August 20, 2008: HAPPY BIRTHDAY MR. BEN BARNES! tMF salutes you and may you have more birthdays to come! Here's our small tribute to the young and promising actor!

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While you might have enjoyed watching Ben Barnes in the recent The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian or in the much earlier Stardust (where he had a fairly small role), you would be more impressed if you happened to watch Bigga than Ben.

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Anyway, here's the report from Anna Malpas who gives a nice background about the book and how it became a movie:

A slang-filled diary narrating the adventures of two Russian dropouts in London won a prestigious literary prize in 2000. Now the book has been turned into a low-budget, English-language film, "Bigga Than Ben," with a cast of British and Russian actors including Andrei Chadov and Ben Barnes. It is set to premiere at the Cinequest Film Festival in California next month.

The book's authors, Pavel Tetersky and Sergei Sakin, were close friends who traveled to London in 1999 with the aim of staying as long as possible. Originally written as a joint diary, "Bigger than Ben" chronicled their dubious methods, including mobile phone and bank-card scams.

When the book won the First Debut prize in 2000, its authors were not talking to each other due to a dispute over who had contributed more to the writing. Sakin went on to star on the Russian version of "Survivor," while Tetersky wrote several solo novels. [ read more ]

Visit the official movie site here.

I think that aside from Andrew Garfield, Eddie Redmayne and Robert Pattinson, this upcoming young actor is one who is destined for greatness!

We reported earlier that Ben Barnes was part of the National Theatre's production of The History Boys in the UK. However, his role in Prince Caspian conflicted with his schedule for the play and it was then that he decided to leave History Boys to concentrate on the Narnia role.

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Barnes is a polite 26-year-old who, until Walt Disney Pictures came calling in February 2007, was struggling in all the typical ways fledgling actors struggle. Despite the splashy outdoor advertising campaign, he is in many ways still living that life.

He crashed at a friend's apartment during a recent visit to Los Angeles. He has no publicist. Arriving for an interview at the Sunset Tower Hotel, he parked his rental car on the street because he was leery of leaving it with the valet. Despite being blessed with more than his share of tall, dark and handsome - and starring in a summer blockbuster - he frets that a woman he has a crush on is "utterly unattainable."

His low-key life will change no doubt with the arrival this summer of the lavish "Chronicles of Narnia" sequel. Barnes' character is the swashbuckling descendant of pirates who must battle his evil stepfather for control of the magical kingdom. [ read more ]

Ben Barnes, currently on screens as Prince Caspian, will lay down his sword after being cast to play Oscar Wilde's iconic character Dorian Gray in an adaptation of the author's novel, "The Picture of Dorian Gray."

Producer Barnaby Thompson and director Oliver Parker, who previously teamed to make "An Ideal Husband" and "The Importance of Being Earnest" and most recently co-directed "St. Trinian's" will make "Dorian Gray" at the end of July this year. Thompson will produce through his Fragile Films label, now owned by Ealing Studios, with Parker helming. Producer and director Thompson said Parker is planning to make a visceral, dark horror story and says the themes of stardom are as relevant as ever. [ read more ]

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Ben Barnes is fit

Omg i can't believe how fit pirnce Caspian is and his accent in the film is so sexy i cnt believe hes 27 he looks younger i would lash mate x

freya , June 20, 2008

hes so freakin hot!!!

hes so freakin hot.i would seriously date him.

delana , August 17, 2008

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i saw bigga than ben about two weeks ago and fell in love with it immediately. ben was so MUCH better in bigga than ben than in narnia.

and i agree about his tall, dark and handsome share

me. , August 22, 2008

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i think ben is gonna be the next big thing in hollywood. He is very good looking and also talented.

charlotte g , August 22, 2008

Ben is so SEXY!!!!!!!!

ben is the most sexiest man alive!!!!!! i keep talking about him to my friends and i probrably bored them to sleep! i cant help it!!!!!! hes soooo cute!!! i mean like his eyes.... theyr so dreamy! all my friends gave complements about his hair! and when i saw prince caspian in theaters(like 4 times)he just blew me away! i am so into ben!!! XOXOX!

karina , August 29, 2008 | url

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