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Ian McKellen Ready For Close-Up <br />in Heavy-Metal <i>X-Men</i> Video  

Ian McKellen Ready For Close-Up
in Heavy-Metal X-Men Video

Director Bryan Singer creates a brief teaser video for Fox’s X-Men: Days of Future Past that features Ian McKellen in the make-up chair. The film opens July 18, 2014.

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<i>X-Men</I> Director Unsure if Halle Berry Will Appear in <i>Days of Future Past</i>  

X-Men Director Unsure if Halle Berry Will Appear in Days of Future Past

Director Bryan Singer promises that Simon Kinberg’s script for X-Men:Days of Future Past will accommodate a huge cast that may or may not include the return of Halle Berry as Storm. The sequel opens July 18, 2014.

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The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey  

Review | The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey

With The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, Peter Jackson crafts a spellbinding introduction to J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle-earth that makes full use of its talented ensemble cast. However, the director fumbles with his embrace of the 48-frames-per-second format.

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How Will Original <i>X-Men</i> Stars <br />Be Used in <i>Days of Future Past</i>?  

How Will Original X-Men Stars
Be Used in Days of Future Past?

A recent report seems to explain the roles Ian McKellen, Patrick Stewart and Hugh Jackman have to play in the upcoming X-Men: Days of Future Past, out July 18, 2014.

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Ian McKellen Calls His Return <br />to <i>X-Men</i> Franchise ‘Wonderful’  

Ian McKellen Calls His Return
to X-Men Franchise ‘Wonderful’

Reacting to the announcement this week that he and Patrick Stewart will reprise their roles as Prof. X and Magneto in X-Men: Days of Future Class, Ian McKellen says they’ll give James McAvoy and Michael Fassbender “a run for their money.”

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Stewart and McKellen Returning <br />For <i>X-Men: Days of Future Past</i>  

Stewart and McKellen Returning
For X-Men: Days of Future Past

Director Bryan Singer has confirmed that Patrick Stewart and Ian McKellen will reprise their roles as Professor Xavier and Magneto in X-Men: Days of Future Past, joining returning stars James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender, Jennifer Lawrence and Nicholas Hoult.

<i>Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey</i> Reveals First TV Spot, Run Time  

Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey Reveals First TV Spot, Run Time

The Hobbit fans get a look at the first TV spot for An Unexpected Journey, as well as news from director Peter Jackson that the film will be the shortest of his Middle Earth epic.

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Why Ian McKellen Almost Didn’t <br />Return As Gandalf in <i>The Hobbit</i>  

Why Ian McKellen Almost Didn’t
Return As Gandalf in The Hobbit

In separate interviews, Ian McKellen talks about how he almost didn’t return for The Hobbit while Stephen Colbert teases a potential cameo appearance in the films.

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New <i>Hobbit</i> Trailer Arrives  

New Hobbit Trailer Arrives

As promised, Warner Bros. has debuted a new trailer for Peter Jackson’s The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey that perfectly captures that mix of humor and action-adventure found in J.R.R. Tolkien’s beloved fantasy novel. The film opens Dec. 14.

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<i>Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey</i> Debuts 6 Images For Tolkien Week  

Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey Debuts 6 Images For Tolkien Week

To kick off Tolkien Week — J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Hobbit was published 75 years ago on Friday — Warner Bros. has released six new images from The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, the first installment of Peter Jackson’s three-movie adaptation of the beloved fantasy novel.

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CCI: Peter Jackson, <i>Hobbit</i> Stars Discuss 3D, Scale & 48 Frames  

CCI: Peter Jackson, Hobbit Stars Discuss 3D, Scale & 48 Frames

Following their Hall H presentation at Comic-Con International, the cast and crew of The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey discussed the film’s new cinema tech and what it might do to the kids’ heads.

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<i>The Hobbit</i> Alternate Trailer Looks Virtually Identical to the Original  

The Hobbit Alternate Trailer Looks Virtually Identical to the Original

An alternate version of the original trailer for The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey has made its way online, offering the eagle-eyed viewer glimpse of three brief snippets of new footage from Peter Jackson’s adaptation.

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