Isabelle Cornish to follow older sister actress Abbie Cornish by signing with US talent agency United

Heading to the US as demand for Australian actors reaches new heights ... Actress Isabelle Cornish, younger sister of Abbie. Picture: Sam Ruttyn Source: The Daily Telegraph

 
The Daily Telegraph reports

The little sister of Australian acting star Abbie Cornish, is set to follow in the well-heeled footsteps of her older sibling by signing with US talent powerhouse UTA (United Talent Agency).

The 17-year-old Sydney up-and-comer Isabelle Cornish - who got her first big break on Home and Away - recently wrapped a major role in Ten's Puberty Blues and is heading overseas to audition for US film and TV projects.

Cornish has also filmed small roles in Rescue: Special Ops and the kids TV series Dance Academy.

The coup comes as the demand for Aussie actors reaches new heights in the US with a swathe of talent recently following the same path from Australian agent to major US representation.

They include WAAPA grad Ben O'Toole (who signed with William Morris Endeavor Entertainment) and NIDA grad Ross Langley (UTA) as well as established actors Sullivan Stapleton (WME), Callan Mulvey (Creative Artists Agency) Rodger Corser (WME) and Ben Mendel- sohn who signed with CAA.

Stapleton, who nabbed his break-out role in Animal Kingdom, recently wrapped the action series Strike Back and is set to travel to Bulgaria to begin shooting the sword and sandal 300 sequel Battle Of Artemisia.

"It's a great time for Australian actors because the relationships between Australian talent agencies and the US agents is a lot stronger," says United Management's Natasha Harrison, an Aussie-based agent who has helped bridge the gap with American talent stables."It used to be that agents would come out here a couple of times a year and sign one or two NIDA or WAAPA graduates.

"Local agents would be wary of them because they would be worried about losing actors.

"But now we're working together really well."

Aussie star power missing in action on their night of nights in LA, writes Ros Reines

Present: Abbie Cornish. Picture: Getty Source: The Sunday Telegraph

Ros Reines, The Sunday Telegraph, reports

It was the Australian film industry's night to shine in Los Angeles, so where were some of our most stellar stars? Were they having a rare night in, washing their hair?

The Australians In Film 8th Annual Breakthrough Awards on Wednesday, and the announcement of the Heath Ledger Scholarship winner at the InterContinental Hotel's Grand Salon Ballroom, attracted Miley Cyrus and her fiance Liam Hemsworth, Hollywood powerbroker Harvey Weinstein, Natalie Imbruglia and even the notoriously icy Abbie Cornish, who was both sweet and accommodating (who knew?).

However with the AIF boasting an ambassadors list which pretty much includes every famous A-list Aussie heavyweight including

Hugh Jackman, Nicole Kidman, Cate Blanchett and Baz Luhrmann, you would have thought that some of them might have felt tempted to come along and support the event.

And not all of them were busy shooting movies.

Even the choice of Renee Bargh, an Aussie TV reporter working on US show Extra, as the night's Master of Ceremonies, was a strange option for the glittering film event.

Despite the snub by some of the big name stars, it was still a fantastic night dominated by young lovebirds, Australian Hunger Games star Hemsworth and Cyrus.

In fact the teenage American singer showed all the signs of being the daughter-in-law that Australia will be happy to adopt.

Wearing a black, short Zimmermann dress, so snug that one guest marvelled that it fitted her like a sausage skin, Cyrus arrived proudly on the arm of Hemsworth and was accessible to even the most fringe reporter on the red carpet.

But she stopped short of saying when and where the couple plan to get married.

Hopefully not too soon, after all she is only 19 - not even old enough to legally drink in the US.

Meanwhile, her fiance Hemsworth, John Polson, Yvonne Strahovski and Weinstein were honoured at the awards, while the Heath Ledger Scholarship went to Underbelly Razor star, Anna McGahan.

The late Ledger's rebellious, talented and generous spirit was definitely in the room. Even his good friend Cornish was positively bouyant on the night.

The Dior clad-actress, who has clearly not succumbed to Hollywood's size 0 fetish, presented an award to Weinstein (the American was the only person on the night to receive a standing ovation).

Proving he has a suitably laconic sense of humour, Weinstein told the story of dating a famous, but alas unnamed Australian model, whose father asked him whether he should invest $500,000 in a yet-to-be-made film which became Crocodile Dundee. Weinstein advised against it and the relationship did not go the distance of the film's overwhelming success.

Another highlight of the night was the auction. On offer were a series of framed photographs by Rupert Thorpe featuring Ledger and Rose Byrne.

Cyrus and Hemsworth had fun bidding against each other, with the Hannah Montana star finally scoring the limited edition snaps for $22,000.

Now her name will be added to a list of benefactors at a special Heath Ledger exhibition at the Western Australian Museum.

Abbie Cornish lands RoboCop lead role

Abbie Cornish is said to have accepted the lead female role in the movie. Picture: Dewey Nicks, Warner Bros Entertainment Source: Supplied

The Daily Telegraph reports

Abbie Cornish could star in next year's remake of 80s cult classic RoboCop.

Deadline reports that the Aussie actress has been offered the lead female role in the film.

The Killing's Joel Kinnaman is set to play the title character, a cop who—following an incident on duty—is remade as the robot infused supercop.

Cornish is in talks to play his wife, who believes she's a widow.

A-listers Samuel L. Jackson (The Avengers), Gary Oldman (The Dark Knight) and Hugh Laurie (House) have already signed on to the film, with Laurie taking on the role of main villain.

RoboCop is set for an August 9, 2013 release date.

Abbie Cornish reveals Madonna asked her to wear her wedding rings from Senn Penn and Guy Richie in W.E.

Wore Madonna's ex-husband's wedding rings during filming .... Actress Abbie Cornish talks about "connecting" with the director in the film, 'WE'. Source: AP

The Daily Telegraph reports

MADONNA'S latest directorial offering, W.E. starring Abbie Cornish, has received awful reviews and a possible answer as to why came across our desks.

Madonna had the Hunter Valley born Cornish wear her old wedding rings to both Sean Penn and Guy Ritchie during the filming.

Talk about an ominous start.

Cornish told In Style magazine: "Every morning she'd bring them in and I'd put them on. It was nice to have that ritual.

"She would bring a box of her own jewellery and handpick stuff for me to wear. Almost every piece I wear in this film was hers. Cartier and Bulgari earrings, necklaces, bracelets. She has an incredible collection."

In the movie Cornish plays a woman obsessed with the love affair between King Edward VIII and Wallis Simpson.