He said he had decided to take up his father's profession in part because he was drawn to the Le Guin stories about a boy who turns into the wizard Ged.
The Earthsea tales were published from 1968 and were compared decades later to J.K. Rowling's smash-hit Harry Potter series.
Irish heartthrob Colin Farrell has checked himself into an undisclosed rehab center to be treated for exhaustion and dependency on prescription medication, his publicist announced Tuesday.
The medication was prescribed for treating a back injury, according to a statement. "We ask that the press respect the privacy of Mr. Farrell and his family," publicist Danica Smith said.
Farrell stars in the upcoming epic A New World and in the upcoming widescreen version of the 1980s TV favorite Miami Vice that hits screens early next year.
Leonardo DiCaprio is to film his next thriller The Blood Diamond in South Africa, according to the Tuesday issue of Variety.
The subtropical coast of South Africa's southeastern KwaZulu-Natal province will stand in for the west African state of Sierra Leone in the movie, shooting for which is scheduled to start Feb. 4, the report said.
The movie is set during a civil war in Sierra Leone in which DiCaprio plays a smuggler of "blood diamonds" -- also known as "conflict diamonds" -- which are the precious stones used to finance rebellions, privateers and terrorists.
Edward Zwick (The Last Samurai) will direct the film, co-starring Jennifer Connelly and Djimon Hounsou.
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