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The Hollywood Links - 11/10/09
59 minutes ago | The Hollywood Interview | See recent The Hollywood Interview news »
- Rachel McAdams may be playing the Black Cat (above) in Spider-Man 4. Will she go with the ghost-white hair? - Mania.com
- The very cool poster for The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnasssus, directed by Terry Gilliam. - InContention.
- Brothers, directed by Jim Sheridan, has arrived, starring Tobey Maguire, Jake Gyllenhaal, and Natalie Portman, and is starting to receive well-deserved Oscar buzz. - Jeff Wells
- The Ladies of "The View" don't seem to know much about Sir Ian McKellen. The guy was both Gandalf and Magneto, dammit! Respect! (Thanks to Jay West for originally pointing it out.)- The Los Angeles Times
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McKellen Vows To Fight For Gay Marriage
9 hours ago | WENN | See recent WENN news »
British actor Sir Ian McKellen has vowed to fight on in support of gay marriage in America - urging campaigners never to give up on the cause.
Same-sex marriages were made legal in the U.S. for the first time in California last year, but state legislation Proposition 8 ruled the unions illegal just six months after they were declared valid.
The political backtracking sparked anger amongst the gay community, and McKellen is adamant the fight must go on to ensure all citizens are granted the same basic rights.
He tells Los Angeles radio station Imru Radio, "We’re discovering who the enemy are, and I do think we do have an enemy. It means that everyone’s got to go on fighting. And in what way you fight, well, it depends who you are. You can write a letter, you can talk about it to your congressperson, you can talk to people in bars. Or you can go on marches, or you can go and break windows.” »
Guillermo Del Toro Gives Himself a Monstrous Role in The Hobbit
20 hours ago | Slash Film | See recent Slash Film news »
Yes, you read that right, so stop rubbing your eyes and tell me - wouldn't you do the same thing if you were him? Despite a pretty solid ring of secrecy around the production, we know that Del Toro and team are deep into the development of their Hobbit movies. So far they've seemingly finished one screenplay and several creature designs, have hired Guillermo Navarro to shoot the film and have apparently come a long way in scheduling the production. On the showbizzier side of things, there's been some casting information escape from their closed, but not a great deal, and aside from the as-expected return of Ian McKellen, Hugo Weaving and Andy Serkiss, the only juice we've had so announced far is a vague promise of something for Doug Jones in the movie. Nothing on the new roles at all, much less Bilbo himself. After the break, the details »
- Brendon Connelly
An Actor's Link For Me
9 November 2009 11:15 AM, PST | FilmExperience | See recent FilmExperience news »
Big Picture There's not enough movies in the world to support Nicolas Cage's $$$ habits
Antagony... Introducing... Ingrid Bergman
Movies Kick Ass is excited about Gwyneth Paltrow joining Nicole Kidman in The Danish Girl. I never believe these casting dealios until movies actually start filming. I mean, what will become of Goop if Gwynnie decides to make movies again?
Cinematical appreciates the grace and wit of Ian McKellen on... The View
Coming Soon Darren Aronofsky's Black Swan movie, a thriller about a ballerina (!) , keeps sounding more interesting: Natalie Portman, Mila Kunis will now be joined by Barbara Hershey and Winona Ryder (double yay!)
Just Jared Reeve Carney, Broadway's new Spider-Man
Did you have any film or television adventures over the weekend? I was mostly layed out with a bad back (i.e. painful but golden opportunity to watch movies) but I did waddle to a Mad Men party last »
- NATHANIEL R
Guillermo del Toro Talks ‘Hobbit’ Monsters
9 November 2009 11:09 AM, PST | ScreenRant.com | See recent Screen Rant news »
Guillermo del Toro (director of Hellboy and Blade II) dished to Total Film in a 10-page Q&A about his forthcoming movie adapted from J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Hobbit. For those of you who somehow missed the phenomenon of Peter Jackson’s Lord of The Rings Trilogy, The Hobbit is a prequel to The Fellowship of the Ring (aka the first movie in Lotr), also written by Tolkien. There’s been some excitement around the question of what del Toro will do with the monsters in The Hobbit and he had this to say about the most anticipated beast in the bunch, Smaug, the dragon who sleeps on the vast treasure sought after by the film’s lead, Bilbo Baggins:
“I think one of the designs I’m the proudest of is Smaug. Obviously he took the longest. Early in production I came up with a very strong idea that »
- Scott Miller
AMC News at The Prisoner Premiere
9 November 2009 10:10 AM, PST | amctv.com - AMC News: Opening Night | See recent amctv.com - AMC News: Opening Night news »
Last week I was in New York to catch up with the cast of the new AMC series The Prisoner, a modern-day take on the 60's cult-classic TV show which starred Patrick McGoohan. This time around, it's Jim Caviezel as Six, the prisoner, and Sir Ian McKellen as Two, the man who runs The Village where the story takes place.
There are so many layers and mysteries to the story that McKellen had a hard time breaking it down for me without giving too much away. In fairness, I was probably too curious after having watched the first episode. McKellen said his friends had the same reaction after the premiere screening in New York last Tuesday.
McKellen insists that the simple questions the story raises are ultimately answered in the six-hour miniseries. "What is this place, who is running it, and why?" he asked. "In answering those questions, the story »
Sr Picks [Video]: X-Men Origins: Magneto Concept Trailer
8 November 2009 8:03 PM, PST | ScreenRant.com | See recent Screen Rant news »
One of the many potential X-Men movies pushed into early development after X-Men 3: The Last Stand was an origins solo film for the master of magnetism, Magneto, played of course by the talented sir Ian McKellen in the X-Men trilogy.
I was always skeptical of a Magneto origins film, thinking it wouldn’t be as bankable as many projects touted, but this trailer (using X-men trilogy scenes and Star Trek music) does make it seem pretty epic. That being said, a lot of that awesomeness comes from the music.
Check out this fan-made concept trailer by YouTube user silverlightsaber after the jump.
The only issue here is that it presents Magneto when he’s older and we know the origin film would have to be about him when he’s young, learning his powers, defining his beliefs, working with professor X to start the school, build cerebro, etc. This »
- Rob Keyes
Ian McKellen on The View: Will He be Back as Dumbledore?
8 November 2009 3:19 PM, PST | thetorchonline | See recent thetorchonline news »
Ian McKellen appeared on The View last week to promote AMC's upcoming mini-series The Prisoner. After a tense exchange about British health care with a typically-uninformed Elizabeth Hasselbeck, Whoopi asked if the actor would be back in Harry Potter. "Maybe if I were Michael Gambon," Sir Ian said. But a chagrined Whoopi later made up for the embarrassing gaffe by asking a cheeky, but long-overdue Lord of the Rings-related question: will we ever see a black hobbit? McKellen also mentioned that he has not yet signed a contract for The Hobbit.
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Right now on Cinematical
8 November 2009 8:30 AM, PST | AOL - TVSquad | See recent AOL - TVSquad news »
The folks at our sister site Cinematical are working hard to give you news and reviews of the best -- and worst -- the silver screen has to offer. Here are some of their musings on the latest blockbusters, indies, and everything in between:
Con: Another vampire movie. Pro: It involves Clueless director Amy Heckerling and Krysten Ritter from Veronica Mars and Breaking Bad. I'm so conflicted! Good thing Ian McKellen is so graceful, otherwise, he probably would have drop-kicked Elisabeth Hasselbeck during his recent appearance on The View. Is it just me, or does The Men Who Stare at Goats look amazing? See if it lives up to the hype by reading Cinematical's review. Cinematical takes a look at some of the best and worst biopics, and I really enjoy the ones on the "best" list. Of course, I also love a few on the worst list, like Evita. »
- Kona Gallagher
Ian McKellen Suffers 'The View' Stupidity with Grace and Wit
7 November 2009 8:02 AM, PST | Cinematical | See recent Cinematical news »
Actors might make a lot of money, but at least they work for it with long hours on set, paparazzi insanity, exhausting PR tours, and the pressures of handling the same questions over and over and over again with grace and charm. But even more impressive is when they can be graceful in the face of utter ignorance or idiocy.
We've watched John Cusack get interviewed by a clueless film student, and now (after the jump of course) you can see Ian McKellen handle the women from The View. Ah, there's nothing like having your television interview start out with an inflammatory rant about swine flu and socialized medicine. It's not a surprise really -- the once-sweet Survivor star Elisabeth Hasselbeck has made a career out throwing wild rants into unusual places on the show. But, sadly, that's only the start of the nonsense that McKellen handles with dashing grace. »
- Monika Bartyzel
'The Hobbit' Director Guillermo Del Toro Makes Ian McKellen 'Shiver'
6 November 2009 12:00 PM, PST | MTV Movies Blog | See recent MTV Movies Blog news »
It's been over a decade since Ian McKellen donned Gandalf's robes on the set of the first film in the "Lord of the Rings" trilogy. Now 10 years later, the British actor is itching to revisit Middle Earth. He recently read the script for the first of "The Hobbit" films, but with no start date for production, the guy is getting a little antsy.
"Gandalf is a fantastic part and I long to do it," McKellen told MTV News, adding that both he and "Lotr" director Peter Jackson prefer the earlier Gandalf the Grey version to his later, post-resurrection incarnation. "He was more humane somehow. He was the guy who liked to hang out with the hobbits and drink too much and smoke too much."
What he didn't always prefer were the 20+ takes Jackson often required on set to get a scene exactly as he wanted. Until McKellen chatted with us, »
- Eric Ditzian
McKellen To Play His Fictional Brother In New Mockumentary
6 November 2009 11:11 AM, PST | WENN | See recent WENN news »
Sir Ian McKellen has signed on to play his fictional brother in a new TV drama.
The Oscar nominee will star as Murray McKellen in The Academy, about a run-down drama school in London.
The show will be shot in the fake documentary style that helped Ricky Gervais' The Office find huge success.
Producers hope the show will air in both the U.K. and U.S., reports Daily Variety. »
Ian McKellen On 'The Hobbit' Script And The 'Other Tolkien Sources' It Pulls From
6 November 2009 10:59 AM, PST | MTV Splash Page | See recent MTV Splash Page news »
From Movies Blog: Tolkien-ites freaked out over the fate of "The Hobbit" – when's it gonna start shooting? Will the studio's financial implosion affect production? Um, the movies are still happening, right?! – received a much-needed boost last month from Ian McKellen, who revealed he'd actually read the script.
MTV News had a chance to chat with Sir Ian while he was promoting his AMC mini-series, "The Prisoner," and the actor behind Gandalf the Grey revealed some more details—and clarified others—that keep the Tolkien boosts coming.
Continue reading Ian McKellen Says 'The Hobbit' Script Pulls From Other Tolkien Sources over at MoviesBlog.MTV.com. »
- Eric Ditzian
'The Hobbit' Director Guillermo Del Toro Talks Smaug The Dragon, Story Concerns
6 November 2009 9:00 AM, PST | MTV Movies Blog | See recent MTV Movies Blog news »
Yesterday, we posted some of Eric Ditzian's interview with Sir Ian McKellen, who plays the wizard Gandalf in the "Lord of the Rings" and upcoming "Hobbit" movies. In one of the more compelling bits, the actor revealed that the scripts for the two films with feature plotlines culled from other J.R.R. Tolkien sources.
McKellen wouldn't elaborate any further than that, but a recent interview Guillermo del Toro gave to TotalFilm may shed some additional light on what the Gandalf actor was referring to. "We are respecting the structure established by Professor Tolkien because the order of the adventures in 'The Hobbit' is well known to generations and generations of kids," the director said. "You don’t want to be moving stuff like that." So what's new?
"We will be integrating Gandalf’s comings and goings [into the script] because he does disappear in the book quite often," he continued. "So, as opposed to the book, »
- Adam Rosenberg
The Prisoner - Trailer And Website
6 November 2009 12:57 AM, PST | Latemag.com/film | See recent LateFilmFull news »
A man, known as "Six," finds himself inexplicably trapped in "The Village" with no memory of how he arrived. As he explores his environment, he discovers that his fellow inhabitants are identified by number instead of name, have no memory of any prior existence, and are under constant surveillance. Not knowing whom to trust, Six is driven by the need to discover the truth behind The Village, the reason for his being there, and most importantly -- how he can escape.
Jim Caviezel (The Passion of the Christ, The Thin Red Line) will play the role of Six; and two-time Oscar nominee Ian McKellen (Lord of the Rings, The Da Vinci Code) will co-star as Two.
Prisoner Portal: www.amctv.com/originals/the-prisoner/premiere/
Also check out The Village Wiki, The Village Map and test your spying aptitude with Swat.
The Prisoner premieres on Sun., Nov. 15 from 8Pm to 10Pm Et | Pt. »
- Leigh
Ian McKellen gives updates on Gandalf and Bilbo in The Hobbit
5 November 2009 5:58 PM, PST | The Geek Files | See recent The Geek Files news »
Ian McKellen says he now has his hands on the screenplay for The Hobbit, to be directed by Guillermo del Toro and produced by Peter Jackson.
Sir Ian told Sci-Fi Wire: "As Peter has said, they loved writing Gandalf [for The Hobbit] because they knew who they were writing him for.
"There are a lot of characters in The Hobbit including, crucially, Bilbo, and they don't know who's going to play Bilbo. So it's extremely attractive that this part has been written for me. The other Gandalf was written for, well, just as Gandalf.
"There's lots for me to enjoy, in all sorts of ways. And I couldn't be happier. But I'm sworn to secrecy. I'm not to say anything at all about the script."
I have to point out here that this is somewhat at odds with McKellen earlier saying he knew who was cast as Bilbo.
McKellen added that del Toro »
- David Bentley
Fight Knight
5 November 2009 5:15 PM, PST | Movieline | See recent Movieline news »
· Look, you'd make that face too if you were being attacked by Elisabeth Hasselbeck on The View today. Sir Ian McKellen stopped by to promote his new miniseries The Prisoner, and Hasselbeck pointlessly lured him into a conversation about swine flu vaccinations and British health care. After McKellen's gracious explanation that the UK system is run not by the government but by doctors and hospitals, a snippy Hasselbeck replied, "Yeah, that's what they'd like you to believe, I'm sure." Well, who pissed in her bangers and mash this morning? The clip, after the jump: »
In Pictures: 'Only Make Believe 10th Anniversary Gala'
5 November 2009 1:39 PM, PST | Monsters and Critics | See recent Monsters and Critics news »
Montego Glover attending the "Only Make Believe" 10th Anniversary Gala at the Shubert Theatre in New York City. Photo copyright by Sylvain Gaboury / PR Photos. Ian McKellen attending the "Only Make Believe" 10th Anniversary Gala at the Shubert Theatre in New York City. Photo copyright by Sylvain Gaboury / PR Photos. Jonny Lee Miller attending the "Only Make Believe" 10th Anniversary Gala at the Shubert Theatre in New York City. Photo copyright by Sylvain Gaboury / PR Photos. Jude Law attending the "Only Make Believe" 10th Anniversary Gala at the Shubert Theatre in New York City. Photo copyright by Sylvain Gaboury / PR Photos. Nolan Gerard Funk attending the "Only Make Believe" 10th Anniversary Gala »
- James Wray
Exclusive: Ian McKellen Says 'The Hobbit' Script Pulls From Other Tolkien Sources
5 November 2009 11:00 AM, PST | MTV Movies Blog | See recent MTV Movies Blog news »
Tolkien-ites freaked out over the fate of "The Hobbit" – when's it gonna start shooting? Will the studio's financial implosion affect production? Um, the movies are still happening, right?! – received a much-needed boost last month from Ian McKellen, who revealed he'd actually read the script.
MTV News had a chance to chat with Sir Ian while he was promoting his AMC mini-series, "The Prisoner," and the actor behind Gandalf the Grey revealed some more details – and clarified others – that keep the Toklien boosts coming.
Perhaps most intriguingly, McKellen said the script doesn't just draw on one of the Middle Earth author's sources. "They have added material to 'The Hobbit' from other Tolkein sources," he said, declining to elaborate further.
And there's a reason I've been saying "script" and not "scripts." While "Hobbit" will be split into two movies, McKellen has only read the script for one. "It was for one movie, »
- Eric Ditzian
Ian McKellen “couldn’t be happier” with The Hobbit script
4 November 2009 3:11 PM, PST | Filmonic.com | See recent Filmonic news »
Over the past few months we’ve been following the progress of The Hobbit script rather intensely. We got updates from Peter Jackson and Guillermo del Toro during the writing process, then Ian McKellen said he would receive his copy of the first draft in September, and now two months on McKellen has read the script. [...] »
- Liam
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