Excl: He’s not saying, but… yes.

Rumours have been flying around for the past couple of weeks that David Tennant – whose tenure as Dr. Who is, of course, coming to an end – was set to join Simon Pegg in John Landis’ upcoming movie about the infamous grave-robbers, Burke & Hare.

So, naturally, when Tennant bounded onto the red carpet at last night’s London Film Festival screening of his new movie, Glorious 39, we asked him about his potential involvement.

“Where do these things come from?” he said, shouting to be heard over the cacophony of cheers and screams from the residents of Whoville. But the sly smile and the glint in his eye indicated that the rumours are true. So, are they?

“I don’t like to jinx things by talking about them before they’re done, you know what I mean? But,” he said, knowingly, “John Landis is a legend.”

So, take it how you will, but we’re saying that that’s as close as we’re going to come to a confirmation until there actually is a confirmation. So, Who fans, rejoice, for your boy is hitting the big screen.

Burke & Hare were two Ulster-born Scots who provided cadavers for Edinburgh physician, Dr. Robert Knox, via less-than-legal means in 1827 and 1828. Their story has been told on screen before, notably in the 1960 Peter Cushing movie, The Flesh And The Fiends, and in disguised form as Timothy Dalton vehicle, The Doctor And The Devils, in 1985.

Pegg – who is apparently down to play William Burke – and Tennant, who’s marked for William Hare, should make a great team, and if Landis can recapture his best black comedy form, this should make for a little belter of a movie. The only question that remains is: who will play Knox?

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There you have it, David’s word on the matter.

Landis’ movie Burke and Hare will star comedy actor Simon Pegg as Burke and Doctor Who’s David Tennant has just been confirmed in the role of William Hare when shooting begins at Ealing Studios in London next year.

The rest of the article contains possible spoilers, and can be found here or in the press archive

Information keeps changing about this film!

The advert is here in the archives, and Glorious 39 is set to released November 20th in UK cinemas.

David has nominated for Best Actor and Sexiest Male in the SFX awards. Doctor Who is  up for even more, being nominated for Best TV Show. The Next Doctor and Planet Of The Dead are both up for Best TV Episode. (Doctor Who is nominated throughout the other categories including Best Special Effects and Best Monster Or Villain).

So vote here!

David Tennant played the title role in Gregoty Doran’s production of Hamlet at the Courtyard Theatre in Stratford-Upon-Avon from 24th July to 15th November 2008 and for some performances at the Novello Theatre, London in December to January 2008-9. In this interview Tennant discusses the process of production from casting to performance – his initial thoughts on the part, rehearsal preparation, character interpretation and realization. Situating Doran’s production within the performance history of the play, Tennant discusses the reasons behind their modern-dress interpretation and the relevance of the play to a twenty-first century audience.

To read the entire thing, you can either check out our press archive or visit here

Scottish stars including David Tennant, Robert Carlyle, Peter Capaldi and Bill Paterson have been nominated for this year’s BAFTA Scotland Awards, with hit political comedy In The Loop also in the spotlight after receiving a triple nomination.

In the male Acting in TV category David Tennant received a nomination for his starring role Dr Who, taking on Robert Carlyle for The Unloved and Bill Paterson for Spanish Flu – The Forgotten Fallen.

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