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The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (2013)

Opens Friday, Dec 13, 2013 Synopsis: MGM and Warner Bros. present the second half of J.R.R. Tolkien's The Hobbit. Peter Jackson and Fran Walsh share writing duties with Guillermo del Toro on the production, which will shoot simultaneously with the first film. ~ Jeremy Wheeler, Rovi Cast: Martin Freeman, Ian McKellen, Richard Armitage, Andy Serkis, Elijah Wood Movie Details Buy Tickets Movie Review

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LONDON (AP) -- Ian McKellen says 13 -- the number of Oscar nominations received by "The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring" -- is "suddenly...

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Dwana Paplow profile

...Favorite play you've been in: "Wiley and the Hairy Man" at Minnesota-Morris. Favorite actors: Clint Eastwood and Ian McKellen. Favorite actresses: Cate Blanchett, Carol Burnett and Gilda Radner. Favorite TV show: "Inside the Actors Studio...

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Half million turn out for San Francisco gay pride parade; thousands more in other cities

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- Clad in a long white coat and waving the British flag, actor Sir Ian McKellen leaped from a silver convertible and raced to hug cheering fans during the city's annual gay pride parade. McKellen, who starred...

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'X-men' sequel is less than sum of its parts

...vehicles and spits out gritty one-liners; Magneto (Ian McKellen) and Professor Xavier (Patrick Stewart) continue...Starring: Hugh Jackman, Brian Cox, Patrick Stewart, Ian McKellen Written by: Bryan Singer, David Hayter, Zak Penn...

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'X-Men' offers audience entertaining summer movie experience

...against another in typical good-and-evil fashion, lead by Xavier (Patrick Stewart) on the one hand and Magneto (Ian McKellen) on the other. Magneto, who survived the Nazi Death Camps in World War II, is taking dastardly steps to avoid a...

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Hollywood mines its past for summer movie lineup

...Stewart as the telepathic leader of mutants who use their powers for humanity's benefit. Other mutants, including Ian McKellen's Magneto, are not so benign. McKellen, an Oscar nominee for ''Gods and Monsters,'' said Magneto obviously...

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Mutant 'X-men' overpower box office

...and evil among mutants who are scorned and mistrusted by the rest of humanity. The cast includes Patrick Stewart, Ian McKellen, Famke Janssen, Halle Berry and Anna Paquin. ''X-men'' received generally favorable reviews. Its PG-13 rating...

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Across the country, fans line up for 'Lord of the Rings' premiere

...New Line Cinema. The movie stars Elijah Wood as the hobbit Frodo Baggins, whose quest is to destroy the One Ring. Ian McKellen plays the wizard Gandalf, and Liv Tyler appears as the elf Arwen. Intertops, the Internet sports betting site, set...

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Scholar of Tolkien languages helped 'Lord of the Rings' moviemakers

...Roisin Carty, the film's dialect and language coaches, so they could teach the actors, including Cate Blanchett, Ian McKellen, Liv Tyler and Elijah Wood. The filmmakers relied on Salo throughout the 15-month shoot, which included making...

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