Laura Dahl send me an email about a great article she wrote. She took a look at the comparison between his two characters, Dr. Reid and Bart from the film ‘How To Be A Serial Killer’. It is a great article and you should go and read it. Here is a little part from it…

No one knows the criminal mind better than Dr. Spencer Reid, of the CBS series Criminal Minds, so who better to cast as the eager apprentice to a cold-blooded murderer in the movie How to be a Serial Killer, than the same clever actor – my brother, Matthew Gray Gubler.

Matthew plays Bart, a simple video store clerk who anxiously accepts the invitation to learn all the ins and outs of serial killing under the tutelage of a seasoned professional, Mike, played by Dameon Clarke.

Bart becomes the audience’s eyes and through his perspective we watch as this reserved and tortured character fluffs up with confidence and gains a sense of serenity by finally finding his purpose in life. That purpose just happens to be murder.

I found it fascinating how similar Matthew’s two, seemingly contrasting characters, really are. It’s as though Reid and Bart started out as the same person, but through a series of distinctly different life choices, developed into completely opposite creatures with disparate beliefs and ethics.

They’re both socially awkward. They both long to find their place in society, and they both gravitate to a life in crime. Criminal Minds the series is fundamentally based on the methodology that one must “become” a criminal in order to catch a criminal. If that’s true, Reid must know Bart pretty darn well.

Full article here

Thanks so much Laura!

Did you get your Gublerland passport yet? If you do, send it to Matthew, here is what he twittered.

HOLY SMOKES! your passports look amazing! mail them to letters@gublerland.com i will figure out a good way to display them. hall of fame style.

Matthew’s Twitter
Gublerland passport here

If you happen to live in Ireland  you know ‘(500) Days Of Summer’ won’t be in cinemas till September 4th. However Movies.ie has a competition where you can win tickets to an advanced screening on Tuesday 25th of August.

Click HERE to enter

Matthew twittered a few hours ago…

The immigration office at gublerland is now open and accepting applications.

go to www.gublerland.com and click on the teepee. instructions are there

It will take you here

Matthew posted a new Blog on his MySpace, talking about his knee injury and the involved surgeries he had to have. Here is a little bit from his blog, make sure you read the full thing on his page.

going the distance
when i do something
i like to do it right
take for instance,
destroying my knee

i wanted to make sure that i gave it my all

my surgeon (one of the best in the nation)
said that out of the 15000 knees he’s operated on
mine was one of the 200 worst he has ever seen

this guy has probably seen car wrecks
crowbar bashings
falls off 3 story buildings
pro sports players hit directly in the knee by human locomotives
matadors gored by bulls

yet mine takes the cake…

Full blog here

Matthew attended the CBS, CW, Showtime summer press tour. I uploaded a few pictures to the gallery.

Gallery Link:
CBS, CW, Showtime summer press Tour – 03 August 2009

JustJared posted a little article about Matthew’s movie ‘(500) Days Of Summer’. It’s not much, but at least something.

The clever, offbeat romantic comedy has been getting strong buzz from critics and has scored an impressive 88% on RottenTomatoes. You can check out the trailer and more about the movie at FoxSerchlight.com.

Full article here

The amazing Tiffany from MontereyMedia was so kind to send me HQ stills from Matthew’s new movie ‘How To Be A Serial Killer’. She also send me great HQ pictures of Matthew and the Cast promoting HTBASK at Comic-Con. I uploaded them to the gallery. Check them out.

Gallery Links:
TV & Movies > How To Be A Serial Killer (2008) > Stills
Appearances/Events > 2009 > Promoting ‘How To Be A Serial Killer’ during Comic-Con

There are also a few links you should check out. ‘How To Be A Serial Killer’ has a great contest running on their Myspace page. Check it out. Click the link below.

‘How To Be A Serial Killer’ – MySpace Contest

Some other links you should check out:

‘How To Be A Serial Killer’ Trailer
Official ‘How To Be Serial Killer’ Website

Matthew is rumoured to be the voice of Young Prince Flynn in the new Rapunzel movie. Below is the list of the rumoured cast.

* Rapunzel – Kristin Chenoweth
* Father Sam / Mr. Sunton – David Schwimmer
* Prince Flynn – Dan Fogler
* Mother Amy / Woman on T.V. – Carolyn Lawrence
* Narrator – Kevin Linehan
* Grandma Claire – Pam Hyatt
* Young Prince Flynn – Matthew Gray Gubler
* Grandpa Franklin – Peter Sallis
* Madame Gothel/Evil Witch – Grey DeLisle

Thanks DD!

From MontereyMedia.com:

July 27, 2009 Thousand Oaks, CA- monterey media’s darkly capricious horror release, How to be a Serial Killer, opened during Comic-Con mania last Friday at the Gaslamp 15 to throngs of excited fans. The film, directed by Luke Ricci and starring Dameon Clarke (I Love You Philip Morris, “Prison Break” , “24″) and Matthew Gray Gubler (500 Days of Summer, “Criminal Minds”), was promoted heavily both inside and outside of the convention in San Diego.

Star Matthew Gray Gubler stopped by for a guest segment on Fox 5′s Morning Show with anchor Raoul Martinez & Arthel Neville while in town to promote the movie. Those attending the Comic-Con convention got their hands on special limited edition How to be a Serial Killer bumper stickers and the film’s newly minted comic book from Viper Comics. In addition, postcards flooding the convention center promoted a special offer for Comic-Con attendees to enjoy discounted admission to see the film’s premiere Friday night. An exclusive Q&A session at the 7 and 9pm showings featured appearances by stars Dameon Clarke, Matthew Gray Gubler and director Luke Ricci. Information regarding the limited edition How to be a Serial Killer bumper stickers and the Bumper Sticker Contest can be found on the film’s MySpace and Facebook. The film’s DVD release is sinisterly scheduled for October 13th.

More here