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Elijah Wood Addresses Possible Return To LOTR. Why He ‘Wouldn’t Want Anybody Else’ Playing Frodo

Points were made.

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Elijah Wood doesn't want anyone else playing Frodo Baggins for 'as long as I'm alive and able'

Elijah Wood is speaking out on the future of Frodo Baggins and has skirted around questions about returning for The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum.

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LS Lowry: The Unheard Tapes review – Ian McKellen lip-syncs with precision as the artist bares his soul

The notoriously private Manchester painter agreed in 1972 to be recorded by a young fan. The results, broadcast here for the first time, are tender, revealing – and desperately moving

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The Hunt for Gollum looks like a step too far for the endless Lord of the Rings franchise

As the film-makers behind the seemingly neverending river of Tolkien adaptations seek to wring every last drop of story from Middle-earth, it risks running the whole thing into the ground

The Guardian - UK

LS Lowry believed his paintings would be worthless, interviews reveal

Exclusive: Sir Ian McKellen portrays artist in BBC documentary that draws on trove of previously unheard recordings

The Guardian - UK

Ian McKellen says process for new BBC role was ‘not easy’

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The Independent UK

Sir Ian McKellen opens up on challenges of playing LS Lowry for new BBC documentary

Veteran actor will lip-sync the voice of the acclaimed English artist from archive tapes for a new immersive experience

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Sir Ian McKellen: ‘Challenging’ to lip sync as LS Lowry for BBC documentary

The Lord Of The Rings star will play the painter using recordings from his final days.

Evening Standard

Rupert Grint admits he found first-time fatherhood ‘isolating’ and ‘quite traumatising’

‘Harry Potter’ star has two children with fellow actor Georgia Groome

The Independent UK

Johnny Depp Is Making A Comeback With The A Christmas Carol Movie, And Rupert Grint Has Two Choice Adjectives For His Performance

But, of course!

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Sir Ian McKellen, 86, has 'accepted that I'm not immortal'

Sir Ian McKellen has admitted that the older he gets, the more "death becomes ever present".

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Renowned Shakespearean actor voices doubts over Oscar frontrunner Hamnet

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The Independent UK

Sir Ian McKellen says ‘death is ever present’ after fall from West End stage

‘I have accepted that I’m not immortal,’ British ‘Lord of the Rings’ star said

The Independent UK

Shakespeare expert Ian McKellen brands Hamnet ‘improbable’ fiction: ‘I don’t quite get it’

‘I’m not very interested in trying to work out where Shakespeare’s imagination came from, but it certainly didn’t just come from family life,’ the British thespian said

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Painting of Sir Ian McKellen raises funds for Peter Tatchell Foundation

The Lord Of The Rings star, 86, was the guest of honour at Attitude Magazine’s launch event of its annual list of LGBTQ+ trailblazers, Attitude 101.

The Times of India

Ian McKellen drops 400-year-old Shakespeare play to address US immigration debate

Actor Ian McKellen performed a Shakespearean monologue on immigration. He linked current events to historical anti-immigrant feelings. McKellen emphasized the humanity of immigrants. Other artists also spoke out against US immigration policies. Bad Bunny and Lady Gaga criticized ICE. McKellen's performance focused attention on immigration struggles.

Total Film

X-Men star Ian McKellen teases Magneto role in Avengers: Doomsday in the most hilarious way: "I'm putting on a fierce look and I'm trying to be magnetic"

No Avengers: Doomsday trailer? No Problem.

The Independent UK

Ian McKellen expresses concern about making new Lord of the Rings film

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Ian McKellen says timing of new Lord of the Rings film shoot is ‘unfortunate’

‘I’m not sure I want to be out there,’ actor said of movie’s New Zealand production after confirming Gandalf return

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Avengers: Doomsday Rumor Reveals The Intriguing Way Its X-Men Universe Differs From The Original Movies

Strap in.

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The Funny Question LOTR’s Ian McKellen Asked While Filming Gandalf’s Final Goodbye Scene On Just His Second Day Of Work

The BTS on this trilogy is wild

Inverse

20 Years Later, The Most Powerful Marvel Mutant Will Make A Villainous Comeback

Did Ian McKellen just spoil Magneto's big comeback in 'Avengers: Doomsday'?

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‘I Perhaps Shouldn’t Have Said That.’ Wait, Did Ian McKellen Just Drop A Big Avengers: Doomsday Spoiler?

Magneto can bend metal... and apparently, Marvel’s spoiler rules.

Total Film

Ian McKellen lets slip details on how much damage Magneto does in Avengers: Doomsday

"Oh, I perhaps shouldn’t have said that.”

The Guardian - US

‘A new form of theater’: can Ian McKellen, 52 cameras and ‘mixed reality’ reinvent a medium?

At the Shed in New York, attendees wearing enhanced glasses are witnessing an experimental new play where actors appear in video form

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