Jan 31st Alan attended the reception yesterday by Harpercollins and English Pen for Doris Lessing to receive the Nobel Prize in Literature, at the Wallace Collection, London, yesterday. See photos at Getty and Rex.
Also, Sweeney Todd has been nominated for three Oscars; Performance by an actor in a leading role for Johnny Depp, Achievement in Art Direction and Costume Design.
Jan 21st Alan has been participating in more events at the Sundance Film Festival, including on Saturday the Heineken Green Room presentation of Bottle Shock and on Sunday the Gibson Guitar Hospitality Lounge at the Miners Club, Park City, a portrait shoot for Bottle Shock and the New York Lounge sponsored by Variety with his co-stars and Bottle Shock director, Randall Miller. Go to Getty to see more photos and find out more.
Jan 20th Alan attended the premiere of Bottle Shock at the Sundance Film Festival this weekend in Park City, Utah. He also participated in a number of press junkets and a photo shoot with other cast and crew members. Screenings of the film are taking place this week. Click here to buy tickets (limited availability). Also, Sweeney Todd is (finally!) released in the UK on Friday. It won two Golden Globes for Best Musical and Best Actor in a musical for Johnny Depp.
Jan 11th Alan attended the European premiere last night of Sweeney Todd at the Odeon, Leicester Square, London. Also in attendance were co-stars Johnny Depp, Helena Bonham Carter and director Tim Burton. Watch red carpet video footage at YouTube and Mirror.co.uk.
Dec 31st The European Premiere of Sweeney Todd takes places at the Odeon, Leicester Square, London on Thursday January 10 in aid of Great Ormond Street Children’s Hospital. Tickets for seats in the stalls can be bought here for £50 (circle seats with after party pass are sold out). View the UK Sweeney Todd website.
Dec 23rd Sweeney Todd has been nominated for 4 Golden Globes; Best Picture (Musical or Comedy), Best Actor and Actress (Musical or Comedy) for Johnny Depp and Helena Bonham Carter and Best Director for Tim Burton. The results are announced on January 13. Read this interview with Alan and this review.
Dec 9th Alan attended the New York premiere of Sweeney Todd on Dec 3 at the Ziegfeld Theatre. See a gallery of photos and a video of interviews from the red carpet arrivals - including Alan towards the end. Also the Sweeney Todd official website has been updated, now including a page featuring Alan’s character, Judge Turpin. And Alan attended the opening night performance of August: Osage County at the Imperial Theatre, New York on Dec 4. Plus Alan has been ranked 83rd by Empire Magazine readers’ 100 Sexiest Movie Stars. See Alan’s entry here. Fellow Harry Potter actors, Gary Oldman, Emma Watson and Daniel Radcliffe were also ranked at 72nd, 26th and 23rd respectively. And Alan has donated several items for an online charity auction in aid of Artists for a New South Africa. The package includes a Quidditch shirt, 2 pages of his working script from Goblet of Fire signed and a signed photo. Find out more or bid here.
Dec 1st Alan has been interviewed as part of promotions for the forthcoming release of Sweeney Todd. During this interview he revealed what it was like learning to sing and spoke about Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince - filming for Alan begins at the end of January for 7 weeks. He also confirmed Nobel Son is to be released in the US in March. (Thanks to Sheena on LiveJournal for sharing this from imdb) And Sweeney Todd’s official website has been updated, now including singing! Plus Alan presented an award at Dyslexia Action’s fundraising awards dinner at the Dorchester Hotel, London on November 20th (photographed here with Jerry Hall). See more photos here
Nov 17th Alan returns to Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince will all remaining cast members now named. And Alan has been named in 3rd place in a poll by Psychologies magazine readers of ‘Sexiest Brains in Britain’. He was beaten by Louis Theroux and Jeremy Paxman.
Oct 29th Alan attended the Music from the Movies evening last night, in aid of Leukaemia research (see below). Read a short report of the event at Hello! Magazine and see their photo. View more photos by searching for Alan at Getty.
Oct 25th Alan attended a memorial service for the late Dame Anita Roddick on Tuesday, what would have been her 65th birthday. The event took place at Central Hall, Westminster followed by a gathering of friends and supporters at the National Theatre, where her image was projected on the side of the building. The day is hoped to become an annual day of activism. Read more, including a quote from Alan. Also Patrick Doyle has spoken of the support Alan and other friends, including Emma Thompson, gave him during his battle with leukaemia. Read more Alan hopes to attend a benefit concert of Patrick’s music (see below dated Sept 23rd) on October 28th at the Royal Albert Hall, London. Tickets are still available. And Sweeney Todd has been reviewed. Read more. Plus! Tim Burton will be hosting an evening at the Film Society of Lincoln Center on November 14th at the Rose Theatre, New York. This will include clips from Sweeney Todd. Book tickets
Oct 9th A trailer has been released for Sweeney Todd. Go to the official website to view the trailer and download a wallpaper or buddy icon. Also Bottle Shock is to premiere at the Sundance Festival in January 2008. Read more.
