Sienna Miller says Cate Blanchett will make a "better" Maid Marian. The British star - who was initially lined up to appear in the forthcoming Ridley Scott blockbuster "Robin Hood" - is not bitter about losing the part because she believes the 40-year-old actress is "more suitable."

She explained: "There was nothing salacious. The script kept changing and evolving, to the point where I was no longer appropriate for it. Cate's 10 years older than me, which is more suitable for the script."

Sir Anthony Hopkins is to play Hannibal Lecter again.

The 71-year-old actor - who starred in 'The Silence of the Lambs', 'Hannibal' and most recently 2002's 'Red Dragon' - will reprise his role as the cannibalistic serial killer for a fourth time in the upcoming horror directed by Sir Ridley Scott.

Russell Crowe is using a $120,000 gym on the set of his movie to avoid gaining weight. The 45-year-old actor is so desperate to stay svelte while filming "Robin Hood," producers have installed state-of-the-art exercise equipment in his private trailer so he can work out when he is not shooting.

A source told Britain's Daily Mail newspaper: "Russell is a professional. He knew he was cast to play Robin Hood, not Friar Tuck. He knows he has to stay fit."

Cate Blanchett is rumored to replace Sienna Miller in "Nottingham." The "I'm Not There" actress is expected to take on the role of Maid Marian in the heavily-delayed film which takes an alternative look at folk hero Robin Hood.

Actor Mark Strong, who is believed to be playing one of the chief villains in the film -Sir Guy of Gisbourne - said: "I think Cate Blanchett is set to take the Maid Marian part. She is a wonderful actress and it would make it a much classier film if she was in it."

Cate Blanchett "can't wait" to be licked by millions of Australians. The "Curious Case of Benjamin Button" star will appear on a special series of postage stamps to mark Australia Day on January 26.

In a statement, Cate said: "I am utterly, deeply, humbled and chuffed by the fact that I'm a stamp. I'm going to be licked by millions of Australians and I can't wait."

Brad Pitt thinks being eaten by a shark would be "interesting." "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" star insists he isn't scared of getting older, but often wonders how his life will finally end.

The 45-year-old actor said: "I'm more afraid of how I'll go. Fire and tight spaces don't appeal... A shark would be interesting."