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"Look at what she can do with her eyes!" actress Helene Zengel remembers director Paul Greengrass saying when he cast her in his film News of the World , now released on Netflix. He was looking for a child actress with enough depth to play the role of a traumatized orphan. He found the talent he needed in Zengel, who had already seen success in her previous role in the German film System Crasher , which won more than 30 film awards . She was only 9 years-old at the time. Her character, Benni, is an aggressive child who experiences uncontrollable violent outbursts, exasperating her caregivers. The young actress's poignant performance can be painful to watch. On a promotional tour for her latest film, the Berlin native appears casual and articulate in numerous TV interviews and talk shows. At only 12 years old, she has already landed what many German actors can only dream of: a role in a Hollywood film. The 12-year-old actress won numerous awards for playing the lead … [Read more...] about Helena Zengel: Germany’s 12-year-old Hollywood star

At just 25 years of age, Jennifer Lawrence is easily one of the hottest stars in Hollywood, with two blockbuster franchises under her belt, The Hunger Games and the X-Men prequels. With the final Hunger Games movie, The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 2 , currently in theaters, and her X-Men trilogy coming to a close next year with X-Men: Apocalypse , many are wondering what's next for this talented actress. Entertainment Weekly recently caught up with Jennifer Lawrence , who revealed that she is planning on making her directorial debut soon, with a dark comedy entitled Project Delirium . "I'd also like to direct a comedy. I have wanted to direct as long as I've wanted to act. I just don't talk about it because I'd rather just do it. I've signed on to direct something called Project Delirium - it's based on this article about mental warfare in the '60s, like an acid experiment gone terribly wrong." The film is based on a 2012 New Yorker article … [Read more...] about Jennifer Lawrence Is Directing a Dark Comedy About Mental Warfare