Birth information13 July 1940, Mirfield, Yorkshire, England, UK BioBorn Mirfield, Yorkshire, England. Member of various local drama groups from about age 12. Left school at 15 to work as junior reporter on local paper; quit when Editor told him he was spending too much time at the theatre and not enough working. Spent a year as furniture salesman, saving cash to attend drama school. Accepted by Bristol Old Vic Theatre School in 1957. Professional debut 1959 in Repertory in Lincoln; work at Manchester Library Theatre and a tour round the world with the Old Vic Company followed in the early 60s. Joined Royal Shakespeare Company in 1966, to begin 27-year association. Following a spell with the Royal National Theatre in the mid 80s, he went to Los Angeles to star in "Star Trek: The Next Generation" (1987), which ran from 1987-1994, playing the role of Captain Jean-Luc Picard. He plans to return to theatre work on the end of this series.

by John Constantine

When Hideo Kojima walked on stage at Konami’s E3 press conference this afternoon, announcing that he was going to be showing off four games that Kojima Productions is working on, you could literally hear the crowd start holding their breath. They let out that breath as screams when the fourth game turned out to be ‘Castlevania: Lords of Shadow’.
A massive open world action game, “Lords of Shadow” is being positioned as a reboot for the entire series. The trailer shows some furious 3D whip brawling and looks like it may give even “God of War III” a run for its money. The game also has a star studded voice cast including Patrick Stewart and Robert Carlyle.
“Lords of Shadow” was actually announced by Konami last year at the Leipzig Games Conference, but it wasn’t branded as a “Castlevania” game at the time, nor was it a Kojima Productions project.
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At E3, Konami has announced the first true Next-Gen installment in the long-running Castlevania franchise.
Castlevania: Lords Of Shadow is an open world, 3-D experience where you play as Gabriel, a hero new to the saga, hunting for a mask that holds the power to bring the dead back to life. The trailer is epic, and the voice cast includes Star Trek Tng's Jean-Luc Picard himself, Patrick Stewart, along with Robert Carlyle (28 Weeks Later). Further details are extremely limited, but we've got the first teaser for the game below the break right here on Fangoria's Horrorcade.
The game arrives in 2010. Click here or here for more.
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He's not quite post-Who as yet - there's more than likely a lot of publicity to come in the backend of 2010 - but David Tennant is certainly moving in with his career. Although he is doing it by popping back to Hamlet. It seems that recording of the recent RSC production is underway, something that will likely utilise either an already built set for another production of the play or a stripped down set with the focus on the actors performance. David Tennant, Patrick Stewart and almost all of...
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