Russell Crowe is going to his Australian retreat to work on a new album.

Crowe, who recently returned from the Sherwood Forest of Ridley Scott’s Robin Hood, will travel to Nana Glen, New South Wales.

The actor will lay eight tracks before heading to the US to start filming The Next Three Days, a remake of a French thriller.

Crowe said music remained a “constant” in his life despite having little time for live performing due to film engagements.
Source: Splash News

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Sienna Miller bears no grudge against Cate Blanchett over her forfeiting of the Maid Marian role in the upcoming film Robin Hood.

“Cate’s 10 years older than me, which is more suitable for the script,” the actress has told a movie magazine.

“The script kept changing and evolving to the point where I was no longer appropriate for it.”

Miller was to have played the merry maid opposite Russell Crowe as Robin. The Ridley Scott-directed film has been shooting most recently on the Welsh coast.

“If they’d recast with Keira Knightley I’d have been heartbroken,” Miller said, “but they’ve gone for something different – and better in my opinion … If I had the choice between Cate Blanchett and me I’d go for Cate Blanchett.”

She also pointed out that other actors were swapped as the film developed. “There were several people supposed to be doing the film who no longer are but because it’s me it becomes this enormous drama – I think it’s a Sienna thing! …. There’s just a vendetta against … I don’t know.”

Russell Crowe, Adam Sandler and John Cusack are among a list of stars who will be added to Hollywood’s Walk of Fame next year.

The Hollywood Chamber of Commerce has revealed which names will be added to the tourist attraction next year as part of its Class of 2010.

The names have been picked from over 200 nominations and will receive their star on the Walk of Fame’s 50th Anniversary year.

Other additions include actors Colin Firth and Mark Wahlberg as well as actress Emma Thompson and director James Cameron. Disney composer and songwriters Alan Menken and Randy Newman will also receive a star.

Those added for services to the small screen include John Cryer, Jimmy Kimmel, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Sam Waterston, Bill Maher, Chris Berman and Peter Graves.

For services to music there is Van Morrison, Chaka Khan, Alan Jackson, Ringo Starr, ZZ Top, the Funk Brothers, Bryan Adams, Marco Antonio Solis and a posthumous star for Roy Orbison.

In the performance and theatre category, Andrea Bocelli and Guy Laliberte will receive the commendation.

Russell Crowe is reportedly demanding to be flown back and forth from the Robin Hood set in Wales, a costly move that is putting him at odds with director Ridley Scott, the Mirror reports.

The Oscar-winning star reportedly demands to be ferried by helicopter between Windsor and Wales on flights that cost thousands of pounds, being picked up in the early morning from the mansion in which he is staying.

The star is staying at the address just outside London after it was earlier reported he had been unable to find accommodation in Wales due to competition from summer tourists.

Crowe is reportedly in conflict with Scott over other issues. The movie’s producers were reported to have flown to London from Los Angeles to mediate, the New York Post reported.

“The producers had to fly in because Russell and Ridley won’t talk to each other,” a source involved with the production was reported saying. “Every time they stop filming, it costs the production millions of dollars.”

But Crowe’s publicist, Alan Nierob, denied there is any friction between star and director. “It’s a good scene down there.” he said. “Everything is on schedule.”

And Universal chairman Marc Shmuger said: “Ridley and Russell asked us to visit … to see more than an hour of footage they’ve already shot, which was nothing short of spectacular …”