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27 May 2008 5:15 AM, PDT | From wenn.com | See recent WENN news

John Hurt has hinted at a return to another blockbuster franchise - he is hoping to reprise his role in the next Harry Potter movie.

The British star - who played Mr Ollivander in the 2001 movie Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone - hopes to return for the final installment of the boy wizard franchise Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, which will be split into two.

Hurt says, "I didn't spend a lot of time on the Harry Potter film, but I might be spending more time there next time. We'll see."

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27 May 2008 5:15 AM, PDT | From wenn.com | See recent WENN news

Veteran British actor John Hurt was stunned to be offered a part in Indiana Jones And The Kingdom Of The Crystal Skull - because he thought a call from Steven Spielberg was a hoax.

The 68-year-old stars alongside Harrison Ford in the latest installment of the adventure franchise - but feared he had upset Spielberg by asking to look over the script before he made his decision.

He recalls, "When I got the call from Steven Spielberg I almost said, 'Yeah, pull the other one!'.

"Then I thought, 'Hang on, I recognise that voice. It really is him!' He asked me if I'd like to come and do the film and I insisted on seeing the script.

"I was told later that nobody asks to see the script when Spielberg calls, you just say 'Yes.'

"They had to send a courier over from Los Angeles, who delivered the script at three in the afternoon, collected it at eight in the evening, stayed the night in a hotel and flew back to Los Angeles. It was a very expensive read."

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17 May 2008 11:20 PM, PDT | From PEOPLE.com | See recent PEOPLE.com news

The magic is still there, only you have to work a little harder to make yourself believe this time. Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, the fourth chapter in the saga of the whip-wielding archaeologist-adventurer, is full of thrills, spills, chills and plenty of amusingly lame jokes. While the flick is easy to like, it never quite knocks you silly with delight the way 1981's Raiders of the Lost Ark did. Acknowledging that time has passed and its hero has aged, the movie is set in 1957 – 19 years after the last Jones film ended – at the height of

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8 May 2008 6:32 AM, PDT | From Digitalspy | See recent digitalspy news

John Hurt has let slip that he may play the villain in the new Indiana Jones movie.

During a discussion about Harrison Ford's stunts, Hurt revealed that his character is involved in a scrap with Indiana.

He told The Times: "Harrison Ford does all his own fights. And I should know, I was in one of them."

Realising what his comments suggested, Hurt added: "Or then again, was I involved in a fight with him? It’s possible that I just watched."

Hurt plays Professor Oxley, a colleague of Indiana who is involved in the . . .

Alex Fletcher

16 April 2008 12:16 AM, PDT | From wenn.com | See recent WENN news

Veteran British actor John Hurt fears the British film industry is doomed due to the current global economic crisis - and has slammed the U.K. government for not fully supporting British filmmakers.

The Elephant Man star warns British-made movies will not survive if the industry is not offered more support from the government.

He says, "It's not in the best state at the minute, it's very difficult. What the government doesn't understand is that, essentially, this is the only independent film industry and the only thing that is going to keep our culture alive in the world of film.

"We need to educate the public of what our own culture is if our industry's going to survive, otherwise we will simply be a service to Hollywood.

In 2005, a tax loophole was closed for British moviemakers, meaning the price of making and producing U.K. based movies rocketed.

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9 April 2008 2:04 AM, PDT | From Digitalspy | See recent digitalspy news

Actor John Hurt has said that he is confident the new Indiana Jones movie will be a box office success.

Hurt said Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull was similar enough to the original trilogy that it wouldn't offend the franchise's fans.

Speaking about the film, he told the Daily Telegraph: "I am sworn to secrecy on the plot. But, quite frankly, it is just like the other three.

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7 April 2008 10:36 AM, PDT | From Studio Briefing | See recent Studio Briefing news

Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull will have its premiere at the Cannes Film Festival in May, costar John Hurt has told a British talk show host. Appearing on the Bbc's Jonathan Ross Show, Hurt, who won Oscar nods for his roles in Midnight Express and The Elephant Man, described Harrison Ford's work in the film at age 65 as "brilliant," adding, "I have nothing but good things to say about him. He understands that whole franchise. He is that franchise."

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5 April 2008 7:16 AM, PDT | From wenn.com | See recent WENN news

The eagerly awaited movie Indiana Jones And The Kingdom Of The Crystal Skull is set to premiere at the Cannes Film Festival next month.

The hit franchise's latest outing featuring Harrison Ford's return as the whip-cracking hero will be shown to industry insiders at the renowned French film event days before

its international release on 22 May.

The news was announced by celebrated Brit actor John Hurt who stars in the movie - but he failed to release any details of the movie's plot, insisting he has been sworn to secrecy.

And the veteran star heaped praise on 65-year-old Ford, describing him as "brilliant".

He tells U.K. chatshow host Jonothan Ross, "I have nothing but good things to say about him. He understands that whole franchise. He is that franchise."

The fourth installment in the popular franchise, which has taken 18 years to come to fruition, also stars Oscar-winner Cate Blanchett and Shia LaBeouf.

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