Access Hollywood had a small piece on the premiere of the ‘X-Men’ film. The premiere took place on New York’s Ellis Island, which is the final battle scene in the film. No luck getting an interview with Ian McKellen (Gandalf), however TheOneRing.net insiders say that Ian was most certainly there.
Day: July 13, 2000
Ian McKellen (Gandalf) dominates the news for today, in an interview with the good wizard IGN.com managed to find out more about the English thespian.
PLUME: What kind of fulfillment do you get, personally, from acting?
MCKELLEN: Always the group that I’m working with. I move from job to job, from family to family, from group of friends to group of friends – sometimes they’re old friends, but often they’re new ones. For the time of working, the experience is so intense – it’s like you’re all climbing Everest together… [More]
It is with great gladness that TheOneRing.net can announce the birth of a healthy baby girl. TheOneRing.net Co-Editor ‘Tookish’ is the proud father to Halle, our congratulations to Tookish and his wife. Email him your best wishes as well!
Comic-Con, is a fandango happening Convention taking place on the week end of July 21,22 and 23. Among the guests are Chris Carter, creator of the X-Files and Paul Verhoeven, director of ‘Hollow Man’, and Mark Hamill of Star Wars fame. But that’s stale pipeweed compared to this:
NEW LINE CINEMA offers previews of its upcoming movies, “The Cell”, featuring director Tarsem, writer Mark Protosevich and star VINCENT D’ONOFRIO and “Lost Souls”, PLUS A SPECIAL FEATURETTE ON THE MAKING OF “THE LORD OF THE RINGS” on Saturday, July 22 starting at 2:30pm!
Making of LOTR! Anyone who can get down there must! on the double!
Quickbeam
While there, try and hook up with TheOneRing.net Staffer Quickbeam, he’s the one with the yellow leaves and the tendancy to look like a tree…
Visit the Comic-Con Website for more info.
There are alot of X-Men reviews popping up on the net, considering the film will be out in North America tomorrow, I’ve decided to post one from our very good friend Resevoir Dog. Check out what the Dog has to say about Ian McKellen (Gandalf):
Sir Ian McKellen is wonderful as Magneto he is a fantastically wicked gentlemenly villain, even playing chess against Xavier. [More]
There is more in common with LOTR and X-Men than our favorite wizard Ian Mckellen (Gandalf). The latest commercial for the X-Men features music from the internet preview for LOTR! Look, or rather listen to it and you’ll be able to figure it out. As far as who or where this music comes from, we’ve gotten conflicting reports, some say the music from a composer called Christopher Field, yet I’ve had no luck finding any of his work. And no, it’s not Carmina Burana.