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First Look at Martin Freeman in ‘Richard III’ and Ian McKellen in ‘Mr. Holmes’

Hobbit actor Martin Freeman started off playing the role of Richard III on July 8 in Jamie Lloyd’s first production of his second season at Trafalgar Transformed, Richard III, which will run through September 27. In […]

Martin Freeman: ‘It’s like Shakespeare invented Gollum’

Martin Freeman’s screen credits show a lot of variety — The Office, The Hobbit films, Sherlock, and Fargo, to name a few. But this summer marks the actor’s first professional foray into Shakespeare. Freeman is […]

An Eagle’s View of Middle-earth – June 6, 2014

The Spectro-Polarimetric High-contrast Exoplanet Research instrument (SPHERE) was installed in Chile last month. This high-powered telescope is going to allow astronomers to see some pretty cool stuff, and among the first images was this one […]

Martin Freeman Takes On the Bard

The Daily Mail reported today that Martin Freeman will take to the London stage this summer as Richard III, the actor’s first Shakespearean role. Freeman reportedly made a pact with Benedict Cumberbatch about playing Shakespeare. […]

Happy Birthday, Sir Ian!

Sir Ian McKellen is 73 today! This much-loved actor’s name is now synonymous with that of Gandalf, having played the wizard in the Lord of the Rings film trilogy and again in the much anticipated […]