Ian McKellen to reprise Gandalf role in ‘The Hobbit’

Sir Ian McKellen has confirmed that he will play Gandalf in a two-movie adaptation of The Hobbit.

The actor said that director Guillermo Del Toro recently offered him the wizard role, and admitted that he couldn’t turn it down because he “loved” the character.

“Yes, it’s true. I spoke to Guillermo in the very room that Peter Jackson offered me the part and he confirmed that I would be reprising the role, McKellen said

“Obviously, it’s not a part that you turn down, I loved playing Gandalf.

“Guillermo will be getting around to starting the script in about six weeks when he’s finished filming Hellboy 2.”

When asked about how the movie would be stretched across two films, he said: “Well I’ve read The Hobbit so I’ve got a good idea of what the story would be.

“But as to how it’s going to work over two films and what’s going to happen on screen, well Guillermo has not got down to working out the major details yet – I can tell you it’s going to be amazing though.”

Brad Pitt to replace Tom Cruise in ‘Mission Impossible’?

Tom Cruise has reportedly held discussions with Paramount about making Mission: Impossible 4.

It was rumoured that movie bosses wanted Brad Pitt to step into the franchise to replace Cruise’s Ethan Hunt character.

Cruise exited Paramount in 2006 after falling out with Sumner Redstone, chairman of the studio’s parent company Viacom.

Redstone said the firm terminated its deal with Cruise due to the underperformance of Mission: Impossible III (2006) (which had been expected to gross $100-$150 million more than it did), which he attributed to Cruise’s “bad behavior”.

Cruise set up his own studio, United Artists, with producing partner Paula Wagner later that year but has experienced mixed fortunes as CEO.

First look: Jim Carrey on the set of ‘I Love You Phillip Morris’

These are the first pictures of Jim Carrey in the upcoming comedy I Love You Phillip Morris, where Carrey plays a married father who gets sent to prison and falls in love with a cell mate. His love leads him to make several escape attempts. Leslie Mann and Ewan McGregor co-star.

Last week actors McGregor and Jim Carrey reportedly visited a gay bar together in preparation for their roles.

Cannes 2008 – ‘Blindness’, ‘Gomorra’, ‘Il Divo’, ‘Leonera’, ‘3 Monkeys’ Trailers

‘Blindness‘ – Fernando Meirelles

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‘Il Divo‘ from Italian director and writer Paolo Sorrentino, about Italian Prime Minister Giulio Andreotti, who has been elected to Parliament seven times since is was established in 1946, movie is based on true story.

Starring: Toni Servillo, Anna Bonaiuto, Piera Degli Esposti, Paolo Graziosi, Giulio Bosetti, Michele Placido, Carlo Buccirosso, Fanny Ardant, Flavio Bucci

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‘The Dark Knight’ Poster (Hong Kong’s Victoria Harbour)

Warner Bros has now released another poster for the upcoming “The Dark Knight,” featuring Batman in a building looking at Hong Kong’s Victoria Harbour.

Christopher Nolan returns to helm the film, which is scheduled to hit conventional and IMAX theaters on July 18th.

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‘Speed Racer’ World Premiere Photo Gallery

Warner Bros Presents the World Premiere of Speed Racer starring Emile Hirsch, Christina Ricci, Christian Oliver, Susan Sarandon and Matthew Fox.Emile Hirsch, Christina Ricci, Matthew Fox, John Goodman, Susan Sarandon, Rain, Aimee Teegarden, Stanton Barrett, Rick Schroder, Emmy Rossum, Christian Oliver, Lisa Rinna, Dancer Karina Smirnoff and many others walked down the red carpet of the World Premiere of Speed Racer held at the Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles, CA.

Wall-E Meets a Hula Hop

Our curious little robot, WALLE, first had some fun with a vacuum, then ‘he’ moved onto a magnet, and has now discovered a hula hoop.