David Tennant: forthcoming appearances and project updates

• Diary dates

Sun 2 Dec - Autism-friendly screenings of Nativity 2 Danger In The Manger! in cinemas around the country (UK). Details here

• Big Issue

David Tennant was featured in The Big Issue on Monday 26 November.

 This link has details regarding how you can buy a copy from anywhere in the world.

• Nativity 2

During the opening weekend of Nativity 2 Danger In The Manger! it grossed £1.6 million which was double the amount the original Nativity movie earned in its first weekend.
The Guardian (who gave the movie a bad review) has an article titled "A stable start for Nativity 2: Danger in the Manger." It says that the movie was the third most popular movie at UK cinemas during its opening weekend:
1. The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2, £5,344,598 from 559 sites. Total: £26,979,458
2. Skyfall, £3,809,893 from 550 sites. Total: £89,620,677
3. Nativity 2: Danger in the Manger!, £1,614,675 from 435 sites (New)
The soundtrack of Nativity 2 Danger In The Manger! now available on iTunes.

The Mumsnet Nativity 2 Danger In The Manger! Advent Calendar today has a free download of the song Yes We Can from the movie.

A David Tennant video interview about Nativity 2 Danger In The Manger! from Magic FM can be viewed here.

• Secret Universe: The Hidden Life Of The Cell

There is now a worldwide link to watch the David Tennant narrated documentary Secret Universe: The Hidden Life Of The Cell.

• How To Train Your Dragon

The BBC have announced the outline of their Christmas programming and it includes the movie How To Train Your Dragon in which David Tennant has a couple of lines.

• Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone

A clip of David Tennant reading an extract from Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone has been posted onto Tumblr.

• Christian O'Connell / Absolute Radio

Christian O'Connell has tweeted that his last show of 2012 on Absolute Radio will be co-hosted by David Tennant and he has described it as an 'Alternative Nativity.' Christian did not specify on which day the programme will air.
Christian O'Connell further tweeted that the show will be on Friday 21st December and that it will be in front of a live audience with people taking part as in a children's Nativity play. He will broadcast how to win a part in the audience next week.

• Riders of Berk

David Tennant voices a character in the US television series Dreamworks Dragons: Riders Of Berk. More information here
Scotsman.com has an article about David Tennant voicing a character in Dreamworks Dragons Riders Of Berk on US television.

• The Spies of Warsaw

The Spies Of Warsaw was one of the programmes included in a BBC Worldwide's showcase last night according to a report on Bandt.com. This means that the drama will be broadcast on Australian television.

• Broadchurch

DavidTennantOnTwitter.com has published an update on Broadchurch filming schedules, including David Tennant arriving on set at 10.30am on Friday, and the news that filming on the drama will now end on Tuesday (4th) and not Friday as originally announced.

greylight5_b on Twitter has posted a photo of shooting in a graveyard during the day for Broadchurch. Apparently David Tennant was involved with the filming (and then filmed that night too!)

On Thursday night David Tennant had a night shoot for Broadchurch. It started at 10pm in Hill Road, Clevedon which Andrew (who emailed us about the shoot) described as "next door to Scoozi restaurant where they had made a mock up hotel opposite what was Seeleys stationers and has now been mocked up as the Echo news office."



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2011 Golden Globe nominations; includes 'How to Train Your Dragon', 'The Good Wife'

The Golden Globe nominations were announced earlier today and includes nods for Burlesque (starring Alan Cumming), The Good Wife (Alan Cumming), How to Train Your Dragon (with the voices of Gerard Butler, Craig Ferguson, and David Tennant), The Pillars of the Earth (Tony Curran), Sons of Anarchy (Tommy Flanagan) and Red (Brian Cox).

The 68th Annual Golden Globe Awards ceremony airs on January 16, 2011. The partial list of nominees is below and you can get the full list here.

Best Motion Picture – Comedy Or Musical
Alice in Wonderland
Burlesque
The Kids Are All Right
Red
The Tourist

Best Animated Feature Film
Despicable Me
How To Train Your Dragon
The Illusionist
Tangled
Toy Story 3

Best Original Song - Motion Picture
“BOUND TO YOU” — BURLESQUE Music by: Samuel Dixon; Lyrics by: Christina Aguilera, Sia Furler
“COMING HOME” — COUNTRY STRONG Music & Lyrics by: Bob DiPiero, Tom Douglas, Hillary Lindsey, Troy Verges
“I SEE THE LIGHT” — TANGLED Music by: Alan Menken; Lyrics by: Glenn Slater
“THERE’S A PLACE FOR US” — CHRONICLES OF NARNIA: THE VOYAGE OF THE DAWN TREADER Music & Lyrics by: Carrie Underwood, David Hodges, Hillary Lindsey
“YOU HAVEN’T SEEN THE LAST OF ME” — BURLESQUE Music & Lyrics by: Diane Warren

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A TELEVISION SERIES – DRAMA
JULIANNA MARGULIES THE GOOD WIFE
ELISABETH MOSS MAD MEN
PIPER PERABO COVERT AFFAIRS
KATEY SAGAL SONS OF ANARCHY
KYRA SEDGWICK THE CLOSER

BEST MINI-SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION
CARLOS (SUNDANCE CHANNEL)
THE PACIFIC (HBO)
PILLARS OF THE EARTH (STARZ)
TEMPLE GRANDIN (HBO)
YOU DON’T KNOW JACK (HBO)

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A MINI-SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION
HAYLEY ATWELL PILLARS OF THE EARTH
CLAIRE DANES TEMPLE GRANDIN
JUDI DENCH RETURN TO CRANFORD
ROMOLA GARAI EMMA
JENNIFER LOVE HEWITT THE CLIENT LIST

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A MINI-SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION
IDRIS ELBA LUTHER
IAN MCSHANE PILLARS OF THE EARTH
AL PACINO YOU DON’T KNOW JACK
DENNIS QUAID THE SPECIAL RELATIONSHIP
EDGAR RAMIREZ CARLOS

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A SERIES, MINI-SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION
SCOTT CAAN HAWAII FIVE-O
CHRIS COLFER GLEE
CHRIS NOTH THE GOOD WIFE
ERIC STONESTREET MODERN FAMILY
DAVID STRATHAIRN TEMPLE GRANDIN

Craig Ferguson returning for 'How to Train Your Dragon' sequel

Way back in April, DreamWorks announced that the sequel to this year's How to Train Your Dragon would open in 2013. Not much had been confirmed at the time, but now it looks like the principal cast including Craig Ferguson, Jay Baruchel, America Ferrera, Jonah Hill, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, and Kristen Wiig will be returning. Gerard Butler's name however, seems to be missing from the announcement.

How to Train Your Dragon grossed $500 million at the box office and is out on DVD on October 15.

'How to Train Your Dragon' sequel to open in 2013

DreamWorks Animation CEO Jeffrey Katzenberg announced that How To Train Your Dragon (featuring the voices of Gerard Butler, Craig Ferguson, and David Tennant) will become DreamWorks Animation's next franchise, and its sequel will open in 2013. It has grossed $371 million and is now #1 at the US box office since it opened about five weeks ago.

Exclusive Empire interviews with Gerard Butler & Craig Ferguson

Chris Hewitt and Sam Toy from Empire magazine went to DreamWorks Animation's California headquarters to interview How to Train Your Dragon cast members, including Gerry and Craig.

'Dragon' interview with Craig Ferguson

Craig's new How To Train Your Dragon interview with Made in Hollywood is posted below.



You can also head on over to Youtube to watch Craig's interview with WISN 12 Milwaukee. I can't embed it unfortunately.

David Tennant narrates 'How to Train Your Dragon' featurette

David Tennant voiced the character Spitelout in How to Train Your Dragon and now you can listen to him narrate the featurette "Intro to Dragons". The animated film opens in Australia on March 25, the US on March 26, and the UK on March 31.

Gerard Butler and Craig Ferguson at the 'How to Train Your Dragon' premiere

Gerard Butler and Craig Ferguson attended yesterday's How To Train Your Dragon premiere in California. Photos and red carpet interviews are below.










How To Train Your Dragon red carpet interview with Craig.



Premiere interview with Gerard Butler.

New TV spots: 'The Bounty Hunter' & 'How to Train Your Dragon'

The Bounty Hunter

A new TV spot from The Bounty Hunter is now online (via GerardButler.net).




Check out the new Rules for Outwitting a Bounty Hunter featurette from The Bounty Hunter courtesy of Sony Pictures.



How to Train Your Dragon

Craig Ferguson and Gerard Butler talk about How to Train Your Dragon in an interview for ScreenWeek.



New How to Train Your Dragon feature trailer from Yahoo! Movies.



A second TV-Spot, titled "Adventure" is below.

New stills: Gerard Butler in 'The Bounty Hunter' & Craig Ferguson in 'How to Train Your Dragon' + more

Gerard Butler's tux up for charity auction
Artists for Peace and Justice is auctioning off Gerard Butler's Dolce & Gabbana Golden Globe tuxedo at CharityBuzz.com. All proceeds will go to APJ's Haiti relief efforts. The auction will end Wednesday, March 17.

On set and production stills from The Bounty Hunter
Photos come courtesy of Totally Hollywood Hunks News photo gallery:









Character stills and on set stills from How to Train Your Dragon
Photos courtesy of Totally Hollywood Hunks News photo gallery



The Bounty Hunter and How to Train Your Dragon premiere dates
GerardButler.net shares the US and UK premiere dates for The Bounty Hunter and How to Train Your Dragon:

March 11
UK The Bounty Hunter Premiere
Vue West End Cinema Leicester Square – London

March 16
US The Bounty Hunter Premiere
Zeigfeld Theatre – New York City

March 21
US How To Train Your Dragon Premiere
Location TBA – Los Angeles

New TV spots: 'The Ghost Writer' & 'How to Train Your Dragon'

Ewan McGregor plays a ghostwriter who is hired to write the biography of a former British Prime Minister. As he works he "uncovers secrets that put his own life in jeopardy." The Ghost Writer is set to premiere tomorrow at the Berlin Film Festival and the new exclusive TV spot comes courtesy of JoBlo.



Gerard Butler plays Stoick in How to Train Your Dragon. It's an animated film about a "young Viking who aspires to hunt dragons" and "becomes the unlikely owner of a young dragon himself, and learns there may be more to the creatures than he assumed." How to Train Your Dragon opens on March 26 in the US. "Changes", the film's first TV spot from Trailer Addict is below.



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Gerard Butler at Jamie Foxx's pre-Grammy party and more

Gerard was at Jamie Foxx's pre-Grammy party on Friday, January 29 in Los Angeles.

Gerard's interview with Reelz Channel at the Artists for Peace and Justice art auction for Haiti last Thursday:

Hollywood Dailies Diane Lane Gerard Butler Olivia Wilde | Movie Trailers

There's also a character poster featuring Gerard beside his How To Train Your Dragon character Stoick:



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Gerard Butler at the Artists for Haiti Benefit + new 'How To Train Your Dragon' interview

Gerard was at the Artists for Haiti Benefit, hosted by Olivia Wilde and Artists for Peace and Justice to raise money Haiti last Thursday. Here are photos of Gerry at the event:




Gerard did interview with the Daily Record and you can read an excerpt below. Craig Ferguson is also mentioned in the article. You can read the whole interview at the Daily Record.

...although his fellow thespian is tall and good looking, Gerry is happy to keep Craig Ferguson as "just good friends" on the set of their new film How To Train Your Dragon.

"I wouldn't be surprised if I was linked to Craig," chuckled Gerard. "But maybe they'll come up with a way to say I had an affair with the dragon. Or that I had sex with all of them."

...there was role open for one of Gerard's oldest friends, Craig Ferguson, who has carved himself a career as one of America's top chat show hosts, earning an estimated $4million a year.

"I met Craig when I was a student at Glasgow University and Craig was doing stand-up around Scotland," recalled Gerard. Gerard, 40, and Craig, 47, have stayed in touch ever since and Craig even had a bit part as himself in Gerard's recent romantic comedy, The Ugly Truth.

"The bosses of How To Train Your Dragon reckon Craig and Gerard were able to draw on their friendship to convincingly play a Viking hero and his oldest pal.

But Craig and Gerard admit that their characters may sound like them - but onscreen the strapping Scotsmen look very different.

Gerard's Stoick has red flowing locks and an enormous bushy beard while Craig's Gobber has blond braids and has lost an arm and a leg in battles with dragons. But the two men got into the roles by dressing up while recording their voices for the film.

Gerard said: "I would try to wear something evocative of the period, instead of the usual T-shirt and jeans. A say baggyish shirt just made me feel closer to the period."

Craig joked: "I wore full Viking costume. It was difficult because you could hear my breastplate clink, and it drove the microphone people mad.

"But if you're going to make a movie with me, you've got to be prepared for unreasonable behaviour." [Siobhan Synnot]

In other news, Gamer is now at the top of all three home video charts. It's the top selling DVD, top rental and top Blu-ray seller in the US.

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New 'How to Train Your Dragon' trailer

This doesn't look like an officially released trailer so I'm not sure how long this will stay up. Watch it while you still have a chance.

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Gerard Butler on the cover of Men's Health + 'How to Train Your Dragon' trailer

Gerard is on the December 2009 cover of the UK edition of Men's Health Magazine. Check it out:


Yahoo! Movies released a full length trailer for How to Train Your Dragon which features Gerry's voice and Craig Ferguson's voice as well. It looks great:

Gerard has also revealed that he chose Glasgow for the European premiere of Law Abiding Citizen as a way to thank his fans:

He revealed the news in an internet chat with fans.

He said: "Maybe I will see some of you at the premiere of Law Abiding Citizen because we are having our European premiere in Glasgow.

"Get merry and drink. I wish I could but I don't. I hope to see you all soon. Have a good time."

A spokesman for production firm Momentum Pictures said: "It hasn't been announced officially yet but the premiere will be on November 15 at Cineworld, Renfrew Street." [The Sunday Mail]

Law Abiding Citizen has now earned $51.4 million at the US box office after jumping from 4th place to 3rd place over the weekend.

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Teaser poster for 'How to Train Your Dragon' + Gerard Butler reads to Craig Ferguson

The new teaser poster for Gerard Butler's and Craig Ferguson's upcoming animated film, How to Train Your Dragon is posted above.

Gerard Butler read aloud from Craig Ferguson's new memoir American on Purpose on the set of The Late Late Show a few weeks ago. The photos are below:










You can also check out newly surfaced photos of Gerard, taken by Carlo Allergi at the 2008 Toronto International Film Festival.

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Gerard Butler's weekend appearances + How to Train Your Dragon teaser trailer

There are a lot of photos of Gerard from his appearances this weekend, and I've posted a few below including his appearance at the US Open in New York yesterday, his arrival at the MTV Video Music Awards last night, and is appearance at the Steps for 9/11 walk yesterday also in New York:

You can get more photos of Gerard's appearance over the weekend at Harry Winston's New York Collection Celebration, In Touch Weekly Hosts the Icons + Idols Celebration, MTV Video Music Awards, Giant Steps for 9/11, and finally, at the US Open.

You can check out the new teaser trailer for How to Train Your Dragon which opens on March 26, 2010:



Gerry will appear on the BBC Radio 1 Scott Mills Show tomorrow which you can listen to at 4pm local UK time (12pm ET, 11am CT, 9am PT in the US) here. GerardButler.net points us to a time zone converter to help.

Finally, Sony revealed today that The Ugly Truth will debut on Blu-ray on November 10 in the U.S.. The suggested price is set at $39.95.

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First look: 'How to Train Your Dragon'

The first promo photo for How to Train Your Dragon (opening March 26,2010) has hit the internet. The animated film includes the voices of Gerard Butler and Craig Ferguson. Here's a summary of the film from imdb:

The son of a Viking trains his scrawny, toothless dragon to be a brave hero. Based on Cressida Cowell's children's book, How to Train Your Dragon.

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