E! Online reports that Bourne Identity lady Franka Potente is set to guest star on the special two-hour season premiere of Fox medical drama House, and although nothing specific was mentioned about her role, Potente will most definitely be part of Dr. Gregory House's (Hugh Laurie) new world in the psychiatric facility.

House executive producer David Shore says the two hours will "take place basically exclusively within the institution" over a period of six months, during which time House attempts to recover from the debilitating hallucinations that he had dealt with toward the end of last season.

German-born Potente, 35, is best known for her role in the action thriller Run Lola Run in 1998 and opposite Matt Damon in The Bourne Identity in 2002. Her character was killed off in the second film, The Bourne Supremacy.

The two-hour season premiere of House, set for a September 21 debut, was directed by executive producer Katie Jacobs.

Sorry for the lack of updates, life's been hectic and i haven't got much time to update :(

As mentioned in december's 'Vulture' interview, Franka's workout book, Kick Ass - Das Alternative Workout, will be released in germany on May 11. You can pre-order it now on amazon.de. Various infos (in german) are available on the publisher's website, including a funny video showing Franka and co-writer Karsten Schellenberg in action!

NB: Pics of the 2009 Berlinale opening ceremony (02/04) have also been added to the gallery...

Franka recently spoke with Vulture about Che and revealed some of her future plans - including a new book about... fitness!

"The next film that I have in mind is gonna be almost like a Bollywood film, in three different times and three different countries. And it’s gonna be very expensive and very huge."

"I’ve published one book before, and now I’m writing a book of essays and stories about life in Tokyo. And I have one book coming out in May in Germany, about fitness. But it's not the typical workout book. It's more for people that party and drink and don’t like ladies in leggings to show them what to do."


You can read the full interview HERE.

New stills from Che have surfaced, along w/th the full english trailer which you can watch HERE. As previously announced, the movie will be split in two parts, part one being released in the US on Dec 12 and part two on Jan 24. See other release dates below.

International release dates:
28 January 2009 (France)
20 February 2009 (UK)
26 March 2009 (Germany)
26 March 2009 (Netherlands)

Looks like Wave is on its way - the lifeboat thriller starring Franka Potente, Dougray Scott and Marianne Faithfull, will begin shooting in February 2009.

Based on Louise Longo's book (Let Me Survive), Wave tells the true story of a family lost at sea during an Atlantic cruise, and the tragedy that followed.

For more information, check the official movie website or read an excerpt from the book HERE.