James McAvoy: Comic Relief, 'Welcome to the Punch' and 'Trance' news

James red-dy for Comic cash bash

Red-dy ... James McAvoy in Stella McCartney designed T-shirt

Movie star James McAvoy nose how to do his bit for charity — backing this year’s Comic Relief. The Last King of Scotland actor teamed up with designer Stella McCartney to show off her new range for the fundraising drive.
And 33-year-old Shameless star James posed in a T-shirt featuring comedy legend Tommy Cooper — complete with oversize specs and the charity’s famous red nose.
The range, on sale at TK Maxx, also includes images of The Beatles and Marilyn Monroe.

Read more at The Sun 

Welcome to the Punch Photos with James McAvoy and Mark Strong
IFC Films has provided us with four new photos from Welcome to the Punch, writer-director Eran Creevy's drama that takes us inside the London crime underworld. James McAvoy portrays Max Lewinsky, a detective who has missed every chance to put away notorious criminal Jacob Sternwood (Mark Strong). When Jacob pops back on the grid during a bank robbery, Max springs into action to lock him up for good. Take a look at these photos featuring Mark Strong, Johnny Harris, and Peter Mullan.





Welcome to the Punch comes to theaters March 15th, 2013 and stars James McAvoy, Andrea Riseborough, Mark Strong, David Morrissey, Peter Mullan, Daniel Mays, Johnny Harris, Steve Oram. The film is directed by Eran Creevy.
Source (including photos): Movie Web

According to Indie Wire ...

James McAvoy's Welcome To The Punch gets U.S. theatrical & VOD release In March
IFC Flims has given the picture a March 27th limited theatrical date with a VOD bow to follow three days later on March 30th.

Read more at Indie Wire



First Look: James McAvoy in ‘Trance’

Danny Boyle’s Trance stars James McAvoy as an art-auctioneer who nicks a painting but forgets where he put it – so he hires a hypnotherapist, played by Rosario Dawson, to find clues hidden in his brain.
It’s due out 27 March 2013 in the UK and Ireland and will have a limited release in the US from 5 April 2013.
Source: Showbiz Geek

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