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Ian Murray McKellenBirth Date :
May 25, 1939Birth Place :
Burnley, Lancashire, EnglandClaim to fame :
As James Whale in "Gods and Monsters" (1998)
Gandalf Might Not Be Resurrected in 'Hobbit' Without Ian McKellen?
March 28, 2008 08:03:04As English actor Ian McKellen expressed his wish to reprise his role as the wise wizard character Gandalf in the upcoming "The Hobbit", it is unveiled that the character made famous by the 68-year-old actor in the "Lord of the Rings" trilogy may not be resurrected without him. In an earlier interview, the actor who has also appeared in "X-Men" series let out that the film producers want him to portray the character once again.
On the matter, the "Stardust" narrator explained, "Encouragingly, ['LOTR' director] Peter [Jackson] and [co-writer] Fran Walsh have told me they couldn't imagine 'The Hobbit' without their original Gandalf." However, on the conflicting side, the actor who has been dubbed as a Commander of the Order of the British Empire for his work and contributions to the theater revealed that he has yet to be called by the adventure fantasy helmer Guillermo del Toro. "Their confidence hasn't yet been confirmed by the director Guillermo Del Toro but I am keeping my diary free for 2009!" said McKellen positively.
Lord of the Rings Wizards Said to Make Golden Compass Cameos
October 08, 2007 12:10:38
Big buzz is circulating now on the high profile names to make their cameos in New Line Cinema's upcoming fantasy "The Golden Compass." A scooper for questeoscurematerie.it has brought up a tidbit saying that Ian McKellen and Christopher Lee, who both played the wizards in the phenomenal "Lord of the Rings" trilogy, are taking parts in the flick, which will open in theaters this December on date 7.
McKellen is said to fill in the voice of Iorek Byrnison, the armored Polar Bear that comes to the aid of Lyra Belacqua. The thing is, Iorek's voice has already been credited to British actor Nonso Anozie, so hopefully the new trailer for the movie set to hit this Tuesday, October 9, will explain all.
The 34th Annual Annie Awards Champs
February 12, 2007 02:02:12
Held its Annie Awards for the thirty-fourth time, ASIFA-Hollywood, the Burbank-based chapter of the International Animated Film Society, bestowed prizes to best achievements in animation yesterday, February 11, at the Alex Theater in Glendale, California.
Though handing out the top prize of Best Animated Feature to Disney/Pixar's "Cars", the organization turned out to put favor on "Flushed Away", as it gave the DreamWorks/Aardman Animations production most awards at the event.
Ian McKellen Spatters Some "Stardust"
January 03, 2007 11:01:20
Ready for more voice acting after that in "Flushed Away", Ian McKellen is set to fill in the narrator role in "Stardust", a fantasy adventure feature of Paramount Pictures production, The Hollywood Reporter has revealed.
Directed by "Layer Cake" helmer Matthew Vaughn, the project has wrapped its production in the fall with cast that includes Claire Danes, Sienna Miller, Michelle Pfeiffer, plus Robert De Niro. McKellen himself is attached to record his part during post-production before the flick's scheduled release date on July 27 this year.
The 34th Annual Annie Awards Nominees Unveiled
December 05, 2006 10:12:08
The racing to be the best has already begun for animated features as International Animated Film Society ASIFA-Hollywood announced Monday, December 4 the nominees of its 34th annual Annie Awards set to take place at the Alex Theater in Glendale, California on February 11, 2007.
Leading the nominations were DreamWorks Animation's "Flushed Away" and Disney/Pixar's "Cars" which each earned nine nods; the former landed those for writing, storyboarding, and voice acting for Ian McKellen to name few while the latter scored in Best Animated Feature and Best Directing in an Animated Feature Production Categories among others.
"Da Vinci" Opened at the 59th Cannes Film Festival
May 18, 2006 03:05:28
Despite the worldwide controversy it has caused, the highly anticipated drama mystery thriller "The Da Vinci Code" opened Wednesday May 17th, 2006 at the 59th Cannes Film Festival.
Attending the premiere among others were Tom Hanks, Audrey Tautou, Ian McKellen and Paul Bettany.
