Robbie gets his break in Hollywood

Former Take That singer Robbie Williams has had no luck breaking into the fickle American pop scene but he might be poised on the brink of a Hollywood movie career instead.

He has blown away famed movie producer Irwin Winkler with his performance in the eagerly awaited biopic De-Lovely.

The 30-year-old Brit starred alongside Hollywood beauty Ashley Judd and veteran actor Kevin Kline and impressed the Oscar-winning producer so much he is now determined to turn Williams into a movie star.

Winkler excitedly explains: "He was so successful in this movie that when we do the TV slots to promote the film, we're using scenes of him singing De-Lovely. He's really great. I picked him up for the film because I had seen a TV special and knew he could do it."

The Shipping News producer wasn’t happy about the ‘Millennium’ singer’s tattoos but was delighted by Robbie’s sharp appearance in a tuxedo and is now planning to give him the starring role in a big-screen musical he’s got on the books.