It’s no secret that DreamWorks is producing a remake of the 1985 horror film Fright Night. The film debuted in theaters 25 years ago, which means they’ll have to make some changes to update it for modern audiences. For example, do you remember the late night horror TV host Peter Vincent? He was originally played by Roddy McDowell but in the remake David Tennant will take over his duties. We’ve got the first glimpse of the actor in full costume and makeup as Vincent, and he’s fairly unrecognizable. Check out the photo below…

The new Fright Night will stick to the original premise of a teenager who’s convinced that his neighbor is a vampire even though no one believes him. But in this version, Peter Vincent won’t be a late night TV host, he’ll be a Las Vegas magician whose show revolves around horror-movie imagery. The character claims to be a vampire expert, but when the teen turns to him for assistance, he’s less than helpful.

It looks like Vincent will be a Criss Angel wannabe, who uses smoke and mirrors to gain celebrity. Tennant has come a long way from Dr. Who.

Fight Night is scheduled to hit theaters on October 7, 2011.

What do you think of the new Peter Vincent?

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McLovin’ and Doctor Who have signed on to star in DreamWorks’ Fright Night remake. According to THR, Christopher Mintz-Plasse and David Tennant have joined the cast that currently includes Anton Yelchin, Colin Farrell, and Toni Collette. With the roles of the awkward teen, suave vampire, and clueless mother already filled who will the new guys play?

The new Fright Night will stick to the original premise of a teenager who’s convinced that his neighbor is a vampire even though no one believes him. Tennant will star as Peter Vincent, who was played by Roddy McDowall in the 1985 version but instead of being a late night TV host he’ll be a Las Vegas magician whose show revolves around horror-movie imagery. Vincent claims to be a vampire expert, but when the teen turns to him for assistance, he’s less than helpful.

Mintz-Plasse will play Yelchin’s friend Evil Ed, who feels slighted that Charlie has left his nerdy past behind so he decides to move over to the dark side with the vampires. It’s great that they’ve managed to cast all these actors in their respective roles but they’ve yet to find the right person to play Charley’s (Yelchin) love interest who was played by Amanda Bearse (yes, Marcy from “Married With Children”) in the original. They need to get on the ball with that.

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Simon Pegg will be joined by a famous doctor for his next film Burke & Hare. David Tennant best known for his tenure on the popular sci-fi series Doctor Who, has been cast as Pegg’s partner in crime for the project according to Twitch.

Burke & Hare “were a pair of Irish immigrant murderers in early 19th century Edinburgh who sold on the corpses of their victims to the local medical college.” There was plenty of speculation regarding who would play the second half of this deadly duo. Many people including myself thought Nick Frost would be up to the challenge, but apparently Landis had someone else in mind.

Even though I enjoy David Tennant, I’ll always wonder what could have been with Frost. The actor does have a huge fan following, and is considered everyone’s favorite Doctor Who incarnate, so I’m sure a lot of people will be pleased with his involvement. Burke & Hare will be directed by John Landis, and is a remake of the 1971 film of the same name, about two men who swipe bodies for science.

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Who will play Bilbo Baggins in the big screen adaptation of The Hobbit? There have been rumors circulating that Daniel Radcliffe, James McAvoy, and David Tennant are the top contenders to star as the hairy little man. However, one of them has formally bowed out of that race; Radcliffe told the LATimes that he has not been approached for the role, nor is he interested in it. Read what he had to say below.

“I’d have to say, ‘Thanks but no thanks,’ not that anyone has asked me…Honestly, I don’t think they would want me anyway, it’s just too close. Whatever I do next, I don’t think there will be any wizards in it!”

If these are, in fact, the potential actors for the role of Bilbo Baggins, I think that Daniel Radcliffe could have worked. After all, he is fairly familiar with the fantasy genre, but the poor guy needs a chance to step out of the mystical realm and do something else.

The other good choice is James McAvoy. He seems like he would do the role justice. For some reason, David Tennant strikes me as a tad too old for the part. One thing is for sure, Daniel really doesn’t want to be type-cast in fantasy roles forever, even if it does involve Peter Jackson.

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How many accents does it take to make a decent Hobbit film? Several native U.K. actors have been rumored to be circling the Guillermo Del Toro adaptation of The Hobbit. According to FilmSchoolRejects, James McAvoy, Daniel Radcliffe, and David Tennant could be possibly sporting the infamous hairy feet for the film. Out of these three I’d like to tally up the pros and the cons of what each actor can or can’t bring to the table.

The Hobbit is slated for release in 2011, which may be a problem for Radcliffe’s Bilbo Baggins dreams. Since Harry Potter still owns part of his soul and youth for the next couple of films, I don’t know when he would find the time to film something as epic as The Hobbit. The Potter film series is coming to an end and it’s time for him to expand his career. I’m not sure if jumping to another fantasy franchise that’s also based off of a successful children’s book is the way to do it.

David Tennant is an actor best known for his work on the popular sci-fi TV series, Doctor Who. I tried to get into that show but I just couldn’t do it. This doesn’t have anything to do with his acting or the content, I just had too many shows on my DVR at the time. Tennant left the series not to long ago to pursue other projects, perhaps The Hobbit is one of them?

James McAvoy as we all know played the faun, Mr. Tumnus in the 2005 hit, The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe. Once again, this is another film based off of a popular children’s book series that has juvenile characters at the center of it all. I think James McAvoy has unbelievable range, and he doesn’t come off as the typical Hollywood movie star. He has a likable, innocent quality to him that I think people are drawn to. If anyone of these three should play the lead in The Hobbit, I would say it’s him.

Not only do some sources believe that one of these actors could be named as Bilbo Baggins, but they think the announcement will take place next week at San Diego’s Comic Con! So much tension is in the air over this movie. I can’t wait until everything is put out on the table.

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