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Thanks to flame-eternal for the heads up about this new interview with Ben from ComingSoon.net!

ComingSoon.net: I think you might have already had this role lined up when we first met on the set of “Prince Caspian,” is that right?
Ben Barnes: Not on the set I didn’t. I got this after I finished, I went to L.A., and I got this while I was there. I just got an Email from Steph, “I saw you in ‘Stardust,’ you have to do this film, that’s it.” And then he wanted me to send a tape of one of the scenes, which I then did in L.A. and I sent to him and he then gave me the part. He said (puts on Aussie accent) “I never give actors parts without actually meeting them,” and I was like, “Well, you just did.”

CS: Were you familiar with Noel Coward’s work? You went to drama school so you must have known some of it.
Barnes: I actually went to university. I did English and drama at university, which is more academic. It’s more critical analysis, but I got to read a lot of plays and write essays about them, read a lot of books and poetry, and I think that’s very helpful when you’re reading and analyzing scripts that you’re going to be involved with.

CS: And was Noel Coward one of the playwrights you read or liked?
Barnes: Not particularly. He wasn’t my biggest influence, but I had seen a couple of his plays and read a few and liked them very much. “Blithe Spirit” is a tremendous premise, which has been used over and over again. Read more.

Source: ComingSoon.net

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Ben is featured in the new actor portfolio for VMAN magazine’s summer 2009 issue #14, on stands May 14th! Click the thumbnail below to view the photo. Hopefully we’ll have HQ scans soon. =D

Source: JustJared.com

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Hi guys! I finally have some new pics for you all! Tonight Ben attended a screening of ‘Easy Virtue‘ in New York City. I’ve gone ahead and uploaded 53 HQ pics to the gallery. More will be added later ..

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First, I want to apologize for the issues with the site recently. A week ago the site was hacked and it took a few days to resolve the problem and clean up the site but everything seems to be running fine now. Thanks Tran and Ivonne! If anyone is still having issues with the site, please let us know.

Onto the updates! It’s official, Ben has been nominated for a 2009 MTV Movie Award for his performance as Prince Caspian in The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian! The category is ‘Breakthrough Male Performance‘. To vote for Ben, click here. Voting ends on May 27th!

The 2009 MTV Movie Awards will air live on Sunday, May 31st at 9 PM (Eastern) on MTV.

I’ve also uploaded some new/old photos to the gallery recently:

045 x MTV TRL *replaced with HQ’s*
013 x Fuses’ “The Sauce” *replaced with HQ’s*
007 x The Tonight Show With Jay Leno
004 x The Rachael Ray Show

015 x 2008 – Mar 16th | Narita International Airport in Japan *replaced with HQ’s*
009 x 2008 – May 2nd | Signing Autographs Outside His Hotel In NYC
002 x 2008 – May 7th | Arriving At His Hotel In NYC
007 x 2008 – May 18th | Narita International Airport in Japan *replaced with HQ’s*

001 x 2008 – May 21st | Taipei Airport
001 x 2008 – Sep 13th | Arriving At The Airport In Toronto
002 x 2008 – Oct 27th | Leaving The Hotel De Russie In Rome
002 x 2008 – Oct 29th | Signing Autographs Outside The Soho Hotel

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