Tennant plays Peter Vincent, the role previously inhabited by Roddy McDowell, in an updated version of Tom Holland’s classic horror-thriller about a teenager who discovers his neighbours are vampires.
Fright Night will be directed by Craig Gillespie and also star Toni Collette, Colin Farrell, Imogen Poots, Christopher Mintz-Plasse and Anton Yelchin.
The picture, which you can see below, was taken at a Hard Rock Hotel where some scenes at being shot:
Fright Night is expected to be released in 2011.