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Wednesday, 31 August 2016

Former Doctor Who actress Karen Gillan completes an all-star line-up as she's cast for new Jumanji film

PUBLISHED: 22:16, 30 August 2016 | UPDATED: 02:24, 31 August 2016

She's more familiar to British fans as Doctor Who's red-headed companion Amy Pond.

But Karen Gillan's career has a more Hollywood slant to it these days.

The 28-year-old Scottish actress has just been announced as the star of the new Jumanji movie.

Big role: The Rock posted a stunning shot of Karen Gillan on his Instagram alongside the announcement that she'll star in the new Jumanji film

The big news was announced on Tuesday by Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson in a gushing Instagram post which featured a striking image of the actress.

'Between myself, @kevinhart4real Jack Black and @NickJonas we've searched far and wide to find the one person to complete our #JUMANJI family,' he wrote.

'This isn't just any role, but in many ways the most important role of the movie. We had to find a girl. But not just any girl.

Glamour girl: Karen's career has taken a Hollywood slant of late

Ready for the jungle! Karen tweeted her co-stars her excitement about the new film

'A girl who has "Chutzpah". Guts, nerve and talent to stand her ground and hold her own against Nick's cool rockstar ways, Jack's relentless energy and genius, Kevin's masterful timing and skills and the big, brown, bald tattooed guy who just simply stands there and oooooozes smoldering, captivating, sizzling, can't take your eyes off this brilliant manly man.. never mind I got drunk on the ol' DJ kool aid again.

'Ladies and gentlemen, I'm proud to announce a girl who's playing the most important role in our movie - the talented, beautiful and down for a Scottish fight at any time, Ms @KarenGillanOfficial.

'And yes, this is the girl who is so bad a**, she shaved her freaking head for Guardians of the Galaxy.'

Karen will play Martha in the film which co-stars Kevin Hart, Nick Jonas, Jack Black and Johnson in what's being touted as a 'reimagining' of the original 1995 movie based on the book by Chris Van Allsburg where a magical board game causes jungle plants and creatures to invade an American suburb

'This isn't a remake or reboot, but a continuation of the awesome JUMANJI story we love,' added Johnson in his post. 'The adventure and fun continues... #JUMANJI #KarenGillan #RESPECT #GingerTough.'

And she seems nearly as excited as her ex-wrestling co-star, tweeting: '@TheRock @KevinHart4real @nickjonas thanks!! Ready for the Jungle!'

According to Deadline, Karen's casting ends several months of searching, with some 'serious A-list talent' auditioning.

Famous role: Karen alongside Matt Smith as Amy Pond in Doctor Who

The website reports the actress won the role after she 'meshed best' with the cast and she'll head to Hawaii next month to begin filming.

The original movie starred Robin Williams, Kirsten Dunst and Patricia Clarkson and grossed $262million worldwide.

Karen's new role comes after an appearance in smash hit Guardians Of The Galaxy and sci-fi thriller The Circle where she stars alongside Tom Hanks and Emma Watson.

Guardians of the Galaxy: The actress famously shaved her head for the role of assassin, Nebula in the hit film

Nick Jonas In Talks To Join New ‘Jumanji’ Movie | Deadline

Wednesday, 16 December 2015

Bikini-clad Zoe Saldana proudly shows off her beach body with Instagram snap... after bouncing back to pre-pregnancy shape following birth of twins

By SHYAM DODGE and CHELSEA WHITE FOR DAILYMAIL.COM

PUBLISHED: 22:14, 15 December 2015 | UPDATED: 23:01, 15 December 2015

She recently revealed that she has finally bounced back to her pre-pregnancy shape 13 months after birthing her twins.

And on Tuesday Zoe Saldana took to flaunting her incredibly toned body by posting a bikini snap to Instagram.

In the photo taken by her husband Marco Perego, the 37-year-old wears a small white two-piece bikini while on an idyllic beach.

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'Feeling blessed': Zoe Saldana took to flaunting her incredibly toned body by posting a bikini snap to Instagram on Tuesday

The actress captioned the snap: '#currentlyfeeling happy and blessed. Wishing you all the same! Les deseamos unas felices navidades! Buone Feste di Natale!'

Last week, the star proudly took to social media to show that she is now able to get in her Guardians Of The Galaxy costume which she wore in 2013.

Since filming, the star has had twin boys, Cy and Bowie, and said because of that she never expected to be able to get back into the skin tight futuristic onesie.

'Holy S---!' Zoe shocked herself on Thursday by getting back into her Guardians Of The Galaxy costume from her 2013 film

New additions: Since filming, the star has had twin boys, Cy and Bowie, (pictured with dad Marco Perego last week) and said because of that she never expected to be able to get back into the skin tight futuristic onesie

The Avatar star captioned the shot: 'Holy S---! You guys, I had to share this, this is one of the old #guardiansofthegalaxy costumes that I wore back in 2013. After twins I can't believe I was able to slip into this.'

Giving other mothers some advice, the star said: 'It pays off to work hard! I mean it mommies of the world, if I did it you can too.'

While the star happily showed off her slimmed down frame, she told Galaxy fans not to get too excited as the costume - which she wore in the 2013 hit as sexy alien Gamora - will not be used in the sequel.

Zoe also added to the caption: '@marvel and @jamesgunn [the director] don't be mad, I'm not showing anything that hasn't been seen before... besides, aren't we designing new stuff?....'

The second installment of Guardians has not yet started filming but is due out 2017 and will once again star Chris Pratt.

Very candid: The actress (pictured in October last year a month before she gave birth) said Hollywood stars have been misleading in portraying their post-baby weight loss

Zoe, who shares her two 13-month-olds with husband Marco, has been very candid with her fans about her attempts to get into shape after her pregnancy.

Two months ago, Zoe told People Magazine that many in Hollywood were misleading moms.

The star said: 'Throughout the years that I've been in this business, women that hide in a cave and they don't come out until they're a size zero.

'And that is a very misleading message to send out to women, especially when women here in L.A. are the skinniest women out there. And that should concern us. We're too busy thinking about our appearances and not really thinking about our mental health first as well.'

The before and after: If anything, Zoe looked like the suit was too big for her as during filming back in 2013 it was very tight

Not beating around the bush, she continued: 'I've got a booty. I've got some thighs I got to burn off all the time.

'I feel bad for those women that get super desperate and want to bounce back three months after having a baby. Breastfeed. Stay home. Sleep.

'Your kid is only three months old. Like what are you going to the gym for? Catch up on f**king reruns of some sort.'

Zoe Saldana Post-Baby Body, Zoe Saldana on Getting in Shape Post-Baby – Style News - StyleWatch - People.com

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Wednesday, 31 August 2016

Former Doctor Who actress Karen Gillan completes an all-star line-up as she's cast for new Jumanji film

Former Doctor Who actress Karen Gillan completes an all-star line-up as she's cast for new Jumanji film

Wednesday, 16 December 2015

Bikini-clad Zoe Saldana proudly shows off her beach body with Instagram snap... after bouncing back to pre-pregnancy shape following birth of twins

Bikini-clad Zoe Saldana proudly shows off her beach body with Instagram snap... after bouncing back to pre-pregnancy shape following birth of twins

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