Ian McKellen has revealed why he never played Dumbledore after being offered the role in Harry Potter following Richard ...

The legendary thespian was offered the role of the iconic Hogwarts headmaster - but decided he 'couldn't do it'.

The "Lord of the Rings" franchise uses a lot of CGI trickery to bring Middle-earth to life. Here's what it looks like without ...

From awarding Rami Malek’s all-teeth performance as Freddie Mercury to Julianne Moore winning Best Actress for the wrong ...

The difference between Gandalf the Grey and Gandalf the White goes beyond a wardrobe change. Here's how the wizard transformed in Lord of the Rings.

Jared Harris has spoken about how his father, the late actor Richard Harris, was once offered the roles of two wizard characters at the same time. At such a critical moment in US history, we need ...

While the film's refusal to mark the 17-year time jump might rankle Rings purists, this was likely an attempt on Jackson's part to streamline the establishing aspects of the narrative, rather than bog ...

Harris’ middle son and fellow actor, Jared, told The Times just why his dad had turned down playing Gandalf. “Dad was offered Gandalf and Dumbledore at the same time, but he didn’t want to spend all ...

Greg Mottola’s coming-of-age comedy turns the standard plot of boys worrying about their virginity status into a madcap chaos machine. Jonah Hill, Michael Cera, and Christopher Mintz-Plasse star as ...