On The Red Carpet: Cameron Diaz

The Shrek juggernaut hits Sydney as Hollywood leading lady Cameron Diaz and DreamWorks Animation CEO Jeffrey Katzenberg walk the ‘green’ carpet for the Australian premiere of Shrek The Third at The State Theatre.

Amid controlled hysteria from fans shouting her name, flashing cameras and a large media throng vying for her attention, Diaz was jovial and polite. Still, she wasn’t about to broach the topic of her private life so scrutinised in tabloid media around the world, most recently her break up with her Shrek The Third co-star Justin Timberlake, preferring to focus on spruiking the film.

On The Red Carpet: Rachael Taylor

Camera flashes blinded as ‘It Girl’ Rachael Taylor posed with fellow cast members at the world premiere of the much anticipated local flick Cedar Boys, only four months after the release of the similarly themed The Combination.

Having a rapidly ascending star like Taylor (who left the defunct local soapie Headlands behind to make the leap to Hollywood in Transformers) in a small budget film is a double edged sword; the cache of a media darling may attract attention but it can also outshine other cast members.