I'm not especially bovvered about vampire/horror - I can take it or leave it and it's certainly not the sort of film I'd usually go to see.
I think I've read that David doesn't really appear until about half-way through the film, so he's definitely playing a supporting character. But also based on what I've read, he's far and away the best thing in the entire film - which will come as no surprise to most of us because we already know how awesome he is. There were even rumours flying around that there was a sequel in the pipeline in which he would be the star, but I don't know how true they were.
I see so many comments to posts and on Twitter flying around saying "I'm only going to see this movie because David Tennant is in it" - hopefully, TPTB at Dreamworks are aware of this and getting an inkling of his popularity in another major market. I was only wondering the other day if they will recut trailers for the UK which focus on Farrell and DT, because nobody here really knows who the other stars are (I don't think).
I said to someone a while ago, before I'd really heard anything much about the film from people who'd seen it, that I had the idea that this could well be David's breakthrough in the US. I adore him and I want him to do what he wants to do - but I hope that won't mean he disappears completely from the UK for years. Like I've said before, you lot have nicked Hugh Laurie - you can't have David as well!!
Frankly, I don't really see him moving over here, in any event. Maybe coming over to do the occasional movie or TV show, plus publicity, but as for anything permanent, I doubt you have anything to worry about.
(There was that aborted attempt at a US TV series a while back, so I guess he did have some Hollywood aspirations at that time, and it's possible he still does, but his situation has changed since then. So who knows?)
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Date: 2011-06-28 09:56 pm (UTC)I think I've read that David doesn't really appear until about half-way through the film, so he's definitely playing a supporting character. But also based on what I've read, he's far and away the best thing in the entire film - which will come as no surprise to most of us because we already know how awesome he is. There were even rumours flying around that there was a sequel in the pipeline in which he would be the star, but I don't know how true they were.
I see so many comments to posts and on Twitter flying around saying "I'm only going to see this movie because David Tennant is in it" - hopefully, TPTB at Dreamworks are aware of this and getting an inkling of his popularity in another major market. I was only wondering the other day if they will recut trailers for the UK which focus on Farrell and DT, because nobody here really knows who the other stars are (I don't think).
I said to someone a while ago, before I'd really heard anything much about the film from people who'd seen it, that I had the idea that this could well be David's breakthrough in the US. I adore him and I want him to do what he wants to do - but I hope that won't mean he disappears completely from the UK for years. Like I've said before, you lot have nicked Hugh Laurie - you can't have David as well!!
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Date: 2011-06-29 12:38 am (UTC)Frankly, I don't really see him moving over here, in any event. Maybe coming over to do the occasional movie or TV show, plus publicity, but as for anything permanent, I doubt you have anything to worry about.
(There was that aborted attempt at a US TV series a while back, so I guess he did have some Hollywood aspirations at that time, and it's possible he still does, but his situation has changed since then. So who knows?)