Taylor writes: The November issue of DETAILS hits stands this week, and we Legendary British actor Ian McKellen. McKellen opens up to DETAILS about coming out, getting ink and making the bible gay-friendly, one copy at a time. More..
Month: October 2009
A theatrical legend is in the Capital City looking to inspire the future of the entertainment world. Sir Ian McKellen, who is most notably known for his role as Gandalf in Lord of the Rings and Magneto mag-neat-oh from X-Men, spoke with FSU theatre students Tuesday afternoon sharing his journey from live theatre to the silver screen. “it’s unbelievable. Especially since he’s an Oscar nominated actor, he’s been in Oscar movies, it’s just so unbelievable,” says FSU Theatre student Alyssa Morris. More..
Wellington’s Weta Digital computer graphics workshop is launching a working group aimed at bringing advanced research together with movie production. The new group, Transfx, is headed by Sebastian Sylwan, who has joined Weta as head of research and development, Variety Magazine reported today.
Sylwan was most recently senior industry manager for film and television at United States software developer Autodesk, where he led work on stereoscopic 3-D. Weta is already working on an innovative 3-D movie, James Cameron’s Avatar, as well as Steven Spielberg’s Tintin. Transfx will be partly funded by the Government but mostly by Weta, Sylwan said. More..
The influence the Welsh language had on books by JRR Tolkien is to form part of a major new festival in Powys to honour the author. The Festival in the Shire will celebrate themes inspired by Tolkien, whose novels included Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit. Fans of the writer, leading academics and illustrators are expected to attend the planned event in Machynlleth. It is being organised by local book dealer Mark Faith for next August. More..
David Ferry Jr. of the Reelz Channel writes: I just thought I’d let you know that Doug Jones is making an appearance this week on Movie Mob, a show about movies on Reelz Channel. Tune in to see if he says anything about The Hobbit!
J.R.R. Tolkien was the fifth top earning dead celebrity on Forbes’ list, earning $50 Million last year. From Forbes.com: The creator of hobbits and Middle Earth languages left a lasting legacy for his fans and family with The Lord of the Rings franchise. The Tolkien estate and publisher HarperCollins recently reached a settlement with New Line Cinema over allegedly unpaid royalties from the Lord of the Rings movies. September’s agreement was reported at over $100 million, meaning J.R.R. Tolkien earned a sizable income in the last year. His earning potential isn’t dimming: The Hobbit is rumored for release in 2011, with directors Guillermo del Toro and Peter Jackson at the helm. More…