Career: Taylor-Johnson went on to star on the small screen in Talk to Me and Nearly Famous and in the movie Angus, Thongs and Full-Frontal Snogging (2008), but his big break came in 2009 when he played the lead role in John Lennon biopic Nowhere Boy, which was directed by his future wife, Sam Taylor-Wood. More recently, he has been cast in Albert Nobbs (2011), Kick-Ass (2010) and its 2013 sequel, Anna Karenina (2012), Savages (2012), Godzilla (2014) and Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015).

Career: Cranston became active in local theatre but his parents had mixed feelings about their son entering the profession. In the 1980s, he began landing guest roles on a number of TV shows, including CHiPs, Loving, Airwolf, Hill Street Blues and Falcon Crest. His career continued to be built on a steady stream of guest roles until his first big break came in 2000 when he landed a recurring role as Hal in the hugely popular sitcom Malcolm in the Middle. It ran for seven seasons, clocking up 151 episodes. Two years after Malcom ended, Cranston secured what turned out to be a landmark role in AMC drama Breaking Bad as high school chemistry teacher Walter White. For his work on the series, Cranston won a Golden Globe and four Emmys. Since starring in Breaking Bad, Hollywood producers have been beating a path to his door. He has starred in The Lincoln Lawyer (2011), Drive (2011), Larry Crowne (2011), Contagion (2011), John Carter (2012), Rock of Ages (2012), Total Recall (2012), Argo (2012) and Godzilla (2014). In 2014, he won a Tony Award for his portrayal of Lyndon B Johnson in the play All the Way.

Career: Olsen's breakthrough role came in the critically acclaimed film Martha Marcy May Marlene (2011), for which she won a number of awards. Movie roles followed in Silent House (2011), Peace, Love & Understanding (2011), Red Lights (2012), Kill Your Darlings (2013) and Oldboy (2013). More recently, she has starred in the Hollywood blockbusters Godzilla (2014) and Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015).

Career: Hawkins made guest appearances in TV shows Casualty and Doctors but her first break in front of the camera came in Mike Leigh's film All or Nothing (2002). Since then, she has starred in Vera Drake (2004), Layer Cake (2004), The Painted Veil (2006) and Cassandra's Dream (2007). She won a number of awards, including a Golden Globe, for her portrayal of Poppy Cross in Happy-Go-Lucky (2008). Her other film credits include An Education (2009), Never Let Me Go (2010), Made in Dagenham (2010), Submarine (2010), Blue Jasmine (2013) and Godzilla (2014).

Career: Binoche's first film was Liberty Belle in 1983. She then decided to concentrate on the cinema rather than the stage, and quickly became a major star in France. Her first English-speaking role came three years later in An Unbearable Lightness of Being. Despite offers of work, she turned her back on an international career to return home. She's continued to appear in both international and French projects. Among the highlights are The English Patient (for which she won a Best Supporting Actress Oscar), Hidden, Three Colours: Blue, Chocolat, Breaking and Entering and Dan in Real Life.