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Warwick Davis wants Tom Cruise to play him in a biopic of his life.
The 44-year-old actor - who was born with an extremely rare form of dwarfism know as SED - joked that if a movie was ever made about his life they would need to find a vertically-challenged star such as the 'Mission: Impossible' actor, who is just five foot six, to portray him.
Quizzed on who he had in mind, Warwick said: "Someone short. Maybe Ronnie Corbett... or Tom Cruise."
The 'Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens' star also spoke about the difficulties reduced-height actors experience in the film and TV industry and the reason behind him making a documentary about his theatre company.
He told Radio Times magazine: "I love theatre and I've always wanted to do a straight play. The trouble is, more often than not casting directors and producers can't see past somebody's physical appearance.
"They can't see the skill and the performance that the actor brings. So it was about levelling the playing field. We reduced the height of the set so that when you see the show, you forget that we're short performers and you see the play for the performance itself. It worked."

Serge Pizzorno wants to record a James Bond theme.
The Kasabian rocker has always dreamed of working on a song for the spy franchise but thinks he is too much of a "maverick" to be chosen so plans to work on scores for other movies to prove himself.
He said: "I'd love to produce for other artists. I'd like to do more film scores but it has to be right.
"I'd absolutely love to do a Bond theme. I've been saying that since I was about 18. I know I could do it but it all depends on whether they can trust a maverick. Honestly, I know I could, but they like to play it safe.
"I guess I'll have to do a few more scores first until they trust me."
And the 'Eez-Eh' star already knows how his dream theme would sound.
He said: "It needs to be put in the hands of someone who cares so much about the John Barry theme. "Everyone always nicks those chords, but haven't done enough. I can already hear the modern version."
The 250th celebratory issue of Loaded - which features Kasabian on the cover - is available to buy in both print and digital formats now.

Woody Allen's new film has been titled 'Irrational Man'.
The title of the 79-year-old director's latest project has been confirmed after Sony Pictures Classics revealed it had acquired the rights to the film, which will star Jamie Blackley, Joaquin Phoenix, Parker Posey and Emma Stone.
Details of the plot have not been released, but the upcoming movie will see Stone reunite with the legendary filmmaker, following the 2014 release 'Magic in the Moonlight'.
News of 'Irrational Man' comes shortly after it was confirmed Allen has signed a deal to create his first-ever TV series.
The New York-born icon has joined forces with Amazon Studios to direct an upcoming project, which will feature 30-minute episodes.
However, Allen - whose films include 'Annie Hall', 'Manhattan', and 'Hannah and Her Sisters' - has already admitted he is yet to come up with any ideas for the show.
He said: "I don't know how I got into this. I have no ideas and I'm not sure where to begin. My guess is that [Amazon Studios vice president] Roy Price will regret this."
The eagerly-awaited show will premiere exclusively on Amazon's Prime Instant Video platform in the UK, US and Germany.

Chris Pratt is to star in 'Cowboy Ninja Viking'. The 35-year-old actor, who recently appeared in 'Guardians of the Galaxy' and 'The Lego Movie', has also told Universal Pictures he approves of David Leitch and Chad Stahelski directing the movie, Varie...

David Beckham, Lady Gaga and Usain Bolt were all wanted to appear in 'Kingsman: The Secret Service'.
Samuel L. Jackson, who stars as Richmond Valentine in the spy action film, has revealed the famous trio were originally lined up to star in the movie by director Matthew Vaughn.
Asked whether the Beckham speculation was accurate, Jackson said: "I think so, yes. In the original script, there was him, Lady Gaga and Usain Bolt. Matthew had grand ideas about all these people. I actually ran into Beckham in the street one day and asked him if he was going to do the movie and he was like, 'I don't know, I'm not an actor.' I said: 'Dude, they want you to play you!'"
Jackson also spoke in glowing terms of his 'Kingsman' co-star Colin Firth.
The 66-year-old actor told the Metro newspaper: "He's a really well-rounded person with a great sense of humour who can laugh at himself. We had dinner together one night and we were having a great conversation about that bottle of Lafite Rothschild wine that sold for $30,000. I said: 'Who the f*** would pay $30,000 for a bottle of wine?' And Matthew was like, 'I do. I have several bottles.'
"Colin said somebody gave him a bottle when he won the Academy Award. He doesn't drink but he said there was no way he wasn't going to drink that wine. Heavenly? For 30 grand, better taste more than heavenly!"

Matthew McConaughey is set to star in 'Born to Run'.
The Matthew Michael Carnahan-scripted film will be an adaptation of Christopher McDougall's best-selling book, 'Born To Run: A Hidden Tribe, Super Athletes, And The Greatest Race The World Has Never Seen', Deadline reports.
The plotline tells the story of an award-winning journalist who travels to Mexico's Copper Canyons, where he tries to learn how the Tarahumara Indians are able to run for hundreds of miles without injuring themselves.
The book became a best seller in 12 countries and inspired the bare foot running movement, which is regarded as one of the biggest exercise innovations of the last ten years.
McConaughey has enjoyed major success in recent times, with hits such as 'Interstellar' and 'Dallas Buyers Club', and he was honoured with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame late last year.
He reflected: "I am from Texas. We have a home in Texas, but this business and this industry, I feel like it's a privilege every single day that I get to get up on a Monday morning - I have a career that I look forward to Monday morning, to going to work. That I'm proud to be able to say.
"This industry has given me a lot, it's given me a chance to live out some dreams I didn't even know I had, dreams I'm still finding along the way, and what other business can you go live 'em out, but in this storytelling business?"

'The Babadook' and 'The Water Diviner' shared the coveted Best Film award at the Australia Academy Cinema Television Arts (AACTA) awards last night (29.01.15).
The horror movie - which also won Best Original Screenplay and Best Direction for Jennifer Kent - tied for the prize with Russell Crowe's movie at the prestigious ceremony, the first time the accolade has been jointly awarded and filmmaker Jennifer was thrilled to be honoured by her home country.
She said: "I've travelled round the world with 'The Babadook' and it's been an extraordinary journey this last year
"But to be here and to have this award from my industry peers in my home country means so much to me."
'Charlie's Country' actor David Gulpilil won Best Lead Actor, while Best Lead Actress went to 'Predestination' star Sarah Snook.
As well as sharing the Best Film award, 'The Water Diviner' also saw Yilmaz Erdogan pick up Best Supporting Actor, while Susan Prior's performance in 'The Rover' won her Best Supporting Actress.
Elsewhere at the Sydney ceremony, three special individual awards were handed out for career achievements.
'Bridesmaids' actress Rose Byrne took home the AACTA Trailblazer Award in recognition of her work both in her native Australia and in the US.
She said: "I'm so proud to be Australian and be a part of our wonderful industry here. I salute everyone in this room."
Director, producer, writer Amiel Courtin-Wilson received the Byron Kennedy Award for outstanding creative enterprise within the film and television industries and the AACTA Longford Lyell Award - the highest honour bestowed by the Australian Academy - went to writer and producer Andrew Knight.
AACTA chief executive Damian Trewhella said: "The Academy in particular takes this opportunity to congratulate our three outstanding individual recipients awarded tonight - Rose Byrne, Andrew Knight and Amiel Courtin-Wilson.
"Between these exceptional people, their talents serve as in inspiration to the screen industry and to fans like."
In the TV categories, new drama 'The Code' was the big winner, taking home four awards, including Best Television Drama Series, Best Direction in a Television Drama or Comedy, Best Lead Actor in a Television Drama for Ashley Zukerman, and Best Guest or Supporting Actress in a Television Drama for Chelsie Preston Crayford.
'Please Like Me' followed with two wins, for Best Screenplay in Television and Best Performance in a Television Comedy for its star Debra Lawrance.

AACTA awards 2015 full list of winners:

Longford Lyell Award
Andrew Knight

Byron Kennedy Award
Amiel Courtin-Wilson

Trailblazer Award
Rose Byrne

Film:
Best Film:
'The Babadook' and 'The Water Diviner'

Best Direction:
'The Babadook', Jennifer Kent

Best Original Screenplay:
'The Babadook', Jennifer Kent

Best Adapted Screenplay:
'The Railway Man', Frank Cottrell Boyce and Andy Paterson

Best Lead Actor:
David Gulpilil, 'Charlie's Country'

Best Lead Actress:
Sarah Snook, 'Predestination'

Best Supporting Actor:
Yilmaz Erdogan, 'The Water Diviner'

Best Supporting Actress:
Susan Prior, 'The Rover'

Best Visual Effects or Animation:
'The Lego Movie'

Television:
Best Television Comedy Series:
'Utopia'

Best Light Entertainment Television Series:
'Hamish and Andy's Gap Year South America'

Best Reality Television Series:
'The Voice Australia'

Best Television Drama Series:
'The Code'

Best Telefeature or Mini Series:
'Devil's Playground'

Best Direction in A Television Drama or Comedy:
'The Code: Episode 1', Shawn Seet

Best Screenplay in Television:
'Please Like Me Episode 2/07'

Best Lead Actor in a Television Drama:
Ashley Zukerman, 'The Code'

Best Lead Actress in a Television Drama
Marta Dusseldorp, 'Janet King'

Best Guest or Supporting Actor in a Television Drama:
Eamon Farren, 'Carlotta'

Best Guest or Supporting Actress in a Television Drama:
Chelsie Preston Crayford, 'The Code Episode 1'

Best Performance in a Television Comedy:
Debra Lawrance, 'Please Like Me'

Documentary:
Best Feature Length Documentary:
'Ukraine Is Not A Brothel'

Oscar Isaac thinks it's "fun" to tease people about 'Star Wars: The Force Awakens'.
The 35-year-old actor has been cast in the much-anticipated new film and has been sworn to secrecy about its plotline, but admits he likes keeping friends and family on the edge.
Asked whether it's been tough to avoid sharing inside information with people around him, Oscar explained: "Yeah, it's not too hard. It's fun to tease people."
The J.J. Abrams-directed film is set for release in December 2015 and Oscar insists the acclaimed film-maker has shown no signs of feeling the strain.
He told grantland.com: "Not even a little. He is so enthusiastic, and so positive, and just full of energy. I've never met anyone as positive and kind, and definitely not someone helming something this big.
"He seems to have time not only for everything but for everyone. He was so kind to my family, to other peoples' families, to people on set. He's the same to people that are visiting from the top of the Lucasfilm and the janitor that cleans the warehouse. He's such a generous person."
Appearing alongside Oscar in the new movie will be returning actors Harrison Ford, Mark Hamill and Carrie Fisher, as well as new faces John Boyega and Daisy Ridley.

Ava DuVernay is "really, really excited" about reuniting with David Oyelowo.
The 42-year-old director - who has worked with Oyelowo on 'Middle of Nowhere', which won the Directing Award for US Dramatic Film at the 2012 Sundance Film Festival, and the Oscar-nominated hit 'Selma' - recently announced they are to collaborate on a film about Hurricane Katrina.
Speaking about the prospect of reuniting with the British actor at the 'Selma' premiere in London, she told BANG Showbiz: "We just announced that we're going to be making another film together. I'm really, really excited to talk about it. We're thrilled [to be working together again]."
Meanwhile, DuVernay has also spoken about the lack of diversity in Hollywood, but insisted she isn't overly-fussed that 'Selma' - which is based on the 1965 Selma to Montgomery voting rights marches - has only received two Oscar nominations.
She shared: "There's a lot of work to do in terms of diversity and inclusion in all industries, but certainly Hollywood is a part of that. As a black person - as a woman film-maker - all I can do is focus on my work. I can't sit around worrying about what someone is not doing for me. I need to do it for myself."
Following the premiere, 'Selma' stars David Oyelowo and Colman Domingo, and director Ava DuVernay, attended the exclusive VIP post-premiere event hosted at the luxurious One Mayfair in central London by beer brand Stella Artois as part of its Stella Artois Bursaries programme, which supports the release of standout independent films.
The guests enjoyed a breathtaking performance by the London Community Gospel Choir; whose rendition of the Golden Globe winning song Glory from the film's Oscar nominated soundtrack received raucous applause.