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Bill Nighy is getting a fantastic cast aboard his rocking boat, Philip Seymour Hoffman has signed up to star opposite Bil in The Boat That Rocked.
Set to begin production in March, the film centers on two DJs running pirate radio stations on boats in the North Sea in the 1960s, when the BBC was [...]
Bill Nighy plays the lead in Saturday
There is no better way to begin your day than open up the news paper reading an article with those words in the same sentence:
“Bill Nighy” and “lead role”.
The Guardian has an article about producer Scott Rudin, who mentions to be producing Saturday, which is a film based on a novel by the same name [...]
Bill Nighy on board The Boat That Rocked
The actor who still rocks is on board The Boat That Rocked.
Not much is known about this movie yet, but 3 essential things:
1. Richard Curtis wrote it (Remember Love Actually and The Girl In The Cafe?)
2. Richard Curtis will direct it (he directed Love Actually too).
3. It is a comedy, to be more specific [...]
Bill Nighy joins the G-Force
According to several sources on the internet Bill Nighy has joined the cast of G-force, a half live/half animated film produced by Disney. Bill will play one of the live characters.
The story follows a group of ultra-intelligent animal commandos who work for a government agency trying to prevent an evil billionaire from taking over the [...]
Bill Nighy in new Valkyrie trailer
Yahoo has the first film trailer online of Valkyrie, in which you can see some bits of Bill Nighy as General Friedrich Olbricht, one of the plotters in the attempt to kill Hitler..
See the trailer on Yahoo
Valkyrie is set for a release in June 2008.
Official Valkyrie featurette
Apple has a new Valkyrie featurette online. There is little Bill in it, but it gives a good impression of the production as a whole.
The release date for Valkyrie now seems to be set to the 28th of June, October 2008.
Bill Nighy returns as Viktor in Underworld prequel
According to Variety, Bill Nighy will return as Viktor and star in the new Underworld: Rise of the Lycans film.
Bill previously appeared in Underworld and Underworld:Evolution.
Apperently there will be more Viktor and more Bill in this one, as the film will focus on the origins of Lucian, the chief Lycan werewolf and his clash with [...]
Bill Nighy about Coping Strategies
The Guardian has more information about Coping Strategies, and a lovely and passionate interview (audio) with everybody’s favourite actor.
Hear Bill about wearing “a very bad jumper”, about working alongside people with learning disabilities and the effect of doing plays or film on people with those difficulties.
Read the article on the Guardian.
Hear Bill talking about the [...]
Bill Nighy makes guest appearance in short Coping Strategies
Bill Nighy makes a guest appearance in ‘Coping Strategies’, a 26-minute black comedy film about a young man with learning disabilities, produced by Yarrow Housing Organisation’s Moment by Moment Theatre group.
The film tells the story of Shahid, a young man with learning disabilities, who breaks free from his doting mother for a new life [...]
First Valkyrie behind the scenes
There is only a flash of Bill in it (so watch closely) but here is a first behind the scenes clip of the much spoken about Valkyrie with Bill Nighy, Tom Cruise and that long list of classic British actors.
See the clip over at movienewz.com. (It’s on the bottom of the page)
Bill Nighy about Valkyrie
The Telegraph has an article about Valkyrie, the much talked about movie with Bill Nighy, also starring Tom Cruise.
“It’s like old-home week,” says Nighy, who is making his sixth film with Hollander and who worked on the Pirates of the Caribbean movies with Schofield and McNally.
“It’s a serious film about a serious subject, but we’re [...]
Bill Nighy as General Friedrich Olbricht in Valkyrie
The first picture of Bill Nighy as General Friedrich Olbricht in Valkyrie has been published on the internet. Click the image for a slightly larger version of the picture.
The Daily Mail has a very interesting article about the story behind Valkyrie, and also has a photo of the real General Friedrich Olbricht, the character [...]
Bill Nighy/Davy Jones wins teen choice award
Bill Nighy adds another award to his already long list: a Teen choice award for Best Villain, for his role as Davy Jones in Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End.
The Movie Villain category had the following nominees.
Bill Nighy (Davy Jones) - Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End
Al Pacino (Willie Bank) - Ocean’s Thirteen
Julian [...]
Bill Nighy and Valkyrie
The latest news on Valkyrie is that they have begun shooting and that the release date (for now-uh) for the film is set to 08-08-08.
The movie is scheduled for a 70-day shoot in Europe. Co-star Bill Nighy, when asked about the Tom Cruise controversy said, “I ignore all this stuff. And I don’t think [...]
Bill Nighy/Davy Jones nominated for a teen choice award
Bill Nighy’s portrayal of the most impressive pirate in the POTC franchise has scored him a nomination for a Teen Choice Award in the category Best Villain.
The nominees for Best Villain are:
Bill Nighy (Davy Jones) - Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End
Al Pacino (Willie Bank) - Ocean’s Thirteen
Julian McMahon (Victor Von Doom) - Fantastic [...]
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Recent Nighy news 
- Some Bill Bits from around the internet
- Valkyrie release moved before Christmas 2008!
- Bill Nighy - now with hissing, new Underworld photo
- Independent: Bill Nighy is one of the Groovy Old Men
- First picture of Bill Nighy as Viktor in Underworld 3: Rise of the Lycans
- Observer: The week of Bill Nighy
- Bill Nighy in I Wish to Apologise for My Part in the Apocalypse - radio
- Bill Nighy in Japan with Oxfam - video
- And Bill would not be Bill …
- Bill Nighy from Japan (G8) interview Andrew Marr show