The Lord of the Rings
Ian Mckellen to reprise his role as Gandalf?
The 85-year-old actor, who is currently recovering from a fall during a performance of Player Kings in London’s West End, expressed uncertainty about the timeline for the project. “When? I don’t know. What is the script? It’s not written yet. So, they better be quick,” he added, highlighting the project's early stages.
Everybody hates fantasy. Let’s talk about it.
Based on anecdotal evidence, complaints about the genre being “pure escapism”, “childish” and “uninteresting” are common. There are also reviews which accuse fantasy literature of being “formulaic”, “out of touch” and even “outdated”.
Discovered Tolkien letters reveal new sides of his work
The correspondence was part of an exchange between Tolkien and the British Council about funding for his research collaboration with his former Oxford student, Simonne d’Ardenne.
New Bond 'Spectre' plays like a swan song, and a long one
Agent 007's latest love interest, played by French actress Lea Seydoux in the new James Bond movie "Spectre," is called Madeleine Swann, because the film seems like a swan song for some of the participants.
Sir Christopher Lee: Screen legend dies aged 93
Sir Christopher Lee, the veteran actor and star of many of the world's biggest film franchises, dies aged 93.
Ian Mckellen to reprise his role as Gandalf?
The 85-year-old actor, who is currently recovering from a fall during a performance of Player Kings in London’s West End, expressed uncertainty about the timeline for the project. “When? I don’t know. What is the script? It’s not written yet. So, they better be quick,” he added, highlighting the project's early stages.
Everybody hates fantasy. Let’s talk about it.
Based on anecdotal evidence, complaints about the genre being “pure escapism”, “childish” and “uninteresting” are common. There are also reviews which accuse fantasy literature of being “formulaic”, “out of touch” and even “outdated”.
Discovered Tolkien letters reveal new sides of his work
The correspondence was part of an exchange between Tolkien and the British Council about funding for his research collaboration with his former Oxford student, Simonne d’Ardenne.
New Bond 'Spectre' plays like a swan song, and a long one
Agent 007's latest love interest, played by French actress Lea Seydoux in the new James Bond movie "Spectre," is called Madeleine Swann, because the film seems like a swan song for some of the participants.
Sir Christopher Lee: Screen legend dies aged 93
Sir Christopher Lee, the veteran actor and star of many of the world's biggest film franchises, dies aged 93.