Moviehole has posted an interview with Evan Rachel Wood in which she mentions her hopes of working with Jim again in the upcoming Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark.

“It’s gotten pushed. But rehearsals should be starting in October. So, I think it’ll hopefully hit Broadway by February”, says the actress, adding that they still haven’t cast their Peter Parker. “You know, I’m still trying to drag Jim Sturgess. But – if he doesn’t do it, I’m not sure. We actually did the workshop together. So, I have sang the Peter Parker-Mary Jane songs with him, and I just can’t imagine anybody else doing it. So, I’ll be sad. But I have a lot of faith in Julie, and I’m sure she’ll find somebody amazing.”

You can read the rest of the interview here.

JSO and JSOC are excited to share the birthday gifts sent to Jim Sturgess yesterday for his 28th birthday!

JSO would like to thank the talented co-webmistresses of JSOC, Liz and Diane, who helped put the entire project together. And on behalf of the entire team at JSO and JSOC, many thanks to all the fans who so generously contributed their artwork, pictures, and heartfelt messages for Jim.

Below you will find the two pieces of this birthday project. The first part is a wonderful video created by Diane which contains all the pictures and messages from the fans.

The second part is a very cool birthday card featuring all the pictures submitted by the fans! When you click the photo to bring you to the gallery page, click it again to view a larger version of it!

We hope you have enjoyed the gifts we’ve sent to Jim for his birthday. Thanks so much to all the fans who have sent both JSO and JSOC their birthday submissions for Jim.

Michael Smith from Tulsa World has written a review on Crossing Over.

“Crossing Over” is so slanted to one brand of thinking - illegal aliens want to become legal resident, but red tape and intolerant Americans block their path at every turn - that it doesn’t raise any real debate. Thus, it fails to realize any geniune, universal truths in the immigration morass.

Meanwhile, a young atheist (Jim Sturgess of “21“) trades on his Jewish background to gain permanent residency, while his Australian actress girlfriend (a frequently nude Alice Eve frp, “Lost“) makes a sexual deal for a work permit from a slimy immigration agent played by Ray Liotta, who is cheating on his immigration defense attorney wife (Ashley Judd), who wants to adopt a little African girl whose mother is dying of AIDS.

You can read the full review here.

Tom Dawson from Metro.co.uk talks to Jim about his film Fifty Dead Men Walking.

A couple of years ago, Jim Sturgess was, as he puts it, ‘a jobbing actor, desperately trying to get some work if and when I could’. At the time, his focus was on music - but when his band, Dilated Spies, split, he decided to audition for Julie Taymor’s Beatles musical, Across The Universe. To Sturgess’s amazement, he won the lead role of Jude, and traded life in London for a New York film set.

The pivotal relationship in the film, adapted and directed by Canadian Kari Skogland, is between Sturgess’s McGartland, a quick-witted hustler from West Belfast, and his English handler, the reticent Fergus (Ben Kingsley). ‘There’s an interesting dynamic to play with,’ says Sturgess.
‘There’s a father-son component and, at the same time, Fergus is practically pushing Martin to his death. They were all each other had. Either could get the other one killed in a second.’

You can read the full article here.

After having a discussion with the talented staff over at JimSturgessOnline.com, we have decided to combine our birthday project efforts to create a massive single one! We will be compiling all the messages into a very special gift which will be presented to Jim just prior to his 28th birthday on May 16th. We believe Jim will be astounded to see the all of the support from his ever-growing fan base in one, and that the very best of Jim Sturgess fan sites have worked together in making it happen.

Our deadline for submissions has come, but JSOC will still be accepting up until Wednesday, May 6th. If you have yet to submit, head on over there to do so!

And make sure to keep checking back for updates!

Variety reports that Abu Dhabi’s film division Imagenation and National Geographic are making a significant equity investment ($100 million) in the Peter Weir-directed drama “The Way Back.”

Imagenation and National Geographic become co-producers of “The Way Back” with Exclusive Media Group and Spitfire Pictures.

Currently shooting in Bulgaria, “The Way Back” stars Colin Farrell, Ed Harris, Saoirse Ronan and Jim Sturgess. Pic is based on Slavomir Rawicz’s novel “The Long Walk: The True Story of a Trek to Freedom” about a small group of prisoners who escape a Siberian gulag in 1940 (Daily Variety, Oct. 16).

“It’s just the kind of story we envisaged when we formed our relationship with National Geographic,” said Imagenation chief exec Ed Borgerding. “It’s a real story of human achievement against the odds and nature.”

Said National Geographic Films president Adam Leipzig: “This was the perfect first film for our fund, a movie that National Geographic is proud to have its brand on.”

You can read the full article here.