When Shakespear met Elton John, sounds good to us!!!

There's a new CGI-animated film in the works, and this will one deal with a Shakespearean theme.

James McAvoy and Emily Blunt are said to be the voices of the main characters in the Romeo & Juliet inspired flick.

And those main characters just happen to be some garden gnomes in love, but from rival gardens, of course.

Gnomeo & Juliet will represent an edgier adaptation of Shakespeare's play.

The original role of Juliet was said to go to Kate Winslet two years ago, though she had to drop out due to scheduling conflicts.

The flick is being made by Mirimax and Elton John's Rocket Pictures.

And luckily it will feature several of Elton's classic songs.

Your Song sung by gnomes = cute!

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More McAhottie!

Wanted star James McAvoy sizzles on the cover of the new issue of Arena magazine.

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We finally got around to seeing Wanted while we were in Las Vegas and we LOVED it.

Loved Angie, though she barely spoke, and loved the film's star, James McAvoy, in his breakout role.

Mac is now a big-time box office stud and is landing on the cover of magazines, like the latest issue of Details.

Click here to read his enlightening cover story.

How brooding and sexy does he look????

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To all of you Lord of the Rings fans, reports are surfacing that the new prequel movie they are working on, The Hobbit, might have found its star.

Said to take the lead role of hobbit Bilbo Baggins is Scottish actor James McAvoy.

The J.R.R. Tolkien novel is hoping to be the next blockbuster big hit and will be directed by Guillermo del Toro.

The film is scheduled to begin filming later this year in New Zealand.

Also returning to the prequel will be Sir Ian McKellen as Gandalf.

In regards to choosing the main lead, an inside source says, “A number of names have been doing the rounds, including Daniel Radcliffe and Jack Black, but James [McAvoy] is the one the film's bosses really want. They're expected to have talks soon so hopefully it could be confirmed in the not too distant future."

As for director del Toro, he adds, “I can tell you it's down to a few names that we all agree upon. For our first choice, completely magically we all have the same name."

We’d prefer to have seen Daniel Radcliffe, but we doubt they’d pay him as much as he’d probably ask for.

What do you think about casting James????

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