December 2005:

The Brothers Grimm
The Brothers Grimm dvd is available to own as of December 20th in the US.

Signed T-shirts for Charity
Mackenzie, along with co-star Lee Arenberg have signed souveneir Bahamas t-shirts that will be sent from the Grand Bahamas Children's Home to donors giving of $35 or more. Details are available from this website.

"TA Threatened by Weekend Warrior Gareth"
(from Scotsman.com)
DAVID Brent's odious sidekick is finally being taken seriously by the British Army. Gareth Keenan, the part-time soldier and full-time sociopath from the hit comedy The Office, is being used in Ministry of Defence briefings as an example of how not to behave. Keenan, known for his mobile phone shoulder holster and predilection for discussing close quarters combat, is even considered a potential threat to Territorial Army recruitment....read on.

November 2005:

The Dead Man's Chest teaser trailer is online
check out the video section for links

The Grand Bahamas Children's Home
Mackenzie, along with co-star Lee Arenberg (Pintel), made an appearance at a benefit for the Grand Bahamas Children's Home on November 11th. To find out more about this evening (including pictures) and about this charity, visit this website.

Dead Man's Chest Trailer Coming Soon!
The first teaser for the sequel will be attached to the upcoming Disney film, The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe opening December 8th and 9th (in the UK and US, respectively)

Brothers Grimm
The Terry Gilliam film is nowing playing in the UK (opened on November 4th) and it has been annouced that it will be released on DVD in the US on December 20th. The US movie site has changed to include details on the release (here). Extras include deleted scenes with optional commentary, feature commentary with Terry Gilliam, Behind the Scenes, and 'The Visual Magic of The Brothers Grimm'

October 2005:

Ragetti...the Action Figure!
Issue 156 of "Lee's Toy Review" features the new series of Pirates of the Caribbean action figures with Pintel and Ragetti featured on the cover. To see it, click over to the magazine scan section.
(Thanks, Mackenzie!)
Update: According to Lee's Toy Review the second series of POTC action figures are still in the prototype stage and are expected to hit stores in March 2006.

September 2005:

September 29th!
Today's Mackenzie Crook's 34th birthday

The Brothers Grimm Internation Release Dates:
From the offical film website (see link below)
México: Septiembre 9, 2005
España: Septiembre 9, 2005
Danmark: September 23, 2005
Suomi: Syyskuu 23, 2005
La France: Octobre 5, 2005
Deutschland: Oktober 6, 2005
Österreich: Oktober 7, 2005
Italia: Ottobre 7, 2005
Holland: Oktober 13, 2005
Sverige: Oktober 14, 2005
Norge: November 4, 2005
United Kingdom: November 4, 2005
日本: 2005年11月5日
Australia: November 24, 2005
New Zealand: December 1, 2005

"Popetown" on DVD
This month, "Popetown" will be available on region 2 dvd. You can check out DVDanswers.com to view the cover art.

August 2005:

The Brothers Grimm Released in the US
As of today, August 26th, The Brothers Grimm is out in the USA. Go see it if you can! For tons of information on the film, check out the frequently updated official site:
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Popetown to Get a DVD Release
The animated series "Popetown" will be available in Region 2 DVD format on September 5th 2005. (It's currently available for preorder on Play.com) There's an article about this release over on Ekklesia.co.uk.

July 2005:

"Slater's Broadway Dream"
From ContactMusic:
CHRISTIAN SLATER is desperate to take his West End adaptation of ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO's nest to Broadway. After a successful stint in the play in London, the actor is heading back to the British capital to perform in a new version of TENNESSEE WILLIAMS' SWEET BIRD OF YOUTH. But he is dreaming of reprising the role made famous on film by JACK NICHOLSON in Manhattan's famous theatre district. He tells New York website PageSix.com, "I want to bring One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest here. They did it three years ago with GARY SINISE. But I know his version was, like, three hours. My version is two. It was like a rock concert every night."

"The Office" Wins TCA Award
"The Office Special" won the Television Critics Association award for Outstanding Achievement in Movies, Mini-series & Specials. It beat out Lackawanda Blues, Something the Lord Made, Sometimes in April, and The Life and Death of Peter Sellers, all from HBO.

"Crook's Electric Shock Mayhem"
British actor MACKENZIE CROOK suffered excruciating electric shocks at the hands of RICKY GERVAIS while working on THE OFFICE - all in the name of amusement...
Continued at ContactMusic.com

"Popetown" to be released on DVD
Popetown, the controversial animated comedy the BBC pulled from the schedules, is to be released on DVD. The Vatican-based cartoon, which featured Ruby Wax as the voice of the Pope, was dropped after it came under fire from the Catholic Church last year...
More on this on Chortle.co.uk

"The Office" Gets Nominated for 2 Emmys
"The Office" Christmas Specials were nominated for 2 emmys in Best Made For Television Movie or Miniseries and Outstanding Writing for a Miniseries or Movie. Amoung the other nominees in both these categories is HBO's The Life and Death of Peter Sellers which featured Mackenzie Crook as a car salesman.
The Emmys will air in the US on September 18th.

More Brothers Grimm Posters
Five additional Brothers Grimm posters have been posted over at ComingSoon.net including one featuring Mackenzie's character, Hidlick.

June 2005:

The first Brothers Grimm trailer has just been released over on Moviefone.com.

May 2005:

Brothers Grimm pushed back...
to August 26th according to the NEWLY RELEASED POSTER.

EBay Auctions for Fringe Festival Show
Some of the biggest names in British comedy, including Stephen Fry, Ricky Gervais, Simon Pegg, Martin Freeman and Dawn French, have donated rare items of memorabilia to raise money for a new stage play about Dudley Moore�s turbulent relationship with Peter Cook.

Stars of The Office Gervais, Freeman and Mackenzie Crook, as well comedians such as Shaun of the Dead star Simon Pegg, Dawn French, Jimmy Carr, Peep Show�s Mitchell and Webb, actress Prunella Scales, One Foot in The Grave and Jonathan Creek creator David Renwick, Stephen Fry, Clive Anderson and comedy legends Jimmy Perry, David Croft and Ken Dodd have all given items to an auction which will raise money for the Edinburgh Fringe Festival run of Come Again � The World of Peter Cook and Dudley Moore, which tells the story of Pete and Dud�s comedy partnership from Moore�s point of view, at the Assembly Rooms this summer.

Come Again is written by Chris Bartlett and Nick Awde, directed by Izzy Mant and is the first theatre production from producers Weasel & Sons (Siobhan & Simon Rhodes-Johnson). The play takes a Dudley�s eye view of the rise and fall of one of Britain's greatest and best-loved comedy partnerships, charting the diminutive genius�s tempestuous relationship with Cook, from Beyond the Fringe to beyond the pale, from Shepherd's Bush to the Hollywood Hills, via Dagenham gasworks.

The play explores how their partnership worked and evolved, why Dudley was often unfairly dismissed as the junior partner and Peter thought of as the comedy icon and how Dudley then managed to spread his wings to emerge as an internationally famous solo star out of the pair. The producers will be auctioning the exclusive items, which include signed scripts, pictures, DVDs and CDs, on eBay to raise money for the play.
VIEW ALL ITEMS ON AUCTION HERE.

"Monkey Trousers"
Beginning on May 20th ITV1 (UK) will air "Monkey Trousers" on FRIDAY nights at 10pm.

DVD Releases
As of May 10th Merchant of Venice and The Life and Death of Peter Sellers are available on DVD in both the US and UK.

April 2005:

Pirates of the Caribbean 2: Dead Man's Chest Set Photos
Isifa.com has posted a bunch of photos from the film set, including some with Pintel and Ragetti.
*Also, don't forget to check out KeepToTheCode.com for all the latest news on The Pirates of the Caribbean movies.*

"11 O'Clock Show"
As of March 5th, Andy over on IainLee.co.uk has added clips of "The 11 O'Clock Show" featuring Iain and Mackenzie. Be sure to check it out!

March 2005:

Ragetti Action Figure
NECA has announced its second series of Pirates of the Caribbean 7" figures is to include both Pintel and Ragetti.

DVDS!
Finding Neverland and Churchill: The Hollywood Years* are now available on DVD.
*Only in the UK
Merchant of Venice will be released on DVD on May 10th (US)

February 2005:

Mackenzie Added to Land of the Blind
A soldier ([Ralph] Fiennes) recounts his relationship with a famous political prisoner ([Donald] Sutherland) attempting to overthrow their country's totalitarian government.

January 2005:

"Five's Funnies"
Mackenzie Crook is developing a sitcom for Channel Five (UK):
Access All Areas, a behind-the-scenes look at rock and roll from The Office's Mackenzie Crook.

Brothers Grimm Opening This Summer!
The film's release date has been bumped up from September 23rd to July 29th

"Mack the Nice"
Mackenzie Crook, Jimmy Carr and Catherine Tate are among comedians taking part in Funny Money, a performance to raise money for Unicef's Asia Tsunami Children's Emergency Appeal.
More Information on this performance here.

"Monkey Trousers"
Mackenzie is set to appear in a sketch show called "Monkey Trousers" on ITV later this month. It's discussed in this interview with Vic Reeves.
*A picture from this series is in under magazine scans in the image section.

Past Interviews: