deej let us know that long time Guillermo del Toro collaborator Doug Jones has been added to the DragonCon guest list. Check out dragoncon.org for all the latest info.
Day: May 25, 2009
Sir Ian Murray McKellen, CH, CBE (born 25 May 1939), is an English actor of stage and screen, the recipient of the Tony Award and two Academy Award nominations. His work has spanned genres from Shakespearean and modern theatre to popular fantasy and science fiction. He is known to many for roles such as Gandalf in the Lord of the Rings film trilogy and as Magneto in the X-Men films.
He was made a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in 1979, and knighted in the 1991 New Year Honours for his outstanding work and contributions to the theatre. In the 2008 New Year Honours he was made a Companion of Honour (CH) for services to drama and to equality.
In 1988, he came out as gay and became a founding member of Stonewall, one of the United Kingdom’s most influential LGBT rights groups, of which he remains a prominent spokesman. www.mckellen.com
From screenrant.com: Guillermo del Toro is officially the busiest director in Hollywood today. A few years ago he was known merely to film buffs – those not averse to reading subtitles while watching their movies. In 2006 he came out with the Oscar-winning masterpiece Pan’s Labyrinth, and suddenly the sci-fi/fantasy-loving mainstream folk were paying attention to the del Toro who’s first name isn’t Benicio. Those who check film credits as part of their movie-watching routine know that prior to Pan’s Labyrinth Guillermo helmed the excellent and under-talked-about Hellboy (and, of course, its sequel, The Golden Army). He’s went from being known simply by the more avid fan, to getting the full attention of film fans everywhere, particularly when Peter Jackson handpicked him to helm the upcoming two-part adaptation of The Hobbit, arguably the most anticipated film project of any that’s upcoming. Guillermo del Toro Talks Future Projects & More