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 ...

Ian McKellen has said that Gandalf is tougher than Magneto. The Hobbit actor claimed that JRR Tolkien's wizard would come out on top in a battle with Marvel Comics' mutant master of magnetism.

Magneto magic Back in 2000, Ian McKellen didn’t need the X-Men. He’d already found professional success and acclaim both in the UK and stateside, earning a Tony award, a Golden Globe, a Screen ...

It's Sir Ian and Sir Patrick - the honorific attaches to the first name. But to your wider point - they are both working actors, and a job's a job. Olivier was in loads of shite for cash - The ...

Perhaps it's the aura he gives off that just screams "Shakespearean," or maybe it's just the characters he's brought to life with such skill (Gandalf, namely), but either way, the 85-year-old ...

On-screen, whether playing Magneto and Gandalf or Richard III and Macbeth, McKellen is one of the most commanding presences that have ever existed on film. When he speaks, we listen.

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It's always great to hear updates from Sir Ian McKellen on anything and everything. Empire just caught up with him at the San Sebastian Film Festival recently and asked him about two big projects ...

Gandalf possesses innate magical power in The Lord of the Rings, but the staff helps to channel that power. This is the baseline idea, though J.R.R. Tolkien is rather vague and doesn't explain his ...

Ian McKellen and Michael Fassbender gave Magneto heart, rage, and legacy—find out how two timelines shaped one unforgettable X-Men character.

He played the wizard Gandalf in the Hobbit and Lord of the Rings films, based on the books by JRR Tolkien. And he has played the comic book supervillian Magneto in the X-Men movie series.

Ian McKellen has revealed that he only got to be in the Lord of the Rings movies and X-Men series because he turned down a chance to work with Tom Cruise. "I got offered a part in Mission ...