John Barrowman Open to a Return to Doctor Who

TV news site Zap2it briefly interviewed John Barrowman on the set of Torchwood: Miracle Day and revealed that Captain Jack Harkness could always return to Doctor Who.

"I've always said that if I'm asked to go back to 'Doctor Who,' I'll go at the drop of a hat. That's where Captain Jack got his beginnings. And it's already been discussed."

Barrowman says that both "Torchwood" creator Russell T Davies and current "Doctor Who" showrunner Steven Moffat have talked about the possibility of a return for Jack . . .

"It's in the cards, but who knows whether it will happen?" says Barrowman, quick to add that his character does have special ties to David Tennant's version of the Doctor. "I like Matt Smith. He brings his own quirkiness to it... When a new Doctor starts, everybody goes along for the journey because they love the show. But then you attach yourself to that Doctor. There's a whole new generation who are now attached to Matt, and rightly so.... but David Tennant is my Doctor."

Source: Life, Doctor Who and ComBom

The Great Ghost Rescue - sneak peek

KevinMcKiddOnline have shared a sneak peek of the trailer for "The Great Ghost Rescue", starring Kevin McKidd



Source: Kevin McKidd Online

New stage version of The Ladykillers starring Peter Capaldi

The Liverpool Playhouse is to host the world premiere of a new stage version of cult British comedy The Ladykillers.

The Playhouse co-production with London company Fiery Angel boasts a stellar cast headed by The Thick of It’s Peter Capaldi.

Ben Miller, James Fleet and Marcia Warren will also appear in the new play, adapted from the original story by Father Ted and The IT Crowd writer Graham Linehan.

It will open in November for a two week run before transferring to the West End.

Peter Capaldi, who will appear as Professor Marcus, the part played by Alec Guinness in the 1955 original, said today: “It’s an incredible role: funny, menacing, witty, stylish and lethal.

“The script is as clever and absurd as you would expect from Graham Linehan, the cast is utterly stunning, and I think the production by Sean Foley is going to be knock out.

“Of course we all walk in the deep shadows of the original Ladykillers, but I consider it a wonderful challenge to take a stab at one of the truly great comic roles.”

The cast also includes Ben Miller as Louis, James Fleet as Major Courtney, Clive Rowe as One Round and Stephen Wight as Harry, while Marcia Warren plays eccentric landlady Mrs Wilberforce.

Source: Liverpool Echo

From 26 November, The Ladykillers will transfer to the Gielgud Theatre in London

Weekly schedule for Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson

Mo 6/13: Kristen Bell, Jason Aldean (R 4/14/11)
Tu 6/14: Tina Fey, Everest (R 4/18/11)
We 6/15: Alfred Molina, Joe DeVito (R 4/21/11)
Th 6/16: Diane Lane, Karen Gillan (R 4/22/11)
Fr 6/17: Will Ferrell, Reese Waters (R 5/6/11)

Mo 6/20: Kenneth Branagh (R 5/10/11)
Tu 6/21: Jeff Goldblum, Sarah Chalke (R 5/9/11)
We 6/22: Paul Reiser, Melissa McCarthy (R 5/13/11)
Th 6/23: Julie Andrews, Little Big Town (R 5/18/11)
Fr 6/24: Morgan Freeman, Carson Kressley (R 6/9/11)

Fright Night trailer, interview clips, and sequel rumours

Fright Night 2 could star David Tennant!

While we haven't seen much of David Tennant in the Fright Night trailer, early buzz suggests he steals the show! In fact, he's so good that there's already rumors that he could star in Fright Night 2!

Cinemablend is reporting from an inside source that DreamWorks is already talking about a sequel to Fright Night, but this one would be all David Tennant and Christopher Mintz-Plasse. Here's what they have to say about the potential sequel (a few spoilers from the first film):

Our source tells us that DreamWorks is considering turning the franchise over to David Tennant for Fright Night 2. The followup would take place in a new city where Peter Vincent [Tennant] not only has to deal with vampires, but potentially other unexpected problems. Evil Ed wouldn't be the movie's villain, they'd go another direction, but Evil Ed will be in it.

All of a sudden, we have new reason to hope that Fright Night is one of this summer's big hits.

Source: i09

Cinema Blend has the same story

Meanwhile, Pop Matters reporter believes that David Tennant Will Be the Breakout from 'Fright Night’ - read more at Pop Matters



For those who haven’t seen it, timegeek has shared the version of the Fright Night trailer which aired in the U. S. during Saturday Night Live (SNL).
The trailer includes a brief line/clip of David Tennant as Peter Vincent - watch it here

Timegeek has also shared a clip from MTV Sneek Peek Week:‘Fright Night’ in which Fright Night director Craig Gillespie briefly answers a question about Peter Vincent.
See the clip here

David Tennant to star in This Is Jinsy for Sky Atlantic

Sky Atlantic HD has announced a host of guest stars that will make appearances across its first original comedy commission, This Is Jinsy. Directed by Matt Lipsey (Psychoville, Little Britain), This Is Jinsy is an eccentric eight-part comedy written by and starring newcomers Chris Bran and Justin Chubb.

David Tennant, Catherine Tate, Simon Callow, Harry Hill and Jennifer Saunders are among those named as guest stars so far.

This Is Jinsy follows Arbiter Maven (Chubb) and Operative Sporall (Bran) as they keep a close eye on the 791 residents of Jinsy from the Great Tower in the parish of Veen. Life on the island is rather Orwellian: each colourful member of the community is monitored by a surveillance system of tessellators, from local folk dribbler Melody Lane to weather monk Tracee Henge.

Read more at PrimeTime

Digital Spy has the same story


Sky Atlantic have launched the series' official page and website

Update on "Torchwood: Web of Lies"

More details about the previously confirmed Torchwood online series, Web of Lies, have been revealed today (2 June)

According to Entertainment Weekly, it will be made up of ten three-minute videos and will play out in the form of an animated “motion comic”. It’s written by Jane Espenson and Ryan Scott, and will star Eliza Dushku as its protagonist, with appearances from John Barrowman and Eve Myles as Jack and Gwen. It’s thought that new instalments will be released online after each episode of Miracle Day.

More at Entertainment Weekly

Source: Whovian.Net

LEUKA Mini Masters 2011 hosted by Dougray Scott

Dougray Scott aims high with a unique golf challenge at The May Fair Hotel on Tuesday June 7th

On the evening of Tuesday 7th June, actor Dougray Scott officially launches the 2011 Leuka Mini Masters celebrity golf tournament with a very special event in the Penthouse Suite of The May Fair Hotel.

The Penthouse Putt-Off will see celebrities and guests attempting to win prizes by holing out on London's highest putting green installed on the balcony of The May Fair Hotel's luxurious penthouse suite while raising money for Leuka, a pioneering leukaemia charity based at London's Hammersmith Hospital.

"This will be a unique evening of high-altitude golf and great company", says Dougray Scott, star of Mission Impossible II, Leuka patron and host of the Leuka Mini Masters. "Better still, we'll be raising money for a great cause."

Celebrities and guests will enjoy canapes prepared by The May Fair Hotel, chilled lager from Asahi and shots of Jagermeister. There will also be special Seve Sangria on offer in memory of the late, great Severiano Ballesteros - one of the inspirations for the Leuka Mini Masters.

Now in its fourth year, the Leuka Mini Masters hosted by Dougray Scott is a unique blend of celebrity par-3 tournament, summer garden party and boutique music festival. The event attracts Britain's leading golfing celebrities, with confirmed team captains this year including James Nesbitt, Gabby and Kenny Logan, Jamie Theakston, Gianluca Vialli and Tim Lovejoy.

Read more at Source Wire

James McAvoy Discusses a Possible "X-Men: First Class" Sequel

Now that director Matthew Vaughn's X-Men prequel X-Men: First Class is in theaters, speculation over a sequel can only increase while this weekend's box office is tallied. Vaughn has already expressed interest in helming a sequel, explaining an idea for a sequel that would include the X-Men in the JFK assassination. All it would take for a sequel is for the movie to be a success.

James McAvoy, who plays Professor X in First Class, told The LA Times that while he hopes a First Class sequel is made "because they found a story they like," the actor admits that he has ideas about what should happen in a sequel.

Read more at Reelz Channel [contains spoilers for X-Men: First Class]

John Hannah in "The Words"

Olivia Wilde and Ben Barnes, alongside J.K. Simmons and John Hannah, have joined the cast of plagiarism drama The Words, Variety reports.


The Words, which already stars Bradley Cooper, Jeremy Irons, Zoe Saldana and Dennis Quaid, follows the story of a writer (Cooper) who, at the peak of his career, finds that he must face the consequences of stealing the work of another writer (Irons). Well, it can be tempting, but a good writer should stay away from plagiarism, which I personally define as the wrongful appropriation of another author’s language and the representation of them as one’s own original work, although the notion does remain problematic with nebulous boundaries.* Which should make for an interesting plot.

Not much else is known about the film, which is set to be written and directed by Brian Klugman and Lee Sternthal, but its impressive cast list indicates that The Words is one to look out for.

There is no confirmation yet as to when shooting will begin, but it is likely to be later this year, with a late 2012 release.

Source: The Film Pilgrim

IndieWire and First Showing have the same story

Steven Brand in "The Cabin" - world premiere 30 July

Lea Thompson ("Jane Doe," "Back to the Future") stars with Steven Brand ("Covert Affairs") in the World Premiere of The Cabin, a Hallmark Movie Channel Original Premiere, on Saturday 30 July (8p.m. ET/PT, 7C). What was supposed to be a vacation of culture, adventure and ancestral bonding, becomes the Clash of the Macs, when two divorced strangers with nothing in common but their last name, battle as they are forced to share the same cabin with their kids in Scotland.

Lily MacDougal (Thompson) and Conor MacDougal (Brand) are single parents who share the same surname, but have little else in common. Lily and Conor have each brought their children to Scotland to enter a national Clan Mac-type affair called the "Meeting of the Macs." But when a careless booking agent accidentally assigns Lily's family and Conor's to the same cabin, a civil war ensues reminiscent of the War of Scottish Independence. Through a series of mishaps, Lily and Conor struggle to get along as their families are now entered into the competition as a single team, which further means they will need to get along in order to get ahead and win. Will the warring "Macs" set aside personal differences for the greater good, or will it take another Treaty of Edinburgh to bring peace back to the tiny Scottish hamlet?

Read more at Broadway World

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Tommy Flanagan in "Officer Down"

Tommy Flanagan has a supporting role alongside James Woods, Stephen Dorff, Stephen Lang and David Boreanaz in famed Producer Jeff Most’s upcoming drama OFFICER DOWN.

OFFICER DOWN, a gritty crime drama, exposes the dark underbelly of sex trafficking and the undercover units fighting to protect the innocent. The film's bevy of stars include James Woods, Stephen Dorff, Stephen Lang, David Boreanaz, Dominic Purcell, Walton Goggins, Tommy Flanagan and AnnaLynne McCord with Bree Michael Warner joining the cast as “Brogan”. Directed by Brian A. Miller, the film comes from the Producers of The Crow Franchise at Most Films and is scheduled for a 2012 release by Lionsgate.

Source: RushPRnews

More info at IMDB

International Trailer For ‘The Smurfs’ – Starring Alan Cumming, Hank Azaria, Anton Yelchin & Katy Perry

‘The Smurfs’ features the voice cast of Alan Cumming (as Gutsy Smurf), Katy Perry, Anton Yelchin, Pual Reubens, B.J. Novak, Fred Armisen, George Lopez, Kenan Thompson, John Oliver, and Jonathan Winters, with Hank Azaria playing Gargamel. The film is set for release August 3rd.


Source: Flicks and Bits

Weekly schedule for Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson

Mo 6/6: Don Cheadle, Brooklyn Decker
Tu 6/7: Howie Mandel, Wendy Booker, the Goldberg Sisters
We 6/8: Heather Graham, Chris Gorham
Th 6/9: Morgan Freeman, Carson Kressley
Fr 6/10: Kevin Bacon, Wendy Williams

Mo 6/13: Kristen Bell, Jason Aldean (R 4/14/11)
Tu 6/14: Tina Fey, Everest (R 4/18/11)