Congrats to Sir Ian McKellen for his ‘Outstanding Lead Actor In A Miniseries Or A Movie’ Emmy nomination for his work on ‘The Prisoner’. He is up against Jeff Bridges (‘A Dog Year’), Michael Sheen (‘The Special Relationship’), Dennis Quaid (‘The Special Relationship’) & Al Pacino (‘You Don’t Know Jack’). Take a look at all the Emmy noms here. More..
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From www.smh.com.au When The Diary’s Hobbiton correspondent, Steve Meacham, spoke to Sir Ian McKellen, he made sure to ask him about – what else? – the possibility of his reprising Gandalf in a film adaptation of The Hobbit. ”I’m waiting to hear when the Hobbit is going to be made,” McKellen said. ”We don’t know who is going to direct it. Peter Jackson is currently the producer and he’s currently casting it. I’ve just been to Wellington where I met a lot of people who have been working on it for a year now. The sets are being built. The costumes are being designed. The creatures are being designed. It is all ready to go. Continue reading “More Gandalf Magic”
Sideshow Collectibles has started their Comic-Con celebration early with the launch of their month-long Online Comic-Con. Each day they are revealing new products, exclusive discounts, and a slew of contests and giveaways. Today’s super secret product release was the Gandalf Statue, part of their recently launched Lord of the Rings Statue line-up. These statues, like the previous Sideshow/Weta line-up, are made of heavyweight polystone. Unlike the past line-up, the hope is to capture the essence of each character instead of simply capturing a moment from the films. They released Aragorn as Strider a few weeks ago, teased Legolas in a video, and now have made the Gandalf statue fully available for pre-order today. We’ll keep you updated on any other Lord of the Rings related events during their Online Comic-Con. [ Pre-Order Gandalf ]
Arch Nemesis writes: Sir Ian talks a bit about The Hobbit in this clip from TVNewZealand. He expects an announcement imminently, but states if it doesn’t happen soon – he may not do the film as he has other things planned.
From TVNewZealand: Sarah caught up with veteran actor Sir Ian McKellen when he was in New Zealand starring as Estragon in Waiting for Gordot.
Ataahua writes: Ian McKellen was interviewed by TV3’s Campbell Live last night, as our favourite wizard is in Wellington for the stage production Waiting for Godot. You can view the video here.
Looks like Sideshow is going to be releasing a new premium format figure soon! If you can’t see the video above, click here to video it at SideshowCollectibles.com. And if you are new to collecting their Premium Format line-up, the Moria Orc and Galadriel figures are now instock. The Gandalf the Grey figure is currently pre-ordering.