LONDON, Feb. 26 (UPI) -- A planned film version of William Shakespeare's play "King Lear," starring Welsh actor Anthony Hopkins, was scrapped, reportedly for economic reasons.

LOS ANGELES, Feb. 4 (UPI) -- Hollywood actor Al Pacino has signed on to play the title character in a new film adaptation of William Shakespeare's tragedy "King Lear."

CANNES, France, May 19 (UPI) -- British actress Keira Knightley reportedly is to play Cordelia in an upcoming film adaptation of William Shakespeare's tragic play "King Lear."

LOS ANGELES, Oct. 13 (UPI) -- Tickets for Ian McKellan's U.S. performances of “King Lear” with the Royal Shakespeare Company are fetching record sums through online distributors.

NEW YORK, Sept. 6 (UPI) -- Actor Ian McKellen was set to begin playing the title role in Shakespeare’s "King Lear" Thursday at the Brooklyn Academy of Music, Playbill.com has reported.

WILMINGTON, Del., July 16 (UPI) -- Lear Corp. shareholders nixed Carl Icahn's $2.9 billion buyout offer Monday, saying it undervalued the Southfield, Mich., auto-parts supplier.

SOUTHFIELD, Mich., July 9 (UPI) -- Carl Icahn's American Real Estate Partners LP increased its offer for U.S. auto supplier Lear Corp. to $37.25 a share from $36 a share, Lear said Monday.

STRATFORD, Ontario, June 27 (UPI) -- William Hutt, a Canadian actor praised widely for his portrayals in classics like "King Lear", died Wednesday in Stratford, Ontario, at age 87.

LONDON, March 31 (UPI) -- Those planning to see the Royal Shakespeare Company's production of "King Lear" in Britain should brace themselves for Ian McKellen's full monty scene.

SOUTHFIELD, Mich., Feb. 9 (UPI) -- Auto-seating maker Lear Corp. said Friday it has agreed to U.S. investor Carl Icahn's $2.75 billion buyout offer but may solicit alternative proposals. The $36-a-share deal by Icahn's American Real Estate Partners is expected to close by June, the Southfi