4/11/2012 – We are not talking about watching the movie, but actually being in it. After seeing him in 60 Minutes star director JJ Abrams wanted Magnus Carlsen to play a chess master from a galaxy far, far away – but the Norwegian couldn't get a working permit for the US in time. He was also forced to turn down 100,000 Kroner offers from rich Russians for one-on-one games. This is not an April Fool's joke!