Ian McKellen to Star in Sitcom
Sir Ian McKellen is taking on a new challenge with reports that his next role will be to star in a British sitcom. Sir Ian, who plays Gandalf in The Hobbit, will star with Derek […]
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“I Don’t Want Another Actor to Play Gandalf,” Says McKellen
In the past few days I’ve seen many articles saying that Sir Ian McKellen did not want to return as Gandalf in The Hobbit. This has struck me as rather odd as everything I’ve read […]
Ian McKellen Hosts Charity Gala
Sir Ian McKellen hosted a gala dinner and charity auction last Friday to raise money for the Park Theatre, London. The event was held at the Globe Theatre and among the celebrities was fellow Hobbit actor […]
Ian McKellen Did The Hobbit for the Fans
Ian McKellen has revealed that he almost didn’t reprise his role as Gandalf for The Hobbit. In an interview with The Hollywood Reporter Sir Ian says, “It was a little like going back to something […]
BREAKING: Five New Photos from ‘The Hobbit’
A quick glace at the Hobbit Countdown Clock on the Middle-earth News sidebar tells me that there are still eight weeks until The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey appears on screens around the world. Let me […]
Mark Hadlow Talks The Hobbit in his Dori Voice
Mark Hadlow, who plays the dwarf Dori in The Hobbit gives an in-depth interview to ABC Ballarat, Victoria, Australia. Listen to his interview as he reveals his Dori voice and talks about his character and some of […]
James Nesbitt and a Little More on The Hobbit
James Nesbitt is a busy man. He seems to pop up somewhere new every day. Earlier this week he was giving a talk to schoolchildren as part of the launch of Northern Ireland’s Cinemagic International Film […]
In Which I Meet Luke Evans and Stand Next to Sir Ian A Lot
This story begins back in April when I first reported that Stephen Fry and Luke Evans had their portraits painted by Ross Watson while they were in New Zealand filming The Hobbit. Stephen plays the […]
James Nesbitt on The Hobbit
James Nesbitt has been talking about what it was like to be a part of The Hobbit . In an interview with The Telegraph James says he was asked to read for the part of Bofur, one […]
BREAKING: Watch the Second ‘Hobbit’ Trailer!
It’s been months since we saw the first trailer for The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey. Since then, the Hobbit film series has been turned into a trilogy, with this first film being released on December […]
