The Latest Breaking News from Ian McKellen

Adam Serkis won't do a 'politically correct' casting in Lord of the Rings movie 'for the sake of it'

Andy Serkis is directing The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum, which stars Kate Winslet, Jamie Dornan and Anya Taylor-Joy - with Elijah Wood and Ian McKellen back to star as Frodo and Gandalf respectively.

BANG Premier · Jul 14

Marvel has reportedly cast a former Star Wars actor as Magneto in its new X-Men movie — and they nearly played The Fantastic Four's Reed Richards in the MCU

A major star long rumored to play Mr. Fantastic in Marvel's cinematic juggernaut will reportedly play the iconic mutant.

TechRadar · Jul 14

New LS Lowry exhibition aims to demolish ‘naive and uncultured’ myth

Gallery director says collection of 140 paintings will offer a more balanced view of Manchester painter’s work

The Guardian - UK · Jul 12

Sir Ian McKellen thought of destroying Mar-a-Lago for Avengers: Doomsday scene

Sir Ian McKellen imagined destroying US President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate to get angrier for an explosive Magneto scene in Avengers: Doomsday.

BANG Premier · Jun 16

Ian McKellen says he imagined destroying Mar-a-Lago for new Avengers movie

Exclusive: At an open-air film festival in Rome, the actor shared anecdotes of his time on the set of upcoming superhero film Avengers: Doomsday

The Guardian - UK · Jun 15

Laurence Olivier honoured with blue plaque unveiled by Ian McKellen

Plaque installed at actor’s former home in Pimlico, central London, where he lived from the age of five to 12

The Guardian - UK · Jun 10

Laurence Olivier is honored with a plaque at his London childhood home

Laurence Olivier, arguably Britain's greatest stage actor, has been honored with a plaque at his childhood home in London

The Independent UK · Jun 10

Ian McKellen hails ‘legendary’ Laurence Olivier as blue plaque unveiled at home

Sir Ian was speaking as he unveiled an English Heritage plaque at Sir Laurence’s childhood home in London.

Evening Standard · Jun 10

The best films of 2026 so far

Jessie Buckley is dug up to marry Christian Bale, while Ian McKellen and Michaela Coel are the double act of the year in Steven Soderbergh’s dark comedy. Here’s our round up of movie magic from the last six months in the UK, in order of release

The Guardian - UK · Jun 10

Voices: Why it’s time to kick homophobia out of the Commonwealth

COMMENT: When Abbey Kiwanuka fled Uganda in fear for his life, his hands and legs were covered in cigarette burns as punishment for being gay. Here, he explains why today – to kick off Pride month – he will be marching alongside Ian McKellen to shame the 29 Commonwealth countries…

The Independent UK · Jun 9