Ian McKellan Reviews, Interviews & More
The biggest risk New Line took with making the Lord of the Rings films was being committed to three movies. If the first film didn't work and no one liked it, what could be done? Well, that's a question they may be asking themselves with The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, as the first film doesn't work. Luckily for them they have the cushion...
With The Expendables 2 opening this weekend, it unites Sylvester Stallone (age 66) with Chuck Norris (72), Arnold Schwarzenegger (65) and Bruce Willis (57). In this case it's the years and the mileage. But having a bunch of geriatrics deliver death blows in nothing new in cinema, and many of our favorite masters of putting foot-to-ass could collect Social Security....
Peter Jackson's The Hobbit is one of the most anticipated films of next year, but also a big question mark. Now, there's a trailer. The new film stars Martin Freeman as Bilbo Baggins, with many returning cast members from the Lord of the Rings films, including Ian McKellan, Ian Holm, Elijah Wood, Andy Serkis and Cate Blanchett. And this...
I'm not sure whether this story or these pictures are real or not, but apparently while Sir Ian McKellan was rehearsing for a performance of his upcoming show, Waiting For Godot in Melbourne, Australia, he decided to take a little breather out front and while doing so someone mistook him for a homeless man and gave him an Australian dollar! It seems rather odd that A. this could happen and B....
Sir Ian Mckellen is more than Gandalf from Lord of the Rings, he's a veteran stage and film actor who's been in the business longer than most of us have been alive. The British thespian got his just desserts recently when he attended the annual Empire Awards in London this past weekend. He was honored with the special "Film Icon" award and with his...
Busy director, producer, and writer Guillermo del Toro recently opened up about a few of his most high profile projects. According to MovieFone del Toro gave up some goodies regarding his Lord of the Rings prequel The Hobbit, and his horror adaptation Frankenstein. It's usually like pulling teeth to...
