David Tennant to make Hollywood debut in ‘Fright Night’ remake
Former Doctor Who star David Tennant is set to make his US film debut as Vincent who previously worked as a late-night-TV horror host, is a stage magician who uses horror imagery in his act and claims to be a vampire expert. He's less than helpful when Yelchin turns to him for advice. It's a big foray into Hollywood for Tennant, after a couple of false starts (a TV pilot that wasn't picked up; a tiny role in 'St Trinians: The Legend of Fritton's Gold' dropping out of Burke and Hare) so here's hoping it leads to great things.
'Kick-Ass' villain Christopher Mintz-Plasse has joined the cast of DreamWorks remake of 'Fright Night' to play "Evil" Ed Thompson, the best friend of Anton Yelchin's Charlie, who becomes a bloodsucking freak at the teeth of Colin Farrell's vampire overlord Jerry, along with Christopher,
The Craig Gillespie directed project, a remake of the 1985 cult favourite, centres on teen Charlie (Anton Yelchin) as he becomes convinced that his neighbour, played by Colin Farrell, is a vampire. Toni Collette is also among the cast as Charlie's mother.
Shooting starts next month, from a script written by Buffy The Vampire Slayer allum Marti Noxon.