Rowan Atkinson News

MR. BEAN is set to pick a pocket or two as the star of a new stage adaptation of CHARLES DICKENS' beloved OLIVER TWIST. British funnyman Rowan....

Read news story: ATKINSON TO PLAY FAGIN IN NEW TWIST

British comedian ROWAN ATKINSON has signed up to play bad guy Fagin in the new West End production of OLIVER! Best known for his roles in....

Read news story: ROWAN ATKINSON TO PLAY FAGIN ON THE WEST END

Funnyman ROWAN ATKINSON escaped without citation after reversing his rented SUV into a parked car during a Christmas trip to Aspen, Colorado last....

Read news story: MR BEAN IN CAR ACCIDENT

British funnyman ROWAN ATKINSON warns the U.K. government's plans to outlaw homophobic bullying will destroy comedy. The Mr Bean comedian fears the....

Read news story: ATKINSON BLASTS GAY HATE LAW

HARRY POTTER producer DAVID HEYMAN has teamed up with MR. BEAN'S HOLIDAY screenwriter HAMISH MCCOLL to bring PADDINGTON BEAR back to life. The pair....

Read news story: POTTER PRODUCER TACKLES PADDINGTON BEAR

As is customary at the end of August, the box office lost steam over the weekend, with the top film, Superbad, hanging on to first place for the....

Read news story: SUPERBAD REIGNS OVER BOX OFFICE FOR SECOND WEEK

The summer box office is believed to have inched past the $4-billion mark over the weekend, thereby surpassing the record of $3.95 billion set....

Read news story: BOX OFFICE NOT SUPER BAD BUT NOT SUPER GOOD EITHER

Five films are opening wide this weekend but none is expected to unseat Superbad from the top of the box office. The Judd Apatow comedy is....

Read news story: SUPERBAD THE SUPERHERO

British comedian ROWAN ATKINSON insists he's unlikely to star in another MR. BEAN movie, because he want to return to the franchise any more often....

Read news story: ATKINSON POURS DOUBT ON ANOTHER BEAN MOVIE

British funnyman ROWAN ATKINSON has splashed out $1 million (GBP500,000) on a D-Type Jaguar to add to his classic car collection. He already boasts....

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Funnyman ROWAN ATKINSON is to reteam with his Johnny English director PETER HOWITT to revamp Charles DICkens' David Copperfield. The movie pals have....

Read news story: ATKINSON TO STAR IN DICKENS REVAMP

John Travolta's motorbike comedy Wild Hogs has topped the UK box office, knocking Mr Bean's Holiday down to second position. Data from....

Read news story: WILD HOGS TOPS UK BOX OFFICE

English actor ROWAN ATKINSON wants to revive his favourite character BLACKADDER, but is skeptical his co-writers BEN ELTON and RICHARD CURTIS will....

Read news story: RETURN OF BLACKADDER

ROWAN ATKINSON'S comedy character MR BEAN has been named Britain's favourite funnyman of all time. The accident-prone creation of Atkinson topped a....

Read news story: ATKINSON TOPS COMEDY LIST

British pop singer GARETH GATES insists he could be a movie star like his idols BRUCE WILLIS and ROWAN ATKINSON because they both overcame speech....

Read news story: GATES PLANS MOVIE CAREER

MR BEAN'S HOLIDAY went straight to the top of the UK box office over the weekend (31MAR-01APR07), taking GBP4.5 million ($8.7 million) over the....

Read news story: MR BEANS HOLIDAY RULES HOLIDAY BOX OFFICE

Mr. Bean's Holiday, Rowan Atkinson's latest addition to the Mr. Bean franchise, trounced competition overseas to take in $33.3 million in 26....

Read news story: MR BEAN SWEEPS OVERSEAS BOX OFFICE

British comedian ROWAN ATKINSON claims to laugh out loud an average of once every five years. The MR BEAN star also admits he feels no enjoyment....

Read news story: ATKINSON LAUGHS ONCE EVERY FIVE YEARS

English funnyman ROWAN ATKINSON is saying goodbye to his MR BEAN character forever. Atkinson, 52, first introduced the bumbling, clumsy loner in the....

Read news story: ATKINSON SAYS GOODBYE TO MR BEAN

British comedian ROWAN ATKINSON injured his shoulder after over-practicing a Nazi salute for his latest movie MR. BEAN'S HOLIDAY. The actor suffered....

Read news story: ATKINSON INJURES SHOULDER BY NAZI SALUTE

MR BEAN star ROWAN ATKINSON hates making movies, because the experience makes him anxious and insecure. The comedy actor claims the process of....

Read news story: ATKINSON HATES MAKING MOVIES

British funnyman ROWAN ATKINSON is planning to star in a comedy sketch about the world's most-wanted man, OSAMA BIN LADEN. The MR. BEAN star finds....

Read news story: ATKINSON TO SEND UP BIN LADEN

Award-winning actor Chris Langham has pleaded not guilty to child sex charges. Langham, best known for his role in The Thick of It, appeared....

Read news story: ACTOR CHRIS LANGHAM DENIES SEX CHARGES

British funnywoman DAWN FRENCH considered seducing MR BEAN star ROWAN ATKINSON, because she wanted to marry someone just as funny as her. THE VICAR....

Read news story: FRENCH CONSIDERED ROMANCING ATKINSON