By Vanessa Sibbald LOS ANGELES (Zap2it.com) - If Ian McKellen has his way, he will be reprising his role of Magneto in the third "X-Men" film.
After recently seeing "X2: X-Men United" for the first time -- "much more recently than I should confess" -- he tells Zap2it.com, "I immediately called up Bryan Singer and said, 'What can I do to make sure I'm in the third film. And are you going to direct it?" Singer replied by saying, "Get me a ticket for the premiere of 'The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King,'" said McKellen on the day of the premiere. "So I'll see him tonight." Singer announced Friday (Dec. 5) that is currently in talks to direct the film, and a number of the actors from the previous two films are already contractually obliged to appear in the film if it is made. Even though the British actor played a pivotal role in "X2," he didn't see the film at he premiere or in the theater "because I wasn't looking forward to it." He changed his mind once his saw it on DVD. "It was a wonderful film," McKellen says, adding that he was especially impressed with the scene in which Iceman (aka Bobby Drake) "comes out" to his parents about being a mutant. _______________________________________________ Sndbox mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://a8.mewebdns-a8.com/mailman/listinfo/sndbox_sandboxmail.net
