IRVINE, Calif., April 2 /PRNewswire/ -- From playing a legendary Bond Girl to a 3D mythological Greek goddess to a Persian princess, actress Gemma Arterton shines on the big screen.

Schindler's List co-stars Liam Neeson and Ralph Fiennes may play warring gods in the remake of Clash of the Titans, The Hollywood Reporter said. This marks the first role Neeson has officially accepted since the death last month of his wife, actress Natasha Richardson.

British actress Gemma Arterton and Danish actor Mads Mikkelsen have been hired for parts in the remake of the 1981 movie Clash of the Titans, the BBC said.

Hollywood actress Laura Linney has been named the new host of Masterpiece Classic, WGBH-TV, Boston, announced Tuesday. Linney's film credits include The Savages, Love Actually, The Nanny Diaries and You Can Count on Me.

By Robert Hanks The Weekend's TV TESS OF THE D'URBERVILLES SUN BBC1 MASSIVE SUN BBC3 The main thing to say about Tess of the D'Urbervilles is that it looks lovely, which is the point of any costume drama: fidelity to Thomas Hardy's bleak world-view isn't going to shift overseas broadcast rights and DVDs; it's frocks and rolling countryside you want.