He's helped found America, dealt with scrunt infestations, exchanged gunfire with Clive Owen and broken the hearts of Merlot aficionados the world over. You'd think after that little lot Paul Giamatti would be ready for a quieter life. But no. Barney's Version offers the ever-marvellous Giamatti the chance to get his gnashers into one of his chunkiest roles yet, playing lovelorn Barney Panofsky in a fictional biopic that straddles decades. Plus, we managed to grab a few minutes with his other half, played by Rosamund Pike, where you can witness one Empire reporter slowly but surely fall in love with her before your very eyes. It's pretty sickening, to be honest. http://www.empireonline.com/interviews/interview.asp?IID=1173