Check out the official Lady Dior Website for a preview of the Lady Rouge music video to the song ‘The Eyes Of Mars‘ performed by Marion Cotillard and Franz Ferdinand. The stylish music video was directed by Madonna’s favourite director Jonas Akerlund. Until March 5, 2010 – the day the music video will be online – enjoy some behind the scenes stills.

I also added HQ Print Campaign pictures and the cover of the Song. For the new Dior Autumn/Winter 2009 collection, Marion Cotillard is photographed by the emblematic Annie Leibovitz. An encounter between two women in the world’s most theatrical city, New York. Under the sign of the colour red, the brand’s mythical shade. Driven by passion and mystery, Lady Red reveals her many faces

Scene 1:
The Mirror symbolic
For a woman with a double life,
Daring by day, femme fatale by night.

Scene 2:
The Brooklyn Bridge as backdrop,
Its architecture and complex structur reminiscent of the famous “cannage” motif
Lady Rouge’s silhouette stands out agains the New York skyline.

Scene 3:
A femme fatale,
On the brink of taking her place in the spotlights,
Lady Red relaxes before taking the stage.

003 New York – Lady Rouge > Print Ads
001 New York – Lady Rouge > Lady Rouge
006 New York – Lady Rouge > Lady Rouge – Behind the Scenes

Coinciding with Saturday’s César Ceremony, which Marion will be president of, Madame Figaro feature Marion Cotillard on the cover with an absolutely gorgeous new photoshoot! Ahead of the magazine’s release the lovely Mariana has donated exclusive scans. Thank you so very much & enjoy!

009 Madame Figaro (France) – February 27

I added some scans from French publications released at the end of 2009. The Figaro Scope and TGV Magazine both feature outtakes from the breathtakingly beautiful 2009 June Madame Figaro shoot.

001 Figaro Scope (France) – December 16, scanned by Kelly
005 Paris Match (France) – December 23
001 Elle (France) – December 24
005 TGV Magazine (France) – December/January

Kindly do not redistribute these scans at another Marion Cotillard fan site as they were obtained/donated exclusively for ‘Magnifique Marion Cotillard’. Thank you.

Probably before attending the Paris ‘Nine‘ Premiere (more on that later) Marion Cotillard, Penélope Cruz and Daniel Day-Lewis appeared on Le Grand Journal and the following Le Petit Journal last Thursday evening. I added screencaptures and clips. Enjoy!

Gallery: 354 Talk Shows > Le Grand Journal – 2010
Video: 002 Talk Shows > Le Grand & Petit Journal

I added scans of the two French magazines currently featuring Marion Cotillard on the cover. Both magazines used pictures from the same portrait session.

Here are the links to the French interviews:
• Marion, la méga star, Elle, February 12, 2010
• Marion Cotillard la belle Américaine, Paris Match, February 18

007 Scans from 2010 > Elle (France) – February 12
009 Scans from 2010 > Paris Match (France) – February 18-24

Kindly do not redistribute these scans at another Marion Cotillard fan site as they were obtained/donated exclusively for ‘Magnifique Marion Cotillard’. Thank you.

As announced Marion Cotillard was the guest during last Wednesday’s evening news on France’s TF1. She talked about the rehearsals for ‘Nine‘, about the great rapport between all the actresses, about not being disappointed that she didn’t get nominated for an Oscar since awards can never replace playing a character, working with people, making good movies, telling stories – all of which are important to her – as well as about still acting in French movies e.g. for ‘Les Petits Mouchoirs‘. There’s also a cute “fangirl moment” at the end when Marion Cotillard is happy to meet meteo-presener Évelyne Dhéliat.

Gallery: 178 News Segments > JT20H (TF1) – 17/02/2010
Video: 001 News Segments > JT20H – TF1 – 2010/02/17

PS: Penélope Cruz and Daniel Day-Lewis have reportedly cancelled today’s appearance at the Berlin Film Festival. It’s as of yet unclear whether or not Marion is still going.

AnOther Magazine have put up exclusive content of their new Summer/Spring 2010 issue featuring Marion Cotillard on the cover up on their website. Very interesting is the behind the scenes video of Marion’s “Fashion Performance” – very much in context with the issue’s title Power of Performance.

Inspired by her powerful and chameleon-like portrayals, we decided to cast Marion Cotillard in our very own Fashion Performance. The current Lady Dior proved to the world she was master of both film and fashion when she elegantly carried off that Jean Paul Gaultier mermaid dress on the night she won Best Actress for her role as Édith Piaf. We looked to the work of the 1960s Fluxus movement to inform this one-off performance, full of intriguing yet unexplained meanings. In AnOther Magazine 18 the narrative continues in an interview, where Cotillard reveals her heroes, her passions, and the contents of her handbag.

And this is what editor in chief Jefferson Hack says about Marion:

Everyone fell in love with her on the shoot. As an actress, Marion Cotillard is the consummate performer. A dream to work with — almost too good to be true.
• source: T Magazine Blog

008 Sessions from 2010 > AnOther Magazine
062 Behind the Scenes > 2010 – AnOther Magazine

As honorary president of this year’s César ceremony, Marion Cotillard attended the traditional luncheon with the nominees at the Paris restaurant Fouquet’s yesterday. She looked fabulous as you can see on these pictures.

033 César Nominee Luncheon

Marion Cotillard graces the cover of the new French Elle magazine – on newsstands since yesterday. Until I have time to add the actual scans of the magazines itself enjoy the portrait session of the pictures featured in the magazine and enjoy the article.

Noteworthy facts for non-French speakers: Marion Cotillard likened the 2-month rehearsals for ‘Nine‘ to Star Academy and Fame, she refused to campaign for an Oscar nomination this year and is still thinking about recording an album – with songs written by herself. But she’d need the right people to help her with it.

• Marion, la méga star, Elle, February 12, 2010

Thank you Nadine for the heads up that on February 18, 2010, 3.30pm Marion Cotillard will also be the guest on Michel Drucker’s radio show Studio Europe 1 during the ‘Nine‘ special.

028 Sessions from 2010 > Elle

After Kate Hudson also Marion Cotillard got her very own music video for her song in ‘Nine‘. ‘Take It All’ combines previously unseen footage of Marion during the movie’s rehearsal and actual movie scenes with new music-video-style footage of Marion in the recording studio! The clip is amazing – be sure to check it out!

Gallery: 274 Music Videos > Take It All – 2010
Video: 001 Music Videos > Take It All

Marion Cotillard was on Craig Ferguson’s show last night and talked about Golden Globes, going on safari in Tanzania, skiing as well as making a documentary. She was charming, cheeky, amusing and amused and once again we could see how Marion & Craig seem to have a great rapport together. Enjoy!

Gallery: 348 The Late Late Show With Craig Ferguson – 2010
Video: 001 Talk Shows > The Late Late Show With Craig Ferguson

Guess what else Marion Cotillard did last Saturday: looking gorgeous and dancing on a photoshoot for the March cover of French magazine Jalouse. The photoshoot was last Saturday in Los Angeles.

Gallery: 014 Portraits > Behind the Scenes > 2010 – Jalouse
Video: 001 Magazines & Photoshoots > Jalouse – March 2010

First some additional pictures of Marion Cotillard at the ‘Nine‘ screening in Rome.

Upcoming Events:
Today, Marion Cotillard will (probably) attend the 15th annual Critics’ Choice Movie Awards ceremony as she’s nominated for Best Supporting Actress. Red carpet arrivials will begin at 4PM (PT). The Critics’ Choice Awards ceremony will begin promptly at 6PM (PT) and will be broadcast live on VH1 Television Network at 9PM ET/PT. Details at Locate TV. Then, don’t forget the Golde Globe Awards on Sunday. More on that later.

Upcoming Talk Shows:
The recently announced talk show appearance on Live with Regis and Kelly was quietly cancelled. It seems that it was impossible for Marion to go on the show since she was in Los Angeles at business meetings. Don’t forget to watch the Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson this coming Monday evening. And a new talk show appearance to note down in your diaries: Marion Cotillard is scheduled to appear on the Tavis Smiley show, Tuesday, January 19 Thursday, January 21 on PBS. Check your local listings because not all PBS stations carry Tavis’ show and if they do, the times and sometimes dates vary. Many thanks Pushpak for the info.

For both the upcoming event and talk show appearances, I’d appreciate any help with getting good quality screencaptures and video clips for the site. Thank you!

This & that:
Some background information of what went on at last Saturday’s Dior Cocktail party:

“Nine” producer Marc Platt unveiled a video she shot for her “Nine” number “Take It All.” “You may all know Marion is an Oscar-winning actress, but what you may not know is that she’s a talented music video artist,” he deadpanned. The clip showed bits from the film, rehearsal footage and outtakes of Cotillard in the recording studio. “Aaagh, this is so embarrassing,” she laughed as the small crowd, including directors Jim Sheridan, David Lynch and Michael Mann, and Tobey and Jennifer Maguire, broke into applause. Although tout Hollywood seems to want to work with her, Cotillard says she’s next turning her attention to a personal documentary on conserving the forestlands, which she was inspired to do after some friends raised her awareness about deforestation.
• source: WWD.com via Stéphanie

Then the upcoming rumoured Marion project ‘Second Coming‘ was recently mentioned by The Arizona Republic in an article about women’s rising power in Hollywood:

But if you do, and your stock is rising, it can happen. Bullock is one example. Marion Cotillard, an Oscar winner currently starring in “Nine,” is another. She’s a producer for the upcoming “The Second Coming.”

“What’s interesting is that time has changed, and now you, as an actor, can find a good story by yourself and make it happen,” Cotillard said, “like Charlize Theron with ‘Monster.’ . . . There are many ways to find roles if it doesn’t come to you from a director or producer. More and more actors are producing their movies. Maybe it’s because of that – they aren’t happy enough with the offers they get, or they want to do something else that directors will not think that they’re able to do.”

Many thanks Aurore for the following heads-up. Hugh Grant visited Le Grand Journal to promote his new movie ‘Did You Hear About the Morgans?‘ in France. During the comedy re-cap of recent news and gossip called Le Petit Journal there was a funny skit featuring Marion Cotillard. Did you think it funny how so many famous Hollywood men posed with Marion for photographs at the recent Dior Cocktail Party in her honour? Well, that’s what they thought as well, and they found a way for everyday citizens (and Hugh Grant) to do the same.

Following yesterday’s update here now the pictures of the ‘Nine‘ photocall and premiere event in Rome, Italy. Enjoy! On a sidenote, the black dress at the premiere is by Vionnet.

002 ‘Nine’ Press Conference – Rome (2 additional pics)
163 ‘Nine’ Photocall – Rome
021 ‘Nine’ Premiere – Rome

Marion Cotillard, Penélope Cruz, Sophia Loren and Rob Marshall attended a press conference for ‘Nine‘ at the St. Regis Hotel in Rome, Italy, earlier today. There was also a huge photocall as well as a screening of the movie later on. So far, I only finished sorting the pictures for the press conference, so stay tuned for more! Many thanks Amanda for her help with the pictures!

010 ‘Nine’ Press Conference – Rome

I added pictures of Marion at the Chateau Marmont for the Dior cocktails event in her honor last Saturday. She’s wearing a Dior dress and styled her hair in a new way. Other people on the photos include Alexander Skarsgard, Harry Dean Stanton, Jacqueline Bisset, Jake Gyllenhaal, Marc Platt, Martin Landau, Michael Mann, Sean Penn and Tobey Maguire.

027 Dior Cocktails For Marion Cotillard And “Nine”

As promised I added some video clips of Marion Cotillard walking the red carpet, giving lovely interviews (even humming her favourite tune from Annie “Radio”) and accepting the Best Actress award at the 21st Annual Palm Springs Film Festival. Enjoy!

Gallery:
160 Award Shows etc > 21st Palm Springs Int. Film Festival – Red Carpet – 2010
115 Award Shows etc > 21st Palm Springs Int. Film Festival – Ceremony – 2010

Video:
005 Award Ceremonies > Palm Springs Film Festival

Sorry about the delay but our gallery has finally been updated with pictures of a gorgeous Marion Cotillard at the Awards Gala at the Palm Springs Fillm Festival where she was honored with the Actress award for her performance in ‘Nine‘. I will add clips & captures from 5 event-related videos later.

Please note the bracelet she’s wearing as she probably bought it during her vacation in Tanzania last week:

The 34-year-old French actress, who looked gorgeous in an one-shoulder Elie Saab dress, Christian Dior shoes, a Christian Louboutin bag and her own bracelet from a trip to Africa.
• source

154 21st Annual Palm Springs International Film Festival Awards Gala

Over the past few days I was busy preparing for this huge post. I added clips and screencaptures of all the promotional interviews Marion Cotillard did for ‘Nine‘ – except talk shows. I also replaced some stills as well as the screencaptures of the 3rd trailer with better ones and added screencaptures of Marion rehearsing her dance routine.

Gallery:
004 Nine – 2009 > Stills
042 Nine – 2009 > Screencaptures > Trailer
054 Nine – 2009 > Screencaptures > B-Roll Rehearsals
083 News Segments > Fox 5 News – 24/12/2009
117 Specials > Access Hollywood – 22/11/2009
011 Specials > CNN – 25/11/2009
071 Specials > ET (CBS) – 27/11/2009
089 Online Interviews > FilmsNMovies.com – 2009
030 Online Interviews > ABC.com – 2009
057 Online Interviews > Broadway.tv – 2009
008 Online Interviews > Jake the Movie Guy – 2009
065 Online Interviews > MTV.com – 2009

Video:
001 Trailers > Nine
001 Movie & TV Clips > Nine B-Roll Rehearsals
004 News Segments > ‘Nine’ Promotion
005 Interviews > ‘Nine’ Promotion

I added additional pictures to existing albums of promotional events for ‘Nine‘ as well as new events. There are also 2 new video clips.

Be sure to go out and see ‘Nine‘ in theatres if it is playing in your area!

Gallery:
030 ‘Nine’ Press Conference – New York, November 14
001 ‘Nine’ Luncheon, December 14
052 ‘Nine’ Broadway Screening, December 14
011 ‘Nine’ Variety Screening with Q&A, December 16
028 Screencaptures: ‘Nine’ Variety Q&A – 2009
031 Screencaptures: Oprah – 2009 (Behind the Scenes)

Video:
001 Talk Shows > Oprah
001 Other Public Appearances

Thanks to Nadine I added the full interview, screencaptures and the transcript with the ‘Nine‘ cast & director on Larry King Live as aired on December 15, 2009. Due to it’s length etc the interview was split in 4 clips. Enjoy!

• Interview With The All-Star Cast of “Nine”, Transcript

About her plans for the future:

KING: The lovely Marion, what’s next?

COTILLARD: I want to travel. I’m going to go to Africa. I’m going to go to Peru. And I want to — I want to do a documentary about the forest.

KING: The forest?

COTILLARD: Deforestation and all amazing projects about reforestation. So I want to spend time in the forest.

Gallery: 147 Talk Shows > Larry King Live – 2009
Video: 004 Talk Shows > Larry King Live

Remember the ‘Nine‘ Luncheon at New York’s Per Se Restaurant on December 14, 2009 – the day after appearing on the Evening News on French TV and the day before the movie’s New York Premiere? Thanks to Nadine we have footage from it. ET aired a short interview with Marion during the luncheon together with some footage of the ‘Nine‘ New York premiere (more on that event later).

Gallery: 015 Specials > ET (CBS) – 16/12/2009
Video: 001 Specials > ET – 2009/12/16

She also told a journalist about her plans for the holidays during the luncheon:

Marion Cotillard told me she’s spending Christmas in Brittany seeing her 100-year-old grandmother. Then it’s off to Tanzania for a week with her boyfriend before journeying to Los Angeles for awards season.

And the lunch — it didn’t end until 4pm, at which point Marion Cotillard just about fainted from jet lag, Nicole Kidman went off to do interviews and several people went home to nap or change and get ready for Ryan Kavanagh’s cozy dinner at the Pierre Hotel’s new lounge for his Relativity Media.
• source

I certainly hope Marion is currently enjoying her week in Africa and able to relax from all the ‘Nine‘ and ‘Le dernier vol‘ promotion frenzy!

Yesterday, ‘Le dernier vol‘ (‘The Last Flight‘) entered into its 3rd week in French cinemas. So far it hasn’t been doing as well as could be wished for. I went to see it this past Monday evening and absolutely loved it. I uploaded a ton of ‘Le dernier vol‘ related material that’s been floating around since the movie’s release. Many thanks Nadine and everyone who helped me find these.

• Marion Cotillard retrouve Guillaume Canet pour « Le dernier vol », Le Matin

Gallery:
006 Le dernier vol (The Last Flight) – Stills
033 Le dernier vol (The Last Flight) – 2009 > Screencaptures > Making Of
062 Le dernier vol (The Last Flight) – 2009 > Screencaptures > Movie Clips
031 News Segments > Télématin (France 2) – 10/12/2009
024 News Segments > JT20H (TF1) – 13/12/2009
028 Online Interviews > Gaumont.fr – 2009
064 Online Interviews > InfosJeunes.fr – 2009
111 Online Interviews > Allociné.fr – 2009

Video:
003 Movie & TV Clips > Le dernier vol
001 DVD Extras & Featurettes > Le dernier vol – Making Of
002 News Segments > JT20H & Télématin
003 Interviews > ‘Le dernier vol’ Promotion

While I’ve been busy behind the scenes to bring you soon lots of Marion goodies, nickufan sent in a gorgeous portrait session taken June 20, 2009 in Chicago. Many thanks & enjoy!

025 Sessions from 2009 > Set 001

I’m sorry for the lack of updates but I’ve been in bed with a serious case of flu since Tuesday.

To start with I added some articles and interviews to the press archive:

• Cotillard has right number in ‘Nine’
• Daniel Day-Lewis, Fergie and Marion Cotillard live life Italian-style in ‘Nine’
• There’s perfect harmony among the six actresses in ‘Nine’

Fresh off the plane and looking gorgeous! Marion Cotillard attended a luncheon at Per Se in New York yesterday to promote ‘Nine‘. Other cast members to attend were Daniel Day-Lewis, Penelope Cruz, Judi Dench, and Kate Hudson. Awards blogger Scott Feinberg was there too. And apparenly, Marion together with Rob Marshall, Daniel Day-Lewis Kate Hudson, Dame Judi Dench, and Maury Yeston are attending a preview of the movie right now.

004 ‘Nine’ Luncheon

I added many more pictures of Marion & Guillaume at the final day of the Gucci Masters on Sunday, a four-day unique equestrian event featuring the cream of the world’s best show jumpers.

036 International Gucci Masters Competition – Day 4

Marion also scored her 4th nomination for her performance as Luisa Contini in ‘Nine‘ yesterday. This time by the St. Louis Film Critics. Congratulations!

Best Supporting Actress:
Marion Cotillard, for “Nine”
Vera Farmiga, for “Up in the Air”
Anna Kendrick, for “Up in the Air”
Melanie Laurent, for “Inglourious Basterds”
Mo’Nique, for “Precious”
Samantha Morton, for “The Messenger”

Other nominations for ‘Nine‘: Best Cinematography and Best Music. The winners will be announced on December 21.

Later today, at 5am Pacific Time, the Golden Globe Nominations will be announced. Let’s keep our fingers crossed for Marion and the ‘Nine‘ gang!

Something I added belatedly to the post about Marion’s schedule: You will be able to watch the ‘Nine‘ premiere in New York LIVE! Be sure to tune in today at 6.45pm Eastern Time.

Now online! The interview with the whole ‘Nine‘ cast & director Rob Marshall as aired on ABC Nightline on December 10, 2009 as well as one outtake and the full transcript of the original unaired interview!

• Full Transcript: Interview With Cast of ‘Nine’

Gallery: 071 Specials > ABC Nightline – 10/12/2009
Video: 001 Talk Shows > Nightline

Earlier tonight Marion Cotillard and Guillaume Canet were interviewed about ‘Le dernier vol‘ (‘The Last Flight‘) during the evening news on French TV. I was ready and recorded the video myself so I was able to make good quality screencaptures. Enjoy!

Yes, it’s been 7 years [since last filming a movie together] – but we’ve stayed in touch (laughs)
- Guillaume Canet

Gallery: 105 News Segments > JT20H (France 2) – 13/12/2009
Video: 001 News Segments > JT20h

Marion and Guillaume Canet attended Day 4 of the International Gucci Masters Competition, which is a Jumping Competition, in Paris earlier today. So far no pictures of them together but on one we can clearly spot Guillaume in the background.

006 International Gucci Masters Competition – Day 4