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Clive Owen follows in Cruise's footsteps

Updated on 25 September 2007

Source ITN

A little town in Germany is getting a taste of Hollywood as Tom Cruise and Clive Owen have turned up to film their latest movies there.

Tom Cruise caused a stir when he turned up in full World War II costume for his latest role in Valkyrie which tells the story of a plot to kill Adolf Hitler.

Cruise features as Claus von Stauffenberg, who placed a briefcase bomb next to the Nazi dictator but was executed when his assassination attempt failed.

British star Owen is also using the Babelsberg film studios to shoot his new flick The International, which sees him playing a man fighting to get justice.

Owen said of his character: "He's a guy who has been working for Interpol and been obsessively trying to bring down this big bank and every time he gets close to doing so or gets any information that leads anywhere he's hitting brick walls."

And the Shoot 'Em Up star explained how impressed he was with the storyline: "The first draft that I read, I could have shot that film as it stood. It was such a good script and it's a hugely exciting project and I'm very thrilled to be asked to be in it."

The International also stars Naomi Watts and is pencilled in for release in 2008.

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