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Cate Blanchett Looks Fierce as Indiana Jones's Foe

Originally posted 01/02/2008 01:45PM

Everybody's favorite explorer is back, some 19 years after his last adventure – this time in Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull.

"There's something about the character that I guess is a good fit for me," leading man Harrison Ford, 65, tells Vanity Fair for its February issue, "because the minute I put the costume on, I recognize the tone that we need, and I feel confident and clear about the character."

Also around as Indy again cracks the whip: Karen Allen (returning for the first time since 1981's Raiders of the Lost Ark, in her original role as Marion Ravenwood); Shia LaBeouf (in a role that's been hinted to be the love child of Indy and Marion); and, shown here, Cate Blanchett, who plays a Russian dominatrix named Agent Spalko and whom the magazine likens to James Bond's old bayonet-shoe wearing nemesis Rosa Klebb, in From Russia, With Love.

Watch your back, Indy.

As for the span of time, producer Steven Spielberg says of both himself and Ford: "We're both older – and we both look a bit older, I think, certainly – but at the same time Harrison needed to recapture the caustic, laconic spirit of Dr. Jones, and certainly he was going to have to manage the action, and he did both of those things amazingly well. … He was just a little more out of breath after every stunt, just a little more, and so was I."

Meanwhile, Crystal Skull, set in 1957, opens May 22.
– Stephen M. Silverman

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Babies

Cate Blanchett Expecting Baby No. 3

Originally posted 11/03/2007 02:00PM

Cate Blanchett is pregnant with her third child, the actress confirmed Saturday night in her native Australia, reports the Sydney Morning Herald.

"Yes, I am," Blanchett, 38, said at the Sydney premiere of her film Elizabeth: The Golden Age, according to the paper.

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Cate Blanchett

Check Out Cate's Star Style!

Originally posted 09/21/2007 02:00PM

Find out what she's been wearing – for better or worse – in our style blog, Off the Rack.

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Toronto Diary: Top 10 Movies to Watch

Originally posted 09/06/2007 03:40PM

Toronto – Too many movies, not enough time. That's the dilemma confronting anyone, whether a critic or just a film fan, lucky enough to attend the annual Toronto International Film Festival.

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Val Kilmer: I Have a Crush on Cate Blanchett

Originally posted 11/06/2006 01:30PM

Val Kilmer is well into middle age by now, but the 46-year-old actor is not shy about revealing his schoolboy-type crushes.

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