Rufus Wainwright Embraces Darkness

Not a lot of people saw gay troubadour Rufus Wainwright's big-screen acting debut in the queer melodrama Heights, but he's taking to the screen again in The Age of Darkness, directed by fellow Canadian Denys Arcand.

The film is said to be a follow-up to Arcand's Oscar-nominated The Decline of the American Empire and The Barbarian Invasions, creating a trilogy about a group of intellectual friends and how they cope with a changing world.

Also starring Diane Kruger (Troy), Darkness had been slated to premiere as the closing night offering at the Cannes Film Festival in May, but editing was delayed due to Arcand's recent shoulder surgery.

The film is set to open in Canada (and possibly the United States as well) in December.