Ashton Kutcher is one of those actors that the general public loves to hate yet secretly loves. He is a leading man with striking looks who has made numerous successful films;

A decorated Coast Guard search and rescue specialist still haunted by the death of his teammates during a disastrous mission off the coast of Alaska is charged with the task of training the next generation of Coast Guard rescue swimmers in the ocean-bound adventure drama The Guardian. Also on DVD: Saw III.

Ashton Kutcher's newly toned physique has gone down a storm with wife Demi Moore, who can't keep her hands off the actor. Kutcher, who recently celebrated his first wedding anniversary with Moore, underwent a grueling daily workout to get in shape for his role in his latest movie The Guardian.

Ashton Kutcher had to take swimming lessons to land a role in his new movie. Kutcher, who is married to actress Demi Moore, spent eight months practicing his aquatic technique to play a coastguard in The Guardian.

Celebrity prankster Ashton Kutcher used an unusual method to kick his addiction to cigarettes - he kept on smoking. The star read Allen Carr's book "The Easy Way To Stop Smoking" to inspire him to give up cigarettes for the role of Jake Fischer in new film The Guardian.

Martin Scorsese's star-studded The Departed is the number-one movie at the U.S. box office, giving the legendary director his highest opening weekend ever. The gangster film, which stars Jack Nicholson, Leonardo DiCaprio, Matt Damon, Alec Baldwin, Martin Sheen, and Mark Wahlberg, debuted at the top having sold $27 million worth of tickets in its opening three days.

Ashton Kutcher has scored a rare prize at the top of the box office - he features in the top two films. The actor voices a one-antlered mule deer in family cartoon comedy Open Season, which has debuted in first place ahead of his portrayal of a cocky coastguard in Kevin Costner's new action film The Guardian.

A decorated Coast Guard search and rescue specialist still haunted by the death of his teammates during a disastrous mission off the coast of Alaska is charged with the task of training the next generation of Coast Guard rescue swimmers in director Andrew Davis' ocean-bound adventure drama. Continue summary... Photo gallery / Watch the trailer Starring: Kevin Costner, Ashton Kutcher, Sela Ward, Melissa Sagemiller, Clancy Brown

Ashton Kutcher is keen to dedicate his new movie to the lifeguards who helped save lives after Hurricane Katrina because playing one of them made him realise what they mean to America. The actor plays an ambitious rookie learning the ropes from veteran Kevin Costner in The Guardian and admits he came away from the film with a new respect for all lifeguards.