Fright Night screening

On Thursday last week, there was a test screening in California of the Fright Night movie in which David Tennant plays Peter Vincent (the role which was made famous in the original movie by Roddy MacDowell).

Test screenings are held by production companies to get an idea of what members of the public think of a movie before it is released.

Among the tweets posted about the test screening were these comments about David Tennant:

Saw David Tennant in Fright Night & he rocked leather trousers like no one but he can! Great, fun film.

Tech screening of the remake of Fright Night in 3D was amazing! Chris Mintz was hilarious & Colin Ferrell was a convincing vampire.

Just saw David Tennant in 3D and it was amazing.... Go see Fright Night in 3D when it comes out!

Just saw the 1st screening of Fright Night w/ David Tennant!! The movie was great & DT gets a lot more screen time than I was expecting.

Just saw the Fright Night remake with David Tennant in the Roddy McDowall role in a test screening. UNEXPECTEDLY AWESOME.

He looked amazing in leather pants. He walks around without a shirt 4 quite a bit.
The story was updated well for today's audience & the story was true to the original, yet still fresh enough for new fans.
The character of Peter Vincent so much more fun with the whole Criss Angel vibe & nobody works it like DT. His character was fun & interesting!
Peter Vincent seems shallow at first, but of course isn't really which is what makes him so great. I couldn't get enough of him on screen!I was not disappointed.
The audience cheered at the end. Everyone seemed to really enjoy it. I'm definitely seeing this again when it opens. Anton Yelchin & Colin Ferrall also were great. Any scene w/David Tennant & those to were fantastic!!
You get a bit of David in the first 5 mins on a tv screen & then you don't see him until about maybe half way in, but it's worth the wait!

Very memorable character & frankly Peter Vincent really stands out. He is unpredictable which makes you riveted.

Tennant makes what could easily be a campy character into a memorable, believable character. He becomes a good mentor to Yelchin's Charlie.

He had some excellent subtle & poignant moments.

Off stage he's still the rock star, but without all the bling. The big hair is only for the stage. Towards the end he's got the matrix-esque look

Trust and believe me when I say, David Tennant is the new Jimmy Stewart or Cary Grant easy!But you see, that's the HOOK! Understated, unconcerned, charming, humble, generous, humorous... damn, just plain sex on a stick!

Oh yeah and he wears the leather pants for quite a bit. He makes clothes look good. Costume Designers must love him.He keeps the eyeliner the whole movie if memory serves me. His character has an English accent not too unlike The Doctor.

Just came back from the screening in Orange County. LOVED IT LOVED IT LOVED IT. And David Tennant was absolutely the highlight for most of the audience, even those who weren't familiar with him.
Also, he absolutely went into Doctor Explanation mode a few times. Talking about specific tribes of vampires in that Doctory ramble. I wibbled.

David Tennant is an incredible actor, and just as in original it plays on his past roles.
Expert pacing, great performances all around. David Tennant played kind of a mix of Ten and Russell Brand.

I'm still so thrilled that I saw David Tennant in all his cinema Fright Night glory. How will I ever get over this?

My hubby seems to think DT gets fourth billing. At least on the questionnaire sheet.

Even my hubby agrees DT was hot. Now that means something.

I can't wait to see it again. Hope it doesn't change too much between now & opening.

I honestly think if anyone else had played Vincent it wouldn't have been as believable.

One person tweeted a negative review of Fright Night but she also posted:
It did def have its funny part though and the only person worth seeing was the actor who played Peter Vincent! He was awesome!

Source: David Tennant on Twitter

Star Cumming back to Scotland for Filth

He's played a Bond villain, starred on Broadway and been nominated for an Emmy. Now the Scots-born Hollywood actor Alan Cumming is hoping to star in the screen adaptation of the Irvine Welsh novel Filth. The film, which is in the process of securing financing, is expected to go into pre-production later this year.

In an exclusive interview with Scotland on Sunday, Cumming, 46, also revealed that he had been approached by Glasgow City Council about performing his successful cabaret act, I Bought A Blue Car Today, in the city next year, and had decided to rewrite it to turn the show into a retrospective of his entire career.

Read more Scotland on Sunday

Alan Cumming headlines benefit for the Pittsburgh AIDS Task Force

Multitalented Tony Award-winning actor Alan Cumming, currently starring on TV's "The Good Wife," entertained during the 25th annual benefit for the Pittsburgh AIDS Task Force at the Pittsburgh Public Theater last Wednesday night. VIPs had a chance to meet him during a pre-show cocktail reception at Bossa Nova.

This year's Kerry Stoner Awardee, Tom Viola, executive director of Broadway Cares, joined party chairs Linda and Tony Bucci, creative chair Richard Parsakian and PATF executive director Kathi Boyle at the Downtown nightspot before heading over to the general reception and Mr. Cumming's one-man show and a dessert reception.

Source: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Martina Cole's "The Runaway": New Drama on Sky One

In her first professional acting role, Joanna Vanderham stars in the title role as runaway Cathy Conor in Martina Cole’s "The Runaway", a six-part drama due to start on Sky One on Thursday 31 March 2011. Cathy Conor is the daughter of a prostitute who has been imprisoned for murder, and so she is separated from her boyfriend Eamonn Docherty (played by Jack O’Connell) and put into care. She runs away to Soho where she meets Desrae (played by Alan Cumming), a transvestite who adopts Cathy.

Read more at Suite 101

Weekly schedule for Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson

Mo 3/28: Bob Geldof, Far East Movement
Tu 3/29: Larry King, Dr. Sanjay Gupta
We 3/30: Jerry O'Connell
Th 3/31: Julie Chen
Fr 4/1: Paul Giamatti, Casey Wilson

Mo 4/4: D.L. Hughley
Tu 4/5: Steven Wright, Sophia Bush
We 4/6: Ellen Page, Marc Maron
Th 4/7: Helen Hunt, Billy Gardell
Fr 4/8: Zooey Deschanel

New book raises funds for charity

David Tennant 2009 and 2010 looks at the career during those years of one of Britain's most well-known actors. It covers David Tennant's final week of playing Hamlet for the Royal Shakespeare Company, filming four Doctor Who Specials and then going straight on to film Hamlet, St Trinian's 2: The Legend Of Fritton's Gold, the pilot Rex Is Not Your Lawyer and, in 2010 filming Single Father, The Decoy Bride, Fright Night and United, as well as all his radio and television interviews, the press articles about him and all the numerous awards he won.

The book is written by the author of David Tennant A Year In The Spotlight which analysed in depth his career during 2008 and, with 130,000 words over 311 pages, David Tennant 2009 and 2010 contains as much information.

100% of the profit from both books is donated to the cancer research charity AICR, which David supports.

You can either buy 'David Tennant 2009 & 2010' direct from the author's website, or you can order it from Amazon

'Brave' to be released in June 2012

Disney-Pixar’s Brave, starring Kevin McKidd and Billy Connolly, has had its release date pushed back, but only by a week: it is now due for release in June 2012
Source, and more information: Cinema Blend

Pixar's Facebook page confirms the June release date.

John Barrowman UK tour dates and new CD announced

In September, John Barrowman releases his CD, The Best of John Barrowman, featuring songs from his previous albums, Another Side, Music Music Music and John Barrowman.

He will then launch this year's tour in Northampton on 19 October, closing it in his home town of Glasgow on 24 November.

Source, and more information: John Barrowman: the official site

David Tennant supports Comic Relief

David Tennant's emotional video diaries from Uganda helped raise the Comic Relief donations to more than £74 million on Friday.







Videos provided by David Tennant on Twitter


According to the Daily Mail, David Tennant’s video diaries for Comic Relief “left the phonelines in meltdown as people tried to donate.”
Source, and more information: Daily Mail

Billy Boyd is new Patron of National Youth Choir of Scotland National Boys Choir

Billy Boyd is now the Patron of the National Youth Choir of Scotland National Boys Choir.

Says Billy: “Singing has always been a huge part of my life. These days I still sing as well as act, and sometimes manage to do both together (as in Lord of the Rings). I’d have loved to have had the opportunity that the talented young singers in the NYCoS National Boys Choir currently have, and so am delighted to be able to support them as patron.”

Source, and more information: NYCoS

Weekly schedule for Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson

Mo 3/21: Denis Leary, Kathleen Madigan (R 1/13/11)
Tu 3/22: Helena Bonham Carter, Larry Gatlin & the Gatlin Brothers (R 1/28/11)
We 3/23: Jim Parsons (R 2/2/11)
Th 3/24: Jason Biggs, Jennifer Ouellette (R 2/11/11)
Fr 3/25: Topher Grace, Catherine Deneuve (R 3/8/11)

Mo 3/28: Bob Geldof, Far East Movement
Tu 3/29: Dr. Sanjay Gupta
We 3/30: Jerry O'Connell
Th 3/31: TBA
Fr 4/1: Paul Giamatti, Casey Wilson

David Tennant supports campaign to save the arts

Some of the biggest names in British film, television and theatre are warning that government cuts pose a serious threat to the arts in the UK.

In a letter to the Observer, Dame Helen Mirren, David Tennant and others say public investment in the arts brings in a "staggering" return for the country.

Read more at
BBC News

Robert Carlyle joins ABC fairytale pilot

Robert Carlyle has landed a role in ABC's pilot Once Upon A Time.

The drama focuses on a woman with a difficult past who moves to a small town in Maine, where the magic of fairytales appears to be real.

Deadline reports that Carlyle has signed up to play Rumpelstiltskin in the project.

The character is said to be an expert in dark magic who agrees to help Snow White and Prince Charming fight the Evil Queen's spells.

Once Upon A Time has been penned by Tron: Legacy and Lost writers Edward Kitsis and Adam Horowitz.

Source: Digital Spy



More info at GateWorld and Deadline

PJ Barnard - Breakdown

PJ Barnard is currently filming a short film called Breakdown, playing the lead role of Chris.

The story of a middle aged man who loves his family very much and witnesses a brutal attack and is haunted by the victim; the film shows Chris slowly having a mental breakdown.

Filmed on a low budget and directed by Alan McLaughlin, Breakdown also stars Laura Blackmore (pictured above with PJ)

PJ now also has his own blog page on his official site www.pjbarnard.co.uk

Source: Asset Management, Glasgow