Rather than an attack on critics generally, McKellen tells Entertainment Weekly that he wanted to empathize with Jimmy’s ...

Surprisingly, Weyman hasn't actually been holding this secret for years. In fact, he was only told about the Gandalf reveal ...

A particular flavor of Shakespeare adaptation that has proven quite popular is to keep his original dialogue intact but place it in a modern day setting, like Baz Lurhmann 's chaotic Romeo + Juliet or ...

Academy Award Nominee Sir Ian McKellen stars as a powerful London theater critic who lures a struggling actress into a ...

Sir Ian McKellen recalls running into Dame Maggie Smith at the 2002 Oscars in a 2017 appearance on "The Graham Norton Show." ...

I have a small fascination with films in which actors play actors. Russell Crowe in The Exorcism is a recent example. Looking ...

Ian McKellen did an incredible impression of Maggie Smith after she made an absolutely brutal joke at his expense ...

McKellen once played Smith on 'SNL.' She joked she'd do an impression of him in return, but "people didn’t know him well enough to recognize it." ...

Back in June, Sir Ian McKellen seemed to downplay a fall off a London stage during a performance of the Shakespeare ...

Sir Ian McKellen has a confession to make. His most famous line, in a celebrated film and TV career that has lasted 60 years ...

Last night, the cast of Abigail’s Party at Colchester’s Mercury Theatre were treated to a special visit from Sir Ian McKellen, who met ...

Ian McKellen doesn’t put much stock in trophies. The British actor has been a beloved big-screen presence for 60 years, with acclaimed films such as “Scandal,” “Richard III,” and “Six ...