Ana de Armas displays her ethereal beauty in strapless leather number while dripping in diamonds for latest Louis Vuitton jewellery campaign
The actress, 37, looked radiant in the striking photoshoot, slipping into several plunging black leather looks to allow the jewellery to shine.
The Oscar nominee ensured all eyes were on her as she modelled a slew of show-stopping statement necklaces, each encrusted with glittering diamonds.
Ana sported a flawless palette of makeup for the shoot, complete with a sultry smoky eyeshadow, and wore her long brown hair swept back to show off the jewels.
The 110-pieces collection is described as a 'tribute to the virtuosos of Louis Vuitton and the fervent pursuit of the unexplored'.
The Knives Out star commanded attention in the Apogée necklace, made from white gold, and studded with diamonds and a 30.75-carat Brazilian drop emerald.
She also donned the Eternal Sun necklace, boasting 27 yellow diamonds, an LV Monogram Star cut diamond and a magnificent 14-carat round yellow diamond.
Ana has been an ambassador for the French luxury fashion house since June 2023, and previously starred the Le Damier de Louis Vuitton campaign in September.
Her partnership with the brand for the latest collection comes as her star continues to rise, with her latest film, Ballerina, being released on Friday.
The action flick stars Ana as the ballerina Eve Macarro, who begins training as an assassin with the same figures swirling around series namesake John Wick as she tries to avenge her dead father.
The thriller - which is directed by Len Wiseman - has already garnered positive reviews from critics and fans alike, currently sitting at 76 per cent on Rotten Tomatoes.
This week, Ana revealed her honest reaction to her boyfriend Tom Cruise 's gushing review of Ballerina, after the Hollywood star labelled the film 'outstanding' in an interview with AP.
During his press tour for Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning, the actor, 62, also praised Ana's 'experience in action' during a chat with E! News, gushing: 'She's really good'.
At the Los Angeles premiere for Ballerina on Tuesday, Ana admitted how much his sweet review of her latest performance meant to her.
She told E! News: 'It makes me really happy and proud. It's surreal that someone like him is liking the movie and supporting the film and celebrating other people's films.'
Ana went on to emphasize how 'amazing' his support has been and told Variety that it is 'unbelievable' he used his platform to publicly support the John Wick spinoff.
She said: 'You know what, he supports every movie. He really wants the industry and cinema to do well and [wants] people going to the theaters. It is very special that someone like him is supporting [Ballerina]'.
Last month, the Blonde star gave some insight into her decision to keep tight-lipped on her new romance with Tom during an interview with ELLE Spain.
During the interview, Ana hinted at the speculation surrounding her and the Top Gun star as she got candid about how she copes with the public's interest into her personal life.
As her career has gone from strength the strength, the star's love life has often wrought as much buzz as her career successes, with previous headline-hitting romances with movie star Ben Affleck and Tinder VP Paul Boukadakis.
When quizzed about the scrutiny into her private life, Ana admitted that she's grown more accustomed to dealing with it and accepted it came as part of the price of fame.
Alluding to her apparent determination not to confirm her and Tom's relationship status, she explained she's learned how important it is for her to have a separation between her 'public persona' and private life.
She said: 'Over the years, you get more used to it. You learn to find your corners, your privacy, your way of doing things, your lifestyle... I'm one of those who think there should be external boundaries, a barrier that's quite visible to others and to oneself.
'Making it clear, "This is as far as I go with my work, my public persona, what's expected of me, and what I want to share with viewers and fans." That's wonderful, and I want to do it.
'You can't let the negative side of fame upset you, because then you won't enjoy the beautiful aspects, but it's essential to separate. We're all people and we need that privacy, consideration, and space.
'It seems incredible to have to say it, but we've forgotten that minimum of respect for others. Sometimes we have to make an abrupt stop so others are aware of your reality, but, well, I find my way. When I want to disappear from the map, I do'.
However, Ana also admitted that the public criticism she's received over some of her past relationships has 'hurt me at times'.
In November, she was hit by massive backlash after being linked to the stepson of Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez - who was handpicked by Raul Castro and 'chosen' in an election in which there were no opposition challengers allowed and has been accused of overseeing massive human rights abuses.
After being pictured on a romantic stroll in Madrid hand-in-hand with 26-year-old Manuel Anido Cuesta, the Cuban star was savaged by fans for appearing to be dating the stepson of a dictatorship that she fled from at the age of 18 to live in Spain.
Ana confessed that she had become very good at 'filtering' negative comments, knowing which ones to listen to and learn from and which to 'block' that were 'made to intentionally cause you pain.'
The Knives Out star claimed that criticisms have 'gotten out of hand' now and become 'damaging and toxic', but insisted: 'I do have control over that, knowing what I let touch me and what I don't.'
Ana and Tom first sparked dating rumors after being spotted out to dinner just before Valentine's Day.
The speculation reached a fever pitch when exclusive DailyMail photos showed her being flown into London by the action star in his private helicopter last month, just days before her birthday.
While neither has confirmed their relationship, the last week has seen both stars speaking about each other, while on the promotional trail at the same time.
In May, Tom raved to Extra that Ana is a 'very talented, great dramatic actress [with] comedic, tremendous ability, [who] learns quickly.'
DailyMail.com previously learned that the couple have been getting serious in recent weeks, with one of Tom's A-list exes even giving their approval.
It is understood Spanish actress Penelope Cruz - who dated Tom from 2001 to 2004 - is 'happy' that her ex-boyfriend has found new love with her pal, who she starred opposite in the 2019 movie WASP Network.
An insider told the Daily Mail: 'Ana has said that Penelope is happy for her, she approves. They know each other from the movie and also they have friends in common in Madrid from when Ana lived there for a while.'
They added: 'Tom makes Ana feel safe and that is very important to her. She was flipped out by the fans and stalkers when living in Venice Beach [Los Angeles] so she moved to a remote part of Vermont.
'She loves being away from the crazy. She has been traveling with Tom to busy cities like London, but he always makes her feel safe because he is thoughtful and he has a ton of security.
'He never puts her at risk, she is completely taken care of when she is in his company.'
Friends believe the relationship could last, with our insider pointing to the fact that Ana does 'not like to party', preferring quiet nights at home like her decades-older boyfriend.
Though another source stressed that the pair are 'taking it day by day' and that the stunner 'does not give her heart away easy.'
They said: 'Ana has a thing for older men and Tom fits the bill of her type. The proof is in the pudding. Being affectionate with someone is not something that Ana would do for a role.'
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'I like film people, and their crazy trade,' George MacDonald Fraser wrote in his memoir after his screenwriting career had finished. On the evidence of his work, it is not hard to see why. Although his list of film credits is far from prolific, the author worked on some of the most purely enjoyable adventure pictures made in the 1970s and 1980s. The combination of wit, swashbuckling and licentious boisterousness made for a very satisfying combination indeed. Fraser first came to prominence after having a brilliant idea following his military service: what happened to Flashman, the notorious bully from Tom Brown's Schooldays, after he was expelled from Rugby School? The answer came in the shape of 12 bestselling novels focusing on the character published between 1969 and 2005, and allowing him to interact, Zelig -like, with many of the real-life figures from the Victorian period. They have regrettably fallen out of vogue today for their perceived un-PC qualities, but for those unbothered by that and more interested in a well-told, ripping yarn, they remain favourites. His career in cinema is less celebrated. He brought fun and wit to his scripts – not least when he put Bond in a gorilla suit – but many of the projects on which he worked became mired in difficulty. This month sees the release of Red Sonja, a long-delayed remake of one of Fraser's less memorable screenplays, a swords-and-sorcery B-movie originally starring Arnold Schwarzenegger and Brigitte Nielsen. Despite the presence of the ever-dependable British character actors Trevor Eve and Tim McMullan, it's doubtful anyone will flock to see it. Still, it serves as a reminder of the distinctive voice behind its source material, whose career proved to be rich, eventful and surprisingly influential. Here are his finest films – some of which actually made it to the screen. Flashman (unmade) After Fraser published his first Flashman novel in 1969, which purported to be a true account of the adventures of the Victorian rogue that Fraser had found by chance, it soon proved to be an enormous bestseller. As sure as day follows night, the film rights were sold to the director Richard Lester, who was best known for having directed the Beatles films A Hard Day's Night and Help!. Lester began to develop the film with Fraser, but eventually tired of it, later claiming that he felt that he had essentially already made it in his head after a lengthy pre-production process. The first – and many would say best – Flashman novel therefore remains unfilmed, although there have been rumours as to its making it to the screen. Over the years, leading actors have been suggested (including Daniel Day-Lewis). In 2015, none other than Ridley Scott bought the rights to the book with a view to producing an adaptation of it. Around the same time, that well-known roisterer Dominic West threw his hat into the ring, calling the 'spectacularly politically incorrect' Flashman 'a perfectly preserved gem that's just waiting for a good revival'. Should a bold, risk-taking director wish to return to Fraser's original adaptation of his novel, the results could be spectacular. The Three Musketeers (1973), The Four Musketeers (1974) Flashman may never have happened, but it began a good working relationship between Fraser and Lester. When Fraser met the director near his home on the Isle of Man, and knowing his reputation for making broad comedies, he tentatively asked 'How d'you want the Musketeers – straight, or sent up?' Lester's answer was simple: 'I want it written by the man who wrote Flashman.' Once Lester's initial idea of casting his old collaborators the Beatles was stymied by their break-up, production went smoothly. By the time that Fraser was shown the rough cut of the picture, now starring Richard Chamberlain, Oliver Reed, Frank Finlay and Michael York, Lester was able to say, proudly, that 'it's 85-90 per cent you': something that the film's assured mixture of swashbuckling action and witty badinage lived up to. Without this film, it's doubtful we'd have the likes of the Pirates of the Caribbean films. But it was also a swift lesson in Hollywood chicanery. Fraser had written a long script, which he had intended a single epic picture to include an interval, but the producers simply cut it in half and released it as two pictures, called The Three Musketeers and The Four Musketeers. This came as a surprise to the cast, who were only informed at the Paris premiere that they would be watching half the film they had made. Royal Flash (1975) Fraser reunited with Lester to adapt the second of the Flashman novels, and ended up with a limp reprise of the Musketeers panache starring the likes of Bob Hoskins, Joss Ackland, David Jason and a splendidly caddish and self-regarding Malcolm McDowell. Lester later ruefully called Royal Flash 'a poor choice of mine'. He was right, but Fraser had by then moved on to another project, the similarly ill-fated Prince and the Pauper, based on the Mark Twain novel. Despite a starry cast with several Musketeers veterans (Reed, Raquel Welch and Charlton Heston), it was not a success. 'My first reaction is one of disappointment,' Fraser said upon seeing it. But it did strengthen his bond with producers Alexander and Ilya Salkind, who had also backed the Musketeers films, and would go on to make Superman the following year. Superman (1978), Superman II (1980) Although the screenplay for the first Superman film was credited to The Godfather's Mario Puzo, David and Leslie Newman and Robert Benton, Fraser suggested that Puzo's contribution was nominal. Puzo, he said, was brought on board to beef up the part of Jor-El, Superman's father (eventually played by Marlon Brando, at the then-exorbitant fee of $3m). When his usual collaborator Lester was hired to replace Richard Donner, who directed the first picture and a substantial part of what would become Superman II, Fraser contributed significant material to both films, uncredited. As he later reflected, 'there is no such credit as 'script fixer' or 'plot cobbler'.' (He was also privy to some of the more unlikely casting discussions for Superman before they fixed on Christopher Reeve – the boxer Muhammad Ali was at one point half-seriously mentioned.) One of his ideas, in which Gene Hackman's Lex Luthor steals Kryptonite from a museum by simply smashing one of the exhibits' cases with a brick, never made it to screen: a shame, as it could have been very amusing. Force Ten From Navarone (1978) Fraser relished working with major stars during his career, and one of the biggest was Harrison Ford, who worked on the ill-fated Guns of Navarone sequel Force Ten From Navarone, which Fraser went uncredited for. The writer relished how, when Ford was offered a local delicacy – dog meat with cheese – in the expensive Yugoslav hotel in which he was staying, he reacted with 'horrified disbelief'. But otherwise Ford was 'quite the gentlest of the cast, soft-spoken and quietly courteous, and not the one you'd expect to be first as an action man'. It was, however, a miserable business working on the film with its supposed lead, Robert Shaw, who a friend of Fraser's drily described as 'competent when sober'. 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