Ian McKellen (“The Lord of the Rings,” “X-Men,” The Da Vinci Code) has signed on to voice the narrator role in Matthew Vaughn’s romantic fantasy Stardust for Paramount Pictures, says The Hollywood Reporter. The film, which boasts a cast including Claire Danes, Robert De Niro, Michelle Pfeiffer and Charlie Cox, wrapped production in the fall. McKellen is recording his part during postproduction before the film’s July 27 release date. [More]
Category: Old Main News
caoil writes: On Wednesday, January 3rd, Mellynannui (the Rings fan group for the Lower Mainland of BC) is hosting another Professor’s Birthday Toast. The event starts at 7pm, and will be held again this year at Red Robin at Metrotown. (#112 – 4640 Kingsway, Burnaby, BC). Hope to see some local Ringers out!
Osse writes: I would like to inform that Part Two of the opera “Leithian” by Adam Klein – the story about love of Beren and Luthien based on J.R.R. Tolkien’s “Silmarillion” – will be performed on April 14 and 15, 2007 at St. Michael’s Episcopal Church, 225 West 99th Street, New York City. Click here for more info.
We would also like to inform you that at our Tolkien website has an interview with Adam Klein, the composer of the opera. The interview is also available in English. We invite everybody to read it and get to know what a wonderful person Mr Adam Klein is and how long he took to write the opera “Leithian”.
Kristi writes: Tolkien Forever’s 5th annual Tolkien Toast. Come celebrate The Professor’s birthday, Jan 3rd 2007 at The Cat and The Fiddle restaurant in Hollywood, CA (6530 Sunset Blvd.) at 7pm. We Toast “To The Professor” at 9pm. For more info about The Tolkien Forever Fellowship click here or go to tolkienforever.net
Director Jay Russell has created his own Myspace account and is flooding it with coolness about ‘The Waterhorse’! Take a look at 7 storyboard pages from the film. He promises more fun stuff to come! [Jay Russell’s MySpace]
This being the holidays the studios have decided not to release any films of significance, instead we get the bottom of the barrel films as enjoyable as a post-New Years Eve party hangover. The one film that looks interesting, mainly from a ‘so bad its good’ point of view is ‘Snakes on a Plane’. Take a look at the rest of the short list here! [More]