David Tennant sees double
David Tennant is taking a double starring role as twin teachers at rival schools in Nativity 2, a sequel to Debbie Isitt's 2009 U.K. hit comedy.
Pic, backed by U.K. distrib Entertainment One, started shooting Oct. 17 for six weeks in the English Midlands and North Wales. Like the first movie, the low-budget sequel is based around a school putting on a Christmas performance in competition with other schools.
Tennant, best known for "Doctor Who," plays a temp teacher who must lead a group of under-achieving kids in the national contest, while his golden-boy brother (also Tennant) leads the challenge from a posh rival school.
Written and directed by Isitt, the pic is produced by Nick Jones of Mirrorball Films, and co-financed by Premiere Picture and Media Pro Six.
Source: Variety
Third fantastic theatrical UK trailer for Pirates! An Adventure with Scientists
After two previous cracking trailers for Aarman’s (The creators of Wallace and Gromit) new animation, Pirates! An Adventure with Scientists, they’ve released another third new trailer this morning and it’s just as good as the previous couple.
The cast is rather awesome (includes Hugh Grant, David Tennant, Imelda Staunton, Martin Freeman, Jeremy Piven) while Peter Lord directs and as you’ll see from this fantastic trailer, it all rather fun! My favourite character has to be the one wearing the Blue Peter badge which readers in the US will have NO idea what I’m talking about.
In The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists, Hugh Grant stars in his first animated role as the luxuriantly bearded Pirate Captain – a boundlessly enthusiastic, if somewhat less-than-successful, terror of the High Seas. With a rag-tag crew at his side (Martin Freeman, Brendan Gleeson, Russell Tovey, and Ashley Jensen), and seemingly blind to the impossible odds stacked against him, the Captain has one dream: to beat his bitter rivals Black Bellamy (Jeremy Piven) and Cutlass Liz (Salma Hayek) to the much coveted Pirate Of The Year Award. It’s a quest that takes our heroes from the shores of exotic Blood Island to the foggy streets of Victorian London. Along the way they do battle with the pirate-hating Queen Victoria (Imelda Staunton) and team up with a young Charles Darwin (David Tennant), but never lose sight of what a pirate loves best: adventure!
Source: Hey U Guys
David’s shoes to be auctioned for ACCORD
DOCTOR Who star David Tennant is flogging his trainers ... to help the Paisley hospice where his beloved mother died. Helen McDonald passed away at ACCORD Hospice in July 2007 after a long battle with cancer.
Now Paisley actor David, whose real surname is McDonald, is raising money for the worthy cause by auctioning a customised hand-made pair of trendy Converse trainers which he signed at the recent Entertainment Media Show, in London. Canvas Warriors, the designers of the special shoes, asked David to put his moniker on them. He was happy to do so and asked for them to be auctioned for ACCORD.
David’s mum, who was 67 when she died, was a tireless worker for the charity during her lifetime. She was a member of the Friends of ACCORD Hospice group and helped to organise countless fundraising events. Mrs McDonald, from Dykebar, Paisley, was also a volunteer for Arthritis Care, the WRVS, The Samaritans and elderly care charity Contact.
David’s dad, the Very Reverend Dr Alexander McDonald, who is a former Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland, was one of the founders of ACCORD Hospice and remains active in his support for it.
It is expected that the trainers will be snapped up at a high price by one of David’s fans. He has a huge following from fans of BBC sci-fi drama Doctor Who, a show in which he starred in the title role to great acclaim. And, even though he has now left the show, he remains very popular among its fans, who are known for their loyalty and generosity. This will not be the first time they will have raised money for ACCORD. After Mrs McDonald’s death, hundreds of pounds were donated by them to the charity. At the time, David said: “It is a fantastic and worthy cause and I can’t commend it to you strongly enough. The care given there to seriously-ill people is of the very highest quality and my family feel indebted to them for all they’ve done for us.”
For details of the trainers auction, visit www.david-tennant.com
Source: Paisley Daily Express
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