The original cast of X-Men is so beloved that Marvel Studios is bringing many of them, including Ian McKellen, back for ...

Sir Ian McKellen played Gandalf in The Lord of the Rings and Magneto in X-Men, and he weighed in on which of these characters ...

Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum has a “great” script, Warner Bros. CEO David Zaslav has said. Speaking during a ...

McKellen himself came out in 1988 aged 48, the year after he had played a gay monarch in Christopher Marlowe’s play Edward II, a theatre production that was transferred to TV, where its viewers ...

When Sir Ian McKellen performed the first same-sex kiss on British TV in the 1970 BBC production of Christopher Marlowe’s Edward II, he was not yet out. In fact, it would be another 18 years ...

Screen and stage veteran Sir Ian McKellen urges young gay actors to come out, liking their situation to star footballers in the UK premier league. The English actor, most famous for playing wizard ...

Ian McKellen found it annoying when fans would confuse his Gandalf with Dumbledore Because of their similar physical features and skills, the X-Men star would constantly be confused for the actor ...

The Lord of the Rings star sat down with the Times London to discuss his experiences playing some of the most influential queer roles in British theatre over the years. In case you didn’t know, Ian ...

Two Lord of the Rings actors who starred in the iconic trilogy are set to reunite on screen in a new TV show. Billy Boyd and Dominic Monaghan, who played Merry and Pippin, are set to reunite with ...

Phoebe is the trans and non-binary director of an upcoming performance of Twelfth Night that will be staged at The Space ...

Sir Ian McKellen attends "The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim" World Premiere at Odeon Luxe Leicester Square on December 3, 2024 in London, England. Lia Toby/Getty Images ...