Shakespeare goes sci-fi in Michael Caine’s post-apocalyptic Henry5

Apparently, Michael Caine and Ray Winstone are heading up the cast of Henry5, a sci-fi take on Shakespeare’s classic historical drama. Where the heck do we sign up?

Details are a bit sketchy on Henry5: This particular band of brothers includes Caine, Winstone, Vinnie Jones, Gerard Depardieu and Derek Jacobi. It’s being directed by Michael Anderson, who’s been a cinematographer on a host of ads done by Ridley Scott Associates, and it’ll touch on the events of both Henry IV and Henry V.

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Two more dwarves cast in The Hobbit—but what about Gandalf?

There’s a new Dwarf in Middle-earth and his name is James Nesbitt. The actor, who’d been rumored for a role in Peter Jackson’s upcoming The Hobbit movies, was just confirmed as being cast. But not all Hobbit news today is good, because Sir Ian Mckellen says that he’s NOT yet under contract to return.

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