Princess Diana is set to be played by a leading Hollywood actress in a £30million movie based on the years before her divorce from Prince Charles.

Oscar-winning South African actress Charlize Theron, 36, and Carey Mulligan, the 26-year-old English star of An Education, are both being tipped for the lead role.

British film producer Stephen Evans, who has scored success with The Iron Lady about former Prime Minister Baroness Thatcher, is basing the film on Diana’s bodyguard’s memoirs.

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The Scrubs star will bring his play All New People to the West End after it launched last year in New York. He explained how Drive actress Mulligan gave him tips on how to make the character’s speech and mannerisms more British.

“Actually, when we did an early reading of All New People, Carey Mulligan read the role of Emma for us to hear out loud,” he told Elle.

“She was so cute and she filled me in on one or two things in the play that an English woman would never say. Obviously, I was like, ‘Oh my God, please, I need that.’”

While Mulligan herself will not appear in the play, Braff added that he hopes to work with her in the future.

“She is one of the hottest young stars right now, she doesn’t have time to do a play. But I can’t wait to work with her one day. I am the president of her fan club.”

Lovelace actress Amanda Seyfried has revealed how she has mixed feelings when she auditions for roles, because she obviously wants the role for herself but she is often up against some really nice people. Amanda admitted that she thinks that Harry Potter actress Emma Watson is a very cool person, as is Drive star Carey Mulligan and they are often competing for roles.

Seyfried explained, “The funny thing is, the girls that I’m always up against for roles are pretty nice and cool, like Emma Watson. She’s awesome. She’s really funny and smart. And Carey Mulligan. It’s flattering to be up against her because she’s really good, and she’s cool too… I think the era of the diva actress is coming to an end.” Amanda also claimed that she finds it difficult to date non famous guys, as she is unsure of their motives.

Carey Mulligan is building quite the career with interesting role choice and working with some of the best talent in the industry. That trend continues now as Deadline reports the Oscar nominated actress is in discussions to star with Joaquin Phoenix in a secretive film written by Charlie Kaufman and directed by Spike Jonze. Samantha Morton and Amy Adamsare also circling roles.

Very little is known about the film, but Deadline speculates – based on info gathered late last year – that it is a satire revolving around world leaders who get together to map out worldwide seismic events, from gas prices to wars.

Since bursting onto the scene in “An Education”, which garnered her an Oscar nod for Best Actress, Mulligan has nary missed a step (we’ll forgive her for “Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps”). In 2011 she turned in two more Oscar worthy performances, as Ryan Gosling’s dream girl in “Drive” and Michael Fassbender’s out of control little sister in “Shame.” She’ll be seen as Daisy Buchanan in Baz Luhrmann’s “The Great Gatsby” this December and is currently filming folk music drama “Inside Llewyn Davis” for the Coen Brothers.

I found two more international posters of “Shame” one of which features Carey. Check them bellow:

• [x002] Movies: Shame - Film Posters

I found some old portraits of Carey back in 2009 while she was promoting “An Education” at 34th Toronto International Film Festival:

• [x004] Portraits in 2009 - September 10th: TIFF An Education Portraits

I just came across three beautiful stills of Carey in “The Seagull”, a play she did back in 2007. Check them out:

• [x003] Theatre: The Seagull - Stills

I just updated our gallery with some “Shame” posters from various countries (can’t really tell which ones), all of them featuring Carey!

• [x004] Movies: Shame - Film Posters

Thanks to my friend Kelly we have an scan of Entertainment Weekly latest issue which has a small article about “The Great Gatsby”:

• [x001] Scans in 2012 - January 20th: Entertainment Weekly

• [x082] Captures in 2012 - January 19th: London Film Critics’ Circle Awards Interview