David Tennant to voice cartoon character for CBeebies

Former 'Doctor Who' stars David Tennant and Sophie Aldred are to voice characters in forthcoming children's TV series 'Tree Fu Tom'.

The actor - who played the tenth incarnation of the Time Lord from 2005 to 2010 - will voice lead character Tom, a boy with magical powers, in 'Tree Fu Tom'. Sophie, who played the Seventh Doctor's assistant Ace in the 1980s, is to voice his friend Twigs.

The CBeebies show will see Tom encourage viewers to help with his magical spells with gentle physical movements as it is aimed at helping the movement development of 4-6 year olds. Kay Benbow, controller of CBeebies, said: "We have a fantastic cast on this show, who work brilliantly as a team. Their rapport permeates through to the programme reflecting the characters as a group of friends working together. We are delighted to have David on board as part of the team. The physical energy in his performance works so well for animation and his sense of fun and cheeky humour will delight the older CBeebies audience."

The animated series - comprising 26 episodes - will in air early 2012.

Source: The List

First official images - Ewan McGregor & Emily Blunt - Salmon Fishing in the Yemen

Here’s our first official look at Ewan McGregor’s new movie, Fishing in the Yemen ahead of it’s debut at the Toronto Film Festival who have unveiled these new images. He stars alongside Emily Blunt & Kristin Scott Thomas in a movie directed by Lasse Hallström.

Ewan McGregor stars as a fisheries scientist who finds himself saddled with the task of introducing salmon fishing to the Highlands of Yemen. Director Lasse Hallström adapts this charming British comedy from Paul Torday’s acclaimed novel.

Read more at HeyUguys

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Ewan McGregor and Betty White to Judge Heroic Dog Award Show

The Hallmark Channel has announced that Ewan McGregor and Betty White will join Whoopi Goldberg and other stars in judging a new heroic dog award show.

The American Humane Association explained the TV contest, the ‘Hero Dog Awards,’ recognizes “thousands of specially trained dogs giving comfort to people every day.”

Each dog will compete in eight categories: law enforcement and arson dogs; service dogs; therapy dogs; military dogs; guide dogs; search and rescue dogs; hearing dogs, and emerging hero dogs, for “ordinary pets who do extraordinary things.”

The winning dogs will strut their paws along their own red carpet awards gala in Beverly Hills. The show will even award Rin Tin Tin with a legacy award and present it to one of his doggie descendants. Rememberd as a movie icon, the canine star was rescued from the frontlines of World War I in France.

Other celebs listed to judge include Jillian Michaels and Kristin Chenoweth. The show will air on Hallmark on Nov. 11 in a 90-minute premiere.

Source: Ecorazzi

"The Cabin" -trailer and photos

Watch a trailer and browse photos of the Hallmark movie THE CABIN, which premiered on Saturday July 30 (8p.m. ET/PT, 7C). The movie stars Lea Thompson & Steven Brand.



Read more, and check out the photos, at Daemon’s TV

Weekly schedule for Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson

Mo 8/1: Craig in Paris: Craig tours the Eiffel Tower
Tu 8/2: Kristen Bell, Eddie Izzard, Jean Reno
We 8/3: Jean-Michel Cousteau, Craig visits the Louvre
Th 8/4: Craig tours the Palace of Versailles
Fr 8/5: Craig performs at the Moulin Rouge

David Tennant - Fright Night trailer / projects interview / The Purple Land

David Tennant introduced an extended Fright Night trailer at Comic Con last weekend.

More information at Yahoo Movies



David Tennant talks Pirates, plasticine and secret projects
While lounging around his West End dressing room waiting to go on-stage to perform in Much Ado About Nothing, former timelord Tennant, talked Total Film through how he's been keeping busy since stepping away from the Tardis.
First up he's starring as a tight-trousered Las Vegas illusionist in the 3D update of Fright Night, then he'll lend his voice to Aardman's latest The Pirates! In An Adventure With Scientists (released 28 March 2012).
“What a joy to be part of that. You feel a little bit of a cheat to take any credit for it, but really the stars of this film are the animators. What they can make a piece of plasticine is quite remarkable."
"The other day I did my last session on the film and they brought the little model of [my character] Darwin down so I have shaken hands the plasticine me - which was strangely thrilling.”
Also strangely thrilling is Tennant's next film project which he hopes to start work on by the end of the year. But he's sworn to secrecy on details:
"It will be something entirely new to me – the process will be something I’ve never done before. That’s exciting and a little bit scary – and I’ve already said too much!"
And don't rule out a return to the Doctor:
"Not impossible forever, but no plans at the moment. People keep telling me that they’ve read online that I’m coming back – but believe me, if that happens I’ll be the first to tell everyone, I’ll be shouting about it very loudly."
"I’m very proud of the show and I’m fully aware it casts a long shadow professionally, but I’m quite happy about that. It’s a shadow wearing a very cool, long coat!"
Fright Night opens on 2 September 2011, and The Pirates! In An Adventure With Scientists! is arriving 30 March 2012.
Source: Total Film



Listen to David Tennant's Saturday radio play The Purple Land
David Tennant recently starred in a Saturday Play on BBC Radio Four called The Purple Land, and Anglotopia have uploaded it for you to listen to.
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Stars help Celtic and Manchester United to support East Africa famine appeal

Celtic Football Club has announced it will be raising funds for the victims of drought and famine-hit East Africa at a forthcoming ‘Legends’ match against Manchester United.

Celtic Charity Fund, the charitable arm of the Scottish Cup winners, said the upcoming fixture will be used to raise money for Oxfam's East Africa Famine Appeal. Fans will be able to donate via phone and online as the game is shown live on ITV4 on August 9.

Football and entertainment stars, including comedian Billy Connolly - the patron of the Celtic Foundation - will also be collecting cash from supporters at Celtic Park. The United Nations said this week that tens of thousands of Somalis are feared dead after being struck by the world's worst famine in 20 years.

The Legends match will see previous heroes of both clubs participating, including Henrik Larsson, Chris Sutton, Roy Keane, Martin O'Neill, Dwight Yorke and Teddy Sheringham. Wayne Rooney, Rod Stewart, Eddie Jordan, Sharleen Spiteri, Dougray Scott and Paolo Nutini have also supported to the appeal.

Read more at STV

Young zombies vamp it up for their prom fright-night

It was a night of the living dead as the young starlets of Scottish Youth Theatre enjoyed a monster mash-up. Actresses Elaine C Smith and Blythe Duff joined budding performers at last night’s ‘zombie prom’ to mark the 35th annual SYT Summer Festival.

The stars of Rab C Nesbitt and Taggart were guests of honour alongside SYT artistic director Mary McCluskey, who is in her 20th year at the helm of the national theatre for young people.

Just a few weeks before Hollywood heart-throb Brad Pitt turns Glasgow’s George Square into a zombie metropolis for his film World War Z, SYT made it a fright night-themed party to open its ‘Summer of Horror’.

The company is no stranger to famous names – Law Abiding Citizen pin-up Gerard Butler, Red Road star Tony Curran and Primeval’s Douglas Henshall attended the same summer festival back in 1985.

The custom-built £3.3 million headquarters in the basement of the Old Sheriff Court building played host to more than 100 participants, staff and friends. Guests were greeted by two werewolves on arrival, before watching scary home movies in the Brian Cox Studio. They then enjoyed a live performance from local indie rockers Sunflower Tuesdays, who played their aptly-titled single Party In A Graveyard.

Former teacher Mary McCluskey, who was appointed artistic director of SYT in 1992, said: “Young people have a fascination for things such as Twilight and Harry Potter and Buffy the Vampire Slayer and all things to do with zombies and vampires and werewolves and witches.

“I think that it’s a human condition that we all like to get the adrenaline going and frighten ourselves a wee bit. The buzz about this has been so exciting.”

SYT, whose former participants include Alan Cumming, Billy Boyd, KT Tunstall, Michelle Gomez and Karen Gillan, are staging three new productions in August, Prom Night of the Living Dead, Born Bad?, and Zombiism.

Source: Evening Times

First trailer for Haywire

The first trailer for Steven Soderbergh’s Haywire has appeared online. The movie stars Channing Tatum, Michael Fassbender, Ewan McGregor, Michael Douglas and Bill Paxton, however they are all in supporting roles. The lead belongs to Gina Carano, a mixed martial arts fighter who, by the looks of things, can also act.

Watch below:


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James McAvoy - Welcome to the Punch / Xmen First Class

James McAvoy begins filming Welcome To The Punch in London
Last Wednesday (20 July) it was announced that principal photography has begun for director Eran Creevy's Welcome To The Punch. Starring James McAvoy, Mark Strong and Andrea Riseborough, the film will shoot in 3 Mills Studios and on location in and around London, England.

Welcome To The Punch finds ex-criminal Jacob Sternwood (Strong) forced to return to London from his Icelandic hideaway when his son is involved in a heist gone wrong. This gives his nemesis, detective Max Lewinsky (McAvoy), one last chance to catch the man he's always been after. As the two enemies hurtle towards an unavoidable face off, they start to uncover a deeper conspiracy they both need to solve in order to survive.

Read more at The Fan Carpet




“X-Men: First Class” Hits DVD and Blu-ray on September 9th

Fox has announced that they will release Matthew Vaughn’s X-Men: First Class onto DVD and Blu-ray on September 9th, a mere three months after hit theaters. The film will be offered in two different cases: one features James McAvoy as Professor Charles Xavier and the other has Michael Fassbender as Erik Lensherr aka Magneto. The Blu-ray will include over two hours of special features, a digital copy of the film, ten Marvel X-Men digital comics including a new X-Men: First Class back story.

Source: JamesMcAvoy.org

Comic-Con 2011: John Barrowman and the cast of Torchwood On Miracle Day

Television Blend has a lengthy report on the press conference that took place at Comic Con on Friday 22 July:
John Barrowman and the cast of Torchwood together with writer Jane Espenson sat down with the press yesterday to talk to us a little bit about Miracle Day. While they avoided giving up any major spoilers, we did learn some interesting things about what’s to come for the characters. Find out what they had to say about Gwen and Jack’s relationship, Rex’s fate, Oswald’s mindset and some upcoming fights involving the characters!

Read more at Cinema Blend

Karen Gillan to star in West End production of Inadmissable Evidence

According to What’s On Stage, Doctor Who assistant Karan Gillan will join the previously announced Douglas Hodge in the cast of the Donmar Warehouse's upcoming production of Inadmissible Evidence.

Gillan makes her professional stage debut in John Osborne's 1964 play, alongside Esther Hall, Amy Morgan, Daniel Ryan and Al Weaver.

Read more at What's On Stage

First Trailer for THE BUNRAKU

After having its premiere at TIFF last September, the first trailer for Bunraku, starring Kevin McKidd, has arrived from AICN.

Watch the preview below:


Read more at The Film Stage

Weekly schedule for Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson

Mo 7/25: Don Rickles, Matt Smith
Tu 7/26: William H. Macy, Karen Gillan
We 7/27: Mary McCormack, golfer David Feherty
Th 7/28: Lisa Kudrow, Ben Mezrich
Fr 7/29: Tim Gunn, Ted Alexandro

Fright Night featured in Horror Hound magazine

Many thanks to timegeek for sharing scans of the “Fright Night” feature in this month's Horror Hound:





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