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Ian McKellen joins Scissor Sisters live on stage in surprise appearance at London O2 concert

Fans erupted in cheers at London’s O2 Arena on Friday, 24 May, as Sir Ian McKellen made a surprise appearance during the Scissor Sisters’ long-awaited reunion concert.

The Independent UK

Ian McKellen delights fans with surprise appearance at Scissor Sisters gig

The 85-year-old actor took to the stage to recite spoken-word vocals for the band’s hit song Invisible Light.

Evening Standard

The Marvel multiverse saga isn't over yet, but these X-Men movie casting rumors are already making me rage like Wolverine

A spate of X-Men movie reboot cast rumors have appeared online over the past week.

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‘Any 11-year-old could tell you that!’ The University Challenge final, reviewed by last year’s winner

As another series comes to a nailbiting end, last year’s Imperial captain finds one team way too leisurely – and some of the questions altogether too easy. Must try harder!

The Guardian - UK

Andy Serkis' new Gollum-centric Lord of the Rings movie gets a precious December 2027 release date

One day to rule them all

Total Film

The Hunt For Gollum release date, plot, cast, and more news

Return to Middle-earth with our guide to new movie The Hunt For Gollum

Total Film

Sir Ian McKellen revealed as unlikely R&B fan as he parties with Usher

The veteran actor, 85, attended Usher’s party to celebrate the start of his 10-night run of shows at the O2

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This Avengers: Doomsday theory suggests that X-Men Days of Future Past may have created Robert Downey Jr.'s Doom

Are the X-Men doomed before they even arrive in the MCU?

Total Film

The classic Fox X-Men are returning in Avengers: Doomsday, and I've got a really bad feeling about this

Are we about to see the death of an entire reality, maybe even the MCU?

Total Film

The Avengers vs. X-Men logo may have been spotted in the latest Doomsday reveal, fueling theories for the upcoming Marvel movies

Professor X and the mutants are coming for the Avengers Initiative in the MCU

Total Film

Marvel fans are already theorizing how Patrick Stewart, Ian McKellen, and James Marsden's X-Men will be integrated into Avengers: Doomsday

There are some pretty compelling theories about how the X-Men will appear in Avengers: Doomsday

Total Film

'Avengers: Doomsday': The five-hour plus casting announcement that's exciting and confusing fans

An unconventional (and long) announcement... Anticipated names missing... Some surprise inclusions... Marvel's latest stunt has divided the internet.

Euronews

The OG Fox X-Men are back, with Patrick Stewart, Ian McKellen, and more joining the cast of Avengers: Doomsday alongside a whole new Avengers team to take on Robert Downey Jr's Doctor Doom

Chris Hemsworth, Vanessa Kirby, and more are the MCU's new Avengers - and they'll be joined by many of the original Fox X-Men

Total Film

'Avengers: Doomsday' Finally Confirms X-Men Crossover In The MCU

Worlds collide! The X-Men crossover with the 'Avengers' is finally happening. Here's which legacy actors are back in the MCU proper.

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The Guardian - US

Ian McKellen and Patrick Stewart to reprise X-Men roles in new Avengers film

The duo will join Chris Hemsworth, Paul Rudd, Letitia Wright, Vanessa Kirby and many more in Avengers: Doomsday

The Guardian - UK

A Touch of Love review – Margaret Drabble’s single-mother drama is a vivid 60s time capsule

This Drabble adaptation about a PhD student who gets pregnant is kitchen-sinky but without humour or even awareness. It’s an interesting curio

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Sir Ian McKellen urges famous gay actors not to 'stay in the closet'

'Lord of the Rings' actor Sir Ian McKellen "never met anybody who came out [as gay] who regretted it".

The Independent UK

Ian McKellen says it’s ‘silly’ for young gay actors to stay in the closet

‘Don’t listen to your advisors,’ implored the Gandalf actor

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Evening Standard

James Corden films dark comedy with two huge stars after success of Gavin and Stacey special

The actor, 46, was seen shooting scenes of the Steven Soderbergh-directed film in London

The Independent UK

Jared Harris reveals why his father turned down another famous wizard role

Richard Harris played the role of Dumbledore in the first two Harry Potter films

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Sir Ian McKellen, Michaela Coel and James Corden cast in The Christophers

Sir Ian McKellen, Michaela Coel and James Corden are all set to star in Steven Soderbergh's dark comedy movie 'The Christophers'.

Inverse

23 Years Later, the Next Lord of the Rings Movie is Bringing Back a Crucial Character

'The Hunt for Gollum' is shaping up to be a full-fledged Fellowship reunion.

Digital Camera World

To be, or not to be: world-first exhibition of "living portraits" celebrates the best Shakespearean actors of our generation

Patrick Stewart, Juliet Stevenson and Sir Ian McKellen feature in "a pioneering chapter in the convergence of portraiture and performing arts"

The Guardian - UK

Emily Richard obituary

Actor who toured with the RSC, played Tess of the d’Urbervilles on radio and starred in Lorna Doone on television

The Guardian - UK

Lend me your ears: great Shakespearean actors given hi-tech talking portraits

A radical new exhibition celebrates stars including Ian McKellen and Patrick Stewart by combining subtly moving artworks with their own voices. The results are uncanny

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