Rachel Weisz goes for dramatic new look in Vanity Fair shoot as she turns action girl in 007 rival Bourne Legacy

Thirteen years after she leaped to fame in The Mummy, Rachel Weisz is returning to the action genre.

And as she prepares to show how tough she is in new thriller The Bourne Legacy, the 42-year-old has embraced a darker, dramatic look in a new photoshoot for Vanity Fair magazine.

Showing off her curves in a snakeskin Tom Ford dress, Mrs Daniel Craig speaks of her excitement at joining the new film franchise.

Rachel Weisz shows off her age-defying beauty and figure in a Tom Ford dress as she poses for Vanity Fair magazine

The Bourne Legacy is the first of the franchise without former leading man Matt Damon as Jason Bourne with The Hurt Locker star Jeremy Renner playing a secret agent Aaron Cross.


Weisz is cast as virologist Marta Shearing, who teams up with Aaron to escape a CIA plot to have them assassinated.

The mother-of-one tells the August edition of the magazine: 'It's much scarier; there's a whole world behind the one you’ve watched in the first three.

'I could identify with her character, ill-equipped to deal with the high-stakes drama. We are lone survivors, me and Jeremy Renner, and all the science is possible. It is not sci-fi - the level of realism is very, very high.'

Writer-director Tony Gilroy admitted the Oscar-winning actress provokes 'chaos' on set.

He told the magazine: 'She provokes chaos. She has her own navigational system that clicks on like an emergency beacon when everything’s going wrong. I’ve never put a character through such an ordeal before.

'It all has to be plausible. Rachel has got to convince us she’s an accomplished scientist, be able to convey a shattered personal life, bring a mantle of dead ends in her life to the screen. And in the end she has to kick some f**king ass.'

The full interview is in the August issue of Vanity Fair magazine, on sale now.

To watch a behind-the-scenes video of the shoot, visit Vanity Fair's website.

The biggest wardrobe malfunction of all time! Maria Fowler hangs out the back of her dress after it splits on night out

As a glamour model she is no stranger to flashing the flesh.

But Maria Fowler certainly wasn't prepared for baring all last night as she headed out on the town with her pal Gemma Massey.

The former TOWIE star suffered a wardrobe malfunction as her otherwise conservative black and white dress split down the back, revealing a lot more than she had bargained for.

Former TOWIE star Maria Fowler revealed a bit too much as her dress split on a night out in London last night

Maria attempted to maintain her modesty by holding a clutch bag over her rear to conceal her bottom from photographers, but gave them an eyeful as she bent forward to exit her taxi.

The 25-year-old model took to Twitter to update fans about her fashion faux pas, even thoughtfully sharing a picture of herself baring her rear in the taxi.

Maria accompanied the shot with the caption: 'Ripped dress buy tryin to style this out. We go hard! Ahhahahaha.'

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In Picture: Tulisa Contostavlos is FHM Sexiest Woman in the World 2012

Tulisa Contostavlos has usurped Rosie Huntington-Whiteley and Cheryl Cole to be named the world's sexiest woman.

The 23-year-old X Factor judge, who recently hit the headlines when a sex tape appeared online showing her sharing an "intimate moment" with a former boyfriend, tops the annual FHM list.

Two-time winner Cheryl takes second place, followed by pop star Rihanna and glamour model Rosie Jones.

Model and Transformers star Rosie drops down to 18th place from top of the list in 2011.

"I'm proud of me and I am who I am. I know that I'm Marmite and I wouldn't want to be anything less or anything more, I'm just myself," Tulisa said.

"This is an award that will stay on the mantelpiece probably for the rest of my life."

Irish model and Celebrity Big Brother contestant Georgia Salpa is fifth, followed by US pop star and Russell Brand's ex Katy Perry.

Actress Megan Fox, glamour model Keeley Hazell, Friends With Benefits star Mila Kunis and Inbetweeners actress Emily Atack complete the top 10 in the list, voted for by FHM readers.

The Top 20

1. Tulisa

2. Cheryl Cole

3. Rihanna

4. Rosie Jones

5. Georgia Salpa

6. Katy Perry

7. Megan Fox

8. Keeley Hazell

9. Mila Kunis

10. Emily Atack

11. Pippa Middleton

12. Pixie Lott

13. Daisy Lowe

14. Mollie King

15. Millie Mackintosh

16. Jessie J

17. Zooey Deschanel

18. Rosie Huntington Whiteley

19. Frankie Sandford

20. Kelly Brook

No Scary Movie for Lindsay Lohan

Lindsay Lohan will not be appearing in Scary Movie 5.

There had been speculation that the 26-year-old actress would make a guest appearance in the fifth instalment of the spoof comedy series, following cameos by Carmen Electra, Charlie Sheen and Pamela Anderson in previous films.

Sources had told the New York Post that Lindsay met with film boss Bob Weinstein about possibly joining the cast opposite High School Musical star Ashley Tisdale, but a spokesperson for Dimension Films said the actress is "not confirmed" to be in the film.

Malcolm D Lee is set to direct the latest film, which is co-written by David Zucker and Pat Proft, and is scheduled for release in spring 2013.

Anna Faris starred in the first four Scary films.

Lindsay has been making a career comeback after being let off formal probation in March, having completed filming Lifetime TV drama Liz And Dick, in which she plays Elizabeth Taylor.

"That's a wrap on Liz And Dick - thank you to all my fans, crew members, friends and Lifetime!" she tweeted after the shoot on July 2.

After being treated by paramedics for exhaustion during the Liz And Dick shoot, she is set to start filming Paul Shrader's big-screen adaptation of Bret Easton Ellis' thriller The Canyons alongside Canadian actor Nolan Gerard Funk.

The boys will be drowning on purpose! Kate Upton mimics Pamela Anderson as she poses with lifeguard float in string bikini

She came under fire last week from pro anorexia sites who claimed she was 'vulgar'.

 But Kate Upton is having the last laugh as she rivals Pamela Anderson in a new photoshoot.

The blonde beauty posed against the backdrop of blue skies and towering palm trees as she harked back to Nineties drama Baywatch by posing with one of the bright orange lifeguard floats.

While she forfeited the iconic red swimsuit, Kate instead showed off her enviable shape in a tangerine two-piece detailed with white circular patterns.

The string bikini left little to the imagination as Kate's voluptuous figure spilled from the bikini top.


In another shot from the GQ shoot, brave Kate whips off her top as she lies back on the grass.

Taking matters into her own hands, literally, the 20-year-old Sports Illustrated cover girl is seen holding her own breasts as she attempts to conceal her modesty in the raunchy snapshot.

The seductive snaps were captured by Terry Richardson, who has worked a lot with Kate.

In the accompanying interview, Kate revealed she spent most of her childhood in skimpy clothing.

Curvy but trim: Kate shows off the ideal body shape by having sex appeal while still staying slim

She told the men's magazine: 'I grew up in Florida riding horses, so the majority of my life I was either in boots and jeans or a bathing suit.'

Kate recently returned home to Florida for July 4 celebrations, tweeting: 'Happy 4th of July!! Enjoying picnic and the beach with the birthday girl... Love being home!'

To read the full interview see gq.com.

 Kate is seen enjoying a sweet treat in patriotic colours on the cover of the magazine.

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