Leonardo DiCaprio and Michelle Williams premiere Shutter Island at a special screening at the Ziegfeld Theatre on Wednesday (February 17) in New York City.

The 35-year-old actor recently spoke about his character, Teddy Daniels, and the role he plays in Shutter Island. “What struck me about doing this character and this story as a whole is how incredibly emotional it was and how much it explored the dark side of humanity. At the end of the day, this movie is really a character piece,” he told the Houston Chronicle.”

Leo continued and said, “All of the genre stuff — the Gothic horror and thriller aspects of it — sort of dissolve away as you get down to the core of the movie, which is human trauma and the ability to recover from that. Or not.”

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Leonardo DiCaprio and Michelle Williams — in Chanel — hit the red carpet at the premiere of Shutter Island at the Berlin International Film Festival in Berlin, Germany on Saturday (February 13).

The 35-year-old actor and his 29-year-old co-star were joined by co-stars Sir Ben Kingsley and Mark Ruffalo as well as director Martin Scorsese on the red carpet.

“[Shutter Island] was a complex jigsaw puzzle of emotional back stories and dream sequences and truth and fiction,” Leo said at a press conference (via AP). “It was challenging and fulfilling.”

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Ryan Gosling catches some air while tubing during the Blue Valentine party outside the Village at the Yard’s T-Mobile myTouch Diner on Sunday (January 24) in Park City, Utah.

The 29-year-old Canadian actor looked adorable taking his on-screen daughter Faith Wladyka for a tube ride on his lap. Co-star Michelle Williams also got a sweet kiss on the head from Ryan. What a sweet guy!!!

After introducing me to his mom Donna (pictured below), Ryan told me how he felt at the Blue Valentine premiere. “I felt so nervous,” he told JustJared.com. “There were 1,500 people there and you have to sit there and watch the audience’s reaction!”

Ryan also shared that director Derek Cianfrance had him, Michelle and Faith actually live in the house shown in the film to prepare for the shooting the movie. “We basically created memories in that house by living there,” Ryan told JustJared.com. “I’m not that good of an actor, so that preparation really helped me.” So modest!

The super fun event was hosted by producers Lynette Howell, Alex Orlovsky and Jamie Patricof, who worked with Ryan on Blue Valentine and Half Nelson. Jamie gave Ryan a little push down the hill!

P.S. Ryan was spotted holding hands with a mystery brunette.

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Just Jared here, reporting from inside the Bath & Body Works anti-bacterial van at the Sundance Film Festival!

Ryan Gosling, Michelle Williams, and Faith Wladyka all appear to be one big happy family at the Blue Valentine premiere during the 2010 Sundance Film Festival at the Eccles Center Theatre on Sunday (January 24) in Park City, Utah.

The 29-year-old actor and actress play a married couple, with the film charting their relationship over a span of years by cross-cutting between time periods in Blue Valentine. Together, they take a trip to a theme hotel and attempt to relive their life together.

Click here to watch a clip where Dean (Gosling) desperately tries to get Cindy (Williams) to reveal why she’s upset while the two are out for a stroll across New York City.

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Because pale, awkward vampires are this year's pirates dressed like Keith Richards, here's shots of Michelle Williams in Hawaii over the weekend. *waits for all that young people traffic to roll in* Any minute now...

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Michelle Williams and adorable daughter Matilda Ledger bundle up as they walk with a friend in their Brooklyn, New York neighborhood on Monday (December 14).

The 29-year-old actress held hands with Matilda, 4, and took turns holding on to her blonde doll!

Matilda and Michelle will be spending time with Heath Ledger’s parents over Christmas, Heath’s father told Australia’s Sunday Times.

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Michelle Williams has snagged the role of iconic screen stunner Marilyn Monroe in the forthcoming drama My Week With Marilyn, London columnist Baz Bamigboye revealed on Thursday.

The Brokeback Mountain star will play the Hollywood legend in the Simon Curtis-directed film that looks at what went on behind the scenes during the making of 1957’s The Prince And The Showgirl, which starred Marilyn and Laurence Olivier.

A series of popular stars were courted for the role – including Scarlett Johansson and Amy Adams — however it was the beloved Williams who wowed producers and ultimately won the role. Insiders say Michelle was quite taken with the script, which is based on a diary kept by one of Olivier’s employees.

Filming begins in June 2010.

I enjoy Michelle very much, but I’d envisoned Scarlett in this role. What do you think? Does Michelle have the chops to pull off Marilyn?

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Coming thru, coming thru, cutie on a scooter!

Our camera's capture some adorable moments between actress Michelle Williams and daughter Matilda Ledger as they stroll along the streets of Brooklyn...grabbing some breakfast and coffee while out and about.

Matilda, who's looking more and more like her daddy Heath everyday, zipped by on her little pink scooter while mom footed it right behind her.

There's nothing like some quality mommy and daughter time.



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Michelle Williams Opens Up About Heath

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Matilda Ledger rides a scooter on her way to a coffee shop and to school on Friday (October 30).

While mom Michelle Williams chatted with friends after buying her coffee, Matilda, 4, petted a friendly dog. Michelle kept a close watch over Matilda and held her hand as they crossed the street.

Heath Ledger’s final film, The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus, made its debut in the UK this week and will hit theaters in the US on December 25. The box office gross in Italy was the country’s third highest this year!

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Michelle Williams holds hands with her adorable daughter, Matilda Ledger, as they head to school in Brooklyn, New York on Thursday (October 29).

Matilda, who turned 4 on Wednesday, bundled up in a warm peacoat and carried a Cinderella figurine with her en route to school - maybe it’s show-and-tell day at school!

Kim Ledger, Matilda’s grandfather, recently told the Australia Sunday Times that he couldn’t believe how much Matilda had begun to resemble his late son Heath.

“She’s beautiful,” Kim said. “Yes, she is (looking more like Heath). Of course she is.”

Happy belated birthday, Matilda!!

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