New David Tennant photos

David-Tennant.com has posted some photos of David Tennant rehearsing is role of Berowne in Love's Labour's Lost. Here they are for you:

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James McAvoy - the next big thing?

The world economy crashing and burning aside, today is a slower than usual news day. But RopeofSilicon really wants to know who the next big movie star is. They write this about James McAvoy:

James McAvoy doesn't come off as a major movie star. I have always thought of him as that guy in the smaller film I liked. However, he has recently proved to be something of a powerhouse in a pair of smaller flicks as well as a 2008 blockbuster. McAvoy, I felt, was robbed when it came to The Last King of Scotland as all the attention went to Forest Whitaker even though McAvoy carried the entire film. He was also fantastic opposite Keira Knightley in Atonement. The boy can act, no denying. However, you also have to be able to carry the blockbusters as well. With Wanted in 2008 the majority of the attention was obviously on Angelina Jolie, but McAvoy held his own and with the promise of a Wanted 2 those that already saw the film know McAvoy will be at the heart of it. Can he carry it to box-office glory?

Just go here to see the rest of the list and to vote for James.

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Weekly schedule for Late Show with Craig Ferguson

Mo 9/29: Melina Kanakaredes, MMA fighter Gina Carano, Amy Macdonald
Tu 9/30: Tim Daly, Anna Friel, Alice Cooper
We 10/1: Jennifer Love Hewitt, Jim Parsons
Th 10/2: Lauren Graham, Luke Dempsey, Michael Franti & Spearhead
Fr 10/3: Randy Newman, Margaret Cho

Gerard Butler to appear on Leno

I just letting everyone know that Gerard is going to make an appearance on the Tonight Show with Jay Leno on October 6, 2008.

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The 500 greatest movies of all time

Empire magazine brings us the 500 greatest movies of all time. Personally I think some of the choices are just either bad or very strange (Gremlins anyone?), some of Bogarts best films are not on, though thankfully the great Paul Newman's films show up quite a lot. Anyway here are the movies with Scottish actors they included:

449. Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace - Ewan McGregor

442. Atonement - James McAvoy

432. X-Men 2 - Alan Cumming

376. Zodiac - Brian Cox

337. 300 - Gerard Butler

330. Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith - Ewan McGregor

320. Braveheart - Tommy Flanagan
211. Moulin Rouge! - Ewan McGregor
186. United 93 - Khalid Abdalla
151. Gladiator - Tommy Flanagan

130. The Man Who Would be King - Sean Connery

54. The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers - Billy Boyd

34. The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King - Billy Boyd

24. The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring - Billy Boyd

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Made of Honor still making money

Made of Honor starring Kevin McKidd was at the top of both the sales and rental DVD charts when it was released last week. Add that to the Grey's Anatomy season premier tonight on ABC in the US, and Kevin McKidd will probably have the best week ever.

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Ewan McGregor to shoot in New Mexico

If there are any Ewan fans who live in Albuquerque, New Mexico this news might interest you:

Film stars George Clooney and Ewan McGregor are heading to New Mexico to shoot their new movie Men Who Stare at Goats, the movie's publicist says.

The film, which reportedly will co-star Kevin Spacey and Jeff Bridges, is based on British journalist Jon Ronson's non-fiction book by the same name.

Rob Harris, the movie's publicist, told the Albuquerque Journal the film is expected to start shooting in northern New Mexico this November.

Ronson's book is about the U.S. Army's alleged experimentation with psychological warfare techniques, including its attempts to use brain waves to kill goats and rock music to torture suspects, the newspaper noted.

Source: Best of Ewan, UPI

Lovely Last Station stills

The awesome folks at Awards Daily point us to tons of photos from ONTD! of James McAvoy and the rest of the cast (including James' lovely wife Anne-Marie Duff) of The Last Station. They also dug up a Last Station press conference from earlier this year. The film is set to be released for early 2009 which considering the awards worthiness of the cast seems like a bad idea. Hopefully the distributers have enough sense to release this later, during awards season of 2009. Anyway, enjoy people!

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Deception on DVD

Deception starring Ewan McGregor is now available on DVD in the U.S.

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Dougray Scott knows his movies

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Gerard Butler's E! News interview

In case you missed Gerard on E! News last Friday, here's a video interview from his Men's Health photoshoot.



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Weekly schedule for Late Show with Craig Ferguson

Mo 9/22: Denis Leary, Marianne Jean-Baptiste
Tu 9/23: John Krasinski, Dr. Lisa Masterson
We 9/24: Michael Clarke Duncan, Shirley Manson, Jamie Lidell
Th 9/25: Tim Gunn, Elizabeth Reaser
Fr 9/26: Drew Carey, Tony Parker, Lady Antebellum

New Othello interviews with Ewan McGregor

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Donmar Warehouse has posted interviews online, with Ewan McGregor and the rest of the cast of Othello. You can check out the interviews here.

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Can't wait for Grey's Anatomy?

Here's an article about the show's newest cast member, Kevin McKidd. Just click to make it larger.


You can also go here to watch Kevin in a clip from the show.

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Made of Honor on DVD

Made of Honor starring Kevin McKidd makes its DVD debut in the US today. The film also stars Patrick Dempsey and you can watch both actors appear together again in the season premier of Grey's Anatomy on Sept. 25 on ABC.

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Um...Ewan McGregor to 'Stare at Goats'?

Charelene Cheng from iFMagazine.com brings us this news:

LOCATION: Iraq

THE SKINNY: Despite being titled THE MEN WHO STARE AT GOATS, George Clooney's next film has nothing to do with farm animals (unfortunately).

With Ewan McGregor, Kevin Spacey, and Jeff Bridges in talks to co-star, the movie will be featuring an all-star cast. Based on the book by the Guardian columnist Jon Ronson, GOATS follows reporter Bob Wilton (McGregor) and former U.S. military psychic soldier Lyn Cassady (Clooney) who travel through Iraq to explore the supposedly real secret Army unit tasked with creating soldiers with paranormal powers.

Grant Heslov will be directing from a script by Peter Straughan. Clooney and Heslov's Smoke House and Paul Lister are producing, with Allison Owen exec producing.

McGregor next appears in ANGELS & DEMONS, I LOVE YOU PHILLIP MORRIS, and AMELIA.

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John Barrowman parties with Andrew Lloyd Webber

John Barrowman hosted a celebration for Andrew Lloyd Webber’s 60th birthday in Hyde Park this past Sunday. Here are some lovely photos of John:







There are a lot more photos of John here. Sorry I can't post them people - something about getting sued and whatnot.

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Scream for James McAvoy and David Tennant

Last week Wednesday Spike TV announced their full list of the nominees for the 3rd Annual Scream Awards entitled "Scream 2008". James McAvoy is nominated in the Best Actor in a Fantasy Movie or TV Show category for Wanted and David Tennant is nominated for Best Actor in a Science Fiction Movie or TV Show for Doctor Who. Wanted has 6 nominations in all. Lost, starring Scottish actor Henry Ian Cusick is also nominated.

The show will be taped on Sat., Oct. 18 at The Greek Theater in Los Angeles and will air on Tues., Oct. 21 at 9pm ET on Spike TV in the US. You can choose the winners online here. Here's a partial list of the nominees:

The Ultimate Scream:

* Cloverfield
* The Dark Knight
* Hellboy II: The Golden Army
* Iron Man
* Lost
* The Mist

Best Fantasy Movie:

* Beowulf
* The Dark Knight
* Hancock
* Hellboy II: The Golden Army
* The Incredible Hulk
* Wanted

Best Comic Book Movie:

* 30 Days of Night
* The Dark Knight
* Hellboy II: The Golden Army
* The Incredible Hulk
* Iron Man
* Wanted

Best Actor in a Fantasy Movie or TV Show:

* Christian Bale; The Dark Knight
* Heath Ledger; The Dark Knight
* James McAvoy; Wanted
* Edward Norton; The Incredible Hulk
* Terry O'Quinn; Lost
* Ron Perlman; Hellboy II: The Golden Army

Best Actor in a Science Fiction Movie or TV Show:

* Robert Downey Jr.; Iron Man
* Harrison Ford; Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
* Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson; Southland Tales
* Edward James Olmos; Battlestar Galactica
* Will Smith; I Am Legend
* David Tennant; Doctor Who

Best Actress in a Fantasy Movie or TV Show:

* Amy Adams; Enchanted
* Selma Blair; Hellboy II: The Golden Army
* Maggie Gyllenhaal; The Dark Knight
* Angelina Jolie; Wanted
* Hayden Panettiere; Heroes
* Charlize Theron; Hancock

The Holy Shit! Scene of the Year:

* The Batmobile/Batpod Chase; The Dark Knight
* The Big Rig Flips Over; The Dark Knight
* Escape From Ten Rings Hideout; Iron Man
* Iron Man's First Flight; Iron Man
* The Reverse Kill Shot; Wanted
* The Statue Of Liberty/Empire State Building Attack; Cloverfield

Best F/X:

* Beowulf
* Cloverfield
* The Dark Knight
* Hellboy II: The Golden Army
* Iron Man
* Wanted

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Weekly schedule for Late Show with Craig Ferguson

Mo 9/15: Julie Chen, Jason Biggs, the Ting Tings
Tu 9/16: Paulina Porizkova, Ken Tucker, Tally Hall
We 9/17: Alan Alda, Illeana Douglas
Th 9/18: Jason Segel, Dr. Dog, Steve Hofstetter
Fr 9/19: Kristen Bell, Josh Radnor

Kevin McKidd a Grey's Anatomy regular?

Got this from Entertainment Weekly:

News...comes amidst buzz that Grey's will likely upgrade Kevin McKidd to a full-time series regular before the season is out. As I mentioned in this week's Ask Ausiello, the ex-Journeyman, who debuts in the Sept. 25 season premiere as a former Iraq doc with eyes for Cristina, is winning everyone over on the Grey's set.

I'm excited! Fingers crossed this season does not turn into a snooze fest like last season.

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Gerard Butler looks good

I'm not kidding. Gerard appears in both the October 2008 issues of Men's Health in the US and Marie Claire in the UK. He looks great in both.

Here he is in Men's Health:







And here he is in Marie Claire:



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Incendiary to screen at the London Film Festival

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The London Film Festival announced its official program schedule today. Incendiary, starring Ewan McGregor will be screened at the upcoming London Film Festival on Oct. 18 and 19 2008. You can go here to find out how to book tickets for the screening. Also here's summary of the film's plot from the London Film Festival's website:

Adapted here for the screen by writer-director Sharon Maguire (Bridget Jones' Diary), Chris Cleave's original novel is the story of a young woman whose husband and four-year-old son are killed in a massive suicide bomb attack on a packed London football stadium.

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John Barrowman at the Cheltenham Literature Festival

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Someone on the imdb board was kind enough to post this and I thought John Barrowman fans would be interested:

John Barrowman and Russell T Davies at The Times Cheltenham Literature Festival, 12 October 2008.

"In a unique Festival event, we’re delighted to unite Russell T Davies, the reinventor of Doctor Who, and John Barrowman, known to millions of viewers as Captain Jack Harkness. From Daleks and the Doctor, to the Tardis and Torchwood, they join The Times’ Caitlin Moran for this unmissable event."

With its signature blend of award winning writers, world-renowned thinkers and international star names The Times Cheltenham Literature Festival is a hotbed of debate and discussion with a unique regency style. In this year’s literary line-up Man Booker Prize winners rub shoulders with the finest classically trained actors, whilst top class comedians appear alongside leading political figures. With more than 450 writers and over 350 events this promises to be an exhilarating ten day celebration of the written word.

The Times Cheltenham Literature Festival runs from Oct. 10 to Oct. 19 2008. For more details on booking tickets online or on the venue you can go here or call the box office on 0844 576 8970.

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Is RocknRolla number 1?

RocknRolla opened in first place in the UK last week and made an estimated £1.5 million. Here are some photos of Gerard Butler from a photocall at the Toronto International Film Festival - enjoy people!





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