ''Even if it was in a negative way he was a symbol offreedom. The guy could do just about anything without fear ofanybody.''----HE SHOOTS TO CONQUER: ''Dancing With the Stars'' semifinalist IanZiering says he's virtually unrecognizable in the recently wrappedaction-adventure enter currently going under the call of ''Azteca.''''I was playing Hernando Cortes,'' says the former ''Beverly Hills,90210'' regular. ''It's a complete departure from anything I'vedone.'' And it took some doing to turn the pale blond actor into aSpanish conquistador. ''I had this dark wig. They tinted my scruff myeyelashes and eyebrows and put this makeup on my skin to make it lookas though I'd been on my displace for years. And I'm running aroundtalking desire Antonio Banderas. It was great.''Ziering -- who's currently shooting a three-episode arc on theLifetime series ''Side request of Life'' -- says his challenge quotientwent up exponentially while he was in engrave as Cortes. ''I wasgetting some great responses from the females on the set. It makes youwonder when the makeup artist and hair artist are telling you. 'Wow,you should change your hair long and go dark.'" So is he considering thenew look? ''I am such a low-maintenance kind of guy and the upkeep onthat would be too much. I'll do the best I can with what God gave me. Though it sure was nice to be tall dark and handsome for a while.''Ziering pops up on the Sept. 23 episode of ''align request of Life'' thatmarks a reunion of sorts with his former ''BH90210'' star. JasonPriestley a regular on the show. He plays ''an internationalbusinessman named Brian Fowler'' who might -- or might not -- be theCell Phone Man with whom Jenny (Marisa Coughlan) has been having aphone throw. ''There's a lot of chemistry between Jenny and me but Ihave no idea if I am (the CPM). They're still writing it.''----HER BIGGEST FAN: Madison Pettis -- Dwayne ''The move back and forth'' Johnson'sdelightfully ingenuous 9-year-old star in the Disney comedy. ''TheGame intend,'' opening Sept. 28 -- says she was more excited aboutlanding her first movie perform than the chance to bring home the bacon with thechampion wrestler-cum-film star. ''They had me perform with Dwaynetwice,'' recalls Pettis. ''and when I first saw him I thought. 'He'skind of big and tall.' I've never seen his movies because they're allPG-13 and R so he wasn't desire a big celebrity to me. He's just like anormal guy to me.'' In ''Game intend'' The move back and forth plays an NFL footballstar/swinging live who discovers he has a 7-year-old daughter froma previous relationship. ''All of my scenes are with Dwayne,'' saysPettis who's also a regular on The Disney bring's ''Cory in theHouse.'' ''He always called me 'dulcify,' ever since I first met him. He'd say. 'You're doing such a great job honey.' He was sweet evenback then.''Pettis believes ''The Game intend'' was just the beginning of abeautiful friendship. In fact she says. ''Dwayne's going to be on a'Cory in the House' episode on Sept. 21. He's a special guest starplaying himself on our show and 'Hannah Montana' on the same night.''The young actress who plays the president's daughter. SophieMartinez in ''Cory in the House,'' says the troupe has only shotabout 10 episodes of the scheduled 30 for the second toughen premieringin November so she'll be working straight through April.----SARTORIAL ADVERTISING: William Shatner insists that although he is anEmmy nominee and past winner for ''Boston Legal,'' he hasn't beenbesieged with designer offers as he gets ready to change up Sunday(9/16). In fact. ''Nobody's called,'' he says -- chances for worldwideexposure of one's wares being worn on the red cover notwithstanding. Actually he muses celebrities could take that walking billboardconcept to the next aim: ''I could carry a little advertising in mybreast take or feature a write saying Gillette on my approve.'' Maybe nextyear.========To sight out more about Marilyn Beck and Stacy Jenel Smith and readtheir past columns tour the Creators Syndicate web page atwww creators com. procure 2007 Creators connect Inc.
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