From his extensive Shakespearean roots to his knockout X-Men and Lord of the Rings roles as Magneto and Gandalf, Sir Ian McKellen boasts a prowess so refined that he’s now playing a role, The Prisoner’s power-hungry villain Number Two, previously inhabited by not one actor but 17. Yet McKellen insists this isn’t your grandmother’s Number Two. “There’s no point in wondering how am I going to measure up to the other Number Twos, because it’s just a different script altogether,” the soft-spoken knight explained to Wired.com after addressing an auditorium of TV reporters at Hollywood’s Universal Hilton earlier this year. “My man is called Number Two, because the character was originally called Number Two. But he is Number One.” More..
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Dominic Monaghan, best known for playing Charlie Pace on “Lost” and Hobbit Meriadoc “Merry” Brandybuck in the “Lord of Rings” trilogy, is joining the cast of “FlashForward,” the ABC fantasy drama created by David G. Goyer (“Batman Begins”) and Kent State University graduate Brannon Braga, the prolific “Star Trek” and “24” writer who grew up in Canton. Starring Joseph Fiennes, Courtney B. Vance and John Cho, “FlashForward” will premiere at 8 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 24. The series follows a group of people grappling with their fates when humanity is given a glimpse into its near future. More..
(Note: This is the first of several stories details what Peter Jackson told a select group of journalists about ‘The Hobbit’.)
Peter Jackson made the most of his first trip to Comic-Con by inviting 40 or so journalists, including TheOneRing.net and internet reporters to sit and chat in a room about “The Hobbit,” “The Lovely Bones,” “District 9,” and various other projects and passions.
For fans, the good news: ‘The Hobbit’ is progressing and Jackson and the writing team of director Guillermo del Toro, Fran Walsh and Phillipa Boyens are close to have a finished screen-play for the first of the two movies, allowing the studio to give the film a green light. The bad news for the impatient: Casting isn’t being talked about much as the focus is firmly on nailing the story on the page. Continue reading “King Jackson holds geek-court at Comic-Con”
Hi folks, a very jealous Xoanon here, considering I am NOT at comic-con this year. However it looks like our Hobbit panel was once again a hit! Take a look at some coverage from our panel and other related ones across the internet.
Peter Jackson Lets Go Some Hobbit News At The Comic Con
Peter Jackson at Comic-Con: ‘Hobbit’ talk and a peek at ‘Lovely Bones’
Daily Wrap-Up G4 TV
Comic-Con 09 Live Blog: The Hobbit Panel By TheOneRing.Net – G4tv.com
SDCC TheOneRingnet The Hobbit ComicMix news
Amy from MSN writes: Comic-Con International is underway in San Diego, and MSN Entertainment has been on the scene getting interviews, videos and photos of all the action. Since you can’t be on-site, they’re bringing the fun right to your screen! All of the action can be found here, but we thought you and your readers would particularly be interested in this interview with Lord of the Rings trilogy artist Jerry Vandersteldt.
TheOneRing.net delivered a 10:30 a.m. panel today at Comic-Con on its first full day of programming. TORn staffers Calisuri (owner), Quickbeam (celebrity) and MrCere (senior staff) were joined by Ian McKellen’s webmaster Keith Stern and Weta’s master chief, Richard Taylor. Continue reading “TORn panel at Comic-Con: Full house + GDT”