New interview/article with Robert from Sundance and apparently he wont be attending more events on Sundance because he’s filming Once Upon a Time. But atleast we got some new photos!

Robert Carlyle didn’t have to stretch his imagination too far to play Lachlan MacAldonich, the former Britpop rocker at the heart of the film “California Solo.”

The Scottish actor, who’s currently starring as Rumpelstiltskin on the ABC fantasy “Once Upon A Time,” says used to hang out with MacAldonich-like ex rockers in London during the heyday of Britpop in the 1990s.

Carlyle, 50, also spent a great deal of time in Manchester at the Hacienda, a since-closed nightclub frequented by the band New Order. So when the actor’s manager sent him writer/director Marshall Lewy’s script about one such figure, trying to figure out his life after a DUI charge, he said yes right away.

“It’s not my life exactly,” Carlyle says. “But it was an easy sell to get me to do it.”
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Robert attended the Sundance Film Festival and he was there to promote California Solo of course. I added two new events and two new portraits to the gallery for you!

GALLERY LINKS:
- Events in 2012: January 24 – Sundance Film Festival – ‘California Solo’ Press
- Events in 2012: January 24 – Sundance Film Festival – The Variety Studio
- Photoshoots: from 2012

More about the charity:

Scottish Trainspotting and Full Monty star lends his support to Lenten Wee Box, Big Change campaign, to be launched by Susan Boyle

Scottish actor Robert Carlyle is backing SCIAF’s Wee Box, Big Change campaign.

The Trainspotting and Full Monty star (above) has committed to give up coffee for Lent to help aid the Scottish Catholic International Aid Fund’s campaign which will be officially launched for the second year running by international singing star Susan Boyle on Ash Wednesday (February 22).

Wee Box, Big Change, Scotland’s largest annual international development campaign, calls on people to give up a treat for the 40 days of Lent, such as coffee, chocolate, cakes or alcohol, and donate the money towards helping SCIAF combat poverty and injustice in Africa, Asia and Latin America.
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Robert doing something for charity:

Hollywood actor Robert Carlyle is giving up coffee for lent, it’s been revealed.

The Scottish actor, who starred in Trainspotting and The Fully Monty, is going caffeine-free for 40 days in the run up to Easter to support a Scottish charity.

And the Glasgow actor, 50, is calling on fellow Scottish celebrities to give up some of their favourite treats for the 40-day challenge.

The 50-year-old movie star will be joined by the likes of Susan Boyle, Darren Fletcher, Michelle Mone and Ally McCoist for the Lenten “WEE BOX, BIG Change campaign run by SCIAF (Scotlands Catholic International Aid Fund.)
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More about California Solo and it’s premiere on Sundance:

In Marshall Lewy’s film “California Solo, ” Scottish actor Robert Carlyle, known for his roles in “Trainspotting” and the James Bond action flick “The World Is Not Enough,” let’s his hair grow out and plays an aging Britpop musician who lives in the U.S.

When he is arrested for drunk driving and faces deportation Carlyle’s character must face his past and come to terms with his inner demons.

The idea of using a Scottish character, instead of an illegal alien to examine the immigration and deportation topic was a different twist that really stemmed from Lewy’s love for Britpop music that hit its stride in the mid- to late- 1990s.
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The first poster for California Solo has been released and it looks great!

GALLERY LINKS:
- California Solo: Posters & Covers

New event for Robert when California Solo premieres at the Sundance Fim Festival!

The first weekend of Sundance screenings in Park City offer the best chances for stargarzing, thanks to the lineup red-carpet premieres. That’s why we’ve compiled this handy-dandy guide with confirmations of talent sent by movie publicists. Of course, no such list can ever be 100 percent accurate, but this offers locals an idea of where the star action might be.

Robert Carlyle » “California Solo” (Premieres) … “Once Upon a Time” (ABC), “28 Weeks Later“… @Robert_Carlyle

Source: The Salt Lake Tribune

E! Online shares the first 8 minutes of the next episode which contains a lot of Robert time. Enjoy!

Taking the opportunity to wish all the visitors of Rain Dog: Robert Carlyle a Happy New Year!
Let’s hope 2012 will be an even better year for you!

My internet has been down so I haven’t been able to update and my Christmas wishes are a bit late. But I hope you had a wonderful Christmas with lots of happiness and gifts!