News and updates on the work of Scottish actors around the world.
Ewan McGregor will make an appearance on Heart Breakfast (heart 106.2 in London) next Tuesday, May 5. If you miss it, you can listen to it here.John will join other members of the cast of Torchwood at the National Film Theatre on 12 June for a preview of Torchwood: Children of Earth, followed by a Q&A session. Tickets are expected to go on sale on 5 May (members) and 12 May (general public).
Henry Ian Cusick, who plays Desmond on the show "Lost," is being sued for sexual harassment.Source
Still developing.
EDIT; According to a lawsuit filed today in Los Angeles Superior Court, Chelsea Stone claims that while working on the show, Cusick placed his hand on her buttocks and caressed the back of her body while making moaning sounds.
She also claims Cusick "placed his face on top of [her] breasts, moving his face from side to side." He then squeezed her breasts with his hands.
According to the lawsuit, approximately twelve days after this went down, Stone was let go. ABC and Grass Skirt Productions are also named as defendants. She is seeking unspecified damages.
Cusick's rep had no comment.
Photo by Saeed AdyaniSourceHow's this for a pitch? ''There's a lot of, shall I say, flagrant banging and swearing and climaxing and squealing,'' Luketic says of his new film, in which sparks fly between a priggish Sacramento morning-news-show producer (Heigl) and the boorish shock jock (Butler) brought in to boost ratings. Luketic (Legally Blonde, 21) jumped aboard when Sony Pictures co-chairman Amy Pascal told him the studio had landed Heigl for the female lead. ''I had just seen Knocked Up and thought she was a breath of fresh air,'' he says. ''You're always looking for that It Girl, and she seemed to have all the elements, with a new spin.''
For the likable brute, producers kept pushing Butler. ''I was skeptical,'' the director admits. ''The guy from 300? In a comedy with Katherine Heigl?'' So the two men went out for dinner, and Luketic says he was sold before they'd even placed their order. ''I was telling jokes and long, politically incorrect stories,'' says Butler, who'd passed on several romantic comedies because he found them too soft. ''When I saw the script, I was like, 'Okay, this is me.' ''
Heigl wrapped production on Grey's Anatomy last spring only two days before filming began, so her rehearsal process consisted of a night of drinks with Luketic and Butler at the actress' house in L.A. How was the chemistry? ''Three alpha, outrageous people,'' Butler says.
Today is James' 30th birthday. At least, I'm just assuming that today is his birthday. I hope he has a lovely day.
A few other details from their interview with Collider.com:
* The release date is December 4, 2009 and not September 4.
* They have big plans for Comic Con 2009 in July.
* The test screenings for the film have been positive.
In this special video message, UNICEF Ambassador Ewan McGregor explains how you can make a real difference to the lives of children around the world by purchasing Inspired Gifts from UNICEF. To view and purchase the latest range of Inspired Gifts, please visit UNICEFUK.
(Mr. Neveldine said the film's title has not switched to "Citizen Game," despite reports earlier this month.)[Watertown Daily Times]
The Ghost, starring Ewan McGregor, Pierce Brosnan, and Kim Cattrall is one of 18 films that will earn production funding. The film earned $662,428 in funding and is shooting in Berlin, Babelsberg, and along Germany's North Sea and Baltic Sea coasts. No word yet on a release date.
Today is Robert Carlyle's 48th birthday. He shares a birthday with my little sister, so happy birthday to you, Loona.
Thanks to PurpleSheep for sharing this link of The Jonathan Ross show with David Tennant and Catherine Tate on Listen Again. You can check it out here, and it's available until next weekend.
The internet retailer Amazon has denied any anti-gay cause for thousands of books about gay and lesbian topics losing their sales ranking over the past few days after they have been labelled as "adult" books. The "adult" books include Dr Who star, John Barrowman's autobiography.
Amazon previously ranked all books based on sales but over the past few days, thousands of books on gay topics have disappeared from the list. Authors including E.M. Forster, James Baldwin and even Dr Who and Torchwood star John Barrowman have seen their books disappear.In a statement Amazon said the issues were caused by "a glitch in our system and it's being fixed." (Pink News)
Hmmm. Seems like a pretty selective "glitch" if you ask me. There is an online petition you can sign.
Update: This story just gets stranger and stranger. An imbecile A hacker is claiming responsibility for this mess. Others are claiming this is a trial story Amazon has sent out to distract people. I think the most bizarre thing of all is that Amazon makes it possible to censor books in the first place. Nathaniel from Film Experience ponders:
None of this solves the real problem (why are there ANY systems that allow customers to decide for other customers what is appropriate reading material?) or answers the real question (Why did Amazon originally defend this as policy?)
According to the publisher, "I Am What I Am" will offer a "more in-depth exploration of John the man . . . his thoughts, opinions and experiences, and in particular [will] focus on achievements over the past couple of years." (Playbill News)
A lot of Grey's Anatomy fans have been trying to figure out a nickname for Kevin McKidd's character Owen Hunt. The folks over at E! want to choose a nickname so you can head on over to E! to vote for the one you like best. I'm not partial to any of the choices, but I have no suggestions whatsoever, sadly.
April 25, 3PM, Cinema Club Screening of I Love You Phillip Morris, AFI, Mark Goodson Screening Room, 2021 N. Western Ave. (Hollywood, CA): To RSVP you must email your full name to tischwest.cinemaclub@gmail.com. The Tisch West Alumni Council's Monthly Screening Series is back! This season, we are expanding on our mission to expose a greater number of alumni filmmakers to the LA film community by adding a short film preceding each feature selection. Shorts will start at 3:00 PM sharp with the feature immediately following. Feature: I Love You Phillip Morris (100 min) with producer Andrew Lazar '89 (BFA, Film & TV) and editor Thomas Nordberg '85 (BFA, Film & TV).
Event admission, includes screening, Q&A and reception: $10. Advance credit card ticket purchase available at http://www.smarttix.com/show.aspx?showcode=SCR5; otherwise, cash at the door. Reception to follow Q & A; refreshments will be served.
While I've been tough on ANGELS AND DEMONS based on the footage we've seen publicly so far, we were treated to a sizzle reel about five minutes long that's the best advertisement for the movie I've seen so far. I'm not saying the movie is definitely gonna rock your world but there's more reason to believe. They wisely played up a little bit of Hanks' humor in the film to lighten up the otherwise heavy proceedings.
Speaking of movies I've been hard on, I don't think I've had many pleasant things to say about this Katherine Heigl romantic comedy. But as much as I hate to admit it, the world doesn't revolve around me and the UGLY TRUTH footage they showed played extremely well. It was basically scenes from the trailer expanded a bit with two scenes from the middle of the movie. First Katherine Heigl accidentally wears a pair of vibrating panties out to a work dinner. A little kid picks up the controller and starts pushing all the buttons while she starts moaning and jumping.
The next scene was at a baseball game where Gerard Butler is trying to teach Heigl how to get this guy interested. She accidentally spills a drink on his pants and she frantically tries to wipe it off. She's caught by the jumbotron cam and it looks like she's giving him a handjob.
Both scenes killed and as much as I hate to admit it, were pretty cute for a Katerine Heigl romantic comedy. Could be a surprise comedy hit this summer because.....the other comedy footage shown wasn't as much of a hit.
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Lionsgate Movies has announced, via their Twitter page, that Game has been renamed “Citizen Game” and the release date is September 4, 2009.I think there's going to be a lot of confusion between Citizen Game and Law Abiding Citizen.
