Enigma 
The official website has added more listings today - a total of 217 theaters now!

The Enigma Challenge has been extended to June 30th, so if you have yet to play or win a free Enigma poster, go for it now!

Dougray plays golf for charity - UPDATE 
As reported back on May 6, Hibs are offering fans the chance to play golf with their first-team squad and Dougray Scott for Fundraising Golf day on July 30th.  Click here for complete details.

DSTV updated for June.

M:I-2 Trivia 
The prop-gun that Dougray used in M:I-2 was recently sold by Star Collectibles, for $2,500!

Other M:I-2 items sold were: Tom Cruise's prop-gun $4,500; Richard Roxburgh's prop-gun $1,500; and Ving Rhames prop-gun $1,850.
- Thanks to Casey for the information!

To Kill a King 
Added a new article about Olivia Williams and her concerns regarding the now-corrected financial difficulties the film had. 
Wicked Whispers - Daily Mail 05/27/02 
- Thanks to Janet for the article!

Enigma 
Box Office Report for May 24 - 27 from Variety
Rank: 21
Rank Last weekend: 22
Weekend Gross: $420,546  
Percentage change vs. last weekend: +51%
Per-theater average: $4,123 
Number of theaters this weekend: 102
Number of theaters last weekend: 80 
Cumulative gross: $1,750,249  
Days in release: 39

Dougray is on the guest list for music therapy charity Nordoff-Robbins latest fundraiser - Handbags and Gladrags to be held on June 6.
Amy Wins on Pants - Sunday Mail 05/26/02

Enigma  
The British World War II thriller "Enigma," which was co-produced by Rolling Stones frontman Mick Jagger, reached $1.8 million mark in its sixth weekend of release. It should end up with $7 million-$8 million, said T.C. Rice, president of distribution at privately owned Manhattan Pictures Intl. LLC.   source: Reuters 05/27/02

To Kill a King 
The Spanish film company, Lauren Films reportedly closed on the Hanway-sold "To Kill a King" this week at Cannes. 
source: Variety 05/23/02

The Football Factory
Jules in the UK, heard from a friend that The Football Factory is supposed to air on one of the UK Sky channels very soon.  If anyone can help provide us with more specifics, please email me.
- Thanks to Jules for the heads-up!

Enigma
The Official Enigma website has added even more cities and release dates - a total of 204 with more to come!  Click here to see the full list.

New and Future Projects
Dougray is in Cannes this week where To Kill a King had a private screening Monday evening.  He's also drumming up interest for his new production (which he'll have a cameo in) The Bum's Rush.  

He has joined Hero Films as a partner and they are developing another project for him called Curious Moments.  He will take the lead role as a narcoleptic journalist on a quest loosely inspired by "Jason and the Argonauts. 

Independent of Hero Films, Dougray is attached to play Dylan Thomas in Chris Monger's The Map of Love for Mick Jagger's Jagged Films. He will also star in New Line's Hurricane Season.

Dougray Scott becomes Hero partner - Screen Daily 05/21/02
Scott partners in Hero - Variety 05/20/02 
Scott a Hero in 'Hurricane' - The Hollywood Reporter 05/20/02
Success?  It's a shore thing - The Sunday Herald 05/19/02 

Enigma
Box Office Report for May 17-19 from Variety
Rank: 22
Rank Last weekend: 29
Weekend Gross: $278,552 
Percentage change vs. last weekend: +21%
Per-theater average: $3,482 
Number of theaters this weekend: 80
Number of theaters last weekend: 56 
Cumulative gross: $1,245,544 
Days in release: 31

Enigma
Thanks to Manhattan Pictures, I was able to attend the press screening today.  After waiting for what seemed to be an eternity to see Enigma, was it worth the wait?  YES!

It was BRILLIANT!  I happen to already favor WWII movies, but unlike most with their big explosive battle scenes that rattle your senses, Enigma engaged my mind.  The multiple plots/intrigues which were cleverly interwoven kept me guessing and even when I thought I had figured out how the movie would end, I was pleasantly surprised to discover I wasn't as clever as I thought.

I give Enigma 5 out 5 'Scotsman' on my personal movie rating scale:

"Enigma"
"In the limited-release world, the British World War II thriller "Enigma," which was co-produced by Rolling Stones frontman Mick Jagger, passed the $1 million mark in its fifth weekend of release. The film is playing in about 70 markets and slowly snowballing into a word-of-mouth hit, said T.C. Rice, president of distribution at Manhattan Pictures Intl. LLC."  source: Reuters/Variety 05/19/02

"To Kill A King"
Back on the 10th, I invited fans to submit their new name for "Cromwell & Fairfax".  Click here to see the results.

Dougray Update
A little mention about Dougray while he was in Monaco last week:
"Battling the fog on the greens high above the Monegasque capital were golf aficionados Sean Connery, Dougray Scott and the Oz cricket team, winners of the Laureus for world team of the year." 
source: Variety 05/16/02

Welcome to the new Dougray Scott in Focus website!

I'll be slowly moving all the pages from the old Geocities site to this one, so please be patient with me during this process.  I will run both sites simultaneously until this one is fully functional.

All news and updates will be made on this site only.

Dougray Update
Added 4 new photos of Dougray while he was in Monaco earlier this week. - Thanks to Hansi for the find!

The Scotsman ran a cute article about Dougray choosing football over Star Wars: Football stars - 1 Star Wars - 0 - Scotsman 05/16/02

"Enigma"
"Enigma" continues to expand it's release.  The official website now lists 170 theaters.  Be sure to check it out and see if one is near you!

"Enigma" 
Box Office Report for May 10-12 from Variety
Rank: 29
Rank Last weekend: 29
Weekend Gross: $229,353 
Percentage change vs. last weekend: +22%
Per-theater average: $4,096 
Number of theaters this weekend: 56
Number of theaters last weekend: 37 
Cumulative gross: $886,440 
Days in release: 24

"Ripley's Game"
According to today's Screen Daily, "Fine Line production Ripley's Game starring John Malkovich and Dougray Scott will be screened [at Cannes], while the company is looking to close a renewal of its longterm deal with Entertainment Film Distributors in the UK as well as completing deals in other territories."

The Hollywood Reporter also lists Ripley's Game in their Cannes Film Festival section, along with the release date of October 4, 2002.  Hopefully this means that the film was repaired and the release date is still a go!

Dougray Updates
Dougray did attend the Laureus World Sports Awards in Monaco last night according to This is London.  Sir Sean Connery also attended.

Dougray decided to forgo the Scottish premiere of his pal Ewan McGregor's latest flic, Star Wars - The Attack of the Clones, in favor of tonight's Champions League at the National Stadium in Hampden. Others attending tonight's game are, Sir Sean Connery (I wonder if he's following our guy around), and King Juan Carlos of Spain.  - source: Daily Record 05/15/02

First Update:
"Cromwell & Fairfax"  is now "To Kill A King"
It looks like the producers and HanWay Films has come up with a new name for the film.  It will be marketed at Cannes as "To Kill A King".  Check out my new mini-site for new film stills and the "To Kill A King" poster!

Second Update:
For those lucky enough to be invited, today's Variety reports that the private screening for "To Kill A King" (aka "Cromwell & Fairfax") will be held Monday, May 20 (not the 19th as they reported last Friday).

Dougray Update
Dougray is on the guest list for the Laureus World Sports Awards which will be held tomorrow evening at the Grimaldi Forum in Monaco.  Eriq La Salle, star of television's ER, will host the star-studded evening of celebrities from the world of sport, music, fashion, and film. Click on the above link for more information about the awards.

In (late) honor of Mother's Day, I've posted a list of Mother-Quotes from Ever After, Twin Town and Arabian Nights.
- Thanks to Bahd Chris for compiling this for us!

"Enigma" 
Today's Variety ran a long article about independent films versus the major studio films and mentions how "Enigma" knocked out it's 'competition' with another indie film in New York.  It's an interesting read for those of you who wonder how independent films are marketed.
Movies;Going Up Against the Big Guys - Variety 05/12/09

Added some new pictures to the Photo Album. 
- Thanks to Michelle for the find!

"Enigma" 
The Official Enigma website has added even more cities and release dates for a current total of 146 theaters!  Be sure to check out if one is near you!

"Cromwell & Fairfax" 
Back on April 30th, "R-bob" told us about a possible re-naming of the film.  Well, Future Film Group who is one of the financiers of the film, shows "Cromwell & Fairfax" as the 'working title'.  So let's have some fun.  If you could give "Cromwell & Fairfax" a new name, what would it be?  Click here to see fans answers. 

Cromwell & Fairfax goes to Cannes! 
I imagine this private screening will be to help secure US and European distributors for the film.  Let's hope they're successful!
Cannes Future Film Group "Cromwell & Fairfax" party
5/19/02
7 p.m. to 9 p.m., tentative.
Where: FFG Yacht, Cannes, France
Contact Info:
By invitation only
source: Variety 05/10/02

"Ripley's Game" 
Well, it just doesn't sound like the actors had any fun making this film.  Ray Winstone complained about the multi-lingual problems on-set and needing translators all the time. Now in an April 29th article in The New York Times, and re-printed in the Sun-Sentinel, co-star Lena Headey is quoted as saying:
"It was hideous," Headey, now in her late 20s, said with typical bluntness of her experience of working on Ripley's Game. The film, directed by Liliana Cavani and starring John Malkovich, will be released this fall. "I wouldn't want to repeat it. We had no freedom to do anything. But that's what being an actor is all about, that you have an energy that you need to expel and experiment with." 

Dougray plays golf for charity
Fans ready to take on the greens - TeamTalk 05/04/02

"Enigma" 
Play The Enigma Challenge and win a free movie poster! 
The game is updated every Monday with a new secret message for you to decode.  If you have sent in your answer and have not received a response, you did not successfully break to code, so be sure to try again.  There's no limit has to how many times you can play the game, but there's only one poster per winner.

"Enigma" opened in 12 more theaters this past weekend for a total 39 and grossed $233,218, or $5,954 per venue. Cumulative reached $651,388.  

Some recent reviews: 
"Dougray Scott scores a bull's-eye as Jericho, conveying convincing intellectual acumen as well as a sense of deep emotional vulnerability (and he's sexy as hell)." - Jean Oppenheimer, Dallas Observer

"The movie is splendidly proficient, recalling a time and a mood when secret codes were fascinating and frightening. It gives us a taste of a bygone world while almost completely satisfying its genre requirements in a manner not often seen these days." B - Abbie Bernstein, Cinescape

"There is something admirable in Enigma's Sherlock Holmesian insistence that ratiocination can be suspenseful, that the discovery of clues, both true and false, can have dramatic impact. Enigma is not for everyone, but the thoughtful (and the historically minded) will find it an absorbing and extremely well-textured experience." - Richard Schickel, Time

"Enigma" 
More cities and release dates have been added to the Official "Enigma" website!  Click on the "Playdates Available" link.

There are 3 good "Enigma" reviews plus some Jeremy Northam articles and interviews posted at the Zap2it website. 

The Washington Post has a good review of "Enigma" in today's paper.  Read it online here.

"Cromwell & Fairfax" 
Added a very interesting new article about the filming (w/photos): 
City is backdrop to a blockbuster - The Oxford Times 04/19/02 
- A very grateful Thank You to Lisa for article and scans!

Site Updates:
April's What's New now resides in the Archives.