Karen Gillan: interview, NTA nomination

Karen Gillan chats to Northsound 1 on the NTAs and leaving The Doctor behind
Finlay from the Northsound Newsteam hears what Karen's up to now, and how she's feeling ahead of the National Television Awards, where she's nominated for Best Female Drama Performance.
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Karen's NTA nomination is for best female drama performance - vote here

National Television Awards nominations

Scotland's representatives among this year's nominations are - 

Karen Gillan - drama performance female
Denis Lawson – drama performance male

Earthflight – documentary series (narrated by David Tennant)

Source: National TV Awards

Karen Gillan: NTA awards, new film, DVD release

Karen Gillan won the National Television Award for Best Drama Performance: Female for her portrayal of Amy Pond in Doctor Who
You can view a full HD video of Karen receiving the award at KarenGillanWeb
 

New film: Not Another Happy Ending
LevelK has come on board for international sales of Synchronicity Films’ Glasgow-set indie romcom Not Another Happy Ending.

As previously reporterd, John MacKay (Crush) will direct, and the cast includes Jessica Brown Findlay, Sophie Wu, Karen Gillan, Emun Elliott, Gary Lewis and Anna Chancellor. Elliott and Findlay are both former Screen International Stars of Tomorrow. Claire Mundell (Crying With Laughter, Weekend) produces, with Wendy Griffin as co-producer. LevelK has also worked with Synchronicity’s Crying With Laughter and Blood or Water and plans to continue working on a slate together.

The story is about a successful author who can only write well when she’s unhappy; her publisher tries to make her unhappy but then realises he’s in love with her.

The film has backing from Creative Scotland, Southwest Scotland Screen, BBC Scotland and Savalas Films Fund.

The film starts shootings in May in Glasgow.

Source: Screen Daily

Competition: Win We'll Take Manhattan on DVD
Relive the Swinging 60s and the birth of British fashion in We'll Take Manhattan, out on DVD on 30th January 2012, from Universal Playback. Take home the compelling true story which defined style for a generation in this one-off drama starring Karen Gillan (Doctor Who).

Shown on BBC Four on Thursday 26th January 2012, We’ll Take Manhattan focuses on an unpredictable and electric photoshoot for British Vogue in 1962 New York. It reveals how visionary photographer David Bailey (Aneurin Barnard - Ironclad) refused to conform and insisted on using an unconventional and unknown model for the June cover, Jean Shrimpton (Gillan).

Over the course of a freezing week in Manhattan, David Bailey realised he had found his muse - someone both he and his camera had fallen in love with. Having thrown out the rule book he made startling and original photographs, which changed the face of fashion and catapulted Shrimpton into celebrity status as one of the world's first ever supermodels.

We’ll Take Manhattan brings to life the whirlwind romance between Bailey and Shrimpton and the explosive love affair which inadvertently set the look of the Sixties along the way. Written and directed by John McKay (Robin Hood - TV Series) and also starring a scene-stealing Helen McCrory (Hugo, Harry Potter) as Vogue fashion editor Lady Clare Randlesham, We’ll Take Manhattan explores the electric tale of two young people falling in love; who took a chance and accidentally changed the fashion world forever.

Entertainment Focus has three copies to give away on DVD, so be in with a chance just answer the following question:

Karen Gillan made her name in which BBC sci-fi series?

This competition closes on Friday 17th February 2012 at 11.59pm

For details on how to enter the competition, please go to Entertainment Focus

David Tennant at the NTAs

Update: Above is video of David Tennant's acceptance speech after his win for Outstanding Drama Performance. Thanks to David_Tennant and Dreamycat for the link.

David won the award for Outstanding Drama Performance at the National Television Awards in the UK. Doctor Who also won the Best Drama award and the acceptance speech for the show's win with David Tennant is below:



I posted it earlier, but here's David presenting the Star Travel Documentary Award again:



Here are some photos of David's red carpet arrival at London's O2 Arena tonight:








You can check out some red carpet interviews with David, and other celebrities over on the BBC's website.

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David Tennant drops out of 'Burke and Hare'

David Tennant had be scheduled to star opposite Simon Pegg, but now he's had to drop out. According to Simon Pegg's Titter account:

David Tennant had to drop out of B&H but by sheer glorious serendipity a legend of Middle Earth and Skull Island has come aboard. Welcome AS

Director John Landis has cast Andy Serkis who will likely play William Hare. No one has announced why David dropped out yet, but maybe this is good news for his Rex Is Not Your Lawyer NBC pilot.

There's also a some footage of David presenting at the National Television Awards earlier today in the UK. Enjoy:



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First look: David Tennant in Glorious 39 and The Sarah Jane Adventures

Check out the trailer of Glorious 39, out on November 20 in the UK:



Posted below are new photos of David Tennant in The Sarah Jane Adventures. He will appear in a two part episode entitled The Wedding of Sarah Jane Smith, which airs on Thursday, October 29 and Friday, October 30 on BBC 1.




Also, don't forget that all votes for the National Television Awards must be in by September 30. David and John Barrowman are nominated in the Best Drama Performance category.

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David Tennant nominated for National Television Award

David is nominated in the Best Drama Performance category for the National Television Awards for Doctor Who. Doctor Who is also nominated in the Best Drama category. Voting ends September 29, 2009 and winners will be announced at the ceremony on ITV1 in January, 2010. You can vote here for David.

Update: John Barrowman is also nominated in the same category for his role in Torchwood.

Also, be sure to download the podcast of David's appearance on The Christian O'Connell Solution here.


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