...2014. Sir Ian McKellen: It's crunch time as the three finalists get four nerve-wracking hours to paint Sir Ian McKellen. (S2, ep 8) We’re sorry, the information ...

The show includes ten digital portraits of contemporary actors—including celebrities like Patrick Stewart and Ian McKellen—reciting lines from various Shakespeare plays. However, the portraits ...

Even more remarkable, however, is McKellen’s multifaceted portrayal of the man aptly known as “The Monster,” both behind his back and to his face, in the film’s world of 1930s London theater.

Sir Ian Mckellen held court at one table, dispensing wisdom to hopeful young thesps, while artist Jonny Yeo joked about his much meme’d portrait of the King at another. Among the guests were ...