Scottish Actors

Gerard Butler's outtakes from Signature Magazine

saltireflower@yahoo.com (Saltire Flower) — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 00:53:00 +0000

Gerard appeared on the cover of Signature LA Direct Magazine in November. Tons of outtakes from the photoshoot have been released:

Photographed by: Dominick Guillemot

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Kevin McKidd writes letters for the troops + new 'Percy Jackson' poster

saltireflower@yahoo.com (Saltire Flower) — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 00:29:00 +0000

Thanks to Kevin McKidd Online for sharing links to 3 photos of Kevin McKidd writing holiday letters to US soldiers in Iraq and Afghanistan. You can view the photos here, here, and here.

Appearing in the T.V. show Grey's Anatomy, actor Kevin McKidd writes a holiday letter during the F.T.T. (For the Troops) organization event to write holiday letters to U.S. Soldiers currently on duty in Iraq and Afghanistan, held at The Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley, CA. December 5, 2009. The event was held by the organization FTT (For the Troops) which helps ship care packages like food, entertainment and personal hygiene items to U.S. Soldiers currently on duty in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Below is the Swiss poster for Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Lightning Thief:

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Craig Ferguson: sexiest talk show host

saltireflower@yahoo.com (Saltire Flower) — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 00:06:00 +0000

Craig Ferguson won Marie Claire's poll for Which Late Night Host Would You Sleep With? It doesn't look like the winner has been officially announced, but he's got about 70% of the vote as of now. He talked about it on his show last night:

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David Tennant on the set of 'Rex Is Not Your Lawyer'

saltireflower@yahoo.com (Saltire Flower) — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 00:28:00 +0000

These are photos of David on the set a few days ago. It's mostly photos of him on his lunch break:

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'Variety' feature on Gerard Butler

saltireflower@yahoo.com (Saltire Flower) — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 00:02:00 +0000

Gerard Butler did an interview with Variety for their feature on the International Star of the Year. Excerpts from part one and part two are below:

Born in Glasgow, Butler spent much of his life in nearby Paisley before earning a degree and becoming a lawyer. Despite showing promise in the legal profession -- he was elected president of his school's law society -- the opportunity to pursue his passion for acting came when he auditioned for a stage production of Shakespeare's Roman tragedy "Coriolanus."
Now, more than two decades later, he is gearing up to star in a bigscreen adaptation of the play opposite Ralph Fiennes, who also makes his directorial debut with the project. Butler hopes that his current streak of box office success will enable him to continue to pursue more challenging and left-field roles.
"If I can keep making movies that perform at the box office, then it allows me to go and move into Shakespeare territory," Butler says. "I was talking to someone the other day and we were both surprised that I've actually been able to make it. I would always love to go off and make films like 'Dear Frankie' or 'Beowulf' even when there were larger projects around. In the long run that has paid off, but in the short term -- especially when those films didn't make any money -- it can make you a liability. But I wanted to do those films because I loved them."

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On fellow actors:
"When I was younger, what made me want to act was the movie stars I was in love with, whether it was a Paul Newman, Robert Redford, Robert Mitchum or even a David Niven, crazily enough. Sean Connery, of course, topped them all in my book, since I am Scottish.
"These characters, these actors -- just wanting so much to be them and live that life and to live the world that they created. I know this might sound very boring, but my fantasies in life was always to live within another story, another world, another fantasy. When I would watch movies or even television it would hurt so much wanting to be there, doing that and being in that character and in that world."
Favorites:
Scottish actors: Brian Cox, James McAvoy, Robert Carlisle, Ewan McGregor

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Weekly schedule for Late Show with Craig Ferguson

saltireflower@yahoo.com (Saltire Flower) — Sun, 06 Dec 2009 05:06:00 +0000

Mo 12/7: Wayne Newton, Shirley Manson
Tu 12/8: Michael Clarke Duncan, Gillian Jacobs
We 12/9: Morgan Freeman, Overtone
Th 12/10: Howie Mandel, Paula Marshall
Fr 12/11: Jim Parsons, They Might Be Giants

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'The Last Station' LA and NY December screenings

saltireflower@yahoo.com (Saltire Flower) — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 01:49:00 +0000

The Last Station's one week Academy qualifying run starts Friday, December 4 at The Landmark in Los Angeles. You can call (310) 281-8233 for more information on tickets and show times.

In New York The Last Station will open for one week on December 4 at The Angelika in New York. You can go to The Angelika's website for more information.

I managed to get a list (posted below) from The Calanander of all the theaters in New York and Los Angeles that show independent films, so if you live in NY or LA you can check them out to find out when and where The Last Station opens after its January opening. The Calanander has lots of information on limited releases, Q&As, and advanced Screenings in NY and LA if you're interested in other screenings.

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New James McAvoy interview

saltireflower@yahoo.com (Saltire Flower) — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 00:10:00 +0000

There's a brand new interview and a new photo with James McAvoy in the Los Angeles Times. James talks about working with Helen Mirren and Christopher Plummer on The Last Station. An excerpt from the interview is below for you to check out:

His character has the distracting habit of sneezing violently when nervous.

"It's a complete opposite of so much film acting, [which is] 'I know you're feeling uncomfortable now but stop indicating it; do it with a look.' Well, I'm not going to do it with a look; I'm going to physicalize it in the most overt, audible, unavoidable and most noticeable way I can. I loved that.

"I played Yepikhodov in 'The Cherry Orchard' when I was at drama school; he's the character with the squeaky shoes. He can't stop them: Squeaky shoes, squeaky shoes, squeaky shoes. As soon as I read that sneezing thing, I thought, 'I know how to do this!' "

McAvoy is delightfully sneeze-free now, having left that set behind as well as overcoming the swine flu mini-epidemic that swept through the Savannah, Ga., set of his upcoming "The Conspirator" (directed by "the one and only" Robert Redford). Sounding hale and broguing heartily by phone from New York, the actor says he's enjoying a weekend in "the Big Apple," revisiting "The Last Station."

"I'm not used to seeing biopics, historical period dramas, that are funny," McAvoy says. "I wouldn't describe it as a comedy, but I think it's got a bit of the works of Chekhov, you know? A Chekhovian sense of humor. High melodrama followed by moments of, essentially, high slapstick or broad humor."

Which brings us back to that sneezing: It turns out there's a blessing to it.

"There are a lot of times when he's very nervous and he doesn't sneeze -- I was like, 'I'd be in sepsis right now! I'd have snot all over!' But that ends up helping to chart the evolution, the maturing of the character," says the actor. "Which sounds very simple and reductive, but it's kind of a good marker along the way." [Michael Ordoña]

You can now also book tickets for the waiting list to The Last Station's red carpet premiere in New York on January 11, 2010. The event has already reached capacity, but you can sign up to the wait list in case seats open up. You can go here for more information.

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Gerard Butler awarded Variety's International Star of the Year award

saltireflower@yahoo.com (Saltire Flower) — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 01:22:00 +0000

Gerard is will receive the award at this year's Dubai Film Festival. The festival starts December 9 and ends on December 16.

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Ewan McGregor on the set of 'Beginners'

saltireflower@yahoo.com (Saltire Flower) — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 00:44:00 +0000

Above is a photo of Ewan taking what looks like a lunch break on the set of Beginners which is now shooting in LA:

Actor Ewan McGregor takes a break from shooting his latest movie - with what looks like a pair of tights on his head.
The 38-year-old Star Wars hero was snapped on the set of new flick The Beginners.

The dodgy headgear was to keep a wig in place as he filmed a Halloween costume scene in Los Angeles.

One eyewitness said: "Ewan was in character and was caught between scenes while having something to eat.

"He had just taken off his wig and it looks like he has a pair of women's tights on his head." [The Sun]

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David Tennant on Greatest Scots

saltireflower@yahoo.com (Saltire Flower) — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 00:37:00 +0000

David Tennant placed fifth in The Greatest Scot vote from last night. Robert Burns was voted the winner and William Wallace, Alexander Fleming, Jock Stein, David, Robert the Bruce, Billy Connolly, Alex Harvey, Andrew Carnegie and Sir William Alexander Smith rounded out the top 10. Here's a look at David's segment from the episode:

There will also be some St. Trinian's 2 specials on TV in the UK. The film's London premiere special airs on Sunday, December 13 on Channel 4 starting at 12:50pm. Another special airs on Sky Movies Premiere HD on Monday, December 13 at 11:50am. Thanks to David Tennant News for the heads up.

Hamlet is set to air on December 26 on BBC 2 at 5pm. The DVD will debut a few days later on December 28. Hamlet airs sometime in 2010 in the US on Great Performances on PBS.

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Gerard Butler named Glasgow film ambassador

saltireflower@yahoo.com (Saltire Flower) — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 00:01:00 +0000

Earlier today the Glasgow Film Office announced that Gerard Butler will be their first ever film ambassador. You can head on over to the Glasgow Film Office's website for video of Gerard talking about making films in Glasgow.

At a ceremony on December 1 in Glasgow Scotland, Gerard Butler was officially launched as the first Ambassador for Glasgow Film Office (GFO). The 300 and Law Abiding Citizen Scottish-born star will serve an initial two-year term in the effort to help attract film and broadcast activity to Glasgow through the Glasgow Film Partnership.

Prior to the launch, Butler commented "I'm very honoured to be asked to be Glasgow Film Office's ambassador. Anything I can do to support the local film and television industry is worthwhile.

"I wish Glasgow Film Office every success in the launch of the Glasgow Film Partnership and hope the benefits of this new initiative will lead to increased production in the city very soon."

He further said, “Glasgow is a great place to make movies. You can shoot anything here from urban and contemporary to rural and period. The crews are fantastic and it is an easy city to get around rather than spending the endless hours in traffic when you make movies elsewhere.”

Film commissioner for Glasgow Film Office, Jennifer Reynolds, said "I am absolutely thrilled that Gerard Butler has agreed to become our ambassador. His profile helps lend credibility to Glasgow and combined with his support for our office, he will help to publicize Glasgow within the film industry.

"He shares with Glasgow Film Office a strong passion for raising the profile of the city and we look forward to future collaborations and opportunities to promote Glasgow together." [Examiner]

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'One Night in Emergency' to air in January

saltireflower@yahoo.com (Saltire Flower) — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 00:28:00 +0000

One Night in Emergency which stars Kevin McKidd will reportedly air on BBC in Scotland in the first week of January, 2010. It was originally set to air in December, but the air date has been moved.

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James McAvoy nominated for Golden Satellite Award

saltireflower@yahoo.com (Saltire Flower) — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 00:09:00 +0000

James McAvoy has been nominated for Best Supporting Actor for The Last Station. Winners will be revealed at the 14th Annual Satellite Awards ceremony on Sunday, December 20 at the Grand Salon of the InterContinental Hotel in Century City, California. You can go to the awards' official site for a full list of nominees.

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'Law Abiding Citizen' interviews with Gerard Butler

saltireflower@yahoo.com (Saltire Flower) — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 23:42:00 +0000

Gerard did some interviews to promote Law Abiding Citizen over in the UK. You can watch them all below:

Gerard talks to ITN:

Gerry answers some Twitter questions with Empire Magazine:

Interview with talkSport Magazine:

You can also check out video of Gerard and other celebrities (including David Tennant and John Barrowman) wishing GMTV's Lorraine Kelly a happy birthday:

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Weekly schedule for Late Show with Craig Ferguson

saltireflower@yahoo.com (Saltire Flower) — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 06:24:00 +0000

Mo 11/30: Michael Sheen, Lance Burton
Tu 12/1: Joel McHale, the Swell Season
We 12/2: Paul Shaffer, Shohreh Aghdashloo
Th 12/3: George Lopez
Fr 12/4: Emily Blunt

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Tony Curran cast in 'Doctor Who'

saltireflower@yahoo.com (Saltire Flower) — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 00:11:00 +0000

Writer Richard Curtis revealed that Scottish actor Tony Curran has been cast as Vincent van Gogh in an upcoming episode of Matt Smith's first season of Doctor Who. The episode is set to air next February in the UK.

Curtis told Bullz-Eye: "We've got a brilliant guy playing Vincent van Gogh - which is who it's about - who you should look up on YouTube. He's a guy called Tony Curran, who really could not look more like [him].
"He's a wonderful actor who was in this brilliant movie called Red Road that came out, a rather serious movie. But he's going to be great. I’ve had a lot of fun. We start to shoot in about a month." [Digital Spy]

John Barrowman on GMTV

saltireflower@yahoo.com (Saltire Flower) — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 00:02:00 +0000

John was a guest on GMTV this Tuesday, November 24 to talk about his new DVD An Evening with John Barrowman. Here's the interview:

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Alan Cumming honored with OBE

saltireflower@yahoo.com (Saltire Flower) — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 01:40:00 +0000

Alan received his OBE at Buckingham Palace yesterday from Princess Anne. Above is a photo of him with Princess Anne wearing a Cumming Hunting tartan. He was honored for his work in film, theater, and the arts and for his work as a gay rights activist. His civil partner Grant Shaffer, mother Mary, and brother Tom were also at the ceremony.

"That for me is the most important thing. I have a voice because of my work. I’m loud and I speak my mind,” he said. "I feel it’s a lucky position to be in – that people want you to speak out for something you want to say anyway."
"My work has enabled me to do something with my opinions for good."
"(The Princess Royal) was lovely…She asked me if I was getting enough work. I love that. I said I had just come back from Australia so if I fainted to not be alarmed. She thought that was hilarious."

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Shooting location details for Ewan McGregor's 'Beginners'

saltireflower@yahoo.com (Saltire Flower) — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 01:02:00 +0000

Ewan McGregor has been shooting his new independent movie Beginners this week all over Los Angeles. There are some details about shooting over the past few days, and upcoming shooting locations:

The $3-million film, directed and written by Mike Mills, is among about 50 projects that received approval for tax credits under the state's new film incentive program.

The city figures prominently in the film. So far, the production has shot at Griffith Park, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art and on Monday will move to Highland Park to film a Halloween party scene. The crew will also spend several days downtown filming at the Biltmore Hotel.

Even the city's Silver Lake dog park will have a bit part in the movie, location manager Chris Miller said [Los Angeles Times]

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James McAvoy does press for 'The Last Station'

saltireflower@yahoo.com (Saltire Flower) — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 00:17:00 +0000

Below are a few photos of James from the November 22 press conference for The Last Station in New York. You can head on over here to check out the full set.

A new clip from the film is now online, but sorry folks, I can't embed it. You can watch it over on YouTube.

James also did an interview and discussed working on The Last Station and The Conspirator. Here's an excerpt from the interview:

JAMES MCAVOY has refused to work with actress wife Anne-Marie Duff in case they become "a target".

The Scots actor feared they would suffer in the spotlight the same way Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez or Liz Taylor and Richard Burton did.

But the couple - who met on the set of Channel 4's comedy Shameless - are finally appearing on the big screen together.

James, 30, said: "We've been offered a hell of a lot of parts playing opposite each other in films and TV and we just turn them down.

"If you do work together you put yourself up, you make yourself a target and you make your relationship a target and all of that. We're very keen not to do that.

"But in The Last Station we don't play opposite each other in the film. We don't really act with each other hardly at all."
James added: "It was nice to spend those two months together rather than spending those two months apart, while she's off somewhere doing God knows what and I'm off somewhere doing God knows what. So it was fine. It was quite easy with this one."

He's currently working on Oscar-winning director Robert Redford's latest film The Conspirator...He admitted Redford is working him hard - asking him to ditch his Scots accent and speak with an American one, even off the set.

"Bob wants me to stay in an American accent all the time," he winced. "I'm trying to but I just can't be bothered all the time.

"I'm trying to make Bob happy, but that's an exhausting task.

"I'll get there eventually, hopefully, one day. So, no. I'm not particularly method with either my accents or my acting."
..."This is the first time I've ever made a decision based on something else and that was partly because of Robert Redford. I wanted to work with him because he's a great director and has made some incredible movies." [The Daily Record via ONTD!]

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Peter Capaldi on the Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson

saltireflower@yahoo.com (Saltire Flower) — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 00:01:00 +0000

Peter Capaldi appeared with Craig last night to promote In the Loop. Peter and Craig were in a band together when they were younger, and they're both so cute in the interview. The interview is posted below:

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Part 2:

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English language trailer for 'The Last Station'

saltireflower@yahoo.com (Saltire Flower) — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 06:03:00 +0000

Sony Pictures Classics unveiled the new official trailer for The Last Station. The film opens in New York and Los Angeles on December 4 for a week to qualify for the Oscars and then opens wider on January 15. Enjoy:

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Gerard Butler on Children In Need

saltireflower@yahoo.com (Saltire Flower) — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 00:44:00 +0000

Gerard Butler autographed a Build-A-Bear that will be auctioned for BBC Children In Need when he appeared on Friday Night With Jonathan Ross. You can now bid for it online over at Ebay to benefit Children In Need. You can go here to watch video of Gerard's Children in Need appeal.

There's also an interview Gerard did in the UK for Law Abiding Citizen:

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Ewan McGregor's Go Go Gala interview + poster and synopsis for 'The Electric Slide'

saltireflower@yahoo.com (Saltire Flower) — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 00:06:00 +0000

Check out Ewan's interview from Friday:

The folks over at Collider got the poster for The Electric Slide from the American Film Market (AFM). AFM is "the place where buyers and sellers do business to bring you the films you’ll hopefully be seeing in the near future, AFM has tons of artwork and synopses which are used to promote films..." The poster featuring Ewan McGregor and the official synopsis are below:

THE ELECTRIC SLIDE, directed by Tristan Patterson

Based on the article “The Yankee Bandit: The Life and Times of Eddie Dodson, World’s Greatest Bank Robber”, written by Timothy Ford and published by GEAR Magazine, THE ELECTRICE SLIDE tells the true story of suave hipster and celebrity-magnet Eddie Dodson, who in 1980s Los Angeles owned and ran one of the city’s most stylish art deco furniture stores. Celebrities flocked to buy the latest pieces and Eddie was living the high life along with the Hollywood elite.

But when Eddie met cool and unimpressed Jenny, he decided to do the most outrageous thing he could think of to win her attention - he robbed a bank. Eddie discovered in himself the uncanny ability to charm pretty bank tellers into emptying their drawers of cash and getting away with it. And Jenny discovered that a boyfriend who robbed banks was about as hot as it got.

Over a period of months, Eddie and Jenny robbed over 70 banks in the Los Angeles area, often narrowly escaping the increasingly frustrated FBI. When the authorities interviewed the tellers who had been robbed, each of the described Eddie “like a movie star, the most charming man they had ever met.” The media, jumping on the story, dubbed him “The Gentleman Bandit.” But Eddie’s criminal lucky streak would not last forever as the FBI closed in and angry loan sharks with unpaid debts threatened his life.

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Scottish Actors

Gerard Butler's outtakes from Signature Magazine

Kevin McKidd writes letters for the troops + new 'Percy Jackson' poster

Craig Ferguson: sexiest talk show host

David Tennant on the set of 'Rex Is Not Your Lawyer'

'Variety' feature on Gerard Butler

Weekly schedule for Late Show with Craig Ferguson

'The Last Station' LA and NY December screenings

Los Angeles Theaters

New York Theaters

New James McAvoy interview

Gerard Butler awarded Variety's International Star of the Year award

Ewan McGregor on the set of 'Beginners'

David Tennant on Greatest Scots

Gerard Butler named Glasgow film ambassador

'One Night in Emergency' to air in January

James McAvoy nominated for Golden Satellite Award

'Law Abiding Citizen' interviews with Gerard Butler

Weekly schedule for Late Show with Craig Ferguson

Tony Curran cast in 'Doctor Who'

John Barrowman on GMTV

Alan Cumming honored with OBE

Shooting location details for Ewan McGregor's 'Beginners'

James McAvoy does press for 'The Last Station'

Peter Capaldi on the Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson

English language trailer for 'The Last Station'

Gerard Butler on Children In Need

Ewan McGregor's Go Go Gala interview + poster and synopsis for 'The Electric Slide'