Mischa Barton - Mischa News & Appearances #19: Tall, gorgeous and exceptionally well-dressed! - Page 19

Junk_Yard_Slut · 12-15-2007, 04:02 AM

Loved the interview! And she looks amazing in that still. I'm excited to see her in the movie, shame she didn't get the lead role.

maalibu · 12-15-2007, 04:45 AM

In bed with Mischa

Hollywood starlet Mischa Barton last night laughed off rumours that she had enjoyed a romance with Ulster's Jamie Dornan.

The beautiful actress, who was in Belfast for the world premiere of Closing The Ring, said she and the Co Down Calvin Klein model were "good friends " but denied the pair had ever dated.

She also described her departure from the hit US series The OC as a " blessing in disguise" and said it had given her time to reassess her life and her career.

Mischa was speaking to the Belfast Telegraph in the Merchant Hotel, where she was staying this week with her Irish mother Nuala.

The 21-year-old plays one of the main leads in Lord Attenborough's Closing The Ring - a young American woman with whom three airmen are in love.

"Richard (Attenborough) came over to see me and we met in the Beverely Hills Hotel, where we really just clicked," she said.

"He told me that Shirely MacLaine had approved me to play her younger self in the movie and I was delighted to get the chance to work with Richard. He's such a fantastic director, with so much wisdom, and a real gentleman too.

"It was also the first film role I'd been offered after the OC, so I was keen to do it. I really liked the script too, it's very sweet and very emotional. I still cry when I watch it."

Mischa - whose grandfather hailed from Newry - also revealed that she had no problems doing the love scene in the movie, but admitted that hunky co-star Stephen Amell was more embarrassed than she was.

"I've no problems with love or sex scenes," she said.

"I was in the OC for three years and had a different boyfriend every week in the show.

"I'm very good at detaching myself from sex scenes. In the movie my character has to take the initiative. I think I felt a lot more comfortable than Stephen did."

Mischa, who was born in England but moved to the US at the age of four, said she had been to Belfast before but didn't know the city well.

"My family is more from down south, Roscommon and Galway, but we have connections with Sion Mills and my grandfather was from Newry," she said.

And she told of a strange coincidence involving her parents, Nuala and Paul, and Closing The Ring director Lord Attenborough.

"I never came to Belfast to film my scenes for the movie, but while the film was being shot there my parents happened to be visiting," she said.

"They were in the lobby of their hotel when they bumped into Richard. It's such a small world."

The actress, who starred in James Blunt's video Goodbye My Lover, was coy about her private life, but laughed when asked if she'd ever had three suitors at the one time.

"Not that I can think of," she said.

"Anyway, I never talk about my private life."

Mischa, wearing a Mathew Williamson dress flown in by the designer himself, was relaxed and chatty following the Waterfront Hall premiere.

"I had a great night but I'm really looking forward to a break now," she said.

"I've done four movies in a row and I can't wait to get home for Christmas."

Source: In bed with Mischa - News - Film & TV - Entertainment - Belfast Telegraph

Junk_Yard_Slut · 12-15-2007, 04:50 AM

That interview was great. And she beautiful in that picture.

Going home for Christmas? So she's not filming Homecoming?

maalibu · 12-15-2007, 04:57 AM

Maybe she will start filming after Christmas.

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Originally Posted by Junk_Yard_Slut (View Post)

That interview was great. And she beautiful in that picture.

Going home for Christmas? So she's not filming Homecoming?

**Sam_MC** · 12-15-2007, 04:58 AM

That's a really cool interview

Hmm. Homecoming. I'll be devastated if she doesn't do it. Maybe it was just pushed till the new year cause the film's status has yet to be updated on IMDB.

Or maybe she'll just be getting some time off for Christmas? I guess we'll find out soon enough.

Junk_Yard_Slut · 12-15-2007, 07:18 AM

SAM!

I found out what the chat show is.

After a lot of searching...you can see in the background of the candids the RTE logo. (Which is a Irish TV station)

I called them up; Mischa and Shirley were on The Late Late Show last night.

There's a repeat on Monday night / Tuesday morning at 12:25 am. I'll definitely record it then. I'm so excited for it and mad that I didn't know about it, lol.

Sparkling_Diamond · 12-15-2007, 07:28 AM

She looks very cute in that picture. She has some kind of calmness over her and I really like the interview. I feel like she's a very intelligent girl. And gorgeous, off course!

maalibu · 12-15-2007, 07:30 AM

Pearson charms Attenborough

SYDNEY singer Amy Pearson has scored herself a leading movie role, singing the title track for Mischa Barton's new big budget film, Closing The Ring.

Director Richard Attenborough was so impressed by Pearson's take on the Chris Porter-penned tune - Lost Without Your Love - that he flew her to Belfast for the film's international premiere last week.

Initially the track was to simply appear on the film soundtrack, but Attenborough was so taken by Pearson's voice that he recalled prints of the film at the last minute to add the track to it.

Attenborough personally invited Pearson to perform the song at the film's premiere, which was also attended by fellow cast members Shirley MacLaine and Neve Campbell.

Barton is likely to walk the red carpet in Sydney for the film's premiere in February, where Pearson should also perform the song.
Pearson was discovered in her home town of Birmingham in the UK by Sony BMG Australia's artist and repertoire director, Jay Dee Springbett, and has spent the past few years working on her debut album.

The song will feature as a bonus track on Pearson's album when it is released next April.

And it will no doubt increase Pearson's chances of having the album released in the UK.

Source: Pearson charms Attenborough | The Daily Telegraph

True Daisy lover · 12-15-2007, 08:40 AM

Thanks for the news. Mischa will be a busy girl

**Sam_MC** · 12-15-2007, 04:36 PM

AH MEL You're a LEGEND

And I will DIE if she comes back to Aus. DIE.

February cannot come soon enough. Hurry the **** up.

**Cristofle** · 12-15-2007, 04:39 PM

I'd like her to go back too. It was a photo explosion. And she looked awesome the whole time.

CreekFreak · 12-15-2007, 05:04 PM

I need to move to Europe or Australia, where Meesh is appreciated.

**Cristofle** · 12-15-2007, 10:20 PM

I merged this into the News thread to lighten up the clutter; if the thread starter has questions, feel free to PM Sam_MC (who incidentally is an Aussie) or myself.

**Sam_MC** · 12-15-2007, 11:57 PM

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I'd like her to go back too. It was a photo explosion. And she looked awesome the whole time.

Speaking of traveling and looking awesome, she should hit up France some time soon. She looks her best in France.

**Cristofle** · 12-16-2007, 08:11 AM

I think Homecoming is still on the schedule; she changed her hair color so fast in a move that usually means she did it for a part, and it looks like a very not natural blonde that a small town Homecoming queen might have. But they were likely never going to film over Christmas, and maybe they pushed it back to the New Year, since they'd only film for a week or so before having to stop for another week.