Ian McKellen and Patrick Stewart will star on Broadway in a limited season repertoire of Harold Pinter’s No Man’s Land and Samuel Beckett’s Waiting for Godot this fall.
If you’re a fan of the series, you’re bound to love it. If not….
Ian McKellan is back reprising his role as Gandalf in the highly-anticipated release of The Hobbit.
Face it, we Americans are convinced that any middle-aged actor or actress with a classy British accent is automatically Oscar-caliber. Though in all seriousness, it’s not just the accent — some of the most respected actors in the world have a long history of practicing their craft in British theatre.
Believe it or not, Sir Ian McKellen had reservations about returning to his role as Gandalf for The Hobbit movies, which are prequels to the beloved Lord of the Rings films.
Sir Ian McKellen returned to his old school, the Bolton School Boys’ Division and passed on some acting tidbit to its current drama students.
In this hilarious video from the show, Extras, Sir Ian McKellen describes his acting technique to Ricky Gervais.
