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Caviezel, McKellen Locked Up for AMC's The Prisoner | Today's News: Our Take | 6/30/2008
Jim Caviezel and Ian McKellen are on board to star in The Prisoner, an update on the 1960s cult hit that will air as a six-part miniseries on AMC next year.Caviezel will play the title role of "Number Six" and McKellen will costar as "Number Two."The 1960s series — an espionage thriller set during the Cold War — is being updated with a focus on security and surveillance while retaining the franchise's trademark socio-economic commentary. — J.R. WhalenRelated:• The Joy of 6:... read more
McKellen Likely to Robe up for Gandalf Reprise in The Hobbit | Movie News | 4/30/2008
Official announcements have not been made, but all signs look good for Sir Ian Mckellen to return to his robed role as Gandalf in The Hobbit.In one report, says the AP, McKellen tells fans that the part had been all but promised to him by Hobbit director, Guillermo del Toro. "Obviously," McKellan said, "it's not a part that you turn down, I loved playing Gandalf." That anyone else but McKellen might actually play Gandalf seems remote. The role, which McKellen played for the Lord of the Rings... read more
McKellen on Hobbit: Yes, Please! | Movie News | 3/28/2008
When asked by a fan on his website if he'd be playing Gandalf in the upcoming Lord of the Rings prequels, Ian McKellen said he would very much like to, but hasn't been asked.Peter Jackson (who wrote, directed and produced the original trilogy) will be producing a two-film prequel based on another of J.R.R. Tolkien's Middle-earth-located novels, The Hobbit. McKellen, 68, played Gandalf, the White Wizard in the Lord of the Rings trilogy, and earned a Best Supporting Actor nomination for the... read more
February 11, 2007: "I Am Not Actually a Wizard" | Extras | 2/12/2007
If I were as clever as the writers on Extras, I would, well I guess we know what I wouldn’t be doing. But, I might make a witty remark about the absurd hilarity of Ricky Gervais’ humor. Suffice it to say, this ep was perhaps the cleverest of the bunch. You all know how I feel about Stephen Merchant, and he only made me love him more here. His ability to make everyone completely uncomfortable with no actual knowledge that he’s doing it is the crux for some of the most hilarious... read more
At the Movies: Heroes' Hiro Returns to the Casino | Today's News: Our Take | 1/2/2007
Per the Hollywood Reporter, Heroes breakout star Masi Oka is in talks to play a supporting role in 21, a based-on-a-true-story feature about a group of men who, schooled in the art of card counting, win millions of dollars gambling.... The Lord of the Rings' Ian McKellen is "fantasizing" again, having signed on to narrate Stardust, which will star Claire Danes, Robert De Niro and Michelle Pfeiffer, and concern a young man's bid to retrieve a fallen star by venturing into the faerie realm....... read more
FlickChick | 11/3/2005
I've been hearing rumors that someone's making a movie based on Dan Brown's bestseller The Da Vinci read more
Today's News: My Take | 4/20/2005
Ian McKellen and Alfred Molina have joined the cast of Ron Howard's big-screen adaptation of The Da Vinci Code, Variety read more
Today's News: My Take | 3/22/2005
Brit filmmaker Matthew Vaughn has been tapped to replace Bryan Singer at the helm of X-Men 3. As of now, Hugh Jackman is read more
FlickChick | 3/25/2004
Question: I recently saw a news report about a college student who created a fake trailer for The Hobbit using clips fro read more
TV Guide Interviews & Features | 12/19/2003
Even if you haven't seen any of the Lord of the Rings films — anyone? — chances are, you'll know Billy Boyd from read more
TV Guide Interviews & Features | 12/10/2003
Sean Astin is a drifter who chats with God in Jeremiah, his post-apocalyptic Showtime series co-starring Luke Perry and read more
TV Guide Interviews & Features | 11/25/2003
It's not easy being a mutant. There's the uncontrollable optic laser blasts. The unsightly blue skin. Or the girlfriend read more
FlickChick | 10/9/2003
Question: I've heard rumors that they might be coming out with a third X-Men movie. Do you think they should? — Sara read more
TV Guide Interviews & Features | 3/5/2003
How's life for Robert Gant — who plays Ben, Michael's hunky boyfriend on Queer as Folk — since he publicly came read more
FlickChick | 1/30/2003
Question: I've heard the name Terence Stamp mentioned for the part of Dumbledore in the Harry Potter sequels, but isn't read more
TV Guide Interviews & Features | 12/16/2002
The Lord of the Rings cast has no complaints about behind-the-scenes tension and diva 'tudes. After spending a year and read more
FlickChick | 12/5/2002
Question: Is Warner Brothers is planning to make a third Harry Potter movie and, if so, who will play Sirus Black and wh read more
Today's News: My Take | 6/12/2002
What's up with The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers? Though the Rings sequel wrapped filming last year, director Peter read more
TV Guide Interviews & Features | 3/26/2002
Some Oscar questions defy explanation. For starters, did big-coiffed J.Lo think she was attending Barbarella's senior pr read more
TV Guide Interviews & Features | 3/26/2002
Long before "Can't Get You Out of My Head" reintroduced Kylie Minogue to America, the Australian disco belle was a super read more