The great character of Sherlock Holmes has flexed his mind with many an actor - the beguiling Benedict Cumberbatch on the small screen and the rough and ready Robert Downey Jr at the cinema to...
Rose Byrne will be rejoining the X-Men cast in the 2016 instalment of the Marvel franchise, X-Men: Apocalypse. The 35-year-old Australian actor played CIA Agent Moira MacTaggert in the 2011 film X-Men: First Class as...
Patrick Stewart, appearing on a US talk show, stated that he and his co-star Ian McKellen are unlikely to appear in the next X-Men film, X-Men: Apocalypse. 74-year-old Stewart appeared on Larry King Live, due...
Sir Ian McKellen feels ''lucky'' to portray Gandalf.The veteran actor has portrayed the wizard in both the 'Lord of the Rings' and 'Hobbit' movie series and thinks it is rare for such an interesting part...
Two long years since the first instalment of the Hobbit trilogy whet audiences’ appetites with dwarfs, wizards, dragons, fighting and, of course, a hobbit, the concluding cinematic experience has finally arrived.Sir Ian McKellen takes on...
Peter Jackson doesn't know how to use email.The award-winning director is the creative force behind 'The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies', which features lots of impressive-looking special effects, but Peter concedes he still...
A new trailer for Peter Jackson's The Hobbit: Battle of the Five Armies has rolled out online at the end of the big week of hype for cinema. Christopher Nolan's Interstellar is doing huge business...
Sir Ian McKellen has attributed much of his recent success to ''luck''.The award-winning actor - who was knighted in 1991 for services to the performing arts and was awarded a Freeman of the city of...
Sir Ian McKellen has given students at Chew Valley School in Bristol a day they’ll never forget, after he delivered one of his most famous Lord of the Rings lines to ensure they kept up...
George Ezra was ''nervous'' working with Sir Ian McKellen.The 21-year-old musician admitted that he was anxious about acting alongside the 'Lord of the Rings' star as part of his music video for his single 'Listen...
Sir Ian McKellen believes that 'X-Men' is an metaphor for young gay men.The 75-year-old actor - who plays Magneto in the 'X-Men' film series - has described the comic books, on which the movies are...
The Hobbit trilogy has been criticised by some viewers for having too little content spread too thinly over the course of too many films. Originally, the idea was to split the 1937 J. R. R....
As promised by the release of Smaug from Eribor, war has descended upon Middle Earth and threatens to strip landscape of peace, serenity and beauty. The Hobbit: The Battle of The Five Armies finally has...
Sir Ian McKellen ''lives within his means''.The 75-year-old actor - best known for playing Magneto in the 'X-Men' franchise and Gandalf in the 'Lord of the Rings' movies - insists he has always been careful...
‘The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies’ won’t be out for another 6 months, which means it’s just the right time to start dripping teaser photos, trailer snippets and plot bytes to keep Tolkienites’...
Sir Ian Mckellen has urged theatre bosses to provide a minimum wage to help struggling actors.The Lord of the Rings star wants thespians at the lower end of the pay scale to receive more money...
Few actors impart an intensity and dedication to the process of characterization as relentlessly as Daniel Day-Lewis. The 57 year-old occupies a position in the acting world that accumulates esteem akin to the likes of...
Bryan Singer will direct 'X-Men: Apocalypse'.The filmmaker is returning to helm the next chapter of the mutant superhero movie, despite being hit with two sexual abuse lawsuits in recent months.Asked whether Singer would be back,...
The early reviews of X-Men: Days of Future Past were potentially damaging. There was talk of the narrative being far too complex for the average movie fan to enjoy and many were suggesting Bryan Singer...
Professor X, Mystique, Magneto, Kitty Pryde and Wolverine are back, but this time the latter is trying to convince X-Men from the past to help stop a war that is going to occur in the...
Robert Downey Jr. has joined Twitter.The 'Iron Man' star posted his first tweet on Friday afternoon (11.04.14) and amassed almost one million followers in less than 24 hours.The 49-year-old actor made his debut on the...
Fox has released the X-Men: Days of Future Past behind-the-scenes featurette as it prepares its promotional material ahead of the movie's release on May 23. Mainly featuring Bryan Singer explaining his reasons for getting back...
Twentieth Century Fox has debuted a new poster for the upcoming comic book adaptation sequel, X-Men Days of Future Past. The dramatic new image features Ellen Page, Shawn Ashmore, Daniel Cudmore, and Fan Bingbing alongside...
Denzel Washington was given tips on how to act drunk by veteran thespian Sir Ian Mckellen.The Oscar winner is required to act inebriated in Broadway play A Raisin In The Sun, but he reveals director...
There’s a generation out there who have been practically weened on Harry Potter. The books and the films have become a religion for devout fans of the series, but would it have been the same...
Russia's anti-gay laws are not sitting well with some of the brightest minds in the world.27 Nobel laureates have joined British actor Sir Ian Mckellen in writing an open letter to President Vladimir Putin to...
Veteran British actor Sir Ian Mckellen has joined forces with 27 Nobel laureates to write an open letter to Russia's president over the country's anti-gay stance.The Lord of the Rings star has brought together leading...
Anna Paquin has been cut from 'X-Men: Days Of Future Past'.The 'True Blood' actress' one and only scene has been scrapped from the upcoming time-travel sequel because director Bryan Singer felt it was ''extraneous''. The...
Sir Ian Mckellen brought some magic to a midnight screening of The Hobbit: The Desolation Of Smaug in New York City by making a special appearance in front of stunned fans.The Brit, who plays Gandalf...
Sir Ian McKellen and Michael Fassbender didn't collaborate on their portrayals of Magneto in 'X-Men: Days of Future Past'.McKellen will play the older version of the comic book villain in next year's summer blockbuster, while...