Exciting news: Sophia Myles has a new job! Congratulations! Of course we all can’t wait to see Sophia Myles back in action and I’m sure we would all love to know what it is. But her job is top secret at the moment and will be announced as soon as possible.

In the meantime, look at some pictures of Sophia Myles leaving the Royal Haymarket Theatre in London with her good friend Anna Friel after seeing her on stage in ‘Breakfast at Tiffany’s‘ on November 30, 2009.

016 Leaving the theatre after seeing ‘Breakfast at Tiffany’s’

As an upgrade of the existing podcast feature I’m very proud to say that thanks to the wonders of technology Absolutely Sophia Myles has its own radio station now. It’s called In Sync With Sophia. And now the most fabulous news: Sophia Myles has agreed to come on the show as our very first – and of course extra special – guest as a Christmas treat for the Absolutely Sophia Myles members! This took place earlier tonight and you can listen to it now! I edited it slightly to cut out the times when we unsuccessfully tried to bring people on the air.

• Live version on BlogTalkRadio

Thank you everyone for your lovely comments on the new layout! Luna and I really appreciated it. Speaking of which, Sophia Myles has sent a message to the website:

The new layout is beautiful Mia. My thanks to you and to the fantastic fans for giving life to such a wonderful site. Love Sophia

Thank you. How exciting! And to showcase how much life you guys are giving to the site I added some more fanart.

117 Icons – by Maike
008 Icons – by Luna
001 Banner, by Chrissy
001 Fanart, by moviefnatic
003 Wallpaper (1024 x 768), by Natalie
001 Wallpaper (1280 x 1024), by Chrissy

Wondering what Sophia Myles is up to at the moment? The Daily Mail has the scoop:

• Lady Penelope leaves her pink Rolls behind as she goes on a backpacking adventure

‘I have ticked a lot of those material aspiration boxes – I’ve been in big movies, I’ve bought a house. But at the end of the day inner peace is the most important thing,’ says vicar’s daughter Sophia, 29, who appeared in the 2004 Thunderbirds film.

‘I’m going backpacking to Thailand on my own, and I hope to get across to Cambodia. I haven’t planned anything. I’ve just booked a ticket, and I’ll see what happens.

‘I would have been quite scared to do it ten years ago, but now is the time. I’m doing it on my own. It could be a really liberating adventure’

Isn’t this fabulous?! It makes me want to go on a similar adventure myself!

This is to let you know that Sophia’s scheduled appearance at the Oxford Union next Monday has been postponed to somewhen later in the year. Further details will be posted here on the site when available.

Mark your calendars UK fans! Sophia Myles will speak on the evening of Monday, May 4, 2009 at the world renowned Oxford Union at, where else, Oxford University!

Previous speakers included statesmen, leading figures from the world of sport, stars from films and theatre as well as other people to debate today’s issues. Expect further details on tickets and exact times on the official Oxford Union website in the near future. Here some background information about the debating society:

The Union attracts figures from all walks of life and continues to maintain its unparalleled reputation for international guests and speakers. To name a few, Archbishop Desmond Tutu, Mother Teresa, the Dalai Lama and even Kermit the Frog have all found the time to come and speak at the Oxford Union. Every term, every year, the Union has a tremendous range of high-profile speakers unlike anywhere else in Britain, or indeed the world.

The world of film, television and theatre has always played a major role in the Union – speakers included Dianna Rigg from ‘the Avengers’ in the 1960s to Charlton Heston in the 1970s. Recently actors ranging from Sir Ian McKellen to Nigel Hawthorne, Peter O’Toole to Julia Ormond have addressed the Union. For the more light hearted, members have heard from Stephen Fry, Leonard ‘Spock’ Nimoy and John Sessions. Such events give members an opportunity to hear, question and challenge in a relaxed atmosphere. Few other places can offer students the chance to meet the real person behind the famous face.

IGN got the exclusive on the press release about the ‘Outlander‘ DVD. It will be released on May 19th.

The Outlander DVD will retail for $19.97 and include the following bonus features:

• Deleted Scenes
• Commentary by Writer/Director Howard McCain, Writer Dirk Blackman, and Producer Chris Roberts and John Schimmel
• Visual Effects Tests
• Animatics
• Production Design Galleries

And The AD noticed that the Weinstein Company has officially moved ‘Outlander‘ out of the “Now Playing” listing and to the DVD listing on their website. No luck in getting to see it on the big screen in the US now if you’ve missed it so far, I guess.

Remember, before ‘Outlander‘ is released on DVD in the States, it will be released on French DVDs April 2, hit cinemas in Turkey April 10 and in the UK April 24.

The French DVD/Blue Ray will be a 2-disc edition and feature the following extras:

• Making Of
• 27 deleted scenes
• 14 scenes (animated version)
• Special Effects

I have no other information about release plans for Canada or Australia. Look out for news on the Outlander fansite as this will likely be the first place to have new info.

The official ‘Outlander’ blog has been updated by the movie’s co-writer Dirk Blackman. Straight from The Weinstein Company he has the locations where ‘Outlander‘ will be released on January 23:

San Francisco, CA
Chicago, IL
Philadelphia, PA
Washington D.C.
Dallas, TX
Atlanta, GA
Boston, MA
Houston, TX
Seattle, WA
Miami, FL
San Diego, CA
Detroit, MI
Sacramento, CA
Orlando, FL
Tampa, FL

Finally, after too many years to count, the movie will be out there. So do what you can, oh ye faithful – email your buds in those cities, make some noise. If we do well, we might even get the recalcitrant folks at TWC to roll it out further.

And one last thing: go see it yourself and have a good time. I hope you enjoy it.

What the Outlander fansite found out yesterday in the early morning was later confirmed via ShockTillYouDrop.com:

The Weinstein Co. has opted to hand down distribution duties for Outlander to Third Rail Releasing, an appendage of the company known for limited theatrical runs (see: Rogue, Eden Lake).

That being said, Third Rail has locked a release date of January 23rd. Company reps have not informed us how many theaters Howard McCain’s long-delayed period creature feature will debut in. A DVD release is likely to follow in the subsequent months through Genius Products.

Already last Friday the same Outlander fansite let us know that the film will be released in Canada by the theater chain Cineplex – also on January 23.

This is indeed good news in that the film will get a theatrical release in North America and will allow more people to experience it the way it was meant to be. On the other hand it is well known that Third Rail Releasing is The Weinstein Company’s distribution arm where they send all the movies they don’t care about. Also I don’t know how much potential there is for “Outlander” to do surprisingly good at the box office and prove the Weinstein’s wrong – seeing as Inkheart and Underworld: Rise of the Lycans will be released on the same day.

Check out the official website where a trailer is announced to come soon. Maybe a new version?

I am very sorry for the lack of updates recently but real life has certainly been keeping me very busy. In addition, it’s been rather quiet in the Sophia world. Still, there are a number of things I need to update on. First, a number of Sophia’s projects have been released on DVD since my last update: Mister Foe in the US, and Moonlight in the UK and in Germany. I’m sure these are excellent gift ideas for yourself or your loved ones!

I’ve added 4 international Amazon Stores to this site. I’ve tried to find all the Sophia Myles related products and added them to the shops. This should enable you to find the various DVDs, soundtracks, audiobooks etc much quicker – all with the same information and for the exact same price as if you were to browse the main Amazon site.

In addition, when you decide to buy your Sophia Myles products via these stores you help me earn small referral fees without actually having to pay extra. I in turn will be able to spend these on new DVDs etc to continue providing you with new screencaptures. Thank you for your support! Read more at Site Policy.