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It's a case of curiouser and curiouser in the career of Kiwi actor Marton Csokas.

His Hollywood kickoff was playing the role of Celeborn, husband of elf queen Galadriel (Cate Blanchett), in The Lord of the Rings and now he has a part in Johnny Depp's movie Alice in Wonderland.

The film, directed by Tim Burton, has a star-studded cast including Depp as The Mad Hatter, Helena Bonham Carter playing the Red Queen, Anne Hathaway the White Queen, Christopher Lee the Jabberwock and Stephen Fry the Cheshire Cat.

Last week, backer Walt Disney issued the first photographs from the film due out in March next year showing Depp, Bonham Carter, Hathaway, and a relative newcomer Australian Mia Wasikowska, who plays Alice.

Csokas, who first came to notice when he played bumbling doctor Leonard Dodds in Shortland Street during the 90s, plays 19th-century writer Charles Kingsley in the film.

Worth noting is that the list of supporting actors in this beast has real depth: Alan Rickman, Timothy Spall, Crispin Glover, Marton Csokas, Stephen Fry, Christopher Lee, Michael Sheen, Tim Pigott-Smith, and Lindsay Duncan. Oh My!

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British actress Natasha Richardson has died from injuries sustained in a skiing accident, her husband Liam Neeson's publicist has said.

Richardson, 45, daughter of actress Vanessa Redgrave, fell on a beginners' slope at the Mont Tremblant resort in Canada on Monday.

Neeson said that the family were devastated by the death of their "beloved Natasha".

She died in a New York hospital where she had been transferred.

Richardson initially showed no sign of injury after the incident but about an hour later she was taken to a nearby hospital after feeling unwell. It was later confirmed her injuries were critical.


Richardson and Neeson got married in 1994

Neeson, 56, her mother, Oscar-winning actress Vanessa Redgrave, 72, and two sons, Michael, 13, and Daniel, 12, had gathered at her beside after she was flown from Canada to Lenox Hill Hospital in New York on Tuesday.

Alan Nierob, Neeson's publicist, said: "Liam Neeson, his sons, and the entire family are shocked and devastated by the tragic death of their beloved Natasha.

"They are profoundly grateful for the support, love and prayers of everyone, and ask for privacy during this very difficult time."

Richardson starred on film and TV but won most acclaim for her stage work

REST IN PEACE ...Natasha - she passed away




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Actress Natasha Richardson had an accident while skiing in Canada.
Actress Natasha Richardson - a member of Britain's Redgrave theatrical dynasty - was reportedly severely injured while skiing at a Canadian resort and has returned to New York with her husband, actor Liam Neeson.

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