Sep 23rd Alan’s assistant, Melanie, confirmed last week that Alan will reprise his role as Severus Snape in Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince. He will join filming
on his return from Europe later this year. Also, Alan hopes to participate in the Patrick Doyle Concert, “An Evening at the Movies” at the Royal Albert Hall, London, on October 28th (subject to work commitments). The event is in aid of Leukaemia Research and is directed by actor Kenneth Branagh. Other stars due to attend include Judi Dench and Robbie Coltrane. More information about the event and how to buy tickets can be found here. And Melanie would also like to confirm that “(Alan) does not use MySpace or any of the other social networking sites”.
With thanks to Sheena for sharing this information.
Sep 16th Filming has been completed on location in Sonoma, California on Bottle Shock. A final report can be read from the local news here.
Sep 1st According to FilmFour, Sweeney Todd could have its “gore-content” toned down prior to its release. Warner Bros have stepped up the scale of the release and want to make it more family friendly, imposing a PG-13 rating for the movie. Read more.
Aug 28th The Sonoma News has another set report from an extra working on the movie Bottle Shock being filmed in the Californian area. Read it here. There is also a photo gallery to browse (photo of Alan on page 2- number 33).
Aug 20th Alan has been filming in the Sonoma area of Californian on the movie Bottle Shock. Read about filming here and here.
Aug 1st Alan’s signature is amongst 120 which appear on a letter published in The Times calling for the Bristol Old Vic to be saved from closure. Read what Alan had to say here. And Snow Cake is released in cinemas in Australia. Read more including interview with Alan. Also Bottle Shock is creating headlines as Steven Spurrier, the original wine merchant at the centre of the story, threatens to sue the film makers. Read more.
July 20th Alan is to star in Bottle Shock a movie about the birth of the Napa Valley wine industry in the 1970s. Filming begins next month in California. Read more. Also Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix is in cinemas now. And Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, the final book in the series is released tomorrow.
Jul 5th The Search for John Gissing has been released on region free dvd. You can buy online here and view the director and writer of the movie, Mike Binder’s blog. And Gail has kindly let me share this photo of Alan she took after the Ground Beneath Her Feet narration at the Manchester International Festival last week. She described Alan as “extremely handsome”.
Jul 1st Alan narrated The Ground Beneath Her Feet at the Manchester International Festival on Friday. He was interviewed for BBC Manchester and the audio can be heard here (Real Player Required). Alan also helped out as as stand in sound-man. Also a report on Alan’s recent visit to Georgia can be read here. And Alan is listed as one of Entertainment Weekly’s Top 100 Actors “We’re loving right now”. Find out more.
Jun 18th Filming on Sweeney Todd has been completed. The official movie website has been launched and you can register for updates.
Also Snow Cake is to be released on Region 1 DVD on September 11th 2007.
And Alan has been visiting Georgia as a guest of Georgian director, Robert Sturua. Read more
Jun 3rd Alan is to narrate The Ground Beneath Her Feet at the Manchester International Festival on June 29th 2007 at Bridgewater Hall. The production is based on the novel by Salman Rushdie and has been transformed into a full-length concert piece for orchestra, film, singers and narrator. Book your ticket here
May 25th Alan attended the Vogue party at the Skylon Restaurant at the Royal Festival Hall to celebrate the revamped Southbank. Read what Alan had to say about the new Southbank here.Also Voltage Pictures have acquired the international rights to Nobel Son. Read more. And Perfume is to be released on Region 1 DVD on 24th July 2007.
May 9th Alan attended the 54th birthday party of friend, Ruby Wax, in London last week. See more photos. Other celebrities in attendance included Zoe Wanamaker and Richard E Grant.
Also Perfume picked up 6 awards, including runner-up Best Film, best editing and best costume design, at Germany’s Lola awards- the countries equivalent to the Academy Awards. Read more.
