When Ian McKellen was approached to voice Gandalf in 'Lord of the Rings' video games, he agreed to do it purely for the ...

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Over the past six decades, Sir Ian McKellen has taken on the role of almost all of William Shakespeare's male protagonists, but there was one particular character he was "never attracted to" and ...

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When William Shakespeare wrote Hamlet, the titular character was aged about 30, so it was always bound to provoke interest when stage and screen veteran Sir Ian McKellen was cast in the role.

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Ian McKellen is famous for his sharp discernment ... drinking soda with two miniature poodles at his feet. He was like a character in a Jacques Tati movie.” The scene captured Harris’s unique ...