Scottish Actors

Sunday, 30 December 2007

Water Horse opens in seventh place

Family film, The Water Horse: Legend of the Deep came in seventh place at the North American box office over the weekend beginning December 28. It's weekend gross was US$9.2 million and it's total gross from opening on Christmas Day is US$16.8 million. The film stars Scottish actor Brian Cox who plays the narrator of a tale about the Loch Ness Monster.

James McAvoy talks about Penelope

Production Blog added a James McAvoy interview two days ago along with some behind the scenes footage of the movie Penelope. It's taken a long time for this film to be released in North American theatres, but thankfully it will finally be released February 29, 2008.

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Recent pics of Ewan McGregor in Othello

Eccentricity Online, a Ewan McGregor fan site added some rare pictures of Ewan as Iago in Othello about two weeks ago. The site seems to be one of the few online that has such a large gallery of Othello pictures. The play runs until February 23, 2008 at the Donmar Warehouse. Though tickets have been sold out, according to www.donmarwarehouse.com there will be 10 day seats available for each performance on sale from the box office each day from 10.30am and standing will be sold on the day once the performance including day seats is sold out. Tickets available in person at the Box Office, and there are only two tickets per person to be paid by credit/debit card only. Good luck people.

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Saturday, 29 December 2007

New James McAvoy fans!

I got a few e-mails this week with people asking about 'that actor in Atonement'; they usually just want to know a little more about him. I'm always overjoyed at meeting a new James McAvoy fan, and thanks to Atonement there are even more.

For new fans, there are three things about James you should know: James McAvoy is happily married (*sigh*), James McAvoy is sexy (People Magazine says so), and James McAvoy is unbelievably talented (he was recently nominated for a Golden Globe).

Since this site accommodates other actors as well, I recommend new fans visit www.jamesmcavoy.com/
for more comprehensive info on James. For more sites on James you can also scroll down a little to check out the links at the right side of the page. Also check out the rest of this site for any news on James you may have missed.

If you want to catch more of James' films you could try The Last King of Scotland, The Chronicles of Narnia, and Inside I'm Dancing (aka Rory O'Shea Was Here). They are among his best.

Thanks for the e-mails from everyone and you can continue to e-mail me at saltireflower@yahoo.com to ask any questions or leave suggestions. Hope everyone's recent discovery of James turns into an obsession as healthy as mine!

Photo from http://www.people.com/

Cashback with Sean Biggerstaff finally has a UK release

It has taken a long time for the indie film to be released in its native country, but Cashback will be released in the UK in April of 2008. It is not available on DVD in the UK even though its been released in other countries over the past year. Anyone in the UK who really wants to see Sean Biggerstaff (greatest last name on earth!) as a tortured, artistic insomniac will have to order a copy from another country in Europe. Or try really hard to wait until the end of April.

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Friday, 28 December 2007

News on Gerard Butler's upcoming movie Game

Writers on UnderGroundOnline were among the lucky few to visit the New Mexico set of Game. Gerard Butler stars as Kable in the futuristic thriller, set in 2017. The film is being shot with a Red One Camera, a new type of technology that makes low budget productions look like theyv'e been shot with a much larger budget. The article has lots more information on the movie so check it out.

Brand new James McAvoy site!

A new website dedicated to the very talented James McAvoy has gone up, so be sure to check out the link below. Many thanks to the awesome posters at imdb for getting the word out.

www.jamesmcavoyfan.com

Photo from www.thisislondon.co.uk

Wednesday, 26 December 2007

In case you missed the Doctor Who Christmas special

Don't worry if you missed David Tennant's Doctor Who Christmas special. According to the Press Association the BBC will be showing special outdoor screenings of the episode non-stop on Thursday December 27 across the UK. The outdoor screenings will take place in Manchester, Liverpool, Leeds, Hull, Derby, Rotherham and Bradford.

UK viewers can also catch David Tennant on television this Thursday during the season finale of Extras. The 85 minute episode will air on BBC1 and don't panic if you don't see David during the first 45 minutes - he'll turn up, I promise.

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Monday, 24 December 2007

David Tennant isn't going anywhere

Despite even more rumours about David Tennant leaving Doctor Who (this time fueled by Catherine Tate an actual star on the show and not just some hack journalist), there is of course, as usual no truth to the rumours. You can read this for more information and an statement from David Tennant. In actual David Tennant news, lucky viewers in the UK will get to catch him tomorrow in the Droctor Who Christmas special, Voyage of the Damned on BBC1 at 6:50 pm. The episode also stars Scottish actor Gray O'Brien. A special Doctor Who Confidential will follow shortly after the episode on BBC3 at 8.30pm. You can go here for the official trailer. Have a Merry Christmas everyone!

Photo from www.gallifreyone.com

James McAvoy gets unscripted

I don't know how I missed this, but moviefone added James McAvoy's Unscripted interview with his Atonement co-star Keira Knightley a few days ago. Check it out here if you missed it. James is pretty funny in it. Don't forget to visit www.moviefone.com/unscripted from time to time to see stars interview each other.

Picture from Telegraph Newspaper online

P.S. I Love You opens in sixth place

P.S. I Love You, starring Gerard Butler, opened in sixth place at the US box office, just behind Sweeney Todd. According to www.boxofficemojo.com the film earned a little over US$6.5 million on 2,454 screens. Not too impressive, but when your competition is a zombie movie, and a sequel, you probably shouldn't expect too much.

Picture from www.starpulse.com

Sunday, 23 December 2007

The Kite Runner

The Kite Runner may have only been released a week ago in the US, but it's had high praise from critics for months now. Guardian Unlimited has a wonderful article on the movie, starring Scottish actor n the rise, Khalid Abdalla, and makes an unlikely comparison between the film and another award worthy epic, Atonement. Since December 14, the film has earned over US$700,885 on just 377 across the US and was nominated for a Golden Globe for Best Foreign Language Film. Here's a trailer for the film. Enjoy!

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