Colin to focus on career

The latest film from hell-raising Dubliner Colin Farrell, Ask the Dust, is being hailed as the one that encourages him to leave his wild ways behind and settle down to building his already formidable career.

In the film, co-produced by Tom Cruise and directed by Oscar-winning screenwriter Robert Towne, Farrell plays a penniless writer in l930s Los Angeles, alongside co-star Salma Hayek.

Farrell now reckons he's mature enough to tackle such serious roles.

Next up will be The New World, to be directed by the legendary Terrence Malick, in which he will play Captain John Smith, whose life was saved by native American princess Pocahontas.