Abbie Cornish and Heath Ledger spent a week befriending drug addicts.

The Australian star - who starred alongside the late actor in the drug-fuelled romantic drama 'Candy' - decided the pair should take a proactive approach to the 2006 film and so spent seven days on the streets talking to heroin users.

Abbie Cornish says the beginning of her relationship with Ryan Phillippe was "a difficult time." The 27-year-old actress - who began dating the screen hunk after meeting him on the set of 2006 movie "Stop Loss," prompting speculation she played a part in the breakdown of Ryan's marriage to Reese Witherspoon - was unprepared for the intense scrutiny their romance attracted.

She explained: "It was a really difficult time for me. I was thrust into this realm of paparazzi and coverage that I'd never been exposed to."

Gemma Arterton is to star in "Wuthering Heights." The British beauty has landed the lead role of Catherine 'Cathy' Earnshaw after a string of Hollywood actresses pulled out.

"Gossip Girl" actor Ed Westwick will portray the brooding Heathcliff, who becomes embroiled in a complicated romantic relationship with Cathy.