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EntertainmentYahoo Movies UKFox’s big gamble: The 2000 X-Men movie
When 20th Century Fox greenlit the first X-Men movie, it was taking a leap into the unknown – and it was doing so on a tight budget. Simon Brew digs into the story…
EntertainmentYahoo Movies UK'X-Men' at 20: The cast of the iconic 2000 Marvel movie, then and now
How much have the mutants changed?
EntertainmentYahoo Movies UK'Lord Of The Rings' cast recreate iconic scene in get-together teaser
The cast of Lord of the Rings are back together, and transporting themselves back to the days of hairy feet and second breakfasts.
EntertainmentYahoo Movies UKPatrick Stewart and Ian McKellen enjoyed a sweet reunion at the 'Star Trek: Picard' premiere
The acting titans are giving us serious friendship goals.
EntertainmentYahoo Movies UKIan McKellen and Helen Mirren on gender-flipping Gandalf in 'Lord of the Rings'
“No-one could out-Gandalf, Gandalf,” Mirren says.
EntertainmentYahoo Movies UK'The Good Liar': Helen Mirren and Ian McKellen have 'diametrically opposed' acting styles says director
“It’s two people who need different things,” Bill Condon says.
EntertainmentYahoo Movies UKHelen Mirren admits feeling humiliated after falling victim to telephone scammer
The 74-year-old Oscar-winning actress sent money to a caller who told her she had won a prize.
EntertainmentYahoo Movies UK'Lord Of The Rings' actress wants Amazon’s Gandalf to be a woman
Robyn Malcom, who portrayed Morwen in The Lord Of The Rings: The Two Towers, believes that Gandalf should be female in Amazon's TV show.
NewsYahoo Movies UKRebel Wilson says she loved the 'polarising' response to the 'Cats' trailer
The first trailer for Tom Hooper's movie version of the musical 'Cats' emerged earlier this month, and it really didn't go down very well.
EntertainmentYahoo Movies UK'The Good Liar': Bill Condon on pairing Ian McKellen and Helen Mirren for history-making conman drama
The director of The Good Liar spills the beans on his upcoming literary adaptation starring two of Britain's greatest exports.
EntertainmentYahoo Movies UKTaylor Swift will be covered in ‘digital fur’ in ‘Cats’
Taylor Swift has opened up about her upcoming performance in Cats, explaining that she will be covered in digital fur for the film.
EntertainmentYahoo Movies UKFilming wraps on film version of musical 'Cats', starring Taylor Swift and James Corden
The stars have lined up for Tom Hooper's movie adaptation of 'Cats', and shooting has now come to an end on the musical film.
EntertainmentYahoo Movies UKIan McKellen apologises for Bryan Singer and Kevin Spacey abuse comments
McKellen had equated Spacey and Singer's abuse allegations to their sexualities, he has now apologised.
EntertainmentUSA TODAYIan McKellen: Bryan Singer, Kevin Spacey alleged abuse occurred because they 'were in the closet'
During a podcast interview, Ian McKellen opened up about the Bryan Singer and Kevin Spacey allegations, two people he has worked with before.
EntertainmentYahoo Movies UK Box SetsIan McKellen says 'it's a pity' Dumbeldore is not explicitly gay in 'Fantastic Beasts 2'
The openly gay actor shared his disappointment at the lack of diversity both in the Harry Potter prequel and in Hollywood.
NewsIndiewireIan McKellen Wants to Play Gandalf on Amazon’s TV Series: ‘He’s Over 7000 Years Old, So I’m Not Too Old’
Amazon's "Lord of the Rings" television series could get a very familiar face if McKellen has his way.
NewsBen BusseyBeauty And The Beast: Live-Action Lumiere And Cogsworth Revealed
Readers may recall that the initial trailer for the film released earlier this year was a teaser in the truest sense of the word, showing us only brief glimpses around the Beast’s enchanted mansion, a few lines of dialogue, and a partial reveal of Emma Watson’s face as Belle, behind the pivotal rose. Secondly, we have what appears to be a re-enactment of the famed ‘Gaston’ inn scene – and we would assume the big-looking fellow in red with his back to the camera is Luke Evans as Gaston himself, possibly with Josh Gad as Le Fou in front of him. ‘Beauty and the Beast’ will also feature Emma Thompson as Mrs Potts, Kevin Kline as Belle’s father, and Dan Stevens as the Beast.
NewsRyan LestonIan McKellen Turned Down $1.5 Million To Officiate Wedding As Gandalf
According to the Daily Mail, the 77-year-old ‘Lord of the Rings’ actor turned down the chance to officiate a wedding as Gandalf… despite a $1.5 million paycheck. Of course, Sir Ian McKellen is no stranger to officiating weddings – he qualified as a ‘celebrant’ back in 2013 in order to conduct the civil wedding of his long-time pal, Sir Patrick Stewart, and fiancée Sunny Ozell.
NewsRyan LestonIan McKellan: Gay Actors Affected By Oscars Diversity Row
British acting legend Sir Ian McKellan has shown his support for diversity at the Academy Awards… but says it’s not just black actors who are affected. During an interview with Sky News, the 76-year-old actor explained that he has ‘sympathy’ for black actors, but that gay actors are also being ‘disregarded’. Of course, the lack of diversity in Hollywood has been highlighted recently after the official Oscar nominations were announced… revealing that there were no black (or ethnic minority) actors in any of the top categories.
NewsBen BusseyRidley Scott Plans The Prisoner Movie
If any of us were so foolish to imagine Ridley Scott might start slowing down a bit as he draws ever closer to his 80s, we would be sorely mistaken.
NewsYahoo Movies UKWhat Happened To The Lord Of The Rings Cast?
It has been 14 long years since the Fellowship first formed and over a decade since the One Ring was destroyed in Mount Doom. How have the cast of ‘The Lord Of The Rings’ trilogy fared in a post-Tolkien world? Perhaps conscious he was gifted the role most likely to typecast him (à la Mark Hamill), Elijah Wood has done a pretty good job of kicking against his Hobbity image.
NewsBen BusseyHow Ian McKellen Almost Missed Out On X-Men AND Lord Of The Rings
Two of the biggest movie franchises of the 2000s, ‘X-Men’ and ‘Lord of the Rings,’ very nearly lost one of their key players - all because of one Tom Cruise movie. It’s fairly well-known that ‘Mission: Impossible II’ robbed the original ‘X-Men’ of one of its intended stars, as Dougray Scott - who starred opposite Cruise as villain Sean Ambrose - was the first choice to play Wolverine, until shooting overran on the John Woo-directed spy sequel, forcing him to relinquish the role to Hugh Jackman. McKellen tells People, “I got offered a part in Mission: Impossible II with Tom Cruise, but they wouldn’t let me see the whole script because I might have spilled the beans.