Posted on 11/29/2006 8:22:47 PM PST by paulat
Pregnant star misses Vatican gala
Keisha Castle-Hughes has said she is too busy to attend the premiere The teenage star of a film about the Nativity is missing its Vatican premiere because she is expecting a baby with her 19-year-old partner. New Zealander Keisha Castle-Hughes, 16, who was nominated for an Oscar for her role in Whale Rider, plays Mary.
Pope Benedict XVI will also be unable to attend the Vatican's first premiere due to his forthcoming visit to Turkey.
A member for the Papal Council for Culture said the actress was expected to play her part well, not be a saint.
The actress, who is expecting a child in spring, said that she was "thrilled" at the news and had made the film "in a state of grace".
Biblical tale
The premiere of The Nativity Story, expected to be attended by 7,000 people, will take place in the Vatican's Paul VI Hall, which is used for Sunday masses when they are not held outside in St Peter's Square.
The film was shot in southern Italy and Morocco
The film was shot partly in Matera, Italy, the same location used for Mel Gibson's The Passion of The Christ.
It recounts the Biblical tale from the Angel Gabriel's announcement to Mary that she will give birth to Jesus, to the visit of the three wise men to the new baby.
It has been produced by the US-based production company New Line Cinema, which was also involved in the Lord of The Rings trilogy, and will open in the US and Italy next month.
Oscar Isaac, a 30-year-old US actor, plays Joseph opposite Castle-Hughes.
Born in Australia, Castle-Hughes moved to New Zealand aged four with her Maori mother and Australian father. She became a New Zealand citizen in 2001.
Proceeds of the premiere will go towards the building of a school in the northern Israeli village of Mughar which Druze, Muslim and Christian children will attend
What the friggin' f@@@ are you talking about??? If you knew all the charity work I do on behalf of unwed mothers, you would be embarrassed.
You are a jerk to make unsubstantiated comments.
Do you enjoy making use of false dilemmas?
Everyone knows his name is Bradley Hull.
Just kidding about the "everyone knows" part.
Would it have been so hard to give the boy's name in the article? Sheesh!
Oh, thank G-d, Rte66!...I am in a den of lunatics! You are much appreciated!
Is it Rte66?.How are you beautiful.
God bless the mother and child.
Steve Martin, is that you? LOL.
Do you lay the guilt trip thick on them too? I'm sure that would help see the superiority of your personal walk with the Lord compared to theirs. That just gotta help.
Yes. :-)
You're obviously wazzu.
Clearly you and I are not among the cultural elite in order to understand that partner means boyfriend. Those crazy Brits.
Hi sweetie - I'm OK - question is, how are you these days?
{{huggss}}
At your service. My homeboundedness, which allows the watching of trashy tabloid TV shows sometimes, has to be good for *something.*
I'm glad this thread wasn't tomorrow, I wouldn't have remembered.
If you only knew how much *more* charity work I do for unwed mothers than paulat does! *grin*
You are at the top of your form,I been reading and you have been giving smart advice.I really like your posts because you take it all one step forward.
I broke this, and someone else will post it tomorrow under another title...so believe me, these two idiots mean nothing.
Good to hear from you, sweetie!
And once again, you resort to name calling.
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