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The Latest Breaking News from Ian McKellen

Q&A: Ian McKellen is his own harshest critic as he discusses his stage fall and new thriller

Ian McKellen is listening to his inner critic

The Independent UK

Gandalf returns! Ian McKellen says he’d been approached to return for new Lord of the Rings movie

Gandalf will appear in new Lord of the Rings movie The Hunt for Gollum

Total Film

Ian McKellen says he is fine but has ‘emotional residues’ after onstage fall

Actor, 85, says he is taking the rest of the year off after accident in June but plans to keep playing Gandalf

The Guardian - UK

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Ian McKellen reveals he’ll return as Gandalf in Lord of the Rings movie – on one candid condition

‘They hope that I’ll be playing him,’ actor said

The Independent UK

Ian McKellen announces he is taking the rest of the year off from acting following onstage fall

‘When you get to my age you can’t always get up again,’ said Lord of the Rings actor

The Independent UK

Ian McKellen says fat suit saved him after ‘horrible’ stage fall

The 85-year-old actor, who fell from London stage in June, says he still has ‘agonising pains’ and avoids leaving the house

The Guardian - AU

'Fat suit saved me from serious injury in West End stage fall', says Sir Ian McKellen

The acclaimed stage star admitted he’s ‘nervous’ to leave the house following shocking accident mid-performance

Evening Standard

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‘A 70-year-old skipping about pretending to be 20’: the new era of age-blind casting

Though Ian McKellen gave his Hamlet at the age of 82, older women rarely get the chance to play young characters. But with Imelda Staunton in Hello Dolly and Geraldine James as Rosalind, are things finally changing?

The Guardian - UK

London's best waterside pubs and bars: from canalside spots in Hackney to old-time boozers on the Thames

London is without the sea, but there are plenty of pubs and bars close to water, whether river, canal or boatyard

Evening Standard

‘We went bankrupt and had to set up the explosives ourselves’: Ian McKellen and Richard Loncraine on making Richard III

‘The movie changed my life,’ says McKellen of the 1995 film. ‘If Bryan Singer hadn't seen it, he would never have asked me to be in X-Men’

The Guardian - UK

The waiting is over! Have the times finally caught up with Godot?

Samuel Beckett’s groundbreaking play is back again, this time starring Ben Whishaw and Lucian Msamati. Its tragicomic take on existence may match our cultural moment

The Guardian - UK

Ian McKellen watches final day of Players Kings from audience as he recovers from fall

Actor was forced to pull out of production following dramatic fall

The Independent UK

Ian McKellen updates fans on recovery after West End theatre fall

Actor has been recovering after falling from the stage during performance of Player Kings

The Independent UK

Ian McKellen withdraws from tour of his play to ‘protect my recovery’ after fall from stage.

Actor Ian McKellen is withdrawing from a U.K. tour of his latest play because he needs more time to recover after falling off the stage at a London theater last month

The Independent UK

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Sir Ian McKellen withdraws from national tour of Player Kings after West End stage fall

‘My injuries improve day by day,’ the actor said

The Independent UK

Sir Ian McKellen withdraws from Player Kings tour ‘on medical advice’ after fall from stage

The actor fell from a West End stage last month

The Independent UK

Woman who Ian McKellen landed on ‘spent night in hospital’ after actor’s fall

‘Getting crushed by Gandalf the Grey, that’s something you don’t expect,’ she said

The Independent UK

Sir Ian McKellen will miss rest of London play’s dates following fall

The actor is currently appearing as John Falstaff in ‘Player Kings’ at the Noel Coward theatre in London

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Evening Standard

Sir Ian McKellen having 'lots of essential rest' and will miss last Player Kings West End performances after fall

The veteran actor is still recovering from his injuries

The Guardian - UK

Spicy noodles, seismic fans and falling stars – take the Thursday quiz

Questions on general knowledge and topical trivia, plus a few jokes, every Thursday. How will you fare?

The Independent UK

Ian McKellen’s former understudy lauds actor’s work ethic: ‘A vanishing breed’

Actor, playing John Falstaff in ‘Player Kings’, fell from stage during a fight scene

The Independent UK

Ian McKellen shares health update after falling off stage and being taken to hospital

Sir Ian is currently playing John Falstaff in ‘Player Kings’ – a production of William Shakespeare’s ‘Henry IV’ parts one and two

The Guardian - UK

I was Ian McKellen’s understudy – I know how he must feel after his accident

Sir Ian prides himself on never missing a performance. I too fell off stage in a version of Henry IV and was taken to hospital – I didn’t want to go in case my understudy was better than me