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Billy Connolly To Play Dain Ironfoot In 'The Hobbit'

Billy Connolly

Peter Jackson has completed the star-studded cast of "The Hobbit" after signing up Billy Connolly to play a dwarf warrior. The actor will tackle the role of Dain Ironfoot and joins Ian McKellen, ...


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Peter Jackson Offering Hobbit Set Visit For Charity

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The Hobbit director Peter Jackson is offering a fan the chance to visit the set of the movie in New Zealand to raise money for charity.


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Return To Middle Earth With The First Trailer For 'The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey' (Watch It!)

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey

It's almost time to return to Middle Earth! On Tuesday Warner Bros. Pictures released the first official trailer for The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey and you can check it out right here! An Unexp...


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Evangeline Lilly 'Very Concerned' Over Her 'Hobbit' Role

Evangeline Lilly

Evangeline Lilly fears "purist" fans will hate her role in The Hobbit because her character didn't feature in the book and was invented solely for the fantasy film adaptation. The Lost actress' S...


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Liv Tyler Hoping For A 'Hobbit' Cameo

Liv Tyler

Liv Tyler is eager to re-team with her Lord Of The Rings cast mates Ian Mckellen, Cate Blanchett and Elijah Wood by joining the cast of the highly-anticipated prequel The Hobbit. The actress play...


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Evangeline Lilly Cast In 'The Hobbit'

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Lost's Evangeline Lilly has joined The Hobbit.


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Top Ten Best Movie Sequels Ever

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For all those hoping that both Kung Fu Panda 2 and The Hangover Part II opening this week are better flicks then their predecessors this is the Starpulse list for you. We’ve delved deep into our m...


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Ian McKellen & Patrick Stewart's Shakespearean Costumes Sell at Auction

Ian McKellen

Costumes worn onstage by Ian McKellen and Patrick Stewart have been auctioned off by bosses at Britain's Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC). More than 15,000 items from the RSC costume department rai...


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Elijah Wood Joins 'The Hobbit'

Elijah Wood

Elijah Wood is returning to Middle Earth - the actor has signed on to star in the "Lord Of The Rings" prequel "The Hobbit." The actor will reprise the role of Frodo Baggins in the film, which wil...


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Hot Legs: Julia Roberts Promotes 'Eat Pray Love' In San Sebastian, Spain

Julia Roberts

Julia Roberts showed off her lean legs while promoting "Eat Pray Love" at the San Sebastian International Film Festival on Monday. Julia was honored with a Lifetime Achievement award at the film f...


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Michael Fassbender Lands 'X-Men' Role

Michael Fassbender

Michael Fassbender has reportedly seen off strong competition to land a coveted role in the new X-MEN movie - playing a younger version of Ian McKellen's character. The Inglourious Basterds actor...


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James McAvoy Joins 'The X-Men'

James McAvoy

James McAvoy has joined the X-Men - he will step into Patrick Stewart's role of Charles Xavier in the upcoming prequel. The Scottish actor will play a younger version of Stewart's character, also k...


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Ian Mckellen Speaks Out At Australian Gay Rights Rally

Ian McKellen

Ian McKellen attended a gay rights rally in Australia on Sunday, where he urged government officials to allow same-sex marriage Down Under. The veteran star took a break from his current Waiting ...


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Peter Jackson Dismisses 'Hobbit' Trouble

Peter Jackson

Lord Of The Rings director Peter Jackson has dismissed rumors upcoming prequel The Hobbit has been delayed due to production problems - insisting the project is still in its early stages. The ada...


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Check Out 'The Lord Of The Rings: The Motion Picture Trilogy' On Blu-ray April 6

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All three original theatrical films together for the first time on Blu-ray! Assisted by a Fellowship of heroes, Frodo Baggins plunges into a perilous trek to take the mystical One Ring to Mount Doo...


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Ian McKellen Opposes Pedophile Background Checks

Ian McKellen Opposes Pedophile Background Checks

Ian McKellen has spoken out against Britain's new anti-pedophile database, insisting the new scheme will dissuade amateur theaters from casting children. The Lord of the Rings star fears the Vettin...


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Ian McKellen's 'Bible Defacing' Trend Catches On

Ian McKellen

Ian McKellen's penchant for ripping out pages of the Bibles he finds in hotel rooms has caught on - fans send him sections of text they've removed. The openly gay Lord of the Rings star tears o...


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Ian McKellen Compares Hiding Secret Gay Life To Nazi Hell For Jews

Ian McKellen

British actor Ian McKellen's secret gay years gave the Lord Of The Rings star a sense of what it would have been like to be Jewish and living in central Europe during the late 1930s. The revere...


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Pre-Season 2009 TV Report Card: The Good, The Bad & The Ugly

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Since CNN has such a blast creating a report card to track the Presidency, we decided to have some fun with television. Which networks come out strong and which ones need to do better homework? ...


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Christopher Nolan Leaves 'The Prisoner' Movie

Christopher Nolan

The Dark Knight director Christopher Nolan has abandoned plans to helm a new big screen adaptation of cult British TV series The Prisoner. Nolan had signed up to turn the 1968 show - which star...


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Celebrity Birthdays, May 25

Ian McKellen

Happy Birthday to "Batman Begins" bad guy Cillian Murphy (1976), Fugees singer Lauryn Hill (1975), "Undeclared" actress Monica Keena (1974), "Ghost Whisperer" actor Jamie Kennedy (1970), "Volcano" ...


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Patrick Stewart Blasts Theater-Goer For Taking Pictures

Patrick Stewart

British thespian Patrick Stewart upset fans following a theater performance in Scotland by launching a foul-mouthed tirade at a man who allegedly took a picture of him onstage, according to reports...


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The Beatles' Entire Original Recorded Catalog Remastered; Out Sept.9

Beatles

Apple Corps Ltd. and EMI Music are delighted to announce the release of the original Beatles catalog, which has been digitally re-mastered for the first time, for worldwide CD release on Wednesday,...


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'The Hobbit' Pushed Back To 2012

The Hobbit

Lord Of The Rings fans will have to wait another four years to get their next big screen fix of the franchise - its prequel The Hobbit has been postponed until 2012. Earlier this year, it was ...


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Overheard

Brittany Snow

Hairspray star Brittany Snow is back in the arms of the boyfriend she bitterly outed as her ex at the Prom Night premiere in April. Musician Michael Johnson reportedly campaigned to get the actress...


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Jim Caviezel & Ian McKellen To Star In 'The Prisoner' Remake

Jim Caviezel

AMC announced today that acclaimed film actors Jim Caviezel and Ian McKellen have signed on to star in the network's reinterpretation of the highly influential 1960's cult classic, The Prisoner. ...


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Roger Waters & Patti Smith Plan Duets With Sons

Roger Waters

Pink Floyd star Roger Waters and punk pioneer Patti Smith are to perform with their sons for an upcoming charity concert. Waters is set to take to the stage with his 31-year-old son Harry on the pi...


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Celebrity Birthdays, May 25

Anne Heche

Happy Birthday to "Batman Begins" bad guy Cillian Murphy (1976), Fugees singer Lauryn Hill (1975), "Undeclared" actress Monica Keena (1974), "Harold and Kumar Go to White Castle" actor Jamie Kenne...


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Ian McKellen Confirms Gandalf Role

Ian McKellen

Legendary actor Ian McKellen has confirmed he will revive his famed role as wizard Gandalf in the movie adaptations of J.R.R. Tolkien's novel The Hobbit. McKellen, who has appeared as Gandalf in al...


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'The Golden Compass' Arrives In A Two-Disc DVD Edition April 29

The Golden Compass

Embark on a heroic journey to save humanity as The Golden Compass arrives on DVD from New Line Home Entertainment on April 29, 2008. The sweeping family fantasy follows a curious young heroine, Lyr...


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