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Doctor Who star David Tennant as you've never seen him before

18 July 2009 3:29 AM, PDT | From The Geek Files | See recent The Geek Files news

David Tennant will be making an appearance at the San Diego Comic-Con later this month, amid speculation that he will star in a new Doctor Who movie.

We don't yet know if that will happen and if Tennant would reprise his Time Lord role on the big screen, but we do know the actor will make his final appearance as the Doctor in the last of three specials to air this year. Matt Smith will then take over the role.

And of course Tennant is now rumoured to be in line to play Bilbo Baggins in Guillermo del Toro's two-part film version of The Hobbit, with other candidates reported to be James McAvoy and Daniel Radcliffe. We should hear more about casting for that at Comic-Con.

In the meantime, what else is coming up for the 38-year-old actor?

As I reported last week, he is to appear in St

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Bill Nighy Has Nothing To Do With 'The Hobbit'... The New 'Hobbit' That Is

17 July 2009 2:00 PM, PDT | From MTV Movies Blog | See recent MTV Movies Blog news

This has been a rumor-ific day for Middle Earth fans. The fanboy Internet was ablaze last night when word hit that a possible Bilbo casting announcement for director Guillermo del Toro's adaptation of "The Hobbit" would be coming next week at San Diego Comic-Con. Also attached to the rumor was word that James McAcoy, David Tennant and "Harry Potter" star Daniel Radcliffe are all in the running for the role. Producer Peter Jackson later put the smackdown on those rumors in an interview with Empire.

Okay, that's really the only "Hobbit" rumor to speak of today, but you have to admit it's a pretty big one. And with all of this "Hobbit" chatter buzzing around the Internets, I feel compelled to share this little bite from Bill Nighy, who sat down with MTV's Josh Horowitz to promote his appearance in the upcoming animated comedy "G-Force." The short answer is:

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Bill Nighy Embarks On A 'Harry Potter' Crash Course Before 'Deathly Hallows'

17 July 2009 1:30 PM, PDT | From MTV Movies Blog | See recent MTV Movies Blog news

The “Harry Potter” franchise hasn’t just launched the careers of young stars like Daniel Radcliffe and Emma Watson. It’s also given a swath of venerable British elder statesmen a chance to flex their witch-and-wizard muscles. Over the years, “Potter” films have featured the heavyweight talents of Kenneth Branagh, Maggie Smith, Emma Thompson, Julie Christie, Julie Walters, Ralph Fiennes, Alan Rickman, Jim Broadbent and others.

However, English-born acting legend Bill Nighy didn’t slip into Hogwarts during the first six films, and he was starting to think he never would. “I was beginning to settle on the idea that I would be the only English actor of a certain age who wasn’t in ‘Harry Potter,’” he told MTV News while promoting the animated guinea pig adventure story, “G-Force.”

Recently, Nighy was cast as Minister for Magic, Rufus Scrimgeour. Check out the video hear the actor talk about the

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Bill Nighy is a Villainous Snake in Depp's Rango

17 July 2009 6:00 AM, PDT | From WorstPreviews.com | See recent Worst Previews news

MTV News sat down with Bill Nighy to talk about Johnny Depp's CG animated "Rango" film, which according to the actor is now being called "Cheap as Dirt." While very little is known about the movie, Nighy revealed that he will be playing the villain, who does battle with Rango (Depp), an animated lizard. "I play the bad guy," he said. "I play a very, very bad guy. I'm a rattlesnake and I am a gun-slinging assassin. I literally have a Gatling gun . I have a machine gun in my tail . so I can just spray the whole town. I can kill everybody whenever I wish. I'm brought in by the corrupt sheriff to sort things out." It has been said that director Gore Verbinski (Pirates of the Caribbean) will be using motion-capture technology, Nighy revealed that the actors didn't have to participate in that process. "We didn't have to wear anything,

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Special Preview: Zoom Into Metro City with Astro Boy!

16 July 2009 9:28 PM, PDT | From MovieWeb | See recent MovieWeb news

Astro Boy is as iconic and beloved as Mickey Mouse in his homeland of Japan. He is a much-adored pop culture mainstay that was created in 1952 by Osamu Tezuka, a remarkable and celebrated artist who has since become known as the "god of manga". The adventures of this robotic lad have been chronicled in both a manga series and a television show that ran from 1963 to 1966. The cartoon established the form of animation we know today as anime, and was successfully reworked in the 80s and again in 2003. Now, working with Imagi Entertainment, director David Bowers is set to unleash the magical story of this metal Pinocchio on audiences worldwide in an all-new animated feature film that will be hitting theaters in October of this year.

With a voice cast that includes Nicolas Cage, Kristen Bell, Bill Nighy, and Freddie Highmore as Astro Boy, Bowers and his hardworking team of

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Exclusive: Johnny Depp's 'Rango' Now Called 'Cheap As Dirt'? Bill Nighy Playing The Villain!

16 July 2009 5:00 PM, PDT | From MTV Movies Blog | See recent MTV Movies Blog news

Not much is known about Gore Verbinski’s latest collaboration with Johnny Depp, a CG animation/motion-capture hybrid movie about household pets on a dangerous cowboy adventure. Turns out that lack of knowledge extends to the title itself, which MTV News has learned might not even be called “Rango,” as had been previously reported.

“It was called ‘Rango,’” Bill Nighy told MTV Movies Editor Josh Horowitz while promoting the 3D Disney movie, “G-Force.” “I think it may be called ‘Rango,’ it may be called ‘Cheap as Dirt.’”

So, new title—check! But Nighy also kicked us some other news about the project: he’ll be playing the villain who does battle with Depp’s animated lizard. “I play the bad guy,” he revealed. “I play a very, very bad guy. I’m a rattlesnake and I am a gun-slinging assassin. I literally have a Gatling gun—I have a machine

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Review: ‘Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince’ — Cortney’s Take

16 July 2009 4:45 PM, PDT | From The Flickcast | See recent The Flickcast news

Warning: This review Contains Spoilers. Seriously. Don’t read if you haven’t seen the movie or read the books.

I grew up with Harry Potter. Alongside him, is more appropriate actually. I picked up the first book from Barnes and Noble at the age of 9, and I remember the anticipation as each book came out. Each midnight release as my friend Emma’s mom, Ann, bought us root beers and cookies at the Barnes and Noble café while we trooped around in big rimmed glasses with lightning bolt scars drawn on our heads, awaiting 12 Am when the book would finally be in our hands.

As Harry grew and adventured and experienced, I did too. I felt the pangs of first love, the loss of old friends, the joys of new ones with a fictional character who was as real as anything to me. As I read the seventh and

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Cortney Zamm

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Profiling Hogwarts' Teaching Staff In 'Harry Potter And The Half-Blood Prince'

16 July 2009 10:30 AM, PDT | From MTV Movies Blog | See recent MTV Movies Blog news

Before Bill Nighy confirmed he was going to be joining the cast of “Harry Potter,” he wasn’t being facetious when he complained that he was the last big British actor to not be involved in the series. With heavy hitters like the late Richard Harris, Kenneth Branagh and Ralph Fiennes weaving in and out of the series, who can blame him for feeling left out?

The professors at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry in particular possess acting talent which comes from the upper echelons of British celeb royalty. Young Americans might not recognize all of their faces outside of "Potter," especially those who are masked behind beards and more extensive makeup. So we've decided to profile the top Hogwarts talents for you here; not their fictional professorships, but rather the reasons you should look for them in roles outside the "Harry Potter" universe.

Michael Gambon: Michael Gambon,

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Bill Nighy Talks Up Role In Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

16 July 2009 8:32 AM, PDT | From /Film | See recent /Film news

It wasn't long ago that Bill Nighy was first rumored to be in the last two Harry Potter films as new Minister of Magic Rufus Scrimgeour. Then he confirmed the role and now, as Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince opens, he's talking a bit about the role. Read on for Nighy's comments to SciFiWire and quite a few potential spoilers. Nighy says that as soon as he returns to the UK from his promotional tour for G-Force he'll get to work on Potter 7. ...there's no giving too much away, because everybody's read the books. So he's a kind of tragic figure. You have that element. And he knows what's coming. So that's a very moving thing to play. He's also very powerful, and he's had a very complicated progress to the top. And he has an interesting relationship with Harry, because Harry views him initially with complete contempt, but

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Nighy's Five-year Wait For Potter Part

16 July 2009 5:16 AM, PDT | From wenn.com | See recent WENN news

Actor Bill Nighy has confirmed he is joining the cast of Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows - after five years of trying to land a role in the wizard franchise.

The British star will portray the Minister of Magic Rufus Scrimgeour for the final two movies in the series, which has featured acclaimed actors such as Alan Rickman, Sir Michael Gambon and Helena Bonham Carter since the first film in 2001.

Nighy was delighted to get the part - as he has persistently pestered his longterm pal, Harry Potter director David Yates, for a role in the hit project.

He says, "I was with him (Yates) when he got the job a couple of years ago and I said, 'Oh, well maybe now I won't be the only English actor who's not in Harry Potter' - that was like five years ago. Anyway, I finally made it under the wire.

"We may have talked about it before, but he's one of the most gifted directors I've ever worked with. He's a quiet genius, David Yates. I'm delighted and very pleased I'm going to be in Harry Potter, but I'm doubly pleased because it's with David."

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows will hit cinemas in two parts, with the first half of the story due in 2010.

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"G-Force" - Plenty new interview clips and film clips. 21 videos in total!

14 July 2009 1:58 AM, PDT | From Movie Jungle | See recent Movie Jungle news

Enjoy a hefty buffet of 21 video clips from Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures' "G-Force," starring Nicolas Cage, Will Arnett, Penélope Cruz, Sam Rockwell, Bill Nighy, Steve Buscemi, Jon Favreau, Zach Galifianakis, Kelli Garner, Tracy Morgan, Niecy Nash and Mini Anden. The Wibberleys (Marianne Wibberley , Cormac Wibberley) write alongside Ted Elliot, Terry Rossio, Tim Firth from the story by director Hoyt Yeatman. See interviews with Nicolas Cage, Zach Galifianakis, Jon Favreau, Bill Nighy, Jerry Bruckheimer, Will Arnett, Tyler Patrick Jones, Tracy Morgan and many others...

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"G-Force" - Plenty images in from the Disney animated actioner.

13 July 2009 3:31 AM, PDT | From Movie Jungle | See recent Movie Jungle news

See images aplenty in from Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures' "G-Force," featuring the voice talents of Nicolas Cage, Will Arnett, Penélope Cruz, Sam Rockwell, Bill Nighy, Steve Buscemi, Jon Favreau, Zach Galifianakis, Kelli Garner, Tracy Morgan, Niecy Nash and Mini Anden. The film opens on July 24th and is written by The Wibberleys (Marianne Wibberley , Cormac Wibberley), Ted Elliot, Terry Rossio, Tim Firth from the story by helmer Hoyt Yeatman. Producer Jerry Bruckheimer brings his first 3D film to the big screen with G-Force, a comedy adventure about the latest evolution of a covert government program to train animals to work in espionage. Armed with the latest high-tech...

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The Party Scene Finally Livens Up

10 July 2009 2:12 PM, PDT | From Vanity Fair | See recent Vanity Fair news

She's Back. Natalie Imbruglia. After a slow couple of weeks on the social front (yeah, yeah, we know there was plenty of partying to be had in Paris the last few days, where those who had set up shop for the fashion shows included Oscar and Annette de la Renta, Coco Brandolini, Claire Danes, Bianca Brandolini d'Adda, Lauren Santo Domingo, Tatiana Santo Domingo, Dasha Zhukova, and Fabiola Beracasa), things finally picked up last night. The big Serpentine Gallery summer party, in London, stole the global party stage, but who could have forecasted that Natalie Imbruglia would steal the spotlight at the soirée? The 34-year-old singer (whom we had mostly forgotten about since her 1997 "Torn" single) has been making headlines this week because of a rumored romance with 24-year-old Prince Harry. Naturally this was the week's big topic of discussion in the U.K., as everyone loves a good cougar story.

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Curtis To Re-Ddit The Boat That Rocked Before U.S. Release

10 July 2009 1:06 AM, PDT | From wenn.com | See recent WENN news

Writer/director Richard Curtis is sailing The Boat That Rocked back into the editing room ahead of its U.S. release after the comedy failed to make waves at the British box office.

The Love Actually scribe is hoping the film, which stars Rhys Ifans and Bill Nighy, will find more commercial success with American audiences.

And he's agreed to re-edit the film and cut 20 minutes from the running time to ensure it's a Stateside hit, according to the president of Focus Features, the studio releasing the project in the U.S.

James Schamus explains, "It will be a shorter, leaner version. We think it is a real crowd-pleaser. We love a challenge."

The Boat That Rocked cost more than $45 million (£30 million) to make but took in just $9.2 million (£6.1 million) in the U.K. in its first 12 weeks of release, with film critics complaining the film was too long.

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Bill Nighy Reveals his Harry Potter Role

8 July 2009 10:18 AM, PDT | From TheHDRoom | See recent TheHDRoom news

A little less than a week ago a reporter coaxed Bill Nighy into revealing he had joined the cast of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows but stopped short of confirming which character he would play. Forced to face the press again at a book festival launch, Bill caved while speaking to reporters and revealed his character. Sometimes the obvious choice is the correct choice and this is no exception. "I will be Rufus Scrimgeour, who is the Minister of Magic and he is a very very important man," said Bill. "I am no longer the only English actor not to be in Harry Potter and I am very pleased." We are all very pleased as well. Bill's screen presence demands attention and is a perfect fit in the Potter universe. You'll have to wait until November 2010 when the first half of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows will arrive

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'Harry Potter' Sidekick Ron Weasley Has Girl Troubles

8 July 2009 4:31 AM, PDT | From MTV Movie News | See recent MTV Movie News news

Romantic tension with Hermione boils over in 'Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince.'

By Brian Warmoth

Rupert Grint as Ron Weasley in "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince"

Photo: Warner Bros.

Harry Potter's two closest friends since the first installment in the series, "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone," also share one of the saga's most strained relationships. Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger may embody predestined puppy love more than any of their Hogwarts classmates, but the bombshell kiss that Ron shares with Lavender Brown in "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" threatens to drive a permanent wedge between them, even as the darkest threat the series has ever seen descends on their school.

Born into one of Hogwarts' largest families, with five older brothers having enrolled there, Ronald Bilius Weasley's father was committed to the fight against Lord Voldemort as a member of the Order of the Phoenix.

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Step Into Another Dimension with G-Force

7 July 2009 1:32 PM, PDT | From MovieWeb | See recent MovieWeb news

We take in a press conference with director Hoyt Yeatman, producer Jerry Bruckheimer and others about this new 3-D film

When most moviegoers think of the name Jerry Bruckheimer, visions of pirates, long-lost treasures and big-budget action come to mind... but how about... guinea pigs... in 3-D? That's right, the mega-producer Bruckheimer is one of the driving forces behind the new live-action/animation 3-D hybrid film, G-Force, which will hit theaters on July 24 in Disney Digital 3-D. After all of the countless blockbusters to his name, this new film is Bruckheimer's first foray into 3-D and, as Bruckheimer mentioned in his opening remarks of a press conference on the Sony lot last month, the film itself had quite an unusual beginning.

"(Director) Hoyt (Yeatman) came to me about three years ago and told me this story about his six-year-old son that came home with a guinea pig," Bruckheimer said. "He said,

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Bill Nighy Confirms His Role In ‘Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows’

7 July 2009 8:00 AM, PDT | From MTV Movies Blog | See recent MTV Movies Blog news

In “Harry Potter” news that wont shock the fandom, Bill Nighy confirmed yesterday he will be playing new Minister of Magic Rufus Scrimgeour in the upcoming two-volume adaptation of “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows.”

Although Scrimgeour has a fairly big presence in “Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince,” Nighy told BBC that we wont be seeing him on the big screen until the first installment of “Deathly Hallows” hits theaters in November 2010. “I will be Rufus Scrimgeour, who is the Minister of Magic and he is a very very important man.”

This coincides with news that the “Half-Blood Prince” adaptation is going to begin with the destruction of London’s Brockdale Bridge by Death Eaters. The book opens with a meeting between ex-Minister of Magic Cornelius Fudge and the British Prime Minister, in which Fudge introduces his replacement — Scrimgeour — to the nation’s leader. Scrimgeour is an ex-Auror (ie

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Top 50 Hottest Young Actresses - Top 20

5 July 2009 4:22 AM, PDT | From The Movie Fanatic | See recent The Movie Fanatic news

Not only are they capable of lighting up the silver screen, they are also some of today's most talented young actresses, commanding huge fees - in some cases, in the millions. Many have won multiple awards, while others have starred in some of today's biggest box office hits. In short, we're listing down the cream of the crop!

Just like our recent Top 50 hottest young actors, we've narrowed down our list from 88 to 50, and set an age limit. If you miss seeing some of your favorites, so do we - including Maggie Gyllenhaal (31 years old) and Amy Adams (34 years old). Definitely some of the names you'll see on the list are emerging talents - the ones you will see getting the big roles in the near future - and some of them already have, with awards and nominations to boot.

# 20 - Emma Roberts - Acting runs in the family. While

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Top 50 Hottest Young Actresses - Top 20

5 July 2009 4:22 AM, PDT | From The Movie Fanatic | See recent The Movie Fanatic news

Not only are they capable of lighting up the silver screen, they are also some of today's most talented young actresses, commanding huge fees - in some cases, in the millions. Many have won multiple awards, while others have starred in some of today's biggest box office hits. In short, we're listing down the cream of the crop!

Just like our recent Top 50 hottest young actors, we've narrowed down our list from 88 to 50, and set an age limit. If you miss seeing some of your favorites, so do we - including Maggie Gyllenhaal (31 years old) and Amy Adams (34 years old). Definitely some of the names you'll see on the list are emerging talents - the ones you will see getting the big roles in the near future - and some of them already have, with awards and nominations to boot.

# 20 - Emma Roberts - Acting runs in the family. While

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