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Warwick Davis Autobiography Size Matters Not now available in the UK

Warwick Davis 's autobiography, Size Matters Not: The Extraordinary Life and Career of Warwick Davis , became available in the UK on April 25, 2010. The book is full of stories covering Davis's thirty-year acting career from Star Wars and Willow...

Published 06-03-2010 9:53 PM by Carina

Filed under: Warwick Davis, Filius Flitwick

Emma Watson in talks for The Perks of Being a Wallflower

Emma Watson is in talks to star in the coming-of-age independent film, The Perks of Being a Wallflower . The story, originally published in 1999, will be directed by author Stephen Chbosky, from his own script. Perks is narrated by a shy and unpopular...

Published 05-31-2010 7:58 PM by Carina

Filed under: Hermione Granger, Emma Watson

Rade Serbedzija in Wild East Triligy films

Stealth Films and Wild East Films have announced the cast for their Wild East Trilogy set of films which includes Rade Serbedzija . Set in Eastern Europe after the fall of the Berlin Wall and the end of the Cold War, the films show the dream of capitalism...

Published 05-31-2010 7:32 PM by Carina

Filed under: Gregorovitch, Rade Serbedzija

Helen McCrory in The Late Middle Classes at Donmar Warehouse

The Donmar Warehouse is currently running a production of The Late Middle Classes featuring Helen McCrory as Celia. The Simon Gray play is about a young boy trapped between two types of oppressive love and reveals the frustration, secrets and guilt of...

Published 05-31-2010 6:24 PM by Carina

Filed under: Narcissa Malfoy, Helen McCrory

David Tennant in adaptation of Murder in Samarkand for BBC Radio 4

The story of former diplomat Craig Murray, Murder in Samarkand , has been adapted for The Saturday Play for BBC Radio 4 with David Tennant playing the part of Murray. The flawed hero, Murray, a drinker and womanizer, is known for his exposure of the tyranny...

Published 02-08-2010 9:00 PM by Carina

Filed under: Barty Crouch Junior, David Tennant

Doctor Who Dreamland (David Tennant) coming to DVD

The animated Doctor Who, Dreamland , featuring David Tennant , is coming to DVD this May. The DVD will hit US stores on May 4, 2010, for $24.98. The two-disc set's bonus features include a retrospective, Doctor Who: Greatest Moments , on the series...

Published 02-07-2010 9:26 PM by Carina

Filed under: Barty Crouch Junior, David Tennant

Harry Melling joins cast of National Theatre's Women Beware Women

Harry Melling has joined the National Theatre's production of Women Beware Women which will begin performances on April 20, 2010, with an official opening on April 27, 2010, at the Olivier Theatre. synopsis : In the Italian court, where wealth secures...

Published 02-07-2010 9:00 PM by Carina

Filed under: Harry Melling, Dudley Dursley

Heartless get UK theatrical and DVD release date

UK Lionsgate has announced that their psychological thriller, Heartless , featuring Clémence Poésy and Timothy Spall , will be released in UK theatres on May 21, 2010. The film will then be released three days later, May 24, on DVD, Blu-ray, video on...

Published 01-31-2010 7:37 PM by Carina

Filed under: Fleur Delacour, Clémence Poésy, Timothy Spall, Peter Pettigrew

Ciaran Hinds joins cast of John Carter of Mars

Ciarán Hinds has joined the cast of the Walt Disney production of John Carter of Mars which has begun principal photography in London at Long Cross Film Studios. The film is based upon the first of Edgar Rice Burrough's Barsoom Series and chronicles...

Published 01-31-2010 7:04 PM by Carina

Filed under: Aberforth Dumbledore, Ciarán Hinds

David Tennant legal drama on hold

In November , we told you about a new legal drama being considered by NBC, Rex Is Not Your Lawyer , featuring David Tennant . It seems that for now, the new show is on hold. According to NBC, the sets have been taken down but will be held in case the...

Published 01-31-2010 6:52 PM by Carina

Filed under: Barty Crouch Junior, David Tennant

Robert Pattinson considering role in Water for Elephants

Robert Pattinson is considering a role in Water for Elephants featuring Reese Witherspoon. The Depression-era drama tells the story of a Cornell veterinary student who leaves his studies to work as a circus vet after his parents are killed. The deal with...

Published 01-24-2010 8:42 PM by Carina

Filed under: Robert Pattinson, Cedric Diggory

David Tennant leaves Burke and Hare

Last October , we told you that David Tennant had joined the cast of Burke and Hare . Unfortunately, Tennant has dropped out of the film and is being replaced by Andy Serkis. The news was originally announced via Simon Pegg's Twitter, but that posting...

Published 01-24-2010 8:25 PM by Carina

Filed under: Barty Crouch Junior, David Tennant

Rade Serbedzija to be in Poets Never Die with Omar Sharif

Rade Serbedzija will play a main role in Poets Never Die which will begin filming this April. He joins Omar Sharif, Faye Dunaway, and John Rhys-Davies. Based on a true story, Poets Never Die is set during the time of the Greek Cypriot's uprising against...

Published 01-24-2010 7:37 PM by Carina

Filed under: Gregorovitch, Rade Serbedzija

2010 IFTA Nominations announced

The nominations for the 7th Annual Irish Film and Television Awards have been announced. The awards will take place on Saturday, February 20, 2010, at the Burlington Hotel in Dublin. Nominations: Best Film The Eclipse ( Ciarán Hinds ) The Secret of Kells...

Published 01-17-2010 6:44 PM by Carina

Filed under: Lord Voldemort, Ralph Fiennes, Michael Gambon, Albus Dumbledore, Xenophilius Lovegood, Ciarán Hinds

Kathryn Hunter in Royal Shakespeare Company's King Lear

Kathryn Hunter will be seen in the part of the Fool in the Royal Shakespeare Company's upcoming production of King Lear . King Lear will run at The Courtyard Theatre in Stratford-upon-Avon from February 18 - August 26, 2010. synopsis : Toppled by...

Published 01-17-2010 6:14 PM by Carina

Filed under: Arabella Figg, Kathryn Hunter

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Warwick Davis Autobiography Size Matters Not now available in the UK

Emma Watson in talks for The Perks of Being a Wallflower

Rade Serbedzija in Wild East Triligy films

Helen McCrory in The Late Middle Classes at Donmar Warehouse

David Tennant in adaptation of Murder in Samarkand for BBC Radio 4

Doctor Who Dreamland (David Tennant) coming to DVD

Harry Melling joins cast of National Theatre's Women Beware Women

Heartless get UK theatrical and DVD release date

Ciaran Hinds joins cast of John Carter of Mars

David Tennant legal drama on hold

Robert Pattinson considering role in Water for Elephants

David Tennant leaves Burke and Hare

Rade Serbedzija to be in Poets Never Die with Omar Sharif

2010 IFTA Nominations announced

Kathryn Hunter in Royal Shakespeare Company's King Lear