Apparently Martin's animated film Saving Santa has gone straight to DVD. I found it today at the local Walmart. I don't know if it's available in other places or not.

Just thought I'd let people know.

Hope this is ok for posting here...

I've just read that Martin Freeman (among others, such as Peter Jackson himself) will be at Comic Con to promote "The Hobbit" on Saturday, July 14. If anyone plans to go there, I'd be very interested in hearing any news about both the Hobbit and Martin Freeman himself. :-)

You can read more here.

"Brit thesps Martin Freeman, Noel Clarke and Tim Curry will lend their voices to U.K. toonpic "Saving Santa," which is set to begin production on Friday."

There's more information at the source.

Sherlock series 2 has been confirmed for January 1st 2012.


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Director/Writer Mark Gill announced they will be launching the official site for The Voorman Problem soon.

And also they will participate in the 27th Warsaw Film Festival (between October 7th-16th)

Sources: Grey Lantern | Mark Gill's tumblr

This is not another April Fool, just a May Fact. Before signing as Bilbo, Martin had agreed to make three 90-minute TV films in London, again playing Dr Watson to Benedict Cumberbatch's Sherlock Holmes. No worries: he'll be back in Middle Earth after our first hiatus, during which Peter Jackson will have spare time to edit the scenes already ( Read more... )

Sony and Aardman Animation have teamed for a new 3D stop-motion animated film, called The Pirates! Band of Misfits, based in part on Gideon Defoe‘s book The Pirates! In an Adventure With Scientists. (Which is also the film’s title in the UK, I believe.) That isn’t news, but the first still, above, and the announcement of the full cast definitely is ( Read more... )

Jon also reveals there’s good news for those fans of his cool music culture comedy series Svenagli - in which he stars as hapless band manager Dixie ( Read more... )

Dog lovers in Cheshire are encouraged to nominate their canny canines for a top award ( Read more... )

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