{"id":28186,"date":"2014-06-10T02:15:17","date_gmt":"2014-06-10T02:15:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.rsanews.com\/?p=28186"},"modified":"2014-06-09T20:49:24","modified_gmt":"2014-06-09T20:49:24","slug":"craig-ferguson-httyd2-screening-red-carpet-mayall-street-magic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rsanews.com\/new\/craig-ferguson-httyd2-screening-red-carpet-mayall-street-magic\/","title":{"rendered":""},"content":{"rendered":"<span style=\"text-decoration: underline; font-size: large;\"><strong>Dragon Time<\/strong><\/span>\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/images.rsanews.com\/2014\/06\/HTTYD2-Premiere.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-28188 \" src=\"http:\/\/images.rsanews.com\/2014\/06\/HTTYD2-Premiere-300x224.jpg\" alt=\"HTTYD2 Premiere\" width=\"208\" height=\"160\" \/><\/a>The DreamWorks animated feature film <em>How To Train Your Dragon 2<\/em> had its Los Angeles premiere on Sunday evening, with plenty of cast members on the red carpet, including the voice of <strong>Gobber<\/strong>, <strong>Craig Ferguson<\/strong>. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/behind-screen\/how-train-your-dragon-2-710238\" target=\"_blank\">The Hollywood Reporter<\/a> was among the many outlets reporting on the event. Screenwriter and director <strong>Dean DeBlois<\/strong> tweeted:\r\n<p class=\"notea\">US premiere of <a class=\"twitter-hashtag pretty-link js-nav\" dir=\"ltr\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/HTTYD2?src=hash\" data-query-source=\"hashtag_click\">#<b>HTTYD2<\/b><\/a>. Thanks <a class=\"twitter-atreply pretty-link\" dir=\"ltr\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AmericaFerrera\">@<b>AmericaFerrera<\/b><\/a> <a class=\"twitter-atreply pretty-link\" dir=\"ltr\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BaruchelNDG\">@<b>BaruchelNDG<\/b><\/a> <a class=\"twitter-atreply pretty-link\" dir=\"ltr\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CraigyFerg\">@<b>CraigyFerg<\/b><\/a> <a class=\"twitter-atreply pretty-link\" dir=\"ltr\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GerardButler\">@<b>GerardButler<\/b><\/a> <a class=\"twitter-atreply pretty-link\" dir=\"ltr\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/djimonhounsou\">@<b>djimonhounsou<\/b><\/a> <a class=\"twitter-atreply pretty-link\" dir=\"ltr\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KitHaringtonES\">@<b>KitHaringtonES<\/b><\/a> <a class=\"twitter-timeline-link\" dir=\"ltr\" href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/MfHId53XTH\" data-pre-embedded=\"true\">pic.twitter.com\/MfHId53XTH<\/a><\/p>\r\nCraig retweeted a comment from Dean and added his own:\r\n<p class=\"notea\">\u00e2\u20ac\u0153<a class=\"twitter-atreply pretty-link\" dir=\"ltr\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DeanDeBlois\">@<b>DeanDeBlois<\/b><\/a>: Pre-screening red carpet press wit <a class=\"twitter-atreply pretty-link\" dir=\"ltr\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CraigyFerg\">@<b>CraigyFerg<\/b><\/a> <a class=\"twitter-timeline-link\" dir=\"ltr\" href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/ZiBPL81AcP\" data-pre-embedded=\"true\">pic.twitter.com\/ZiBPL81AcP<\/a>\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Congratulations Dean. It&#8217;s a masterpiece.<\/p>\r\nThe film opens worldwide on Friday, June 13 in 2D and in 3D theaters.\r\n\r\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline; font-size: large;\"><strong>Rik Mayall Dies<a href=\"http:\/\/images.rsanews.com\/2014\/06\/Rik-Mayall.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-28187 \" src=\"http:\/\/images.rsanews.com\/2014\/06\/Rik-Mayall-103x150.jpg\" alt=\"British Comedy Awards 2011\" width=\"88\" height=\"122\" \/><\/a><\/strong><\/span>\r\nBritish comedian and actor <strong>Rik Mayall<\/strong> died suddenly at the age of 56, reports <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/entertainment-arts-27770266\" target=\"_blank\">the BBC<\/a>. A fixture of 80s and 90s British cult sitcoms, American audiences may best remember him from the film <em>Drop Dead Fred<\/em>, from the television series <em>The Young Ones<\/em> which appeared on MTV, or as as <strong>Lord Flashheart<\/strong> in the iconic show <em>Blackadder.<\/em> He was considered one of the brightest comedy lights of the post-punk era in the UK.\r\n\r\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline; font-size: large;\"><strong>Street Magic<\/strong><\/span>\r\nIn this sketch from 2006, Sean Connery is a street magician.\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-size: x-small;\">Video courtesy: FrankGerbertson<\/span>\r\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/dFtzELl1oDw\" width=\"560\" height=\"420\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p style=\"font-size:20px; 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