Tag Archives: Martin Freeman

WATCH: New ‘Hobbit’ Trailer – ‘The Desolation of Smaug’

By Fraser McAlpine | Posted on June 12th, 2013

Bilbo spies something unpleasant in 'The Desolation of Smaug'

NOW we’re getting somewhere!

Critics of the last Hobbit movie were quick to point out that the film seemed to take longer to get started than it would take to read the entire novel, backwards, while blindfolded and hung upside-down, using a tissue paper rope, over ...

WATCH: New Trailer for ‘The World’s End’

By Brigid Brown | Posted on May 23rd, 2013

The boys are back in town — Simon Pegg, Nick Frost, Martin Freeman, Paddy Considine, Eddie Marsan — and they’re ready to kick some alien butt in Edgar Wright‘s The World’s End. Working Title Films has released a new ...

WATCH: Simon Pegg Reveals First Trailer For ‘The World’s End’

By Fraser McAlpine | Posted on May 8th, 2013

This is no time to muck about. We’ve been waiting to see what the third installment of Edgar Wright, Nick Frost and Simon Pegg’s ‘Cornetto Trilogy’ would be like for (*checks watch*) oh, flipping AGES now.

‘The World’s End’ Release Date Moved

By Brigid Brown | Posted on April 23rd, 2013

Writer and director Edgar Wright has taken to Twitter to announce schedule changes for the upcoming film The World’s End co-written with actor pal Simon Pegg, who stars in the film. The follow up to Shaun of the Dead and Hot Fuzz will ...

Who’s Getting Married In ‘Sherlock’ Then?

By Fraser McAlpine | Posted on April 22nd, 2013

The place-setting for Sherlock Holmes, as tweeted by Sue Vertue

Note: no spoilers here, just a lot of conjecture…

I think, despite Sherlock producer Sue Vertue’s stern warnings on the topic, we’re probably OK to spread the word about this image, if for no other reason than it comes from her twitter account in the first place.

Brits Bring It at the 2013 MTV Movie Awards

By Brigid Brown | Posted on April 15th, 2013

Emma Watson (The Bling Ring), Tom Hiddleston (The Avengers) and Martin Freeman (The Hobbit) were all awarded golden popcorn at the 2013 MTV Movie Awards. Watson received special recognition for her choice in roles and was awarded the ...

Sherlock Latest: New Episode Titles And New Clues

By Fraser McAlpine | Posted on April 10th, 2013

As all die-hard Sherlock fans already know, they’re filming series three right now. I mean probably while you’re reading this, Benedict and Martin are bickering about something (in character, naturally).

Jonathan Creek Has Solved The Mystery Of ‘Sherlock’s Death Plunge

By Fraser McAlpine | Posted on March 27th, 2013

"Benedict! It's Martin. No I'm fine. So listen, Alan Davies says he's cracked it. You might as well come down..."

See that headline? That headline is my favorite headline out of the many hundreds of headlines I’ve written over the years.

‘Skyfall’ Finally Starts To Pick Up Some Awards Love…

By Fraser McAlpine | Posted on March 25th, 2013

Sam Mendes clutching his three Empire awards (AP Images: Photo by Jon Furniss/Invision)

Empire Magazine, the journal of note for the British film buff, has done what the Oscars failed to do, what the Golden Globes failed to do, and what the Brit Awards failed to do (principally because it does not have any categories that ...