Olga Kurylenko is spotted on the set in Hampshire, England for her latest film Centurion on Monday (March 23).
The 29-year-old Bond girl plays Etain, a vengeful Pict warrior woman, who had her tongue cut out by Roman soldiers. The movie is set during the Roman invasion of Britain in AD 117. It follows the story of Quintus Dias who is the sole survivor of a Pictish raid on a Roman frontier port who is ordered to destroy the Picts entirely for revenge.
Talking about her Pict warrior character, the Ukranian model remarked that she is “quite furious… she is an animal.”
The epic blockbuster is expected to be released later this year.
    
I guess Olga Kurylenko has decided to make a career out of playing chicks with an ax to grind. I mean, is it just me or does she have a thing for revenge? In the world of action, women usually have two choices: damsel or butt-kicking femme fatale, and Kurylenko has seemingly found her niche as the ridiculously hot tough chick — which is just fine by me because unlike some of her co-stars, at least Kurylenko looks like she could take you in a fight. But for those of you out there hoping she would be donning another skimpy outfit for Neil Marshall’s ancient action flick Centurion, keep your pants on, because in Empire’s first look the gal is all covered up wearing freaky makeup (if I know Kurylenko, however, it won’t be for long before she reveals a little skin regardless of this whole Clan of the Cave Bear look she has going on).
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DRESSED in leather trousers and tunic and up to her ankles in heather, former Bond girl Olga Kurylenko is miles away from the glamour and excitement of starring as a Bond girl.
The Ukranian-born actress, who starred alongside 007 Daniel Craig in Quantum of Solace, is filming in Glen Feshie, near Aviemore, for her latest movie, Centurion.
The film, directed by Newcastle-born writer-director Neil Marshall, is set in AD 117, a time of conflict between the Romans and the Picts. It tells the story of Quintus Dias, who is the sole survivor of a Pictish raid on a Roman fort.
He manages to make his way back to the Roman forces and then marches north again with the Ninth Legion under orders to wipe out the Picts and kill their mysterious leader Gorlacon, played by Miss Kurylenko.
Dias is played by Dominic West, best known for his role in the American crime series The Wire.
Last month, residents in Badenoch and Strathspey were invited to apply to be extras in the adventure film. Other scenes will be shot at Ealing Studios in London.
 A touch of Hollywood glamour has come to the glens as filming gets underway on a major new movie in the Highlands.
Centurion tells the story of the battle between a Roman legion and a mysterious Pictish queen, played by a Bond girl.
The film, directed by Neil Marshall, is set in 117AD and follows of a sole survivor of a Pictish raid on a Roman fort. He escapes and returns with a Legion to wipe out the Picts.
Their mysterious leader is played by Bond girl Olga Kurylenko, who starred in Quantum of Solace with Daniel Craig.
Also swapping Hollywood for the Highlands is English actor Dominic West, familiar to fans of HBO series The Wire as unconventional cop Jimmy McNulty.
Thomas MacDonnell, the factor of Glenfeshie Estate, says the production is a great boost for the area, which has already had a starring part in Helen Mirren smash hit The Queen.
He said: “I think it’ll show Scotland as the fantastic place it is. I’m quite proud when I see these things on television.
“I had friends in America who phoned me up and said they’d seen The Queen and Glenfeshie and how fantastic it was. It can only be good for the area.”
Other scenes are due to be filmed at Ealing Studios in London.
As well as stunning scenery, Highland residents may spot some familiar faces when the film hits the big screen, with recent auditions held locally for extras.
Watch a behind-the-scenes video (at stv.tv)
MOSCOW, March 6 (RIA Novosti) – A St. Petersburg-based communist group has called for money to be raised to build public statues of communist leader Vladimir Lenin’s wife and mistress, the group said on its website on Friday.
“Statutes of the two beautiful muses of the great revolutionary and founder of the Soviet state should be erected in St. Petersburg, on Lenin Square,” the Communists of Petersburg and the Leningrad Region said in a statement.
The group, notorious for its bizarre initiatives, said a statue of Lenin’s wife Nadezhda Krupskaya should be placed to the right of his statue, and one of his mistress, Inessa Armand, should go on his left.
“The women who won the heart of Vladimir Lenin knew the art of love, were good cooks, maintained cleanliness, and were companionable and house-proud,” the statement said, adding that Lenin could have fallen in love only with an “outstanding woman.”
The group said it was announcing the fundraising campaign to mark International Women’s Day, celebrated in Russia and several other countries on March 8.
The communist group, which is a separate to the national Communist Party, earlier made headlines in Russia by criticizing soccer star Andrei Arshavin for “displaying for sale his body for many months in front of covetous Western clubs.”
It also accused the latest Bond girl, Ukrainian Olga Kurylenko, of a “moral and intellectual betrayal” in starring in a movie about the “enemy of the Soviet people.”
None of their initiatives have yet been successful.
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The final shortlists have been revealed for the 2009 Jameson Empire Awards and Quantum of Solace has scored nominations in five categories.
The 22nd James Bond film is currently up for vote in the Best Thriller category, Best Actor (Daniel Craig), Best Actress (Olga Kurylenko), Best Newcomer (Gemma Arterton) and Best Soundtrack.
The awards are voted for by readers of Empire magazine and will be announced at a ceremony on 29 March. Comedian Dara O’Briain will be hosting the event.
As 007 fans may recall, Craig’s debut Bond film, Casino Royale took home three awards at the 2007 ceremony, including the Best Film honour.
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Bond girl Olga Kurylenko, who steamed up the screen in last year’s Quantum of Solace, will star in Centurion, a British-based thriller set during the Roman invasion of England in AD 117. Billed as a “swords-and-sandals” adventure, Neil Marshall, who directed the horror-thriller The Descent, will helm the film. Also joining the cast are Michael Fassbender and Dominic West.
The film will follow the story of Quintus Dias, the only survivor during a raid who emerges with a mission to wipe out a faction called the Picts. Marshall also wrote Centurion.
Another Quantum of Solace Bond girl, Gemma Arterton, is picking up post-Bond roles, too. Arterton will star in The Disappearance of Alice Creed, a modern day kidnapping-themed thriller. Eddie Marsan and Martin Compston also star in the film, which is currently shooting on the Isle of Man. Marsan and Compston will play a pair of kidnappers who develop and execute a meticulous plan where they snatch Arterton’s rich character. Things quickly fall apart, with all three of the key characters proving to have their own twisted agenda.
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