Ewan McGregor grew up in Crieff, Sctoland and left school to join the Perth Repertory Theater when he was 16.  His parents were very supportive of his pursuit of an acting career and he studed drama at Kirkcadly in Fife for a year before enrolling in London’s Guildhall School of Music and Drama for three years.  Right before graduating he left after getting the role of Private Mick Hopper in a six-part TV series called Lipstick on Your Colar.  His first notable role was Alex Law in Shallow Grave in 1994, followed by The Pillow Book and Trainspotting, both in 1996.  Today he is one of the most critically acclaimed actors.  Just recently he opened a production company called Natural Nylon with friends Jude Law, Sadie Frost, Jonny Lee miller, and Sean Pertwee and they intend to make unconventional films that don’t conform to the usual Hollywood standards.

Ryan Thomas Gosling was born in London, Ontario to a Mormon family. As a child he joined talent contests and landed a spot in the hit TV series, The Mickey Mouse Club in January 1993 – a role that was coveted by 17,000 other kids. During the two years he was in the Mickey Mouse Club, he lived with co-star Justin Timberlake and his family. Ryan never received formal training, but he established a solid acting career after the Mickey Mouse Club, appearing in TV shows like Young Hercules and movies like Murder by Numbers, The Slaughter Rule, and Remember the Titans. He got rave reviews from critics when he played the role of a Jewish neo-Nazi in the controversial movie The Believer. Ryan Gosling’s most famous role, however, is in the 2004 film The Notebook.

Zac Efron was born in San Luis Obispo, California and grew up in nearby Arroyo Grande. His first step toward an acting career began at age 11 when his singing lessons led to appearances in several musicals, including “Gypsy”, which ran 90 performances. Zac may only be 19 but he’s already made a name for himself after starring in the massive Disney “High School Musical”. He took his song and dance to the next level when he starred in “Hairspray”. There’s no official word yet but it is said that he’ll be starring in a remake of “Footloose” and is currently negotiating with producers for a third “High School Musical”. He’s also reported to be working on a “Big”-style comedy called “17″.

Vertical Limit and Batman & Robin star Chris O’Donnell (pictured left) has joined the cast of the game-to-film adaptation of Max Payne, reports Entertainment Weekly.

Though O’Donnell will play an executive named Jason Colvins, his exact role in the film, including how or if it relates to the story of the original game, is currently unknown.

During the shooting of Bhram, its four actors Dino Morea, Sheetal Menon, Milind Soman and Simone Singh had to do a rain sequence in biting cold.
Says Sheetal, “It was so chilly and windy. Once water started pouring out, we were told to jump under it. Goodness me, it was like loosing all your senses. We could not even scream because our mouths refused to cooperate.