April 11, 2015 10:58 AM EDT
Ian McKellen will take on the role of Cogsworth the clock in Disney’s new, live-action version of Beauty and the Beast.
McKellen, popularly known for playing Gandalf in The Lord of the Rings and Magneto in X-Men, will star alongside Emma Watson, Dan Stevens, Luke Evans, Josh Gad and Emma Thompson, Variety reports. The film, set for a mid-March 2017 release, will be directed by Bill Condon, who helmed Gods and Monsters, Dreamgirls and the final two movies in the Twilight series. Read More...
Jason Reitman‘s movie about the inaugural broadcast of “Saturday Night Live” has been set for theatrical release on Oct. 11, 2024.
The release date is particularly significant since Oct. 11 is the same date the legendary comedy show — which will be launching its 50th season this fall — was first broadcast. Read More...
Astronaut and senator who in 1962 was the first American to orbit the Earth and in 1998 became the oldest person to go to space. He was a recipient of the Congressional Space Medal of Honor and Presidential Medal of Freedom, among several other distinctions.
Before Fame He dropped out of college to join the military after the attack on Pearl Harbor.
Trivia He was the third American to fly into space and was inducted into the Astronaut Hall of Fame in 1990. Read More...