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 ...

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Sir Ian McKellen’s net worth in 2024 is a topic of great intrigue amongst fans. This is due to his great fame in the entertainment industry, primarily for his roles of Gandalf in The Lord of the ...

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 ...

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.

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 On Stage - how to get tickets for his West End one-man show celebrating his 80th birthday and iconic roles including Gandalf, Magneto, King Lear and more ...

As you’ll see in the tweet below, Sir Ian McKellen has an issue with how his X-Men character Magneto’s name is pronounced, and it’s a pretty good question.