Imbruglia in Wolverine audition
December 27, 2007
She rang the bell to kick off the Boxing Day
sales yesterday but it is Natalie Imbruglia's big-screen career that could
be about to ring loudly with news she has auditioned for a role alongside
Hugh Jackman in his latest blockbuster.
Confidential can reveal the actress-turned-songstress had a secret screen
test for a part in Wolverine in Sydney two weeks ago.
The one-time Ramsay St resident seems to be switching her focus back to the
screen after her single Glorious failed to set the charts on fire
in either Britain or her homeland Australia this year.
She finished filming the Aussie flick Elise in Adelaide earlier
this month and is also believed to have auditioned for the job as host of
So You Think You Can Dance – a role that went to another former
Neighbours actress, Natalie Bassingthwaighte.
"Shooting (Elise) and getting to play such an interesting character
was a dream come true," Imbruglia said. "I am still pinching myself about
the whole experience and I definitely want to do more film."
Casting for the next film in the X-Men series is ongoing, with
Naomi Watt's partner Liev Schreiber and AFI-winner Kodi Smit-McPhee rumoured
to be joining the project.
UK-based Imbruglia spent Chrissy Day in Newcastle; the home town of her
Silverchair rocker hubby Daniel Johns.
But she had to go easy on the eggnog, with a 7am start at David Jones's city
store yesterday.
Dressed in a design by her friend and former stylist Alice McCall, Imbruglia
launched the post-Christmas clearance alongside DJs bigwigs.
And with the sun shining again, she is hardly counting down the days until
she jets out on January 2.
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