That’s how it usually goes.. An artist gets known for a TV or movie role but s/he eventually wants to dissociate him/herself from it. And Hayden Panettiere is no different. The 18-year old actress who plays the indestructible cheerleader Claire Bennet in hit US TV show ‘Heroes’ - hopes that her new film ‘Fireflies In The Garden’ will help people see beyond her cheerleader role. Hayden Panettiere stars opposite Julia Roberts in the movie and has said:

“I wanted to kill the cheerleader image, so I changed my hair colour and didn’t wear make-up. It’s been very hard for me in the past to get people to see me in a different way. They can be very narrow-minded.”

‘Fireflies in the Garden’ is a story of a family torn apart by an unexpected tragedy and boasts of a star-studded cast which also includes Ryan Reynolds, Willem Dafoe, Emily Watson and Ioan Gruffudd. Yup, Hayden Panettiere is sooo lucky to be working with them! I’m sure she learned a lot =) ‘Fireflies in the Garden’ is directed by Dennis Lee, and is due to hit cinema screens later this year.