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Daily Mail
12-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Gerard Butler is overcome with emotional as he reveals How To Train Your Dragon film is dedicated to his 'amazing' late mother Margaret
Gerard Butler was overcome with emotion on Thursday as he paid tribute to his late mother Margaret on Magic Radio. The Scottish actor and film producer, 55, stars as Stoick The Vast in the upcoming live-action How To Train Your Dragon movie, which releases Friday. And Gerard revealed director of the film Dean DeBlois has dedicated the movie to Margaret - who sadly passed away before she could see the finished version. Gerard's mother sadly passed away at the age of 81 earlier this year, months before the film premieres. He said: 'I was so excited for her to see it but I had a feeling she wasn't going to make it. So Dean very kindly dedicated the move to her. to stay in the loop. 'If Stoick had a Mum that would have been my Mum, she was an amazing woman. She was strong, she was fiery and she was graceful and she was beautiful. 'I wish the whole world could have met my Mum because she was a really special woman'. He added: 'She knew since I was a kid I wanted to be an actor. 'It's this movie, it really is but it's the opposite I was doing something that I never really loved, never cared about that didn't show any of my uniqueness in any way to be honest and I felt that I had something else going on and she embraced that.' Gerard frequently left his home in Hollywood to visit his mother in the village of Comrie in Perthshire - where she lived for more than 20 years. He previously told the Record he would always return to Scotland to catch up with her and joked she would always 'slap the Hollywood out of him'. 'I sit in the garden, I look up at the mountain ranges and I am just taken aback constantly by how beautiful it is there, and what a great land I come from', he said. 'I just really connect when I get back, and I find that I recharge and knock out all the bull that's going round in my head, all of that Hollywood nonsense. 'I quickly get that slapped out of me.' At the Brazilian premiere of How To Train Your Dragon last month, the movie paid tribute to his mother in the credits after the screening. It read: 'Dedicated to the loving memory of Margaret Coll.' Posting pictures from the premiere later on Instagram, Gerard included the tribute alongside the caption. He wrote: 'Getting weird. Funny face. The boys. And in memory of my dearly beloved mother Margaret Coll.' How to Train Your Dragon is expected to fly to the top of the box office after it's release on Friday. The action-adventure stars Mason Thames, 17, as Hiccup and Nico Parker as Astrid. Based on the performance of the three previous films, the reimagined version is expected to pull in somewhere between $80 million and $100 million domestically according to Box Office Pro. Universal Pictures has already announced a sequel to the anticipated blockbuster. 'They announced a release date and I was like, "Well, that's quite soon,"' Parker said.
The Courier
26-05-2025
- Sport
- The Courier
Freed Dunfermline Athletic defender linked with move to Northern Ireland
Freed Dunfermline defender Aaron Comrie could be on his way to Glentoran in the Northern Irish Premiership. The former St Johnstone full-back was one of 14 players who left East End Park at the end of the season. And the 28-year-old is reported to now be in talks with Glentoran about a move to Belfast. Comrie spent six years with Dunfermline after leaving Saints in 2019 and racked up his 200th appearance for the Pars back in January. He has been a dependable presence in the Fifers back line for five campaigns in the Championship and is a League One winner from two years ago. However, with a big shake-up expected at Dunfermline this summer, he was deemed surplus to requirements when the club announced their retained and released list earlier this month. Glentoran finished the season in third place in the NIFL Premiership but lost out to eventual winners Cliftonville in the semi-finals of the play-off for a UEFA Conference League spot. Manager Declan Devine is eager to strengthen his squad after missing out on Europe and has targeted Comrie's experience in his summer recruitment. The Glens' squad already includes Comrie's former Dunfermline and Celtic youth team-mate, Joe Thomson, as well as fellow Scot Liam Burt. Comrie was joined by Rhys Breen, Joe Chalmers, Craig Clay, Michael O'Halloran, Omar Taylor-Clarke, Craig Wighton and David Wotherspoon, as well as six loan players, in being released by the Pars after the end of the season. Wighton has since joined Montrose on a two-year deal after opting to go part-time, whilst Breen has spoken of facing a 'make or break' move following his exit.
The Courier
29-04-2025
- Business
- The Courier
Strathearn Cheese saved as ex-Gleneagles chef takes on business
A much-loved Perthshire cheese has been brought back from the brink. Ben Hodgson is the new boss of Strathearn Cheese after the brand's founder announced he was quitting at the end of last year. Ben, 25, had been working for the Comrie company after a number of years at Gleneagles Hotel. He has now taken it over from his old boss, Pierre Leger. And the first batch of cheeses in the new era will be rolling off the production line at Cultybraggan next week. Ben says he's been heartened by the response since he announced Strathearn Cheese is back in business. 'Everyone has been so nice,' he said. 'It's really taken me by surprise how much people care about it.' Ben worked as demi chef de partie at Gleneagles for three and a half years. He joined Strathearn Cheese in March 2024 and was one of five employees when Pierre announced he was selling up in the autumn. The business had outgrown its base at the former prisoner of war camp at Cultybraggan, just outside Comrie. And Pierre had been unable to find large enough new premises anywhere in the area. At the time, he told The Courier: 'The premises here are too small for our needs now. But it may be that they are suitable for someone who wants to come in and just make cheese themselves.' And that's where Ben comes in. He is now running the business with long-time cheese-maker Kirsty McCabe. The pair are focusing on Strathearn's most popular cheese, the award-winning Wee Comrie, for now. The first batch should be ready next Tuesday and more are already in production for the following weeks. Butter production is also about to resume. And a number of long-standing stockists, including Hansen's Kitchen, Comrie Croft and the Crieff Food Company, are also on board, with more to follow in the weeks and months to come. 'We're really excited to get going,' said Ben. 'We're starting with the Wee Comrie and the butter, and then we'll see what happens.' Strathearn Cheese started production at Cultybraggan in 2016. Their first cheese was The Strathearn. The range expanded over the years to include The Lady Mary, The Wee Comrie and The Braggan, as well as a range of butters. The Wee Comrie became the most popular with around 1,500 units in production every month before the business changed hands.
Yahoo
04-04-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
3 Takeaways: Golden Knights Drop Second Straight At Home While Kings Draw Closer In Pacific Division
LAS VEGAS -- Needing to distance themselves from the pack, the Golden Knights missed another opportunity when they lost to the Western Conference-leading Winnipeg Jets, 4-0, on Thursday. Facing Winnipeg's backup goaltender, Eric Comrie, the Knights stumbled through a sluggish start and couldn't catch up once the Jets got their offense started. Comrie made 26 saves in recording his second shutout of the season. Vegas started Adin Hill, who made 16 saves before being pulled in the third period for Akira Schmid. Here are three takeaways from the game: WESTERN WOES: Vegas has split its 32 games since Jan. 14, with a majority of its wins coming against Eastern Conference foes. The Knights, who turned in a 10-2-2 mark in March, are 16-11-5 during that stretch, including 10-4-3 against teams from the East. That leaves a disappointing 6-7-2 against Western Conference foes in the same span. "I'm concerned," coach Bruce Cassidy said. "This isn't a one-off. We should be prepared to play. We didn't." The Golden Knights have seven games remaining - all against Western Conference teams. ENEMY TERRITORY: With three road games on deck, the Golden Knights bring their fledgling offense north of the border for a date with a dangerous and hungry Calgary Flames team that is still looking for a playoff berth. The Flames (84) are five points back of the Minnesota Wild, who have 89 points and are in second place in the Wild Card race. Calgary will be playing its second game of a two-game homestand after Thursday's 4-1 win over Anaheim. The Flames have won two of their last three in Calgary. The Knights have won their last two meetings with the Flames, but the home team is on a 5-1 run with this series. NOW WHAT, AGAIN: To revisit the same thought after Tuesday's loss to Edmonton, the Golden Knights have clinched a playoff berth, but are not out of the wild-card woods just yet. Vegas (98) is now only three points ahead of the Los Angeles Kings (93) and five in front of the Edmonton Oilers (91). Sitting in first and second of the Western Conference Wild Card standings are the St. Louis Blues and Wild, both from the Central Division. The Knights aren't in jeopardy of slipping out of the Pacific Division's top three, but could fall into second- or third-place with a late-season collapse. By doing so, they would face either the Kings or Oilers in the first round, rather than the Blues or Wild. The Knights have seven games remaining, including five on the road. They'll need to shake off their back-to-back losses at home and get back to winning if they want to wrap up their fifth Pacific Division title.
CBC
24-03-2025
- Sport
- CBC
Ryan McLeod, James Reimer combine to lead Buffalo Sabres past Winnipeg Jets
Sunday's game was the Jets's 3rd loss in regulation at Canada Life Centre in the past 23 games Image | HKN Sabres Jets 20250323 Caption: Buffalo Sabres' Rasmus Dahlin celebrates his goal against the Winnipeg Jets' with Jacob Bernard-Docker during second period. (Fred Greenslade/The Canadian Press) Open Image in New Tab Ryan McLeod recorded a goal and three assists and James Reimer made 33 saves as the Buffalo Sabres upset the Winnipeg Jets 5-3 on Sunday. The Jets needed one point to clinch an NHL playoff spot. They could still achieve that if the St. Louis Blues lose to the Nashville Predators later Sunday. J.J. Peterka, Rasmus Dahlin, Tyson Kozak and Alex Tuch also scored for the Sabres (27-36-6). Jacob Bernard-Docker had two assists. Buffalo, the bottom team in the Eastern Conference, was coming off a 4-1 loss to the Minnesota Wild on Saturday afternoon. Nino Niederreiter, Colin Miller and Nikolaj Ehlers scored for the Jets (48-19-4), who began a four-game homestand. Logan Stanley had two assists. Backup goalie Eric Comrie made 12 saves in his 18th start of the season (8-9-1) for Winnipeg. Peterka gave the Sabres a 1-0 lead when his shot beat Comrie on the glove side at 9:15 of the first for his 22nd goal of the season. Niederreiter's tying power-play goal at 2:05 of the second took some lucky bounces. The puck went off Reimer's pad right into the skate of Buffalo defenceman Beck Malenstyn and then into the net. Dahlin's one-timer flew by Comrie with 1:14 remaining in the period to make it 2-1. Buffalo was outshot 10-3 in the first and 13-6 in the second. Kozak scored his second career goal in his 16th career game with a backhand on the last second of a man advantage at 7:13 of the third. But Miller made it 3-2 just 28 seconds later. After Reimer made a huge paddle save on Gabriel Vilardi during a Winnipeg power play, the Sabres went the other way for Tuch's 27th goal of the season at 13:21. Ehlers scored his 23rd with a slapshot to make it 4-3 with 3:28 remaining but McLeod scored into an empty net with 47 seconds left. Takeaways Jets: Winnipeg's home point streak ended at eight games (7-1-1). It was only the team's third loss in regulation at Canada Life Centre in the past 23 games (16-3-4). Winnipeg is now 7-1-0 this season when hosting a team that played the previous day. Sabres: Peterka extended his goal streak to three in three games. He has 10 points (five goals, five assists) in his last nine games. Winger Jordan Greenway left the game after blocking a shot early in the first. Key moment McLeod pounced on a loose puck while Buffalo was killing a penalty and sent it to Tuch, who wired the shot past Comrie for a 4-2 lead with 6:39 remaining in the third. Key stat Reimer was the difference in the game with his 33 saves. Up next Jets: Host the Washington Capitals on Tuesday. Sabres: Home on Tuesday to the Ottawa Senators.
