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McKellen joins cast of DaVinci Code

Sir Ian McKellen joins Tom Hanks, Alfred Molina, and Amelia’s Audrey Tautou in the film adaptation of the wildly popular novel.

“Sir Ian, 65, is to portray historian Sir Leigh Teabing, who is obsessed with finding the Holy Grail.

The movie may eclipse the success of Titanic – the biggest grossing film of all time – thanks to the book’s success across the world, where it has been attacked by the Vatican as heresy and sold more than 18 million copies in 44 languages.”

Or it could crash and burn. Having a harder time hoping for that now that Sir Ian’s on board.

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Brits snag first marathon

Read it and weep…

British Star Wars fans will be the first in the world to see all six films back-to-back, including the eagerly-awaited final installment, Episode III – Revenge of the Sith.

Lucasfilm and 20th Century Fox are to show the entire saga in London’s Leicester Square on May 16, a day after Episode III’s world premiere in an out-of-competition screening at the Cannes film festival, but a full three days before it goes on general release in the UK.

Bloody hell!

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Mace is one Bad MoFo

Samuel L. Jackson received a special gift when he finished on the ROTS set.

Thrilled Samuel said: “There’s a lot of lore that goes along with Star Wars and I guess because I’ve been known since Pulp Fiction as a bad motherf*****, everybody thought that should be on my lightsaber.”

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EU at C3

Also, Saturday and Sunday schedule for Celebration is up. Saturday includes two panels that are a can’t miss for EU fans:

3:30 — 4:30 pm Continuity: Keeping a Universe in Order. It’s a big, big galaxy out there, and the keepers of Star Wars lore have a big job making sure nothing is in conflict. Find out how they do it, and more about what’s to come, with authors Troy Denning, Timothy Zahn, and Aaron Allston, Shelly Shapiro of Del Rey, and Sue Rostoni and Leland Chee of Lucasfilm. Pablo Hidalgo of starwars.com will moderate. Behind-the-Scenes Stage.

5:00 — 6:00 pm Title Reveal! The next arc in the best-selling Star Wars novel series is upon us, and the creators will reveal the title in this special panel at Celebration III. You’ll have the opportunity to ask questions from the authors and publishers, and hear about the unique approach planned for this series. Arc authors Aaron Allston, Karen Traviss, and Troy Denning, plus Shelly Shapiro of Del Rey, and Sue Rostoni and Leland Chee of Lucasfilm. Behind-the-Scenes Stage (109).

And there’s also a Tim Zahn Outbound Flight event on Sunday.