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variety.com - 24 days ago

McKellen enrolls in 'Academy'

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Actor to star in half-hour mockumentary series Ian McKellen is going back to drama school, for television. The thesp has signed to star in a half-hour mockumentary series, "The Academy," that is being shopped to U.K. and U.S. buyers by DLT Entertainment. McKellen would play his fictional ...

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totalfilm.com - 24 days ago

Ian McKellen up for The Academy

— totalfilm.com — Ian McKellen is going all Ricky Gervais - no, he's not relaunching The Office, he's starring in... a half-hour mockumentary TV series called The Academy. It'll focus on the efforts of his (fictional) brother Murray McKellen to get new funding for his rundown drama school, the Clapham Academy Of ... (more) Ian McKellen up for The Academy

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filmonic.com - 21 days ago

Ian McKellen “couldn’t be happier” with The Hobbit script

— filmonic.com — Over the past few months we’ve been following the progress of The Hobbit script rather intensely. We... got updates from Peter Jackson and Guillermo del Toro during the writing process, then Ian McKellen said he would receive his copy of the first draft in September, and now two months on ... (more) Ian McKellen “couldn’t be happier” with The Hobbit script

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cinematical.com - 17 days ago

Ian McKellen Suffers 'The View' Stupidity with Grace and Wit

— cinematical.com — Actors might make a lot of money, but at least they work for it with long hours... on set, paparazzi insanity, exhausting PR tours, and the pressures of handling the same questions over and over and over again with grace and charm. But even more ... (more) Ian McKellen Suffers 'The View' Stupidity with Grace and Wit

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Ian McKellen up for The Academy
Total Film News — Ian McKellen is going all Ricky Gervais - no, he's not relaunching The Office, he's starring in a half-hour mockumentary TV series called The Academy. It'll focus on the efforts of his (fictional) brother Murray McKellen to get new funding for his rundown drama school, the Clapham Academy Of Creative Arts. Part one of his plan? Allowing a documentary team to make a film about the place. According to Variety, McKellen has been closely involved in the show's development as well as taking the lead role, with Peter Hinton (who worked with McKellen in King Lear on stage) writing, directing and acting alongside ...

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Dark Horizons - News — Doctor Who The next special, 'The Waters of Mars', has now confirmed its air dates. In the UK it'll premiere 7pm Sunday November 15th on BBC One. In the US it'll premiere 9pm Saturday December 19th on BBC America. Air dates for the two final Tennant-era 'Who' specials have yet to be officially set but estimates are Christmas Day & New Year's Day in the UK, and sometime in January for both in the US. The three remaining specials, and a box-set containing all five specials, will hit DVD & Blu-ray in the US on February 2nd. Meanwhile David Tennant's appearance late last week as The Doctor on a two-part "The ...